Running Bee is favored in Commonwealth Turf at Churchill
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Impressive 5 1/4-length allowance winner Running Bee was made the 3-1 morning line favorite in a field of 11 3-year-olds entered in Sunday’s 17th running of the Grade 3, $300,000 Commonwealth Turf at Churchill Downs.
The Commonwealth Turf, run at 1 1/16 miles on the Matt Winn Turf Course, will go as race 11 of 12 with a post time of 5:56 p.m. EST. Sunday’s Fall Meet closing day program will get underway at 1 p.m. and feature mandatory payouts in all wagers including the 20-cent Pick 6.
Trained by Chad Brown, the improving Running Bee cruised to a maiden-breaking score Aug. 10 at Saratoga when he circled past eight rivals to win by 3 3/4 lengths under jockey Manny Franco. Following an unsuccessful try at Kentucky Downs in the $750,000 Dueling Grounds Derby (G3), the Calumet Farm-owned son of English Channel returned to allowance company at Keeneland where he easily defeated nine rivals in a front-running score under jockey Tyler Gaffalione, earning a professional 91 Brisnet Speed Rating. Gaffalione will once again have the call from post No. 3.
The Commonwealth Turf is scheduled to be contested in Lane 1 of the turf course.
| Fin |
Silks |
Horse / Sire |
Rating |
Trainer / Jockey |
Last Start / Next Start |
Status |
|
|
Trademark
Upstart
|
5.17 |
Victoria H. Oliver
Rafael Bejarano
|
7th, 2022 Robert Hilton Memorial LS
|
Entered |
|
Last Race
|
7th, 2022 Robert Hilton Memorial LS
|
|
|
Stolen Base
Bodemeister
|
4.34 |
Michael J. Maker
Luis Saez
|
12th, 2022 Bryan Station Stakes G3
|
Entered |
|
Last Race
|
12th, 2022 Bryan Station Stakes G3
|
|
|
Running Bee
English Channel
|
0.00 |
Chad C. Brown
Tyler Gaffalione
|
9th, 2022 Dueling Grounds Derby G3
|
Entered |
|
Last Race
|
9th, 2022 Dueling Grounds Derby G3
|
|
|
Red Danger
Orb
|
5.27 |
Brian A. Lynch
Julien R. Leparoux
|
4th, 2022 Penn Mile G2
|
Entered |
|
Last Race
|
4th, 2022 Penn Mile G2
|
|
|
Ready To Purrform
Kitten's Joy
|
5.92 |
Brad H. Cox
Ricardo Santana, Jr.
|
10th, 2022 Bryan Station Stakes G3
|
Entered |
|
Last Race
|
10th, 2022 Bryan Station Stakes G3
|
|
|
Portfolio Company
Kitten's Joy
|
5.06 |
Chad C. Brown
Florent Geroux
|
4th, 2022 Bryan Station Stakes G3
|
Entered |
|
Last Race
|
4th, 2022 Bryan Station Stakes G3
|
|
|
Play Action Pass
Cairo Prince
|
4.12 |
Robert Medina
Edgar Morales
|
5th, 2022 Bryan Station Stakes G3
|
Entered |
|
Last Race
|
5th, 2022 Bryan Station Stakes G3
|
|
|
Mount Rundle
Jack Milton
|
4.45 |
Michelle Nihei
Joseph Talamo
|
3rd, 2022 Dueling Grounds Derby G3
|
Entered |
|
Last Race
|
3rd, 2022 Dueling Grounds Derby G3
|
|
|
Fighter in the Win
Creative Cause
|
0.00 |
Michael J. Maker
Gerardo Corrales
|
2nd, Aqu Allow (10/21/22-R8)
|
Entered |
|
Last Race
|
2nd, Aqu Allow (10/21/22-R8)
|
|
|
Barberini
Flintshire
|
4.12 |
Arnaud Delacour
Vincent Cheminaud
|
3rd, Tam Str (3/18/22-R9)
2022 Commonwealth Turf Stakes G3
|
Entered |
Last Race
Next Race
|
3rd, Tam Str (3/18/22-R9)
2022 Commonwealth Turf Stakes G3
|
|
|
Actuator
Bodemeister
|
4.84 |
Michael W. McCarthy
Martin Garcia
|
8th, 2022 H. Allen Jerkens Memorial G1
|
Entered |
|
Last Race
|
8th, 2022 H. Allen Jerkens Memorial G1
|
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