Horse Racing

Saturday’s Mint Julep Field At Churchill Deep In Graded Stakes Winners


Nay Lady Nay winning the Mrs. Revere Stakes at Churchill Downs

Multiple graded stakes winner Beau Recall (IRE) is set for her 2020 campaign along with Grade 3-winning stablemate Juliet Foxtrot (GB) as they face 12 rivals, including six other graded stakes winners, that were entered in Saturday’s 44th running of the $100,000 Mint Julep (Grade 3) at Churchill Downs.

Run at 1 1/16 miles on the Matt Winn Turf Course, the Mint Julep is carded as Race 11 on Saturday’s 11-race race card. The program will also feature the $100,000 Winning Colors (G3) in Race 7. First post is 1 p.m. (all times Eastern).

Beau Recall and Juliet Foxtrot, trained by Brad Cox, drew post positions No. 1 and 2, respectively. Cox will use Saturday’s Old Forester Mint Julep as a likely prep race for the $300,000 Just a Game (G1) on June 27 at Belmont Park and/or $350,000 Jenny Wiley (G1) at Keeneland on July 11.

Owned by Slam Dunk Racing and Medallion Racing, Beau Recall 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). Jockey Shaun Bridgmohan will ride Beau Recall.

Juddmonte Farms’ Juliet Foxtrot reached graded stakes glory in the $150,000 Modesty (G3) prior to a heartbreaking runner-up effort in the $200,000 John C. Mabee (G2). Juliet Foxtrot concluded her 2019 campaign with a second-place finish in the $400,000 First Lady (G1). Florent Geroux has the call on Juliet Foxtrot.

Six other graded stakes winners are among the Mint Julep competitors: Madaket Stables, Tim and Anna Cambron and Bradley Thoroughbreds’ $200,000 Wonder Again (G3) winner La Signare (post 5); First Row Partners and Hidden Brook Farm’s $300,000 Mrs. Revere (G2) victor Nay Lady Nay (post 6); Madaket Stables, Heider Family Stables, ERJ Racing, Elayne Stables and Steven Bouchey’s $175,000 Nassau (G2) champ Secret Message (post 7); Augustin Stable’s $200,000 Lake Placid (G2) hero Varenka (post 9); John McCormack’s $150,000 The Very One (G3) winner Elizabeth Way (post 13); and Mrs. J.V. Shields and E.J.M McFadden Jr.’s $150,000 Gallorette (G3) winner Mitchell Road (post 14).

The complete field for the Old Forester Mint Julep from the rail out (with jockey and trainer): Juliet Foxtrot (Geroux, Cox); Beau Recall (Bridgmohan, Cox); Winning Envelope (Julien Leparoux, Chris Block); She’sonthewarpath (Chantal Sutherland, Steve Margolis); La Signare (Ricardo Santana Jr., Brendan Walsh); Nay Lady Nay (Jose Ortiz, Chad Brown); Secret Message (John Velazquez, Graham Motion); Altea (Joel Rosario, Brown); Varenka (Javier Castellano, Motion); Hanalei Moon (Tyler Gaffalione, Mark Casse); Zofelle (Corey Lanerie, Walsh); Coco Channel (Rafael Bejarano, Charlie LoPresti); Elizabeth Way (Brian Hernandez Jr., Roger Attfield); Mitchell Road (Joe Talamo, Bill Mott).

 





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