She's a Julie headlines field of 13 juvenile fillies in Debutante
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Whispering Oaks LLC’s promising juvenile filly She’s a Julie headlines a field of 13 2-year-old fillies in Friday night’s 117th running of the $100,000 Debutante Presented by Finlandia Vodka (Listed) at Churchill Downs.
The six-furlong Debutante is one of three stakes events on Churchill Downs’ 11-race closing night card billed as “Downs After Dark Presented by Stella Artois and Finlandia Vodka.” The Debutante will go as Race 8 at 9:39 p.m. (all times Eastern).
She’s a Julie, a $160,000 yearling buy, impressively won her debut by 5 ¼ lengths on May 26 at Churchill Downs while clocking five furlongs in :58.68 under Florent Geroux. The win by the daughter of Elusive Quality gave Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen his 600th win at Churchill Downs that day.
Asmussen will attempt to land his fifth Debutante when She’s a Julie breaks from post No. 6. Asmussen’s previous race success came with Cashier’s Dream (2001), Effectual (’05), Richwoman (’06), and Rated Fiesty (’07). D. Wayne Lukas holds the Debutante record for most wins by a trainer with seven.
Two of She’s a Julie’s prime rivals will be Donna Hancock and Charles Brown’s uncoupled entry of Amberspatriot and Waki Patriot. Both horses, trained by John Hancock, are already stakes placed in the early stages of their careers. Amberspatriot was a narrow runner-up finisher to the colt Buy Sell Hold in the $100,000 Kentucky Juvenile on May 4 at Churchill Downs. Stablemate Waki Patriot was a third-place finisher to I Still Miss You in the $150,000 Astoria on June 8 at Belmont Park.
The field for the Debutante from the rail out (with jockey): Sunny Skies (Robby Albarado), Rockin Royalty (Channing Hill), Upset Brewing (Shaun Bridgmohan), Red Dread (Arienne Cox), Caroline the Great (Eddie Martin Jr.), She’s a Julie (Florent Geroux), Patrona Margarita (Chris Landeros), Genuwine (Mario Pino), Amberspatriot (Paco Lopez), Therighttobeararms (James Graham), Lady O’Toole (Corey Lanerie), Chelada (Jesus Castanon), and Waki Patriot (Jon Court).
Source: Churchill Downs
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