Turf mile tops Sunday card
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A well-matched field of 10 3-year-olds and upward will clash in the nominal Sunday feature, a $77,000 first-level allowance scheduled for a mile on the turf. Oak Hill figures among the core of favorites when looking to revert to a two-back maiden triumph at Saratoga for trainer Al Stall Jr.
First post is 12:45 p.m. Eastern, with sunshine and a high of 73 in the local forecast. Live televised coverage is available on FS1 (12:30-4) and FS2 (4-5:30).
After Sunday, Churchill goes dark for two days before ending the 14-day September meet by running Wednesday through next Sunday, Sept. 27. Keeneland starts its 17-day fall meet Oct. 2.
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Asmussen on the brink
Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen could be reasonably expected to pass the 9,000-win milestone sometime this weekend, either at Churchill or one of the other handful of tracks where his far-flung stable is represented. Asmussen had 8,998 wins through Thursday and had a total of 28 entries Friday through Sunday.
Asmussen trails only Dale Baird among the all-time training leaders. Baird had 9,445 wins when he died in December 2007 at age 72.