Stakes Recap

Veteran jockey Martin Garcia capped off a standout week on Saturday with his third consecutive win as he guided Horace Mann to victory at Churchill Downs. Garcia’s win streak began with his Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (Grade I) triumph last Friday aboard...

New York invader Battle of Normandy tracked pacesetter Wonderful Justice (GB), surged to the front leaving the final turn and extended his lead down the stretch to comfortably win Saturday’s 45th running of the $300,000 River City (Grade III) at Churchill...

Jordan Wycoff’s Money Supply, a $35,000 claim turned Grade III winner, leads an oversubscribed field of 12 3-year-olds and up plus two also-eligibles entered in next Saturday’s $200,000 Claiming Crown Jewel, the highlight of the 26th Claiming Crown...

Godolphin’s promising 2-year-old colt East Avenue returned to trainer Brendan Walsh’s barn at Churchill Downs on Sunday, two days after a disappointing ninth-place finish in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (GI).
Sent off as the 9-5 favorite, East Avenue...

Former Grade III winner Liberal Arts returned to action for the first time in seven months Wednesday at Churchill Downs and gamely defeated Banishing by a head to win a second-level allowance race while earning a career-best 95 Brisnet Speed Rating.
Owned...

Godolphin’s star 2-year-old filly Immersive returned to Churchill Downs on Monday, fresh off her commanding 4 ½-length victory in Friday’s $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (Grade I) at Del Mar.
Trained by Brad Cox, Immersive is undefeated...

Accomplished turf veteran Cash Equity (FR) is set to make his return to Churchill Downs on Saturday where he leads a competitive field of 10 horses entered in the 45th running of the $300,000 River City (Grade III).
The 1 1/8-mile turf race, scheduled...

Gulfport ran down pacesetting favorite Champlin in the final strides to win Saturday’s 16th running of the $300,000 Bet On Sunshine Stakes (Listed) at Churchill Downs by a neck. Angkor, who closed late from the outside, was another neck back in third.
 
Gulfport...

Six months in advance of Kentucky Derby 151, the pari-mutuel field of “All Other Colts and Geldings” closed as the odds-on 4-5 favorite in Pool 1 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW) and Hopeful (Grade I) and Champagne (GI) winner Chancer McPatrick,...

Several local connections from Churchill Downs will compete for racing’s richest prizes and championship honors this weekend at the Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Del Mar.
 
Below is a race-by-race lineup of the Churchill Downs connections...