Letruska Wheels Back In Three Weeks For Fleur De Lis Sponsored by:
Jose Ortiz celebrates Letruska s win in the G1 Ogden Phipps Stakes
St. George Stable s multiple Grade 1 winner Letruska, widely regarded as the nation s top filly or mare, headlines a compact field of six in Saturday s 46th running of the $300,000 Fleur de Lis (Grade 2) at Churchill Downs.
The Fleur de Lis, at 1 1/8 miles for fillies and mares 4-years-old and up, is carded as Race 5 at 2:45 p.m. (all times Eastern). The first of 12 races will get underway at 12:45 p.m. The Fleur de Lis is one of seven stakes events on Saturday s closing day program at Churchill Downs. The other stakes are the $600,000 Stephen Foster (G2), $300,000 Wise Dan (G2), $150,000 Bashford Manor (G3), $150,000 Debutante (Listed), $150,000 Tepin and $150,000 War Chant.