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Three Technique To Bid For Breeders’ Cup Berth In ‘Win & You’re In’ Ack Ack

Grade 2 winner Three Technique will attempt to garner an all-entry-fees-paid berth into the $1-million Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1) as the headliner of Saturday's 31st running of the $400,000 Ack Ack (G3) at Churchill Downs.

The one-mile Ack Ack Stakes is a Breeders' Cup “Win and You're In” contest for the  Dirt Mile Nov. 4 at Santa Anita. The Ack Ack will go as Race 9 of 11 Saturday with a post time of 4:55 p.m. (ET). First post is 12:45 p.m. The stellar program also features the 10th running of the $500,000 Lukas Classic (G2) and 43rd running of the $200,000 Jefferson Cup.

In the Ack Ack, David Miler, Eric Grindley and John Werner's  Three Technique will attempt to win his seventh overall race when he breaks from post No. 3 under Rafael Bejarano.

Trained by Jason Cook, Three Technique hasn't competed since his 3 ¾-length score in the July 1 John A. Nerud (G2) July 1 at Belmont but has remained in steady training at Trackside Louisville, located about five miles from Churchill Downs. A 6-year-old son of Mr Speaker, Three Technique ran in last year's Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile but only managed a sixth-place finish.

There are several other accomplished horses entered in the Ack Ack, including John Gunther's R. A. Cowboy Jones winner Stage Raider; Barry and Joni Butzow's two-time stakes winner Zozos; and Bernard Racing, Tagg Team Racing, West Point Thoroughbreds, and Terry Stephens' four-time winner O Besos.

Here is the complete Ack Ack field (with jockey and trainer): Seize the Night (Jon Court, Jade Cunningham); O Besos (Tyler Gaffalione, Greg Foley); Three Technique (Rafael Bejarano, Jason Cook); Stage Raider (Brian Hernandez Jr., Cherie DeVaux); Zozos (Florent Geroux, Brad Cox); Skyro (James Graham, Brian Lynch); and Caddo River (Declan Cannon, Wayne Lukas).

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Rattle N Roll Looks To Get Back On Track In Lukas Classic

Lucky Seven Stable's five-time graded stakes winner Rattle N Roll leads a competitive field of nine older horses that were entered for Saturday's 10th running of the $500,000 Lukas Classic (G2) at Churchill Downs.

Run at 1 1/8 miles, the Lukas Classic will go as Race 10 of 11 with a post time of 5:26 p.m. (ET). Saturday's stellar program from Churchill Downs also will feature the $400,000 Ack Ack (G3) – a Breeders' Cup “Win and You're In” event for the Dirt Mile (G1) Nov. 4 at Santa Anita, and the $200,000 Jefferson Cup. First post is 12:45 p.m.

In the Lukas Classic, Rattle N Roll will attempt to rebound from his sixth-place finish in the Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) as the 8-5 favorite. Prior to that race, Rattle N Roll finished just a half-length second behind West Will Power in the Stephen Foster (G1). The Kenny McPeek-trained 4-year-old Connect colt sports victories earlier this year in the Ben Ali (G3) in April at Keeneland, Pimlico Special (G3) in May, and Blame (G3) June 3 at Churchill.

As a 3-year-old, Rattle N Roll tallied victories in the American Derby, St. Louis Derby, and Oklahoma Derby (G3) and at age 2 won at the highest level in the Claiborne Breeders' Futurity (G1) at Keeneland.

Rattle N Roll will break from post No. 4 in the Lukas Classic under regular rider Brian Hernandez Jr.

Rattle N Roll's competition in the Lukas Classic includes Lothenbach Stables' Stephen Foster third-place finisher Happy American, RRR Racing's Grade 3 winner Clapton, and Elttaes Stable's Longacres Mile winner Five Star General.

Here is the complete field for the Lukas Classic from the rail out (with jockey and trainer): Happy American (James Graham, Neil Pessin); Clapton (Cristian Torres, Chad Summers); Warrant (Florent Geroux, Brad Cox); Rattle N Roll (Brian Hernandez Jr., Kenny McPeek); Trademark (Martin Garcia, Vicki Oliver); Blue Devil (Ricardo Santana Jr., Jeff Hiles); Whelen Springs (Jose Ferrer, Lindsay Schultz); Five Star General (Corey Lanerie, Grant Forster); and Americanrevolution (Tyler Gaffalione, Todd Pletcher).

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Lady Radler Lodges 23-1 Upset In Dogwood Stakes At Churchill Downs

Lady Radler, sent off as the longest shot in field of nine 3-year-old fillies, emerged with the lead with three-sixteenths of a mile to the finish and ran away to a 2 ¾-length victory over Metaphysical in Saturday night's 48th running of the $299,750 Dogwood Stakes (Grade 3) – the feature race before a crowd of 12,744 at Churchill Downs for the final “Downs After Dark” event of the year in Louisville, Ky.

Campaigned by Chicago-based trainer Michael Campbell for owner George Mellon's Mellon Patch Inc., Lady Radler covered seven furlongs in 1:22.71 under jockey Jesus Castanon.

The $178,800 first prize jumped Lady Radler's earnings to $371,200 from a record of 5-2-1 in 10 starts.

Sent off at 23-1, Lady Radler paid $48.40, $18.44 and $10.44. Metaphysical, the 5-2 second betting choice ridden by Ricardo Santana Jr., returned $4.24 and $3.02. Yesternight, the 5-2 favorite with James Graham up, was 1 ¾ lengths back of the runner-up and paid $3.64 to show.

Twice as Sweet, Santa Fe Gold, Alexa Lou, B G Warrior, Norah G and Flamand completed the order of finish.

Breaking from post position No. 5, Lady Radler sat just off early leaders B G Warrior and Twice as Sweet, who rattled off early fractions of :22.26 and :45.48. Under a snug hold from Castanon down the backstretch and into the turn, Lady Radler was finally let run at the top of the stretch as she tipped outside of Twice as Sweet, took over in upper stretch and drew away from a chasing Metaphysical and a closing Yesternight.

“I've been on her before and she's a really nice horse,” Castanon said. “I've worked her and I always thought she would break through in graded stakes company. Tonight she did just that and I'm very proud of her.”

This was the second stakes victory for Lady Radler but first against graded stakes company. In May, she won the $50,000 Goldfinch at Prairie Meadows.

Lady Radler is a daughter of Kantharos out of the London News mare Sally Bowles and was bred in Kentucky by Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC.

The Dogwood is named for the hardy, blooming tree that adds so much beauty to the spring landscape in Kentucky.

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