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CHC Inc and WinStar Farm's 2021 Cigar Mile (Grade 1) winner Americanrevolution is poised to make his 4-year-old debut against Grandview Stable, Cheyenne Stable and LNJ Foxwoods' $300,000 Ben Ali (Grade 3) winner Scalding in Saturday's $200,000 Blame (Listed) at Churchill Downs, the local prep for the $750,000 Stephen Foster (G2).

Saturday's 11-race stakes bonanza from Churchill Downs will get underway at 12:45 p.m. The Blame will go as Race 10 with a post time of 5:26 p.m.

The Blame Stakes will share the Saturday spotlight with the $200,000 Arlington (G3), $200,000 Regret (G3), $200,000 Aristides (Listed), $200,000 Shawnee (Listed), and $200,000 Audubon.

Americanrevolution, trained by Todd Pletcher, was originally probable for the $200,000 Commentator at Belmont but the race did not fill. The chestnut son of Constitution finished a half-length better than Following Sea in the Dec. 4 Cigar at Aqueduct. Previously, New York-bred Americanrevolution demolished state-bred competition in the $300,000 Empire Classic by 11 ¾ lengths. Americanrevolution will be ridden by Florent Geroux from post No. 8

Scalding, trained by Shug McGaughey III, will ride a four-race win streak into the Blame after winning the Ben Ali by 1 ¼ lengths over Dynamic One and Proxy. The 4-year-old colt by Nyquist broke his maiden on Jan. 5 and has been nothing short of brilliant since. McGaughey sent Scalding to Tampa in February where he dusted a first-level allowance field by 5 ¼ lengths as the 3-5 favorite and recorded his first stakes victory by a neck over top older horse Cody's Wish in the $100,000 Challenger Stakes. Veteran rider Javier Castellano, who has ridden Scalding in all of his previous six starts, will have the call from post No. 6.

The Blame field also features Charles Fipke's graded stakes winner Title Ready; Repole Stable, Phipps Stable and St. Elias Stable's Ben Ali runner-up Dynamic One; and Godolphin's three-time winner Proxy.

Here's the complete field for the Blame from the rail out (with jockey and trainer):

1. Proxy (Luis Saez, Mike Stidham)
2. Super Stock (Corey Lanerie, Steve Asmussen)
3. Title Ready (John Velazquez, Dallas Stewart)
4. Militarist (Rafael Bejarano, Carlo Vaccarezza)
5. Dynamic One (Tyler Gaffalione, Todd Pletcher)
6. Scalding (Castellano, McGaughey)
7. Santos Dumont (Mitchell Murrill, Chris Hartman)
8. Americanrevolution (Geroux, Pletcher).

Wagering is available for the Blame Stakes and every race from Churchill Downs on www.TwinSpires.com, the official wagering provider of Churchill Downs Incorporated and the Kentucky Derby.

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One of the most competitive races on Saturday's 11-race “Stephen Foster Preview Day” card at Churchill Downs could be the $200,000 Aristides which features defending champion Bango, graded stakes winner Bob's Edge, and recent St. Matthews Stakes hero Top Gunner.

The six furlong Aristides goes as Race 9 with a post time of 4:55 p.m. The first race for the day dubbed as “Stephen Foster Preview Day” will go 12:45 p.m.

The Aristides Stakes will share the Saturday spotlight with the $200,000 Arlington (G3), $200,000 Regret (G3), $200,000 Blame (Listed), $200,000 Shawnee (Listed), and $200,000 Audubon.

Trained by Greg Foley, Bango won last year's Aristides by a half-length over Long Range Toddy and Sir Alfred James. He's set to face Long Range Toddy once again in this year's event. Most recently, the 5-year-old son of Congrats finished fourth in the $160,000 St. Matthews Overnight Stakes which was his first start in nearly six months. Bango has recorded six of his eight wins beneath the historic Twin Spires. Leading rider Tyler Gaffalione has the call from post 1.

Michael, Patricia and Taylor Freeny and Jennifer Grayson's Bob's Edge is another top contender in the Aristides after his victory in the March 19, $200,000 Whitmore Stakes (G3) at Oaklawn. Trained by Larry Jones and ridden from post 5 with Adam Beschizza, the fleet-footed Bob's Edge cruised to a 2 ¾-length win to begin his 4-year-old season in the $150,000 King Cotton. He entered the Aristides following a disappointing fourth-place effort behind top sprinter Jackie's Warrior in the $500,000 Count Fleet Handicap (G3).

4 G Racing's St. Matthews Stakes winner Top Gunner will attempt to notch his third consecutive win for trainer John Ortiz. The 5-year-old son of Into Mischief has only missed the board in three starts and has amassed a record of 14-5-3-3 with $344,493 in purse earnings. Ortiz claimed Top Gunner for $30,000 from trainer John Sadler last March at Oaklawn. Rey Gutierrez will have the return call and drew post 6.

Here's the complete field for the Aristides from the rail out (with jockey and trainer):

1. Bango (Gaffalione, Foley)
2. Miles Ahead (Joe Talamo, Paul McGee)
3. Pyron (John Velazquez, Al Stall Jr.)
4. Necker Island (Mitchell Murrill, Chris Hartman)
5. Bob's Edge (Beschizza, Jones)
6. Top Gunner (Gutierrez, Ortiz)
7. Jalen Journey (Ricardo Santana Jr., Steve Asmussen)
8. Long Range Toddy (Luis Saez, Dallas Stewart)

Wagering is available for the Aristides Stakes and every race from Churchill Downs on www.TwinSpires.com, the official wagering provider of Churchill Downs Incorporated and the Kentucky Derby.

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Whitham Thoroughbreds' homebred filly Walkathon will attempt to win her third consecutive race and first graded stakes score in Saturday's $200,000 Regret (Grade 3) at Churchill Downs.

The 1 1/8-mile Regret, run over the Matt Winn Turf Course, was carded as Race 5 of 11 with a post time of 2:45 p.m. The first race for the day dubbed as “Stephen Foster Preview Day” will go 12:45 p.m.

The Regret Stakes will share the Saturday spotlight with the $200,000 Arlington (G3), $200,000 Aristides (Listed), $200,000 Blame (Listed), $200,000 Shawnee (Listed) and $200,000 Audubon.

Trained by Ian Wilkes, Walkathon broke her maiden by two lengths in late April at Keeneland in her first turf try. The daughter of Twirling Candy returned May 14 at Churchill where she bested 10 rivals by 1 ¼ lengths in a first-level allowance event. She's poised to return in two weeks for Saturday's Regret and will break from the rail with Julien Leparoux in the saddle.

The Regret features an extremely competitive field of six 3-year-old fillies including Don't Tell My Wife Stables and Keith Desormeaux's $250,0000 Bourbonette Oaks winner Candy Raid, Klaravich Stables' graded stakes placed McKulick (GB), and Michael Tabor's allowance winner Beside Herself.

Here's the Regret field from the rail out (with jockey and trainer):

1. Walkathon (Leparoux, Wilkes)
2. Beside Herself (Luis Saez, Todd Pletcher)
3. McKulick (GB) (Tyler Gaffalione, Chad Brown)
4. Kneesnhips (John Velazquez, Tom Amoss)
5. Lola Flo (James Graham, Lynn Cash)
6. Candy Raid (Rafael Bejarano, Keith Desormeaux)

Wagering is available for the Regret Stakes and every race from Churchill Downs on www.TwinSpires.com, the official wagering provider of Churchill Downs Incorporated and the Kentucky Derby.

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Steve Goldfine, Kari Provost and Jeff Zlonis' five-time winner Gray's Fable, who narrowly prevailed in the $160,000 Opening Verse four weeks ago, tops a field of six that entered the $200,000 Arlington Stakes (Grade 3) on Saturday at Churchill Downs.

The Arlington Stakes, which will be run for the first time at Churchill Downs, will go as Race 8 of 11. Post time is 4:22 p.m. (all times Eastern). The first race for the day dubbed as “Stephen Foster Preview Day” will go 12:45 p.m.

The Arlington Stakes will share the Saturday spotlight with the $200,000 Regret (G3), $200,000 Aristides (Listed), $200,000 Blame (Listed), $200,000 Shawnee (Listed) and $200,000 Audubon.

Now trained by Brian Lynch, Gray's Fable previously competed in the care of Roger Attfield primarily in Florida and Canada. The 7-year-old son of Gio Ponti narrowly held off Hidden Stash in the Opening Verse. As a 6-year-old, Gray's Fable won the $100,000 Appleton (G3) at Gulfstream Park. Julien Leparoux will ride from post No. 6.

Another top horse that entered the Arlington Stakes is Amerman Racing's Admission Office, who is also campaigned by Lynch. The 7-year-old gelding by Point of Entry last competed 15 months ago at Gulfstream Park but was a Grade 3 winner as a 5-year-old in the Louisville Stakes at Churchill Downs. The four-time winner will be ridden by John Velazquez from the rail.

Here's the complete field for the Arlington Stakes from the rail out (with jockey and trainer):

1. Admission Office (Velazquez, Lynch)
2. Floriform (Tyler Gaffalione, Bill Mott)
3. Like the King (Luis Saez, Mark Casse)
4. Get Smokin (Javier Castellano, Casse)
5. Field Pass (Ricardo Santana Jr., Mike Maker)
6. Gray's Fable (Leparoux, Lynch)

Wagering is available for the Arlington Stakes and every race from Churchill Downs on www.TwinSpires.com, the official wagering provider of Churchill Downs Incorporated and the Kentucky Derby.

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