Casse has sophomores to beat in John Battaglia Memorial, Cincinnati Trophy Feb 22, 2021 Vance Hanson/Brisnet.com GRETZKY THE GREAT (Michael Burns Photography)
Turfway Park s acquisition by Churchill Downs has given the northern Kentucky
track additional point-scoring races on both the 2021 Road to the Kentucky Derby
and Road to the Kentucky Oaks series, beginning with Friday s $100,000 John
Battaglia Memorial and $65,000 Cincinnati Trophy.
The Mark Casse-trained
Gretzky the Great is the most accomplished
among the full field in the 1 1/16-mile John Battaglia Memorial. After breaking
his maiden over Woodbine s Tapeta last August, the son of Nyquist won two stakes
on grass, including the Summer (G1) by more than three lengths. He was last seen