Stephen Foster Tops Five Graded Stakes at Churchill

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8:03 p.m.—$150,000 Matt Winn Stakes (G3) at Churchill Downs (TVG)

Allied Racing Stables' Pat Day Mile (G3) winner Mr. Money tops Saturday's $150,000 Matt Winn for 3-year-olds at 1 1/16 miles at Churchill Downs. Trained by Bret Calhoun, Mr. Money stormed home to a 5 1/4-length score in the Pat Day Mile at odds of 7-1. The son of Goldencents  was Calhoun's "original Kentucky Derby horse" but found success cutting back in distance.


Entries: Matt Winn S. (G3)

Churchill Downs, Saturday, June 15, 2019, Race 5

  • Grade III
  • 1 1/16m
  • Dirt
  • $150,000
  • 3 yo
  • 8:03 PM (local)
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L
1 1Limonite (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Ricardo Santana, Jr. 118 Steven M. Asmussen 7/2
2 2Signalman (KY) Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr. 123 Kenneth G. McPeek 4/1
3 3Nolo Contesto (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Joel Rosario 118 John W. Sadler 3/1
4 4Knicks Go (MD)Keeneland Sales Graduate Tyler Gaffalione 123 Ben Colebrook 5/1
5 5Proverb (FL) Calvin H. Borel 120 Ron Moquett 15/1
6 6Mr. Money (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Gabriel Saez 120 W. Bret Calhoun 2/1
7 7Armistice Day (KY) Corey J. Lanerie 118 Thomas Drury, Jr. 20/1



 

8:37 p.m.—$250,000 Wise Dan Stakes (G2T) at Churchill Downs (TVG)

Red Barron's Barn multiple graded stakes-winning Itsinthepost is set to take on 13 rivals including Amerman Racing Stables Dixie Stakes (G2T) runner-up Admission Office, Marc Detampel's Opening Verse winner Siem Riep and Bourbon Lane Stables' Ben Ali winner Bourbon Resolution—making his turf debut—in Saturday's 30th running of the Wise Dan at 1 1/16 miles. Itsinthepost, who has been on a layoff since August, is slated to return to action in the Wise Dan for trainer Jeff Mullins. 


Entries: Wise Dan S. (G2T)

Churchill Downs, Saturday, June 15, 2019, Race 6

  • Grade IIT
  • 1 1/16m
  • Turf
  • $250,000
  • 3 yo's & up
  • 8:37 PM (local)
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L
1 1Get Western (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Julien R. Leparoux 121 Charles Lopresti 50/1
2 2All Right (KY) Adam Beschizza 121 John Alexander Ortiz 30/1
3 3First Premio (KY) Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr. 121 Mark E. Casse 8/1
4 4Hot Springs (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Ricardo Santana, Jr. 121 Steven M. Asmussen 10/1
5 5Holiday Stone (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Florent Geroux 121 Eddie Kenneally 20/1
6 6Siem Riep (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate James Graham 121 Ben Colebrook 8/1
7 7Itsinthepost (FR) Tyler Baze 121 Jeff Mullins 5/1
8 8Noble Commander (FL) Gabriel Saez 121 Philip D'Amato 30/1
9 9Inspector Lynley (KY) Jose L. Ortiz 121 Claude R. McGaughey III 6/1
10 10El Picaro (CHI) Javier Castellano 121 Ignacio Correas, IV 12/1
11 11March to the Arch (FL) Tyler Gaffalione 121 Mark E. Casse 6/1
12 12Admission Office (KY) Joel Rosario 121 Brian A. Lynch 5/1
13 13Cullum Road (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate John R. Velazquez 121 Michael J. Maker 6/1
14 14Bourbon Resolution (KY) Chris Landeros 121 Ian R. Wilkes 10/1
15 15Parlor (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Corey J. Lanerie 121 Eddie Kenneally 10/1

9:12 p.m.—$250,000 Fleur de Lis Handicap (G2) at Churchill Downs (NBCSN and TVG)

She's a Julie, winner of the grade 1 La Troienne Stakes at Churchill May 3, will clash with fellow top-level winner Elate in the Fleur de Lis, a Breeders' Cup Challenge Series "Win and You're In" race for the $2 million Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff. 


Entries: Fleur de Lis H. (G2)

Churchill Downs, Saturday, June 15, 2019, Race 7

  • Grade II
  • 1 1/8m
  • Dirt
  • $250,000
  • 3 yo's & up Fillies and Mares
  • 9:12 PM (local)
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L
1 1Skeptic (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr. 120 George R. Arnold, II 10/1
2 2She's a Julie (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Ricardo Santana, Jr. 124 Steven M. Asmussen 2/1
3 3Elate (KY) Jose L. Ortiz 120 William I. Mott 8/5
4 4Go Google Yourself (KY) Gabriel Saez 120 Paul J. McGee 10/1
5 5Blue Prize (ARG) Javier Castellano 120 Ignacio Correas, IV 2/1
6 6Auspicious Babe (KY) Florent Geroux 120 Dallas Stewart 15/1



 

9:47 p.m.—$600,000 Stephen Foster Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs (NBCSN and TVG)

Santa Anita Handicap (G1) winner Gift Box will invade from the West Coast to take on 2017 grade 1 Clark Handicap hero Seeking the Soul and multiple grade I-winner Yoshida in Saturday night's 38th running of the $600,000 Stephen Foster—the centerpiece of a prime-time program at Churchill Downs. Gift Box, who won the $600,000 Santa Anita Handicap by a nose over McKinzie April 6, arrived at Churchill  Tuesday for trainer John Sadler to begin preparing for Saturday's Stephen Foster, which awards a Breeders' Cup Challenge "Win and You're In" spot to the Breeders' Cup Classic (G1).


Entries: Stephen Foster S. (G2)

Churchill Downs, Saturday, June 15, 2019, Race 8

  • Grade II
  • 1 1/8m
  • Dirt
  • $600,000
  • 3 yo's & up
  • 9:47 PM (local)
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L
1 1Thirstforlife (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Miguel Mena 121 Wesley E. Hawley 15/1
2 2Rated R Superstar (KY) Rodney A. Prescott 121 Cipriano Contreras 20/1
3 3Runaway Ghost (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Julien R. Leparoux 121 Todd W. Fincher 20/1
4 4Seeking the Soul (KY) John R. Velazquez 121 Dallas Stewart 4/1
5 5Alkhaatam (KY) Channing Hill 121 Daniel C. Peitz 30/1
6 6Gift Box (KY) Joel Rosario 125 John W. Sadler 3/1
7 7Tenfold (KY) Ricardo Santana, Jr. 121 Steven M. Asmussen 12/1
8 8King Zachary (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Javier Castellano 121 H. Graham Motion 12/1
9 9Tom's d'Etat (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Shaun Bridgmohan 121 Albert M. Stall, Jr. 5/1
10 10Quip (KY) Florent Geroux 123 Rodolphe Brisset 10/1
11 11Exulting (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Tyler Gaffalione 121 Michael J. Maker 20/1
12 12Yoshida (JPN) Jose L. Ortiz 121 William I. Mott 7/2

10:19 p.m.—$150,000 Regret Stakes (G3T) at Churchill Downs (TVG)

Winter Sunset will try for her first graded stakes score in Saturday's Regret Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at 1 1/8 miles on the Matt Winn Turf Course. Winter Sunset, a gray daughter of Tapit , recently finished third behind Concrete Rose and Newspaperofrecord in the grade 3 Edgewood Stakes on Kentucky Oaks Day. Trained by Wayne Catalano, Winter Sunset is out of the seven-time graded-stakes winning mare Winter Memories. 


Entries: Regret S. (G3T)

Churchill Downs, Saturday, June 15, 2019, Race 9

  • Grade IIIT
  • 1 1/8m
  • Turf
  • $150,000
  • 3 yo Fillies
  • 10:19 PM (local)
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L
1 1Winter Sunset (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Channing Hill 118 Wayne M. Catalano 7/2
2 2Delta's Kingdom (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate John R. Velazquez 118 William I. Mott 8/1
3 3Crafty's Dream (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Sonny Leon 118 Michael Evans II 50/1
4 4Varenka (KY) Javier Castellano 118 H. Graham Motion 4/1
5 5Hard Legacy (KY) Julien R. Leparoux 118 Norm W. Casse 8/1
6 6Hungry Kitten (KY) Joel Rosario 118 Claude R. McGaughey III 12/1
7 7Belle Laura (KY) Tyler Gaffalione 118 Norm W. Casse 8/1
8 8Choate Bridge (KY) Jose L. Ortiz 118 Brendan P. Walsh 10/1
9 9Fortunate Girl (KY)Keeneland Sales Graduate Florent Geroux 118 Mark E. Casse 12/1
10 10Gamblin Train (KY) Adam Beschizza 118 William B. Bradley 10/1
11 11Princesa Carolina (KY) Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr. 118 Kenneth G. McPeek 4/1