bass race Annapolis who emerged as one of the nation’s top 3-year-old grass-court runners last year, will make his 2023 debut on May 4 when he tops field 12 in his 18th run of the opening line bets pass Matt by a mile Winn turf at Churchill Downs.
Coached by Todd Pletcher, Annapolis is a three-time bet winner in 2022, including winning the Turf Mile Stakes (G1T) at Keeneland. Annapolis finished the year beaten only 5 1/4 lengths in Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1T).
“He’s recovered a bit and is performing well. This looks like a good position to start his season,” Pletcher said.
Also coming out in 2023 is Juddmonte’s Set Piece .
Coached by Brad Cox, Set Piece won two classified shares last year and has won four of six starts at Churchill Downs, including Wise Dan (G2T) in 2021.
The field for the output rail word is: Native Thunder , Kentucky Ghost Annapolis, Sew Set Piece (GB), Gray’s fables , church street , camp of hope , Sky and sand , English Bee , Time to party And smoke .
Juvenile Kentucky
Two brilliant debut winners this month at Keeneland, hibernation And You almost died title field six for the 29th run of the 2-year-old’s $200,000 Kentucky Juvenile that goes five stages on the main track on Thursday.
Wesley Ward, two-time winner of the race with the filling, owns and breeds the Hibernacle, the 7-and-a-half long winner on her maiden outing April 12 under Joel Rosario, who still keep the mount at Kentucky Juvenile.
Youalmosthadme by Donna Hancock, Richard Royer and Shaun Stone debuted a week later on April 19 and won by an 8.5-length margin. Trained by John Hancock, Youalmosthadme will be ridden by Tyler Gaffalione.
The Kentucky Juvenile Field from the Rails Out, is: Hibernacle, Youalmosthadme, Lil Anthony , Lou’s legacy , tranche And Who is the trouble of the snow .
Overnight bets of St. Matthews
Tamaroak’s Partner bango one of the most winning horses in the history of Churchill Downs with nine victories below the historic Twin Spires, will take 10th place on Thursday as it leads a field of eight kids aged 4 and up in second race worth $175,000 St. Matthews overnight stake.
Race track of St. Matthews will be running on the main track with six long runs.
Coached by Greg Foley, Bango won four shares at Churchill Downs and entered the race on Thursday after being sacked three months after finishing second in the Duncan Kenner Stakes at Fair Grounds Racecourse & Slots.
Another contestant interested in Churchill Downs is Maribeth Sandford’s bag cover .
Trained by Brendan Walsh, Bagboss has won three of his four starts under the Twin Spiers and will make his 2023 debut in St.
School for St. Matthews from the track out is: Bagboss, miles ahead , Rick the pirate , Heartbeat , Willtorun , monitor Bango, and Cooperate .
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Churchill DownsThursday, May 4, 2023, lap 10
- STK
- 1m
- pitch
- 300,000 USD
- 4 years old and up
- 17:45 (local)
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Churchill DownsThursday, May 4, 2023, Race 4
- STK
- 5f
- dust
- 200,000 USD
- 2 years old
- 2:17 pm (local)
Item: Saint Matthews Overnight S.
Churchill DownsThursday, May 4, 2023, Race No. 9
- STK
- 6f
- dust
- $175,000
- 4 years old and up
- 5:11 pm (local)
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