Month: April 2021

Champion Gamine Headlines Derby City Distaff

Michael Lund Petersen's champion Gamine tops a field of six fillies and mares for the 35th running of the $500,000 Derby City Distaff presented by Kendall-Jackson Winery (G1) going seven furlongs on the main track.

The Derby City Distaff will go as the seventh race with a 1:56 p.m. post time.

Trained by Bob Baffert, Gamine has won six of her seven career starts and capped off her championship campaign with a track record-setting romp in the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1) at Keeneland in November.

Gamine opened 2021 with a five-length victory in the Las Flores (G3) April 4 at Santa Anita. John Velazquez has the mount Saturday leaving post four.

Her top challenger figures to be Bell's the One who is seeking to become the first repeat winner of the race.

Owned by Lothenbach Stables and trained by Neil Pessin, Bell's the One has compiled a 4-2-2-0 record at Churchill Downs. Regular rider Corey Lanerie has the mount and will exit post three.

The field for the Derby City Distaff, with riders and weights from the rail out, is:

  1. Estilo Talentoso (Javier Castellano, 118 pounds)
  2. Sconsin (Irad Ortiz Jr., 118)
  3. Bell's the One (Lanerie, 123)
  4. Gamine (Velazquez, 123)
  5. Hibiscus Punch (Luis Saez, 120)
  6. Unique Factor (Joel Rosario, 118)

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Digital Age Faces Off With Colonel Liam In Old Forester Bourbon Turf Classic

Klaravich Stables' defending champion Digital Age and Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational (G1) winner Colonel Liam headline a field of nine older runners entered Tuesday for Saturday's 35th running of the $1,000,000 Old Forester Bourbon Turf Classic (G1) at Churchill Downs.

The 1 1/8-mile grass test will go as the 11th race on Saturday's 14-race Kentucky Derby Day program with a 5:27 p.m. (all times Eastern) post time. First post time Saturday is 10:30 a.m.

Trained by Chad Brown, Digital Age will be attempting to join Divisidero (2016-2017), Wise Dan (2013-2014) and Einstein (BRZ) (2008-2009) as a back-to-back winner of the Turf Classic.

Digital Age, who also won the American Turf (G2) here in 2019 in his only other start at Churchill Downs, will be ridden by Javier Castellano and exit post six.

Brown will saddle another Klaravich runner in Domestic Spending.

A winner of four of five career starts, Domestic Spending will be making his first start since taking the Hollywood Derby (G1) over Thanksgiving weekend last fall at Del Mar. Flavien Prat has the mount and will exit post five.

Robert and Lawana Low's Colonel Liam has won his past three starts on the grass, following his victory in the Pegasus with a score in the Muniz Memorial Classic (G2) at Fair Grounds. Trained by Todd Pletcher, Colonel Liam will be ridden by Irad Ortiz Jr. from post three.

The field for the Old Forester Bourbon Turf Classic, with riders and weights from the rail out, is:

  1. Masteroffoxhounds (Joel Rosario, 120 pounds)
  2. Count Again (Luis Saez, 120)
  3. Colonel Liam (Irad Ortiz Jr., 124)
  4. Ivar (Joe Talamo, 122)
  5. Domestic Spending (Flavien Prat, 124)
  6. Digital Age (Javier Castellano, 120)
  7. Smooth Like Strait (Umberto Rispoli, 120)
  8. Cross Border (Ricardo Santana Jr., 120)
  9. Ride a Comet (Tyler Gaffalione, 118)

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Breeders’ Cup Launches Free Online Kentucky Derby Contest

The Breeders' Cup, one of Thoroughbred racing's most prestigious international events, launched a new fan contest tied to the 147th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on Saturday, May 1. Now live at BreedersCup.com/Derby, the digital campaign grants fans the chance to win $5,000 if they select the Kentucky Derby winning horse.

“The Kentucky Derby is an American tradition and we are excited to provide fans another reason to tune-in to NBC on Saturday,” said Breeders' Cup Senior Vice President of Marketing Justin McDonald. “This year's Run for the Roses will feature the top three finishers from the 2020 TVG Breeders' Cup Juvenile, and this free-to-play contest is the perfect way to further engage with racing fans while also building anticipation for the upcoming Breeders' Cup Challenge Series and ultimately the World Championships later this fall.”

Open until 6:55 PM ET on May 1, the contest invites fans to select the horse they believe will win the Kentucky Derby and don the blanket of roses. To enter the contest, fans must visit BreedersCup.com/Derby, click on their favorite horse and complete the registration process. Out of the pool of fans who correctly choose the winning horse, one lucky winner will be randomly selected to receive a grand prize of $5,000.

To enter the free contest fans must be a resident of the United States or Canada (excluding Quebec) and eighteen years of age or older. The winner of the contest will be announced on or before May 5.

The 2021 Breeders' Cup World Championships, consisting of 14 Championship races, is scheduled to be held on November 5-6 at Del Mar racetrack in Del Mar, Calif.

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