Donegal Racing's multiple stakes winner Shamrocket was made the slight 4-1 morning line favorite in an oversubscribed field of 15 turf marathon runners for Saturday's 85th running of the $200,000 Louisville Stakes (Grade 3) at Churchill Downs.
Saturday's Louisville Stakes will go as the finale on the 11-race program with a post time of 5:58 p.m. (all times Eastern). First post is 12:45 p.m. Fans are invited to stay after the Louisville to watch the Preakness Stakes (G1) on the Big Board. Post time for the Preakness is 7:01 p.m.
Trained by Todd Pletcher, the Florida-bred Shamrocket began his 5-year-old campaign with a half-length victory in the $75,000 Sunshine Classic Stakes at Gulfstream. Previously, the son of Tonalist scored a half-length win in the $100,000 Point of Entry Stakes at 1 ½ miles over the Belmont turf course. Umberto Rispoli will ride Shamrocket from post No. 10.
Here's the complete field for the Louisville from the rail out (with jockey, trainer and morning line odds): Bama Breeze (Corey Lanerie, Rusty Arnold, 12-1); Cavalry Charge (David Cohen, Dallas Stewart, 12-1); Blanket of Roses (Edgar Morales, Rey Hernandez, 50-1); Cibolian (Chris Landeros, Rodolphe Brisset, 12-1); Ajourneytofreedom (Javier Castellano, Mike Maker, 5-1); Strong Tide (Marcelino Pedroza, Mike Lauer, 10-1); Modus Operandi (IRE) (Joe Talamo, Brendan Walsh, 15-1); Another Mystery (Jareth Loveberry, Chris Block, 6-1); Camp Hope (James Graham, Kenny McPeek, 6-1); Shamrocket (Rispoli, Pletcher, 4-1); Cullum Road (Declan Cannon, Doug Danner, 30-1); Highest Honors (Ricardo Santana Jr., Chad Brown, 8-1); Cellist (Julien Leparoux, Rusty Arnold, 10-1); and Reigning Spirit (Colby Hernandez, Al Stall Jr., 15-1). Also eligible: Celerity (Vincent Cheminaud, Waylon Cundiff, 50-1).
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