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Trainer
Mike Maker
It was a dramatic ending to the Churchill Downs training title race as it ended in a tie between Mike Maker and Steve Asmussen at 15 victories. This was the second time Maker has achieved the honor of leading trainer at Churchill Downs and an astonishing eleventh time for Steve Asmussen. Both trainers had Fall Meet earnings over $1 million. Congratulations to our Fall Meet leading trainers, Mike Maker and Steve Asmussen! -
Jockey
Julien Leparoux
Leparoux rode 34 winners during the Churchill Downs Fall Meet including stakes victories in the Grade II Ack Ack Handicap aboard Mister Marti Gras, Grade III Cardinal Handicap with Deluxe and the Grade II Mrs. Revere aboard Marketing Mix. Leparoux has now been named leading rider at Churchill Downs nine times!
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Union Rags arrived at Churchill DownsTake Charge Indy Works at Palm Meadows; Union Rags Arrives for Derby Bid
Godolphin Racing’s Alpha, second in his most recent start in the Wood Memorial (Grade I), is scheduled to work Saturday at Belmont Park according to trainer Kiaran McLaughlin.
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Bodemeister breezed five furlongs under Martin Garcia. Credit: Churchill Downs/Reed Palmer PhotographyBodemeister Works Five Furlongs; Liaison a Go for Derby 138
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Union Rags (outside) and Hansen, 1-2 in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile, are the top choices in KDFW Pool 3. (Reed Palmer, CD)Union Rags Favored in Final Derby Futures Pool
Chadds Fords Stable’s Union Rags (#22), a dazzling winner of the Fountain of Youth (Grade II) at Gulfstream Park and the expected favorite in Saturday’s $1 million Florida Derby (GI), is expected to be the people’s choice to emerge as the early favorite for the 138th Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum!
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Hansen, an impressive winner in the Gotham, is the Day 1 KDFW Pool 3 favorite. (Adam Coglianese, NYRA)Champion Hansen Strong Opening Day Derby Futures Choice
Friday’s first of three days of betting in Churchill Downs’ final Kentucky Derby Future Wager (“KDFW”) of 2012 featured strong support for 2-year-old champion and Grey Goose Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (Grade I) winner Hansen (#8), and the flashy gray winner of the Gotham Stakes (GIII) ended the day as a strong 2-1 favorite among the pool’s 24 wagering interests.
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Addition of Cyber Secret Lifts Triple Crown Nominee Total to 398
The roster of 3-year-old Thoroughbreds nominated to compete in the classic races of the American Triple Crown has grown by one with the addition of Charles J Cella’s Cyber Secret, who was omitted from the initial roster of 397 early nominations because of a clerical error.
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Grace Hall (left) chased champion My Miss Aurelia in the Breeders' Cup, but is the Oaks Future individual favorite. (Palmer, CD)'All Others' Heavily Favored Over Grace Hall, Summer Applause in Oaks Futures
For the second consecutive year America’s reigning champion 2-year-old filly is missing from the 24 wagering interests in Churchill Downs’ lone Kentucky Oaks Future Wager (“KOFW”) pool, a development that has left “All Others” (#24) as a strong early favorite over a wide-open group of 23 promising 3-year-old fillies included in the three-day betting pool that opens on Friday, March 2.
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Kristin Warfield, Churchill Downs Vice President, PartnershipsKristin Warfield Named Churchill Downs' Vice President, Partnerships
Churchill Downs Racetrack has appointed Kristin Warfield to the new post of Vice President, Partnerships at the famed home of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum!
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Wednesday, May 16
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Click here for results, payouts and replays.Carryovers
| Track | Wager | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Churchill Downs | Pick 6 | $7,216.00 |
| Arlington Park | Pick 5 | $9,737.00 |
| Arlington Park | Pick 6 | $13,046.00 |
| Arlington Park | Pick 9 | $25,858.00 |
| Arlington Park | Jackpot High 5 | $113,635.00 |
| Arlington Park | Jackpot High-5 | $164,780.00 |
| Arlington Park | Pick 9 | $31,602.00 |
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