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Stephen Foster Handicap June 14 at Churchill Downs
A field of 10 older horses will be racing in the Stephen Foster Handicap (gr. I) on June 14, Saturday, at Churchill Downs. The $1-million Stephen Foster Handicap purse drew in several Grade 1 winners including 2007 Horse of the Year Curlin.
Raced at 1 1/8 miles, the Stephen Foster Handicap contenders with jockeys, weight and morning line odds in post position order:
Curlin ridden by jockey Robby Albarado carries 128 lbs. with morning line odds of 3/5
Delightful Kiss ridden by jockey Miguel Mena, 114 lbs., 20/1
Sam P. ridden by jockey Kent Desormeaux, 113 lbs., 30/1
Einstein ridden by jockey Julien Leparoux, 118 lbs., 5/1
Grasshopper ridden by jockey Garrett Gomez, 117 lbs., 5/1
High Blues ridden by jockey Corey Lanerie, 113 lbs., 30/1
Red Rock Creek ridden by jockey Shaun Bridgmohan, 113 lbs., 30/1
Jonesboro ridden by jockey Jamie Theriot II, 114 lbs., 20/1
Barcola ridden by jockey Jesus Lopez Castanon, 113 lbs., 20/1
Brass Hat ridden by jockey Calvin Borel, 116 lbs., 8/1
Trained by Steve Asmussen, Curlin will be ridden by jockey Robby Albarado and carry top weight of 128 pounds. The 3-5 morning line favorite will concede between 10-15 pounds to his rivals in the Stephen Foster Handicap under the historic Twin Spires.
Curlin opened 2008 with a victory in the Jaguar Trophy at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse in Dubai followed by a 7 3/4-length romp in the Dubai World Cup. Prior to that, Curlin won the Breeders’ Cup Classic last October at Monmouth Park, the Jockey Club Gold Cup as well as the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico.
In his 4-year-old debut in the United States, Curlin will break from post position one under jockey Robby Albarado who will bid for his second straight Foster victory after he guided 2007 Stephen Foster winner Flashy Bull to victory.
Brazilian-bred Einstein enters the Stephen Foster Handicap off victory in the May 3 Woodford Reserve Turf Classic (gr. I) on Kentucky Derby Day at Churchill Downs. Einstein ran 6th in the Donn Handicap (gr. I) in his lone main track start since 2006, but he notched his first career victory in only start over the main track at Churchill Downs. Owned by Patricia Cunningham and Melissa Green, Lessees, and trained by Helen Pitts, Einstein is slated to carry 118 pounds and be ridden by jockey Julien Leparoux this Saturday.
The 4-year-old son of Dixie Union, Grasshopper, ran 5th in the mud as the favorite in the Pimlico Special (gr. I) in his most recent start. Grasshopper has won 2 of 3 starts over the Churchill Downs main track. Trained by Neil Howard for owners W.S. Farish and E.J. Hudson Jr., Grasshopper will carry 117 pounds and be ridden by jockey Garrett Gomez in the Stephen Foster Handicap.
Trained by William “Buff” Bradley, Brass Hat will be carrying 116 pounds on Churchill Downs this Saturday and will be ridden by jockey Calvin Borel who won the 2006 Stephen Foster with 91-1 longshot Seek Gold.
The Stephen Foster Handicap is the 10th of 11 horse races in the June 14 horse racing program of Churchill Downs. Stephen Foster Handicap post time is 5:51 pm.
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