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Maxfield wins the Alysheba Stakes under Jose Ortiz
Godolphin s multiple graded stakes-winning homebred Maxfield leads a field of nine older horses that were entered in Saturday afternoon s featured 40th running of the $600,000 Stephen Foster (Grade 2) – one of seven stakes events on the 12-race closing day program at Churchill Downs.
Saturday s first race is 12:45 p.m. (all times Eastern) and the Stephen Foster will go as Race 11 with a post time of 5:59 p.m. The supporting stakes on the card are the $300,000 Fleur de Lis (G2), $300,000 Wise Dan (G2), $150,000 Bashford Manor (G3), $150,000 Debutante (Listed), $150,000 Tepin and $150,000 War Chant.
The 1 1/8-mile Stephen Foster is a Breeders Cup “Win and You re In” event for the $6 million Longines Breeders Cup Classic (G1). The winner will receive an all entry fees paid berth to the season ending championship event on Nov. 6 at Del Mar.
Jose Ortiz won the first race with Wit ($2.90), the $400,000 Woody Stephens with Drain the Clock ($17) and the $500,000 Ogden Phipps with Letruska ($4.40).
Flavien Prat replaced Irad Ortiz in the second race and won with Soft Power ($11.20), while Javier Castellano picked up and won with Search Results ($3.80) in $400,000 Acorn.
Irad Ortiz was trampled and kicked in the head by the horse ridden by Jose after his fall but only required stitches on his left arm and head. Jose Ortiz said Friday his brother was doing well, adding, “It could’ve been a lot worse.”
PRAT GETS SECOND
Despite winning the Preakness aboard Rombauer, Prat honored a post-Kentucky Derby commitment to ride Hot Rod Charlie. Hot Rod Charlie trainer Doug O’Neill said Prat and his agent “never wavered” about keeping their word.
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