Churchill Downs Update: Grade I Winner Troubleshooting Headlines Saturday's Grade III, $300,000 Commonwealth Turf

Nov 16, 2025

Donamire Farm’s Grade I-winning homebred Troubleshooting will attempt to cap his 3-year-old year with another graded stakes score when he takes on 10 rivals that entered Saturday’s 20th running of the $300,000 Commonwealth Turf (Grade III) at Churchill Downs.

The Commonwealth Turf, run at 1 1/16 miles on grass for 3-year-olds, will be the featured race on Saturday’s 11-race program that starts at 1 p.m. (all times Eastern). The Commonwealth Turf field will go to post in Race 10 at 5:25 p.m.

Troubleshooting, trained by Greg Foley, notched his career-defining Grade I victory in early September when he won the 6 ½-furlong Franklin Simpson (GI) at Kentucky Downs by a half-length under jockey Tyler Gaffalione. Following that race, Troubleshooting stretched out to one mile in the Bryan Station Stakes (GIII) at Keeneland where he scored a gusty neck victory as the 7-2 favorite. A son of Not This Time, Troubleshooting is out of the stakes-winning mare Into Trouble, who was campaigned by Donamire Farm and trainer Ben Colebrook. Troubleshooting will once again have the riding services of Tyler Gaffalione for Saturday’s affair and break from post No. 2.

One of Troubleshooting’s opponents will be this year’s King’s Plate winner Mansetti. Owned by Al and Bill Ulwelling and trained by Kevin Attard, Mansetti scored an 18-1 upset victory in the 166th running of the $725,444 King’s Plate on Aug. 16 at Woodbine. Overall, the Canadian-bred has recorded five victories from 10 starts with other notable wins coming in the Marine Stakes (GIII), Woodstock Stakes (Listed) and Clarendon Stakes. His regular rider Pietro Moran has the call and they’ll exit post 6.

Other rivals in the race include Rocker O Ranch’s Secretariat Stakes (GII) winner Giocoso; Two Eight Racing, Berry Family Racing and Kaleta Racing’s Jeff Ruby Steaks (GIII) runner-up Flying Mohawk; and Aaron and Victoria Haberman’s John Battaglia Memorial (Listed) winner California Burrito.

The field for the Commonwealth Turf from the rail out (with jockey and trainer):

California Burrito (Brian Hernandez Jr., Tommy Drury Jr.)
Troubleshooting (Gaffalione, Foley)
Montador (Luis Saez, Mike Stidham)
Anegada (Luan Machado, Mike Maker)
Outrunner (Jaime Torres, Jorge Duarte Jr.)
Mansetti (Moran, Attard)
Giocoso (Jose Ortiz, Keith Desormeaux)
Chapman’s Peak (Irad Ortiz Jr., Brad Cox)
Flying Mohawk (Joe Ramos, Whit Beckman)
Simulate (Julien Leparoux, Bill Mott)
Plensa (Florent Geroux, Rusty Arnold II)
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DERBY CITY 6 JACKPOT RISES TO $128,820 FOR SUNDAY’S CARD – Sunday’s Derby City 6 Jackpot will give horseplayers a chance to score a six-figure payday with the carryover standing at $128,820 for the 10-race card.

The Derby City 6 Jackpot, which challenges bettors to have the only winning combination to take down the jackpot, has a 20-cent denomination with a low 15 percent takeout. If there are multiple winning combinations, 90 percent of the daily pool will be paid out with the remaining 10 percent going to the carryover.

Sunday’s sequence: (with scratches as of 8:30 a.m. ET)

Race 5 (2:57 p.m.): MC 100000, 3&up, 7 ½ F (10 runners)
Race 6 (3:26 p.m.): Clm 40000, 3&up, 1 1/16 M (nine runners)
Race 7 (3:55 p.m.): Alw 127000n1x, 3&up, 1 1/8 M (eight runners)
Race 8 (4:25 p.m.): Mdn 120k, 2yo f, 5 ½ F (nine runners)
Race 9 (4:55 p.m.): OC 80000n2x, f&m, 5 ½ F (T) (12 runners)
Race 10 (5:24 p.m.): Alw 50000s, 3&up, 1 1/16 M (12 runners)
DOWN THE STRETCH – Flying Dutchmen Breeding and Racing’s Shred The Gnar recorded a career-best 99 Brisnet Speed Rating for her front-running victory in Saturday’s $300,000 Chilukki Stakes presented by Resolute Racing (GIII). … Trainer Greg Foley remained one win shy of 500 career victories at Churchill Downs. He had one horse entered in Sunday’s ninth race. … Stakes nominations are available here for the nine Thanksgiving Week stakes contests, led by the $600,000 Clark presented by Norton Healthcare (GII): https://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbHorsemenAreaSNHW.cfm?trk=CD. … Following dark days Monday and Tuesday, live racing continues at the Fall Meet Wednesday-Sunday with daily first posts of 1 p.m. … Wednesday is Senior Day at Churchill Downs. Guests 60 and up will receive $3 general admission or can enjoy lunch and a day at the races in Millionaires Row for $45. Senior Day tickets can be purchased by calling (502) 636-4450. … For more information, visit www.churchilldowns.com.