Churchill Downs: Norah G headlines Saturday’s Dogwood

Thomas Galvin’s multiple Louisiana-bred stakes winner Norah G will face nine rivals entered for Saturday night’s Grade 3, $300,000 Dogwood Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at Churchill Downs.

Saturday’s 11-race program gets underway at 6 p.m. EDT. The seven-furlong Dogwood will go as race 10 at 10:42 p.m.

Norah G, trained by Patricia West, will make her first start outside Louisiana but will ship to Kentucky with a solid résumé that includes victories in the Louisiana Futurity at Fair Grounds and Louisiana Cup Filly and Mare Sprint. Norah G last competed Aug. 27 at Louisiana Downs on turf, where she showed her versatility and easily defeated nine rivals by two lengths. Coming back from an injury, jockey Rey Gutierrez will have the call from post 8.

The Dogwood field features accomplished fillies including Pea Patch The Dogwood field features accomplished fillies including Pea Patch runner-up Twice as Sweet, Cathryn Sophia runner-up Yesternight, Audubon Oaks runner-up and third-place finishers Flamand and Santa Fe Gold, Valdale Stakes winner B G Warrior and allowance victor Alexa Lou.

2023 Dogwood Stakes G3

Post	Silks	Horse / Sire	Rating	Trainer / Jockey	Last Start / Next Start	HRN
1		Yesternight Midnight Storm	0.00	Lindsay Schultz James Graham	2nd, 2023 Cathryn Sophia Stakes LS	Entered
Last Race		2nd, 2023 Cathryn Sophia Stakes LS
2		Metaphysical American Freedom	0.00	Jeff Hiles Ricardo Santana, Jr.	4th, 2023 Charles Town Oaks G3	Entered
Last Race		4th, 2023 Charles Town Oaks G3
3		Flamand Creative Cause	0.00	Elias Lopez Mitchell Murrill	2nd, 2023 Audubon Oaks LS	Entered
Last Race		2nd, 2023 Audubon Oaks LS
4		B G Warrior Run Away and Hide	3.79	Ronald Kahles Joseph D. Ramos	3rd, 2023 Leslie's Lady Overnight LS	Entered
Last Race		3rd, 2023 Leslie's Lady Overnight LS
5		Lady Radler Kantharos	4.45	Michael B Campbell Jesus L. Castanon	8th, 2023 Lady Erie LS	Entered
Last Race		8th, 2023 Lady Erie LS
6		Santa Fe Gold Fast Anna	4.12	W. Bret Calhoun Francisco Arrieta	3rd, 2023 Audubon Oaks LS	Entered
Last Race		3rd, 2023 Audubon Oaks LS
7		Twice As Sweet Candy Ride	4.45	Brendan P. Walsh Declan Cannon	2nd, 2023 Pea Patch LS	Entered
Last Race		2nd, 2023 Pea Patch LS
8		Norah G Fast Anna	0.00	Patricia G West Reylu Gutierrez	7th, 2023 Silverbulletday LS	Entered
Last Race		7th, 2023 Silverbulletday LS
9		Alexa Lou Speightstown	0.00	Dallas Stewart Julien R. Leparoux	1st, CD MSW (11/12/22-R3)	Entered
Last Race		1st, CD MSW (11/12/22-R3)

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