Churchill Downs' Thanksgiving week stakes probables set
Six graded stakes races cumulatively worth $1.4 million highlight closing week of the 21-day Fall Meet at Churchill Downs. Below are the probable entrants to each race, per Assistant Racing Secretary and Stakes Coordinator Dan Bork and other published reports:
Thursday, Nov. 22 (Thanksgiving Day)
The $200,000 Falls City Handicap (G2) for fillies and mares at 1 1/8 miles: Dutch Parrot (trainer Will VanMeter); Honor Ride (Grant Forster); Mannerly (Brendan Walsh); Red Dane (Charlie LoPresti); and Skeptic (Rusty Arnold II).
The $100,000 Cardinal Handicap (G3) for fillies and mares at 1 1/8 miles on turf: Amboseli (James Cassidy); Bonnie Arch (Ian Wilkes); Coachwhip); Coco Channel (Charlie LoPresti); English Affair (Rusty Arnold II); Lipstick City (David Fawkes); Tricky Escape (Lynn Ashby); and Unbridled Escape (Kelly Lynn Deiter).
Friday, Nov. 23 (Black Friday)
The $500,000 Clark Handicap (G1) for 3-year-olds and up at 1 1/8 miles:Believe in Royalty (Larry Jones); Bravazo (D. Wayne Lukas); Hawaakom (Wes Hawley); Hence (Steve Asmussen); Leofric (Brad Cox); Seeking the Soul (Dallas Stewart); Dallas Sightforsoreeyes (Anthony Quartarolo); and Storm Advisory (Quartarolo).
The $200,000 Mrs. Revere (G2) for 3-year-old fillies at 1 1/16 miles on turf: Angel of Mischief (Norm Casse); Cool Beans (Brad Cox); Dark Artist (Jane Cibelli); Get Explicit (Barbara Minshall); High Tech (Ian Wilkes); Kabella (Danny Peitz); Over Thinking (Vicki Oliver); and Stella Di Camelot (Chad Brown).
Saturday, Nov. 24 (Stars of Tomorrow II)
The $200,000 Kentucky Jockey Club (G2) for 2-year-olds at 1 1/16 miles: Blue Steel (Dale Romans); Current (Todd Pletcher); Dunph (Mike Maker); Kentucky Allstar (Maker); King for a Day (Pletcher); Manny Wah (Wayne Catalano); Mick’s Star (Tom Amoss); Plus Que Parfait (Brendan Walsh); Roiland (Amoss); Royal Urn (Michelle Nihei); Signalman (Kenny McPeek) and Synthesis (Keith Desormeaux).
The $200,000 Golden Rod (G2) for 2-year-old fillies at 1 1/16 miles: Champagne Anyone (Ian Wilkes); Gold Credit (Ignacio Correas); High Regard (Vicki Oliver); Liora (Wayne Catalano); Meadow Dance (Brad Cox); Princess Causeway (Wilkes); Reflect (Keith Desormeaux) and Restless Rider (Kenny McPeek).