Gold Square's Grade 1-winning colt Cyberknife headlines a field of seven 3-year-olds that were entered in Sunday's $225,000 Matt Winn Stakes (G3) at Churchill Downs.
The 1 1/16-mile Matt Winn will go as Race 8 with a post time of 4:22 p.m. First post is 12:45 p.m.
The Matt Winn annually serves as the next stop for many horses after the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (G1). Cyberknife, trained by Brad Cox, finished 18th in the Kentucky Derby under jockey Florent Geroux.
“In the Derby the pace was very fast and something he may never have to experience again,” Geroux said. “I think the Matt Winn is a good spot for him to get some of his confidence back. He's been doing well out of the Derby and should have a better pace setup in this race than he had to deal with in the Derby.”
Cyberknife, who won the $1.25 million Arkansas Derby (G1) in his final prep toward the Kentucky Derby, has never won at Churchill Downs but has been based beneath the Twin Spires for most of his career. The son of Gun Runner finished second twice at Churchill as a 2-year-old before he broke his maiden at Fair Grounds. Following the Kentucky Derby, Cyberknife has recorded three published works prior to the Matt Winn. Geroux will once again be aboard for Sunday's race and break from post No. 6.
Here's the field for the Matt Winn from the rail out (with jockey and trainer):
- Trafalgar (Colby Hernandez, Al Stall Jr.)
- Tough to Tame (Jose Lopez, Chris Davis)
- Camp David (Tyler Gaffalione, Rodolphe Brisset)
- Howling Time (Joe Talamo, Dale Romans)
- Droppin G's (Rafael Bejarano, Jerry Antonuik)
- Cyberknife (Geroux, Cox)
- Rattle N Roll (Brian Hernandez Jr., Kenny McPeek)
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