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.
Essential Quality, Life Is Good Top Individual Choices In Third Kentucky Derby Future Wager Sponsored by:
Godolphin s Eclipse Award-winning colt Essential Quality and CHC Inc and WinStar Farm s undefeated $100,000 Sham Stakes (Grade 3) winner Life Is Good were made the 8-1 individual morning line favorites in Pool 3 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager (“KDFW”), but the pari-mutuel field of “All Other 3-Year-Olds” is expected to be the overall choice in the three-day wager that begins Friday.
Pool 3 of the KDFW will open Friday at noon (all times Eastern) and close Sunday at 6 p.m. Wagers can be placed online at www.TwinSpires.com, as well as racetracks and simulcast centers throughout the country.