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The Churchill Downs racing office had to hustle fill nine races for Sunday, and in the end, just 62 horses were entered.
Byron KingJun 01, 2014
The Churchill Downs racing office had to hustle fill nine races for Sunday, and in the end, just 62 horses were entered.
So much for age catching up with Delaunay … the veteran sprinter, now 7, looked like a young 4-year-old Saturday in winning the Grade 3 Aristides Stakes at Churchill Downs by 3 1/2 lengths.
Frac Daddy, Alpha Bettor, and Stealcase are the main protagonists in the Grade 2 Eclipse Stakes, a 1 1/16-mile route for older runners.
Something Extra won the Grade 2 Connaught Cup in 2012-13, but the diminutive 6-year-old had to settle for second to Excaper, who finally notched his first stakes in the seven-furlong turf sprint.
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