Churchill Saturday: Grade I Churchill Downs Stakes

By Rick Francis —-

Race 8) 7 Furlongs.Churchill Downs S. presented by Twinspires.com Grade I. Purse $500,000 FOR FOUR YEAR OLDS
AND UPWARD
Post Time: ( 2:45)/ 1:45/12:45/11:45
ADVANCED FORECAST: Showers And Thunderstorms, High 69, Low 53.

8) Mitole (Asmussen/Santana); never off the board in nine career starts, winner of five straight, 6 of last seven; track conditions won’t matter to this Eskendereya cold, but the extra furlong might.

2) Limousine Liberal– SCRATCHED–(Colebrook/Ortiz, J.); solid third in his first start following a 5-month layoff; horse for the course: CD (9 6-1-0 $850K)

12) Whitmore (Moquett/Castellano); gelding by Pleasantly Perfect brings it each time out at any level and against anybody; tough he couldn’t run down Mitole in the Count Fleet, today’s extra furlong may prove he can.

4) Bobby’s Wicked One (Stall/Mena); has won three straight highlighted by his driving score last out in the Commonwealth.

6) Promises Fulfilled (Romans/Saez); multiple graded stakes winner returns from Dubai where in finished fourth in the Shaheen.

Selections: 8, 12, 4, 6