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Successful Dan has been installed as the 2-1 morning line favorite in a competitive field of six older horses entered for Saturday’s Stephen Foster Handicap at Churchill Downs.Read More
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  • Jay S. · Yes, PP is always one to be reckoned with. He can always uncork a Scorched Earth performance. · 4 days ago ·
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  • Sully · Take Charge Indy, not Will Take Charge. Still stuck in the TC funk apparently · 4 days ago ·
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Trainer Kenny McPeek, 11th in all-time wins at Churchill Downs with 324, will saddle four stakes contenders at the Louisville track on Saturday night, including Stephen Foster Handicap Presented by Abu Dhabi (Grade I) hopeful Golden Ticket. Read More
Mort Fink’s homebred Successful Dan is a four-time graded stakes winner and trainer Charlie LoPresti hopes he will record his first Grade I triumph in Saturday’s $500,000-added Stephen Foster Handicap Presented by Abu Dhabi at Churchill Downs. Read More
Trainer Pat Byrne will saddle Alysheba (Grade II) winner Take Charge Indy for the $500,000-added Stephen Foster Handicap Presented by Abu Dhabi (GI) and he said he has no excuses going into Saturday’s race. Read More
Two of the brightest stars of last year’s Stephen Foster Handicap Presented by Abu Dhabi (Grade I) night at Churchill Downs are set to return to the Louisville track Sunday afternoon in search of successful encores to their 2013 heroics.Read More
  • mdracing69 · Champion Royal Delta and defending Stephen Foster Handicap (GI) winner Ron the Greek galloped at Churchill Downs on Wednesday morning after visiting the paddock under Rudolph Brisset. Royal Delta was on the track at 6 a.m. and Ron the Greek trained at 6:30 a.m. “They both went over the track great and seem to be doing very well,” said Kenny McCarthy, assistant to Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott. · 7 days ago ·
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Louisville’s biggest summer parties return in earnest to Churchill Downs for the final three weeks of the Spring Meet as the historic home of the Kentucky Derby welcomes back its wildly-popular Downs After Dark nighttime racing programs Saturday at 6 p.m. (all times Eastern). Read More
Last year’s Breeders’ Cup Classic (Grade I) winner Fort Larned continued his preparations for Saturday’s $500,000-added Stephen Foster Handicap Presented by Abu Dhabi (GI) with a five-furlong breeze in 1:01.40 on the muddy main track at Churchill Downs on Monday morning. Read More
Stephen Foster Handicap (GI) contenders Take Charge Indy, Golden Ticket and Pool Play all exited their Saturday works at Churchill Downs in good order and walked the shedrows of their respective barns Sunday morning. Read More
Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (GI) winning jockey Joel Rosario will return to Churchill Downs on Saturday to ride the Stephen Foster Handicap Night card, including four of the graded stakes scheduled for an exciting night of racing beneath the Twin Spires on June 15. Read More
Royal Delta and Ron the Greek are scheduled to arrive at Bill Mott’s barn at Churchill Downs on Sunday to defend their titles in the Fleur de Lis Handicap Presented by Etihad Airways (GII) and the Stephen Foster Handicap Presented by Abu Dhabi (GI) on June 15. Read More
Four contenders for the June 15 $500,000-added Stephen Foster Handicap Presented by Abu Dhabi (Grade I), including Successful Dan and Take Charge Indy, worked Saturday in preparation for the 1 1/8-mile race at Churchill Downs.Read More
Trainer Charlie LoPresti and Successful Dan were on their way to Churchill Downs Saturday morning when LoPresti got word of showers and thunderstorms headed toward Louisville. Not wanting to work on a sloppy track, LoPresti turned the van around and worked Successful Dan six furlongs in 1:11.60 over...Read More
Mort Fink’s homebred Successful Dan, who is stabled at Keeneland for trainer Charlie LoPresti, could ship to Churchill Downs to work Saturday in preparation for the $500,000-added Stephen Foster Handicap (GI) on June 15. Read More
Pool Play scored a 36-1 upset victory in the 2011 Stephen Foster Handicap (Grade I) and now he will attempt to join Vodika Collins and Recoup the Cash as two-time winners of the race. Read More
Things haven’t exactly gone according to plan this year for 2012 Breeders’ Cup Classic (Grade I) winner Fort Larned, but trainer Ian Wilkes will look for things to turn around beginning with the $500,000-added Stephen Foster Handicap (GI) at Churchill Downs on June 15. Read More
Take Charge Indy, six-length winner of the Alysheba (GII) on Kentucky Oaks Day, will make his next start in the $500,000-added Stephen Foster Handicap (Grade I) at Churchill Downs on June 15, according to trainer Pat Byrne. Read More
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  • Mary Z. · CFC, Flat Out's still in training. Just worked out this morning. Finally"woke up" this year in his last race, lol. · 29 days ago ·
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  • On The Gallop's · IHATC- I agree 100%, To bad no Game On Dude......these are the races and fields I personally would like to see him run against. · 29 days ago ·
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Charles Cella’s Cyber Secret, who had his four-race win streak snapped in the Alysheba (GII) on May 3, may resurface next in the $500,000-added Stephen Foster Handicap (GI), a “Win and You’re In” race for the Breeders’ Cup Classic division. Read More
Which of these two champions will take the ultimate Eclipse award?Read More
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  • thatbigbay · It's about time for a turf horse to take home the big prize. If IHA gets the award, HOTY is officially meaningly. He may have been a good horse, but what about the OF THE YEAR yart? He was only around for a couple months. · 200 days ago ·
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  • illhaveanothertriplecrown · Yeah but he won bigger races. None of Wise Dan's races compare to the Derby or Preakness. He dodged the BC classic. · 200 days ago ·
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Laura Pugh of Dead Heat Debates give you her Pre-Breeders Cup Eclipse Awards Picks!Read More
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  • dani.pugh · icy, polls say different. His ablity to run over multiple surfaces and his dominance has people calling him the best older male in training. That is not just me. Things can change. Before Rachel the last to win HOTY as a 3yr old filly were Twilight Tear and Busher, both fillies not only beat males but did it at the "classic" distance. Rachel never beat males at the Classic distance as you pointed out, so obviously wins at that distance are not required when one shows other qualityies that seperate them from the rest. Dan has his dominance and ability to win over any surface. So far that is proving enough for voters. You also say distance is valued...you surely can't mean America. Not when we constantly shorten the distance of our races. The JCGC that used to be 2 miles is now 10f, both Whitney and Woodward used to be 10f, now only 9f. The Met mile one of the most prestigious races in our country is only a mile. Distance is not celebrated as much in the USA as much as you make it out to be. Speed dominates, and Wise Dan has plenty of it and has used it to assert the dominance that ranks him so high on many lists. · 246 days ago ·
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  • icyhotboo · It's true the older horses have taken turns beating each other but IMO this is a very good group. I've watched and enjoyed Wise Dan and his quick turn of foot. IMO he's the best older male we've had in quite a while and the best of this group because of his consistency and versatility. His trainer isn't taking any chances shipping him and running him on a dirt suface on which he's never run knowing he'll be running at least two more years so he's sticking to turf and playing it safe. Being a gelding HOTY award doesn't mean much to them as they've stated. Dani, you make it seem as though I'm on a personal vendetta, I'm not. I've simply stated factually the way things have been. Also I nor you mentioned Rachel the lone exception in my life time Dominated the Champion Three-Year-Old Male Champion Summer Bird and there were no good older males that year by consensus at HRN comments. That is not the case this year. I however believe her Woodward in which she was never given a breather and five of the six horses running took there best shot at a time in the race best for them was a classic in itself. As for distance I realize times have changed and I've stated numerous times the classic distance has been figuatively reduced to 1 1/8 mile but I don't make the rules so I can only state the way things are. If you want to change the rules you have to talk to people higher up on the totem pole than I am. You flatter me with your attention but I've had enough on this matter until after the BC. · 246 days ago ·
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Always expect the unexpected. Pool Play is creeping up to the Classic undetected and is looking to make a splash.Read More
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  • Floridaf · I think I'm still reeling from Pool Play's Stephen Foster win. I'm very excited to see him in the BC Classic. · 251 days ago ·
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  • dani.pugh · He closed his final 3/8ths in 35 and change that day, even with being pushed nine wide. I think he has the kick, and I think running 10f over a track as deep as Hawthorn gave him a lot of bottom coming into the Classic. · 251 days ago ·
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View DetailsView Video06/15/13CD81 1/8 mD03+ MStephen Foster Handicap-G1Fort LarnedGolden TicketRon the Greek1:47.45
View Details06/16/12CD81 1/8 mD03+ MStephen Foster Handicap-G1Ron the GreekWise DanNates Mineshaft1:50.51
View DetailsView Video06/18/11CD121 1/8 mD04+ MStephen Foster Handicap-G1Pool PlayMission ImpazibleApart1:50.52
View DetailsView Video06/12/10CD101 1/8 mD04+ MStephen Foster Handicap-G1BlameBattle PlanGeneral Quarters1:49.37
View DetailsView Video06/13/09CD101 1/8 mD03+ MStephen Foster Handicap-G1Macho AgainAsiatic BoyEinstein1:49.75
View DetailsView Video06/14/08CD101 1/8 mD03+ MStephen Foster Handicap-G1CurlinEinsteinBarcola1:49.68
View Details06/16/07CD101 1/8 mD03+ MStephen Foster Handicap-G1Flashy BullMagna GraduateDiamond Stripes1:48.63
View Details06/18/05CD101 1/8 mD03+ MStephen Foster Handicap-G1Saint LiamEurosilverPerfect Drift1:47.52
View DetailsView Video06/14/03CD101 1/8 mD03+ MStephen Foster Handicap-G1Perfect DriftMineshaftAldebaran1:47.55
View DetailsView Video06/15/02CD101 1/8 mD03+ MStephen Foster Handicap-G1Street CryDollar BillTenpins1:47.84
View DetailsView Video06/12/99CD91 1/8 mD03+ MStephen Foster Handicap-G2Victory GallopNite DreamerLittlebitlively1:47.28
View Details06/13/98CD91 1/8 mD03+ MStephen Foster Handicap-G2Awesome AgainSilver CharmSemoran1:48.61
View DetailsView Video06/15/96CD91 1/8 mD03+ MStephen Foster Handicap-G2Tenants HarborPleasant TangoMt. Sassafras1:49.80
View Details06/22/91CD91 1/8 mD03+ MStephen Foster Handicap-G3Black Tie AffairPrivate SchoolGreydar1:49.81