Running Bee is favored in Commonwealth Turf at Churchill

Impressive 5 1/4-length allowance winner Running Bee was made the 3-1 morning line favorite in a field of 11 3-year-olds entered in Sunday’s 17th running of the Grade 3, $300,000 Commonwealth Turf at Churchill Downs.

The Commonwealth Turf, run at 1 1/16 miles on the Matt Winn Turf Course, will go as race 11 of 12 with a post time of 5:56 p.m. EST. Sunday’s Fall Meet closing day program will get underway at 1 p.m. and feature mandatory payouts in all wagers including the 20-cent Pick 6.

Trained by Chad Brown, the improving Running Bee cruised to a maiden-breaking score Aug. 10 at Saratoga when he circled past eight rivals to win by 3 3/4 lengths under jockey Manny Franco. Following an unsuccessful try at Kentucky Downs in the $750,000 Dueling Grounds Derby (G3), the Calumet Farm-owned son of English Channel returned to allowance company at Keeneland where he easily defeated nine rivals in a front-running score under jockey Tyler Gaffalione, earning a professional 91 Brisnet Speed Rating. Gaffalione will once again have the call from post No. 3.

The Commonwealth Turf is scheduled to be contested in Lane 1 of the turf course.

2022 Commonwealth Turf Stakes G3

Fin	Silks	Horse / Sire	Rating	Trainer / Jockey	Last Start / Next Start	Status
		Trademark Upstart	5.17	Victoria H. Oliver Rafael Bejarano	7th, 2022 Robert Hilton Memorial LS Race Video ×	Entered
Last Race		7th, 2022 Robert Hilton Memorial LS Race Video ×
		Stolen Base Bodemeister	4.34	Michael J. Maker Luis Saez	12th, 2022 Bryan Station Stakes G3 Race Video ×	Entered
Last Race		12th, 2022 Bryan Station Stakes G3 Race Video ×
		Running Bee English Channel	0.00	Chad C. Brown Tyler Gaffalione	9th, 2022 Dueling Grounds Derby G3 Race Video ×	Entered
Last Race		9th, 2022 Dueling Grounds Derby G3 Race Video ×
		Red Danger Orb	5.27	Brian A. Lynch Julien R. Leparoux	4th, 2022 Penn Mile G2 Race Video ×	Entered
Last Race		4th, 2022 Penn Mile G2 Race Video ×
		Ready To Purrform Kitten's Joy	5.92	Brad H. Cox Ricardo Santana, Jr.	10th, 2022 Bryan Station Stakes G3 Race Video ×	Entered
Last Race		10th, 2022 Bryan Station Stakes G3 Race Video ×
		Portfolio Company Kitten's Joy	5.06	Chad C. Brown Florent Geroux	4th, 2022 Bryan Station Stakes G3 Race Video ×	Entered
Last Race		4th, 2022 Bryan Station Stakes G3 Race Video ×
		Play Action Pass Cairo Prince	4.12	Robert Medina Edgar Morales	5th, 2022 Bryan Station Stakes G3 Race Video ×	Entered
Last Race		5th, 2022 Bryan Station Stakes G3 Race Video ×
		Mount Rundle Jack Milton	4.45	Michelle Nihei Joseph Talamo	3rd, 2022 Dueling Grounds Derby G3 Race Video ×	Entered
Last Race		3rd, 2022 Dueling Grounds Derby G3 Race Video ×
		Fighter in the Win Creative Cause	0.00	Michael J. Maker Gerardo Corrales	2nd, Aqu Allow (10/21/22-R8) Race Video ×	Entered
Last Race		2nd, Aqu Allow (10/21/22-R8) Race Video ×
		Barberini Flintshire	4.12	Arnaud Delacour Vincent Cheminaud	3rd, Tam Str (3/18/22-R9) Race Video × 2022 Commonwealth Turf Stakes G3	Entered
Last Race Next Race		3rd, Tam Str (3/18/22-R9) Race Video × 2022 Commonwealth Turf Stakes G3
		Actuator Bodemeister	4.84	Michael W. McCarthy Martin Garcia	8th, 2022 H. Allen Jerkens Memorial G1 Race Video ×	Entered
Last Race		8th, 2022 H. Allen Jerkens Memorial G1 Race Video ×