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Late Pick 5 Carryover Of $92,036 On Offer Friday At Ellis Park

Bettors will be treated to a rare Late Pick 5 carryover of $92,036 when live racing resumes Friday at Ellis Park.

The Pick 5 carryover resulted after there were no winning tickets in Sunday's late sequence that had winners who paid $2 mutuel prices of $123.06, $15.38, $9.40, $40.34 and $17.10. Friday's Late Pick 5 will span Races 5-9 and begin at 1:45 p.m. (all times Central). The 50-cent based wager has a low 15% takeout.

Friday's sequence will challenge bettors with three maiden special weight contests, an allowance race and a $16,000 maiden claimer. The bet will begin in Race 5 – a 1 1/16-mile turf maiden special weight for 2-year-old fillies. There were 12 fillies entered for the body of the race with four also-eligibles. Race 6 is another maiden special weight for 2-year-old fillies that will be run at seven furlongs on dirt with 11 entries. A field of seven colts and geldings were entered in Race 7 – a 1 ¼-mile conditioned allowance contest on turf. The penultimate leg of the sequence is another maiden special weight contest but this time for fillies and mares 3-year-olds and up. The six-furlong dirt race had a full field of 12 entries with one also-eligible. The Late Pick 5 will close in Race 9 with a maiden $16,000 claiming contest with 12 horses entered in the body and three also-eligibles.

Bettors can wager on Ellis Park at racetracks and simulcast centers throughout the country and ADWs including www.TwinSpires.com, the official wagering provider of Churchill Downs Incorporated. TwinSpires will offer a special promotion to Late Pick 5 players on Friday – a $2,000 Hit It and Split It. Players must opt in to be eligible for the promotion. More information will be available on the TwinSpires website and mobile app.

Brisnet.com has also offered free past performances for Friday's Late Pick 5. They are available here: https://tinyurl.com/2s37hvs5.

Fans are welcome to follow along the Pick 5 sequence with Ellis Park's resident expert handicappers Joe Kristufek and Scott Shapiro on their X accounts – @JoeyDakRacing and @ScottShap34. Kristufek and Shapiro will give their thoughts and suggested Pick 5 tickets beginning Thursday.

Only six days of racing remains at Ellis Park – Friday-Sunday and Aug. 25-27. Daily first post is 11:45 a.m. For more information about racing and gaming from Ellis Park, visit www.ellisparkracing.com.

ABOUT ELLIS PARK RACING & GAMING

Ellis Park, Racking and Gaming (“Ellis Park”) located north of the Ohio River and just south of Evansville, Indiana, has been the home of summer Thoroughbred racing in Kentucky for over 100 years. Ellis Park also features a gaming entertainment venue with approximately 300 historical racing machines.

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‘It Has Just Been A Great Year’: Javier Castellano Voted Jockey Of The Week After Graded Double At Colonial

Hall of Fame jockey Javier Castellano is having a very good year which only got better on Saturday at Colonial Downs. Castellano won two of the three graded stakes, the Grade 1 Beverly D. and the G2 Secretariat, while riding at the Virginia track for the first time in 10 years.

He also won a stakes race at Saratoga on Friday, leading the panel of racing experts to vote Castellano Jockey of the Week for Aug. 7 through Aug. 13.

The award recognizes jockeys for riding accomplishments and who are members of the Jockeys' Guild, the organization which represents more than 1,050 active, retired and permanently disabled jockeys in the United States.

Castellano started the weekend on a winning note on Friday at Saratoga aboard Grannys Connection, riding for trainer Tom Morely in the Union Avenue Handicap for New York-bred fillies and mares. Off as the prohibitive favorite in the field of five, Grannys Connection broke inward but went straight to the front to take command and post a 1 1/2-length win, completing six furlongs on the main track in 1:11.09.

“After the first jump, she put everything together and she is a free-running horse,” Castellano said. “She was enjoying herself out there. She had plenty left in the tank and I like the way she did it today,”

Castellano then travelled to Colonial Downs on Saturday for their inaugural “Festival of Racing.” Riding for Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen, Castellano was aboard Gigantic for the first time in the G2 Secretariat for 3-year-olds on the turf. Off as the longest price in the six-horse field, Gigantic was last down the backstretch while Castellano just bided his time. With three furlongs to run, Gigantic went four wide and began to pass his rivals one by one. He took the lead at the eighth pole to win by a neck in 1:35.10 over a fast closing Nagirroc with Flavien Prat aboard. Gigantic paid $47.80 for the upset win.

“I took my time, rode with a lot of patience, a lot of confidence,” Castellano said.

Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse next gave a leg up to Castellano on Fev Rover in the G1 Beverly D. Stakes, a “Win and You're In” race for the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf. Off as the favorite in the compact field of five, Fev Rover took command at the start and drew off to post a 3 1/2-length win in 1:54.35.

“She really started to pick it up,” Castellano said. “And by the way she finished, I think she was the best in the race.”

The win was Castellano's 12th graded stake of the year.

“I thank God that everything has been going the right way,” Castellano said. “It has just been a great year.”

Castellano out polled Tyler Gaffalione who won a graded stakes at Saratoga and posted 10 wins for the week to lead all jockeys, Florent Geroux with a victory in the G1 Arlington Million, Umberto Rispoli with a graded stakes win at Del Mar, and Luis Saez who won the G1 Fourstardave at Saratoga.

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First ThoroughBid Online Yearling Sale Announced For November

The ThoroughBid Online Yearling Sale will be the first yearling auction of its kind held by a UK auction house on Nov. 8.

All yearlings sold will have the chance to win ThoroughBid's £5,000 Every 1's a Winner Bonus for their new connections. In order to qualify for the bonus, the sale graduate must win on debut under rules either as a 2- or 3-year-old in a Flat race held in any IFHA member territory. Entries for the ThoroughBid Online Yearling Sale close on Sunday, Oct. 8.

CEO of ThoroughBid, James Richardson, said, “With yearling sales being such an important market within the industry, we're delighted to announce the establishment of the ThoroughBid Online Yearling Sale, which will provide another option for consignors to sell their stock without the hassle and expense of going to an in-person sale.

“For buyers, the Every 1's A Winner Bonus is a big carrot to dangle. It's a unique global bonus which encourages participation across all 59 IFHA members. This sale truly means that you sell from anywhere in the world, bid from any corner of the globe and win a £5,000 bonus at tracks in 59 different countries.

“We hope that the Online Yearling Sale will be seen as a useful addition to the calendar by buyers and sellers alike. It will be very exciting to follow the progress of our graduates on the track over the coming seasons.”

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Qatar Arc Weekend Tickets On Sale

Tickets have gone on sale for the 2023 G1 Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at ParisLongchamp on Oct. 1.

The 2023 Arc weekend on Sept. 30-Oct. 1 marks part of the farewell tour of Italian legend Frankie Dettori, who has won the Parisian showpiece a record six times. Fans will be able to pick up a two-day pass for €60 instead of €80, as well as passes to the Winning Post enclosure for €20 instead of €30 on the Saturday and €40 instead of €65 on the Sunday, using code ARCTRIUMPH23 on the France Galop website. This deal is good for one month. France Galop is also offering tickets from €10 on Saturday and €20 on Sunday of Arc weekend, and the event is free for kids 12 and under.

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