Secret File Wins Beinkampen Cup at Churchill Downs

May 14, 2011 Darren Rogers

Secret File, owned by the Robert and Beverly Lewis Trust, caught Henny’s Hurricane with fewer than 100 yards to go and drew away by a half-length to win Thursday’s $49,920 Beinkampen Cup for fillies and mares at Churchill Downs.

            Trained by Charlie Lopresti and ridden by Jon Court, Secret File covered the mile on a fast main track in 1:35.84.

            The victory was worth $30,600 and increased the earnings for the 4-year-old Kentucky-bred daughter of Smart Strike to $59,066 with a record of 7-2-1-3.

            The second-longest shot in the field of six, Secret File returned $21.20, $8.20 and $4.40. Henny’s Hurricane, ridden by Manny Cruz, returned $5.40 and $3.80 with Live and Love finishing 8 ½ lengths back in third and paying $3.20 to show under Calvin Borel.

            The Pick 6, which had $2,105,465 in the pool after a $514,583 carryover from Derby Day, paid $147,507.20 for a $2 ticket. There were 10 winning tickets, but none were purchased on-track.

            The Super Hi-5, which had a $220,430 carryover from Derby Day, was hit in the 10^th race and returned $21,089.90 for a $1 wager. The pool swelled to $808,563, and there were 33 winning tickets, including one purchased at Churchill Downs.

            Racing resumes Friday at 2:45 p.m. ET with an 11-race card, the first of five Friday twilight racing programs at the meet. The final three Fridays of the meet that runs through July 4 will be “Downs After Dark” programs that begin at 6 p.m.

Churchill Downs, the world’s most legendary racetrack, has conducted Thoroughbred racing and presented America’s greatest race, the Kentucky Derby, continuously since 1875. Located in Louisville, the flagship racetrack of Churchill Downs Incorporated (NASDAQ: CHDN) also operates Trackside at Churchill Downs, which offers year-round simulcast wagering at the historic track. Churchill Downs will conduct the 138^th running of the Kentucky Derby on May 5, 2012. The track’s 2011 Spring Meet opened April 30 and continues through July 4. Churchill Downs has hosted the Breeders’ Cup World Championships a record seven times and the event will return to the track for its next renewal on Nov. 4-5, 2011. Information about Churchill Downs can be found on the Internet at www.churchilldowns.com.

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