Trainer Brad Cox reported Sunday morning that his duo of graded stakes winners Beau Recall (IRE) and Juliet Foxtrot (GB) are likely to make their seasonal debuts in next Saturday’s $100,000 Mint Julep (Grade 3) at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky.
“The (Mint Julep) is a great spot to get both of these horses ready for the ($300,000) Just a Game (G1) and the ($350,000) Jenny Wiley (G1),” Cox said. “I think the Mint Julep will turn out to be a great race because a lot of fillies are probably just getting started like we are for races like those down the line.”
Beau Recall, owned by Slam Dunk Racing and Medallion Racing, had a stellar 5-year-old campaign with victories in the $400,000 Churchill Downs Distaff Turf Mile (G2) and $200,000 Yellow Ribbon (G2). The daughter of Sir Prancelot has been on the sidelines since a runner-up finish in the $300,000 Rodeo Drive (G1) in late September at Santa Anita.
Her stablemate, Juddmonte Farms’ Juliet Foxtrot, also had a solid 2019 campaign with a front-running score in the $150,000 Modesty (G32) at Arlington Park and runner-up efforts in the $200,000 John C. Mabee (G2) and $400,000 First Lady (G1).
The Mint Julep, run at 1 1/16 miles on the Matt Winn Turf Course, is part of a stakes doubleheader Saturday along with the $100,000 Winning Colors (G3) for fillies and mares sprinting six furlongs.
Along with Cox’s duo of Beau Recall and Juliet Foxtrot, the Mint Julep is expected to include multiple stakes placed Altea (FR) for trainer Chad Brown, according to Churchill Downs assistant racing secretary and stakes coordinator Dan Bork. The Winning Colors field is likely to include Bell’s the One, Break Even, Mia Mischief and Spiced Perfection.
Entries for Saturday’s 11-race program will be drawn on Wednesday.
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