October 2 Venue Thoughts

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Churchill Downs
October 2, 2021
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RACE 10 Ack Ack S. (Grade III) POST TIME - 5:26 PM ET

ENTRIES PLUS (FREE)
PPS & SELECTIONS
PP (RACE 10)
Churchill Downs STAKES

Purse $300,000. (Includes $50,000 – KTDF - Kentucky TB Devt Fund). For Three-Year-Olds And Upward.One Mile.

PP Horse Virtual
Stable A/S Med Jockey Wgt Trainer
1 Exculpatory (MD) 3/C C Cedeno 118 M J Reid
2 Mo Mosa (KY) 4/C J Lezcano 123 M J Maker
3 Guest Suite (KY) 7/G E Esquivel 121 C Contreras
4 Ebben (KY) 6/G F Arrieta 121 S Margolis
5 Mr Dumas (KY) 5/H R Gutierrez 121 J A Ortiz
6 Aloha West (MD) 4/C C J Lanerie 121 W M Catalano
7 Plainsman (KY) 6/H J Rosario 121 B H Cox
8 Atoka (KY) 4/C R Bejarano 121 D W Lukas
9 South Bend (KY) 4/C J Graham 121 W I Mott
10 Beau Liam (KY) 3/C B J Hernandez, Jr. 118 S M Asmussen
11 Rushie (FL) 4/C J Castellano 121 M W McCarthy
Owners: 1 - Grace Merryman ; 2 - Perry Martin ; 3 - Contreras Stable, Inc. (Cipriano Contreras) and Victory Stables, LLC (David Rodriguez) ; 4 - J S Stables, LLC (Craig Aguiar) ; 5 - Hooties Racing, LLC (Mark Moore) and WSS Racing, LLC (William Simon) ; 6 - Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners (Aron Wellman) ; 7 - Shortleaf Stable, Inc. (John Ed Anthony) ; 8 - Laurie Lukas, D. Wayne Lukas, Jim Heird and Eleanor Green ; 9 - Gary Barber, Wachtel Stable (Adam Wachtel), Peter Deutsch and Pantofel Stable, LLC (Len Schleifer) ; 10 - Stonestreet Stables, LLC (Barbara Banke) ; 11 - Jim and Donna Daniell

Breeders: 1 - Anchor & Hope Farm Inc & Finn's Nickel,LLC; 2 - Perry Martin & Denise Martin; 3 - W. S. Farish & Kilroy ThoroughbredPartnership; 4 - Hinkle Farms; 5 - Ramspring Farm; 6 - Robert T. Manfuso & Katharine M. Voss; 7 - Joseph Minor; 8 - KatieRich Farms; 9 - Highclere, Inc.; 10 - Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC; 11 - Ocala Stud

Pedigrees (Sire - Dam, by Dam Sire): 1 - Mineshaft - Elusory , by Broken Vow ; 2 - Uncle Mo - Roughing , byEskendereya ; 3 - Quality Road - Guest House , by Ghostzapper ; 4 - Trappe Shot - Please Be Discreet , byDiscreet Cat ; 5 - Majesticperfection - Ready Love , by More Than Ready ; 6 - Hard Spun - Island Bound , bySpeightstown ; 7 - Flatter - S S Pinafore , by Street Sense ; 8 - Union Rags - Splendor Town , by Speightstown ; 9 - Algorithms - Sandra's Rose , by Old Trieste ; 10 - Liam's Map - Belle of Perintown , by Dehere ; 11 - Liam's Map -Conquest Angel , by Colonel John ;

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SANTA ANITA

Race # Purse Race Type Distance Surface Starters Est. Post Entries Plus
Race 1 $61,000 Maiden Special Weight 5 Furlongs Turf 14 12:30 PM PT FREE
Race 2 $35,000 Maiden Claiming 1 Mile Dirt 5 1:00 PM PT FREE
Race 3 $200,000 City of Hope Mile S. 1 Mile Turf 5 1:30 PM PT FREE
Race 4 $61,000 Maiden Special Weight 6 Furlongs Dirt 7 2:00 PM PT FREE
Race 5 $65,000 Allowance Optional Claiming About 6 1/2 Furlongs Downhill turf 8 2:30 PM PT FREE
Race 6 $65,000 Allowance Optional Claiming 1 1/16 Miles Dirt 5 3:00 PM PT FREE
Race 7 $63,000 Allowance Optional Claiming 1 Mile Turf 14 3:30 PM PT FREE
Race 8 $200,000 Santa Anita Sprint Championship S. 6 Furlongs Dirt 6 4:00 PM PT FREE
Race 9 $300,000 Rodeo Drive S. 1 1/4 Miles Downhill turf 9 4:30 PM PT FREE
Race 10 $300,000 Awesome Again S. 1 1/8 Miles Dirt 8 5:00 PM PT FREE
Race 11 $200,000 John Henry Turf Championship S. 1 1/4 Miles Turf 13

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Not Large Fields

Laurel

8 12:40 PM ET FREE
Race 2 $25,000 Claiming 7 Furlongs Dirt 8 1:10 PM ET FREE

Race 3 $150,000 Laurel Futurity 1 1/16 Miles Turf 9 1:40 PM ET FREE

Race 4 $100,000 All Along S. 1 1/8 Miles Turf 6 2:10 PM ET FREE

Race 5 $17,000 Claiming 7 Furlongs Dirt 12 2:42 PM ET FREE

Race 6 $150,000 Selima S. 1 1/16 Miles Turf 9 3:14 PM ET FREE

Race 7 $100,000 Laurel Dash S. 5 1/2 Furlongs Turf 12 3:48 PM ET FREE

Race 8 $46,000 Maiden Special Weight 1 Mile Dirt 7 4:19 PM ET FREE

Race 9 $100,000 Japan Turf Cup S. 1 1/2 Miles Turf 7 4:49 PM ET FREE

Race 10 $32,000 Starter Optional Claiming 5 1/2 Furlongs Turf 14 5:27 PM ET FREE
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[DonGuido]

All good choices depending on your criteria and preference. Let me cogitate on this for awhile!?

[cal828]

Just my opinion, but I think Santa Anita might have a slightly stronger card than the others with respect to the Graded Stakes. Belmont has 4 graded stakes, but 3 of them are 6 horse fields. Santa Anita has 5 graded Stakes. One is a 5 horse field and one a 6 horse field. The others are 8,9, and 13 horse fields.