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Northern Dancer Stakes

 

Trio of Derby Dashers to Feature at Churchill Downs - 06-13-08


June 13 - If there's one thing that Kentucky horseracing fans love, it's a Kentucky Derby horse, and at Churchill Downs racecourse tomorrow (Saturday, June 14th), they'll have the opportunity to watch three Derby horses compete in the Northern Dancer Stakes (Grade 3).

All three of the horses, Recapturetheglory, Pyro, and Visionaire, ran in this year's Kentucky Derby, and as such are the among the betting favorites for tomorrow's $175,000 Northern Dancer Stakes, an undercard to the prestigious $1 million Stephen Foster Handicap (Grade 1).

The three Derby runners will join four other 3-year-olds at the starting gate for the 1 1/16-mile race.

Recapturetheglory, a 49 to 1 long shot at the Kentucky Derby, managed a not-too-shabby fifth place. However, scheduled to run at the Peakness Stakes in late May, the colt got a fever and his trainer, Louie Roussel, decided it would be best to send him back to his home stables in Chicago to recover. He was transported back to Churchill Downs yesterday for tomorrow's race, where he'll be ridden by veteran jockey, E.T. Baird.

Pyro, who finished 8th in the Kentucky Derby, has undergone a strenuous training regime since the Derby and looks as though he may be in better shape for tomorrow's Northern Dancer Stakes. Trainer, Steve Asmussen, admitted that he was disappointed with Pyro's performance at the Derby, but was confident the colt would have a better season from here on out. Pyro will be ridden by his regular jockey, Shaun Bridgmohan.

Visionaire finished in a disappointing 12th place at the Kentucky Derby, and has been criticized for lacking competitive speed. However, Visionaire has a history of rallying and moving up the field from far behind the leaders, a quality which may stand the 3-year-old in good stead for tomorrow. His trainer, Michael Matz, has elected to couple him with jockey, Garrett Gomez.

It will be interesting to see how these three thoroughbreds fare. The Northern Dancer Stakes kicks off tomorrow at 4:49 pm ET.



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