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Stakes Advance September 13, 2025
Churchill Downs Update and Stakes Advances: Multiple Graded Stakes Winner Echo Sound Headlines Grade III, $300,000 Dogwood
Gabriel Dulgnan’s multiple Grade III winner Echo Sound will attempt to rebound from her disappointing effort as the beaten favorite in last month’s Test Stakes (GI) when she faces seven fellow 3-year-old filles entered in next Saturday’s 50th running...
Stakes Advance September 8, 2025
Churchill Downs Stakes Advances: Ellis Park Juvenile Winner Comport Headlines Saturday's Grade III, $300,000 Iroquois -- One of Five Opening Weekend Stakes
The Road to Kentucky Derby 152 will begin Saturday at Churchill Downs where Joseph Sutton’s Ellis Park Juvenile winner Comport headlines a field of 10 aspiring 2-year-olds entered in the 44th running of the $300,000 Iroquois Stakes (Grade III).
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Stakes Advance June 22, 2025
Churchill Downs Closing Day Stakes Advances: Grade I Winner Saudi Crown Headlines $300,000 Hanshin
FMQ Stables’ Grade I winner Saudi Crown is set to face an accomplished field of eight horses that entered next Sunday’s 72nd running of the $300,000 Hanshin presented by JRA (Listed), one of five stakes contests on closing day of the 43-day Spring...
Stakes Advance June 21, 2025
Churchill Downs Stephen Foster Day Stakes Advances: Kentucky Derby 150 Top Two Mystik Dan, Sierra Leone Clash With Grade I Winners Hit Show, Mindframe in Star-Studded $1 Million Stephen Foster
Breeders’ Cup Classic (Grade I) winner Sierra Leone will square off against Kentucky Derby 150 champion Mystik Dan, Dubai World Cup (GI) hero Hit Show and Grade I-winning sprinter Mindframe in a showdown of North America’s top older horses in next...
Stakes Advance June 14, 2025
Churchill Downs Stakes Advance and Update: Vahva Back to Defend Title in Grade II, $300,000 Chicago Stakes
Grade I winner Vahva is back at Churchill Downs to attempt a repeat in the 35th running of the $300,000 Chicago Stakes (GII), the centerpiece of next Saturday night’s Downs After Dark card.
The seven-furlong contest, featuring a competitive field of...
Stakes Advance June 7, 2025
Churchill Downs Stakes Advances and Update: Champion Filly Immersive Set for 3-Year-Old Debut in $175,000 Monomoy Girl Overnight Stakes
Godolphin’s undefeated 2024 Eclipse Award Champion 2-Year-Old Filly Immersive is set to make her 3-year-old debut next Saturday at Churchill Downs when she faces five rivals entered in the fourth running of the $175,000 Monomoy Girl Overnight Stakes.
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Stakes Advance June 1, 2025
Churchill Downs Stakes Advance and Update: Final Gambit Faces Familiar Kentucky Derby Rivals in Next Sunday's Grade III, $400,000 Matt Winn
Kentucky Derby (Grade I) fourth-place finisher Final Gambit is set to take on a field of seven 3-year-olds, including fellow Derby alumni Burnham Square, East Avenue, Chunk of Gold and Coal Battle, in next Sunday’s 28th running of the $400,000 Matt...
Stakes Advance May 31, 2025
Epic Ride Set for Turf Test in $225,000 Mighty Beau
Welch Racing’s speedy 4-year-old colt Epic Ride is set to try turf for the first time in his 13-race career when he faces nine rivals in next Saturday’s ninth running of the $225,000 Mighty Beau Stakes (Listed) at Churchill Downs.
The five-furlong...
Stakes Advance May 25, 2025
Churchill Downs Stakes Advance and Update: Grade III Winner Pin Up Betty Leads Field in Grade III, $250,000 Old Forester Mint Julep
Three Diamonds Farm’s Pin Up Betty, winner of last year’s Regret Stakes (Grade III), will face a competitive cast of 11 fillies and mares in next Sunday’s 49th running of the $250,000 Old Forester Mint Julep Stakes (GIII) at Churchill Downs.
Sunday’s...
Stakes Advance May 24, 2025
Churchill Downs Stephen Foster Preview Day Stakes Advances: Kentucky Derby Winner Mystik Dan Returns to Churchill Downs for Grade III, $275,000 Blame Stakes
Kentucky Derby 150 winner Mystik Dan is set to make his return to the races at Churchill Downs when he takes on nine rivals entered in next Saturday’s sixth running of the $275,000 Blame Stakes (Grade III), the featured event on Stephen Foster Preview...

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