Godolphin's Maxfield will look to get back on track following the first defeat of his six-race career when he tops a field of six older runners for Friday's 18th running of the $400,000 Alysheba (G2), going 1 1/16 miles on the main track at Churchill Downs.
The Alysheba will be the sixth race on the 13-race program with a 1:26 p.m. post time.
Trained by Brendan Walsh, Maxfield notched victories in his first five starts that included triumphs in the Breeders' Futurity (G1) at Keeneland, the Matt Winn (G3) at Churchill Downs and the Tenacious and Mineshaft (G3) at Fair Grounds. He finished third in the Santa Anita Handicap (G1) in his most recent start.
Jose Ortiz has the mount Friday exiting post six.
Making his second start off an extended layoff, the 5-year-old Roadster will try to regain the form that saw him win the G1 Santa Anita Derby in 2019. The colt returns for Hall of Famer Bob Baffert and will be ridden by reigning champion jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr.
The field for the Alysheba, with riders and weights from the rail out, is:
- Visitant (Umberto Rispoli, 118 pounds)
- Sonneman (Ricardo Santana Jr., 118)
- Attachment Rate (Joe Talamo, 118)
- Chess Chief (Luis Saez, 120)
- Roadster (Irad Ortiz Jr., 118)
- Maxfield (Jose Ortiz, 120)
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