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| RACE #1 $120,000 Maiden Special Weight 1 1/16 Miles ON THE Dirt - POST TIME: 11:00 AM ET | ||||
| BEST BET: #8 BOURBON DREAM | ||||
| PICK ORDER | M/L | P# | HORSE NAME | JOCKEY |
| WIN | 5-1 | 8 | Bourbon Dream | M Gutierrez |
| PLACE | 9-2 | 9 | Winston Ave | J J Hernandez |
| SHOW | 4-1 | 3 | Silent Way | F Prat |
| WILD CARD | 3-1 | 11 | Powershift | I Ortiz Jr. |
| ALTERNATE 1 | 6-1 | 6 | Cromwell | J L Ortiz |
| ALTERNATE 2 | 15-1 | 10 | Midnight Playboy | J Alvarado |
| * EXACTA: 8-9 BOX, 9-3 BOX, 3-11 BOX | ||||
| * TRIFECTA: 3/8/9 BOX, 3/9/11 BOX | ||||
| RACE #2 $127,000 Allowance Optional Claiming 1 1/16 Miles ON THE Dirt - POST TIME: 11:32 AM ET | ||||
| BEST BET: #8 TAPTASTIC | ||||
| PICK ORDER | M/L | P# | HORSE NAME | JOCKEY |
| WIN | 3-1 | 8 | Taptastic | I Ortiz Jr. |
| PLACE | 6-1 | 9 | Our Moneyman | A Concepcion |
| SHOW | 10-1 | 11 | Lincolns Law | T Gaffalione |
| WILD CARD | 8-1 | 6 | Make My Day | L Saez |
| ALTERNATE 1 | 8-1 | 2 | Sovereign Law | M Franco |
| ALTERNATE 2 | 9-2 | 4 | Memory | F Prat |
| * EXACTA: 8-9 BOX, 9-11 BOX, 11-6 BOX | ||||
| * TRIFECTA: 8/9/11 BOX, 6/9/11 BOX | ||||
| RACE #3 $134,000 Allowance Optional Claiming 1 Mile ON THE Dirt - POST TIME: 12:05 PM ET | ||||
| PICK ORDER | M/L | P# | HORSE NAME | JOCKEY |
| WIN | 6-1 | 5 | John Hancock | I Ortiz Jr. |
| PLACE | 30-1 | 11 | Aleman | D Sheehy |
| SHOW | 9-2 | 6 | Who Dey | B J Hernandez Jr. |
| WILD CARD | 6-1 | 10 | Vibe | L Saez |
| ALTERNATE 1 | 8-1 | 9 | Keewaydin | J A Torres |
| ALTERNATE 2 | 15-1 | 4 | Comport | J L Ortiz |
| * EXACTA: 5-11 BOX, 11-6 BOX, 6-10 BOX | ||||
| * TRIFECTA: 5/6/11 BOX, 6/10/11 BOX | ||||
| RACE #4 $1,000,000 Stakes 7 Furlongs ON THE Dirt - POST TIME: 12:38 PM ET | ||||
| ** BONUS COMMENTARY ** $1M DERBY CITY DISTAFF STAKES GRADE I | ||||
| PICK ORDER | M/L | P# | HORSE NAME | JOCKEY |
| WIN | 2-1 | 5 | Splendora | F Prat |
| PLACE | 8-5 | 4 | Ways and Means | J L Ortiz |
| SHOW | 9-2 | 1 | Usha | J J Hernandez |
| WILD CARD | 6-1 | 6 | R Disaster | T Gaffalione |
| ALTERNATE 1 | 4-1 | 2 | Haulin Ice | F Arrieta |
| ALTERNATE 2 | 20-1 | 3 | Autumn Evening | I Ortiz Jr. |
| * EXACTA: 1,4,5 BOX | ||||
| * TRIFECTA: 4,5/1,4,5/ALL | ||||
| COMMENTS: Jockeys playing musical chairs is part of the story of this race. Juan Hernandez and Flavien Prat likely had a choice as to which horse they would ride. Prat goes on SPLENDORA and gets off WAYS AND MEANS. Meanwhile, Hernandez gets off SPLENDORA to stay on USHA. It will be interesting to see which made the right choice. R DISASTER is a steady performer that will head to the front and keeps jockey Tyler Gaffalione. | ||||
| RACE #5 $600,000 Stakes 5 1/2 Furlongs ON THE Turf - POST TIME: 1:12 PM ET | ||||
| ** BONUS COMMENTARY ** $600,000 TURF SPRINT GRADE II | ||||
| PICK ORDER | M/L | P# | HORSE NAME | JOCKEY |
| WIN | 3-1 | 9 | Litigation | I Ortiz Jr. |
| PLACE | 5-2 | 3 | My Boy Prince | J L Ortiz |
| SHOW | 9-2 | 7 | Yellow Card | F Prat |
| WILD CARD | 6-1 | 10 | Joe Shiesty | F De La Cruz |
| ALTERNATE 1 | 10-1 | 5 | Possiblemente | M Franco |
| ALTERNATE 2 | 15-1 | 1 | Wendelssohn | B J Hernandez Jr. |
| * EXACTA: 3,7,9,10 BOX | ||||
| * TRIFECTA: 3,7,9,10 BOX | ||||
| COMMENTS: LITIGATION won five of eight at the distance that should make a big mid move. MY BOY PRINCE ran the highest last race speed figure and could build on it in the second up. YELLOW CARD is a consistent performer with some of the most back class in the field. JOE SHIESTY is the only horse in the field to improve his pace and fractions last out. | ||||
| RACE #6 $200,000 Stakes 1 Mile ON THE Dirt - POST TIME: 1:53 PM ET | ||||
| ** BONUS COMMENTARY ** $200,000 KNICKS GO OVERNIGHT STAKES | ||||
| PICK ORDER | M/L | P# | HORSE NAME | JOCKEY |
| WIN | 3-1 | 2 | Dragoon Guard | I Ortiz Jr. |
| PLACE | 7-2 | 4 | Be You | J R Velazquez |
| SHOW | 5-1 | 10 | Capital Idea | J Alvarado |
| WILD CARD | 4-1 | 6 | Tour Player | F Prat |
| ALTERNATE 1 | 20-1 | 3 | Banjo Chris | E Morales |
| ALTERNATE 2 | 8-1 | 7 | Will Take It | B J Hernandez Jr. |
| * EXACTA: 2,4,6,10 BOX | ||||
| * TRIFECTA: 2,4,6,10 BOX | ||||
| COMMENTS: DRAGOON GUARD finished in the money in eleven of twelve races and is prepping for another strong effort. BE YOU tied for the highest last race speed figure and drops from a Grade II Stakes. CAPITAL IDEA won his only run around the Churchill Downs track and could benefit from cutting back in distance. TOUR PLAYER made it look easy in his last running a career best with Flavien Prat riding for the first time and stays for this one too. | ||||
| RACE #7 $1,000,000 Stakes 1 Mile ON THE Turf - POST TIME: 2:38 PM ET | ||||
| ** BONUS COMMENTARY ** $1M CHURCHILL DISTAFF TURF MILE STAKES GRADE II | ||||
| PICK ORDER | M/L | P# | HORSE NAME | JOCKEY |
| WIN | 5-2 | 2 | Sweet Rebecca | T Gaffalione |
| PLACE | 12-1 | 7 | Movin On Up | J L Ortiz |
| SHOW | 7-2 | 8 | Pin Up Betty | J J Hernandez |
| WILD CARD | 4-1 | 3 | Portfolio Duration | F Prat |
| ALTERNATE 1 | 8-1 | 9 | Maggie Go | I Ortiz Jr. |
| ALTERNATE 2 | 8-1 | 4 | Temptable | J Alvarado |
| * EXACTA: 2,3,7,8 BOX | ||||
| * TRIFECTA: 2,7,8/2,3,7,8/2,3,4,7,8,9 | ||||
| COMMENTS: SWEET REBECCA should be well positioned versus this field and should have every chance to make it three wins in a row. MOVIN ON UP showed better pace from start to finish in her last and has a maintenance workout since. PIN UP BETTY usually improves in her second start after a layoff and is as consistent as they come. PORTFOLIO DURATION has the top turf breeding and is a head from being undefeated in three. | ||||
| RACE #8 $750,000 Stakes 1 Mile ON THE Dirt - POST TIME: 3:23 PM ET | ||||
| ** BONUS COMMENTARY ** $750,000 PAT DAY MILE STAKES GRADE II | ||||
| PICK ORDER | M/L | P# | HORSE NAME | JOCKEY |
| WIN | 3-1 | 1 | Englishman | J L Ortiz |
| PLACE | 5-2 | 6 | Crude Velocity | F Geroux |
| SHOW | 20-1 | 9 | Lockstocknpharoah | E Morales |
| WILD CARD | 15-1 | 11 | One More Freud | J J Hernandez |
| ALTERNATE 1 | 5-1 | 2 | Trouble Calling | L Saez |
| ALTERNATE 2 | 8-1 | 8 | Creole Chrome | I Ortiz Jr. |
| * EXACTA: 1/2,6,8,9,11 BOX | ||||
| * TRIFECTA: 1,6/1,6,9,11/1,2,6,9,11 | ||||
| COMMENTS: ENGLISHMAN won his debut at Churchill Downs and has some excellent works prepping. CRUDE VELOCITY ran faster by more than a second in his last and arrives from Santa Anita for trainer Bob Baffert. LOCKSTOCKNPHAROAH ran some faster fractions in his last and has a pair of quick Churchill works. ONE MORE FREUD was the heavy favorite in both of his races and could have some unseen pop in his third career start. | ||||
| RACE #9 $1,000,000 Stakes 1 1/16 Miles ON THE Turf - POST TIME: 4:06 PM ET | ||||
| ** BONUS COMMENTARY ** $1M AMERICAN TURF STAKES GRADE I | ||||
| PICK ORDER | M/L | P# | HORSE NAME | JOCKEY |
| WIN | 4-1 | 4 | Stark Contrast | F Prat |
| PLACE | 8-1 | 7 | Alpyland | J Castellano |
| SHOW | 9-2 | 12 | Remember Mamba | J L Ortiz |
| WILD CARD | 8-1 | 14 | Final Score | I Ortiz Jr. |
| ALTERNATE 1 | 6-1 | 8 | Greenwich Village | J J Hernandez |
| ALTERNATE 2 | 30-1 | 3 | Blinging It Back | A Concepcion |
| * EXACTA: 4,7,12/3,4,7,8,12,14 | ||||
| * TRIFECTA: 4,7,12/4,7,12/3,4,7,8,12,14 | ||||
| COMMENTS: STARK CONTRAST ran the highest last race speed figure and improved a lot in his only other second start after a layout. ALPYLAND was a little better from the middle out in his last and has some solid turf works since. REMEMBER MAMBA was better from start to finish in his last. FINAL SCORE is coming off a pair of graded stakes wins but has been off since early October. He has more than enough works to return fit and ready. | ||||
| RACE #10 $1,000,000 Stakes 7 Furlongs ON THE Dirt - POST TIME: 4:50 PM ET | ||||
| ** BONUS COMMENTARY ** $1M CHUCHILL DOWNS STAKES GRADE I | ||||
| PICK ORDER | M/L | P# | HORSE NAME | JOCKEY |
| WIN | 9-5 | 6 | Knightsbridge | J Alvarado |
| PLACE | 6-1 | 7 | Imagination | F Prat |
| SHOW | 15-1 | 11 | Point Dume | E Gonzalez |
| WILD CARD | 7-2 | 2 | Cornucopian | J J Hernandez |
| ALTERNATE 1 | 6-1 | 1 | Disco Time | J R Velazquez |
| ALTERNATE 2 | 20-1 | 4 | Hall of Fame | J L Ortiz |
| * EXACTA: 6/1,2,4,7,11 KEY BOX | ||||
| * TRIFECTA: 6,7/2,6,7,11/1,2,4,6,7,11 | ||||
| COMMENTS: KNIGHTSBRIDGE wins by unreal margins when he wins including by 10 lengths taking his debut at Churchill. IMAGINATION has the best combination of early and late speed and be right off the leaders early. POINT DUME could be out on the lead and does his best when pulling the cart. CORNUCOPIAN showed a new level of late pop in his last and has some robust workouts since to stay sharp. | ||||
| RACE #11 $1,500,000 Stakes 1 1/8 Miles ON THE Turf - POST TIME: 5:39 PM ET | ||||
| ** BONUS COMMENTARY ** $1.5M TURF CLASSIC STAKES GRADE | ||||
| PICK ORDER | M/L | P# | HORSE NAME | JOCKEY |
| WIN | 5-2 | 6 | Rhetorical | I Ortiz Jr. |
| PLACE | 7-2 | 9 | Test Score | M Franco |
| SHOW | 15-1 | 1 | Corruption | J R Velazquez |
| WILD CARD | 10-1 | 7 | Gold Phoenix | H I Berrios |
| ALTERNATE 1 | 4-1 | 4 | Program Trading | T Gaffalione |
| ALTERNATE 2 | 6-1 | 10 | Make Me King | J L Ortiz |
| * EXACTA: 1,6,7,9 BOX | ||||
| * TRIFECTA: 1,6,9/1,4,6,7,9/1,6,4,6,9,10 | ||||
| COMMENTS: RHETORICAL should be involved from the start and has enough late energy to close it out. TEST SCORE will be coming at the end and was runner up in the American Turf last year. CORRUPTION ran the highest last race speed figure and should be at least as good in the second off the sidelines. GOLD PHOENIX might be the best value play in the race with the best chance to run a race on par or better for this level, according to Smart Sheets. | ||||
| RACE #12 $5,000,000 Stakes 1 1/4 Miles ON THE Dirt - POST TIME: 6:57 PM ET | ||||
| ** BONUS COMMENTARY ** $5M KENTUCKY DERBY GRADE I | ||||
| PICK ORDER | M/L | P# | HORSE NAME | JOCKEY |
| WIN | 15-1 | 15 | Emerging Market | F Prat |
| PLACE | 6-1 | 6 | Commandment | L Saez |
| SHOW | 4-1 | 1 | Renegade | I Ortiz Jr. |
| WILD CARD | 20-1 | 11 | Incredibolt | J A Torres |
| ALTERNATE 1 | 8-1 | 12 | Chief Wallabee | J Alvarado |
| ALTERNATE 2 | 20-1 | 7 | Danon Bourbon | A Nishimura |
| * EXACTA: 1,6,11,15 BOX | ||||
| * TRIFECTA: 1,6,11,15/1,6,15/1,6,7,11,12,15 | ||||
| COMMENTS: Of all the top jockeys, Flavien Prat has the highest winning percentage during the last 18 months. He stays on EMERGING MARKET instead of COMMANDMENT who will be one of the favorites to win. RENEGADE completely mauled the Arkansas Derby field and makes two starts in a row for the first time, boom or bust. INCREDIBOLT has the fastest US based final 3 furlong time in the field and is a horse for the course at a price. | ||||
| RACE #13 $127,000 Allowance Optional Claiming 6 1/2 Furlongs ON THE Dirt - POST TIME: 8:00 PM ET | ||||
| BEST BET: #8 GILDED BANDIT | ||||
| PICK ORDER | M/L | P# | HORSE NAME | JOCKEY |
| WIN | 3-1 | 8 | Gilded Bandit | J Alvarado |
| PLACE | 9-2 | 11 | Noble Affair | J L Ortiz |
| SHOW | 5-2 | 10 | Buetane | I Ortiz Jr. |
| WILD CARD | 8-1 | 1 | Small Town | F Prat |
| ALTERNATE 1 | 8-1 | 5 | Hulkamania | T Gaffalione |
| ALTERNATE 2 | 15-1 | 6 | Cruisin Chuck | E Morales |
| * EXACTA: 8-11 BOX, 11-10 BOX, 10-1 BOX | ||||
| * TRIFECTA: 8/10/11 BOX, 1/10/11 BOX | ||||
| RACE #14 $120,000 Maiden Special Weight 7 Furlongs ON THE Dirt - POST TIME: 8:33 PM ET | ||||
| PICK ORDER | M/L | P# | HORSE NAME | JOCKEY |
| WIN | 9-2 | 8 | Find No Fault | T Gaffalione |
| PLACE | 8-1 | 9 | Big Jake | F Prat |
| SHOW | 8-1 | 14 | Brave Pilot | J J Hernandez |
| WILD CARD | 8-1 | 5 | Dons Winner | J L Ortiz |
| ALTERNATE 1 | 15-1 | 4 | Sleeping Warrior | G Corrales |
| ALTERNATE 2 | 12-1 | 11 | Great Moment | E Morales |
| * EXACTA: 8-9 BOX, 9-14 BOX, 14-5 BOX | ||||
| * TRIFECTA: 8/9/14 BOX, 5/9/14 BOX |
