Juddmonte Classified Multi-Stake Winner Set Piece gives a difference of 4 to 6 on the pitch at Churchill Downs entered the $300,000 River City Handicap (G3T) on November 13, which featured three winnings, but his local score came with an asterisk.
All four of those wins came at the previous Churchill Downs ground, which was replaced during a turf reconstruction project last year. Just one start, a non-threatening fourth place finish as favorites in this summer’s Arlington Million Stakes (G1T) has arrived on new, grassed ground for the first time. last fall. Arlington Million moved to Churchill Downs this year after Churchill Downs Inc. close the door Arlington International Racecourse.
Sunday, Brad Cox-trained Set Piece will attempt to do better in the second rotation than the fledgling Churchill course, which has seen limited use since the end of the spring meeting, with officials of the Churchill Downs says it takes time to mature and take root. system to hold. They suspended use of the course during the final weeks of the spring meeting and for the entire September meeting.
Cool weather forecast in Kentucky this weekend after about two-thirds of an inch of rain fell on Nov.
Regular racer Florent Geroux is back in the iron on Set Piece, a 6 year old kid Dan cypress gelding completed its fourth rally on October 8 in the Coolmore Turf Mile (G1T), beaten 1 3/4 length Annapolis in Keeneland in his most recent start. Needing to change direction for long periods of time, he missed only one shot in position and display.
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With a win of $919,573, achieved by winning 11 out of 24 starts, Set Piece could become a millionaire with a River City win. The winner of the 2021 Wise Dan Share (G2T) at Churchill Downs, earlier this year he received his Dinner Share (G2T) and the Baltimore/Washington International Lawn Cup Share (G3T), both at the level Racecourse Pimlico.
With riders eager to join the field, 11 horses were brought in to face Set Piece, with two other horses on the list also qualifying.
Other classified stake winners in River City include Cellist , The field of crossing , in love and pixels .
Calumet Farm cellist, who has experience winning on the current course, won the Louisville Stakes (G3T) at Churchill Downs on May 21. Since then, practitioner Rusty Arnold has been without a position. in three starts, though he was beaten only 1 1/2 lengths when he finished seventh in the Sycamore Stakes (G3T) at Keeneland on October 14.
He was seventh in the August 13 Arlington Million, while the Field Pass was eighth.
In Love, the 2021 Turf Mile winner at Keeneland for Bonne Chance Farm and Stud RDI owners, has shown signs of returning to form with a second last month at Keeneland in his allowance for coach Paulo Lobo. Gerardo Corrales rides.
River City is the pinnacle of the 10-race card after a pair of $300,000 sprints in six long distances on the main track, Dream Supreme Bets for Girls and Horses and Bets on Money Sunshine bet in which the men compete.
Item: River City H. (G3T)
Churchill DownsSunday, November 13, 2022, Race No. 10
- Class IIIT
- 1 1/8 minutes
- pitch
- 300,000 dollars
- 3 years or more
- 5:35pm (local)
