Sconsin Wheels Back To Face Short Field In Winning Colors Sponsored by:
James Graham gives Sconsin a kiss after her victory in the 2020 Eight Belles Stakes
Lloyd Madison Farms Grade 2 winner Sconsin along with Frank Fletcher Racing Operations seven-time winner Frank s Rockette top a compact field of six filly and mare sprinters that entered Saturday s $150,000 Winning Colors (Grade 3) at Churchill Downs.
The Winning Colors, run at six furlongs, is the featured event Saturday night for Downs After Dark – Country Saloon presented by Budweiser. The evening features 11 races, live music, line dancers and more. First post is 6 p.m. (all times Eastern) and the featured Winning Colors goes as Race 5 at 7:57 p.m. Also on tap Saturday night is the $110,000 Keertana Overnight Stakes, run at 1 ½ miles on the Matt Winn Turf Course for fillies and mares 3-year-olds and up. The Keertana is slated as Race 9 at 10:11 p.m.
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Arklow and jockey Joel Rosario winning the Hollywood Gold Cup
Donegal Racing, Joseph Bulger and the Estate of Peter Conway s Grade 1-winning turf specialist Arklow is set to return from a nearly six-month break in Saturday s 84th running of the $150,000 Louisville Stakes (Grade 3) at Churchill Downs.
Saturday s Louisville Stakes, run at 1 ½ miles on the Matt Winn Turf Course, is the featured event on the 11-race program. First post is 12:45 p.m. (all times Eastern) and the Louisville will go as the finale at 5:58 p.m. A simulcast of the $1 million Preakness Stakes (G1) – the second leg of horse racing s Triple Crown – follows at 6:47 p.m.