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Yahoo
05-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Stakes Runners Comport, Kingsolver Lead Ellis Park Juvenile And Debutante
Stakes Runners Comport, Kingsolver Lead Ellis Park Juvenile And Debutante originally appeared on Paulick Report. Joseph Sutton's precocious 2-year-old Comport, runner-up in the Bashford Manor Stakes (Listed) in late June, leads six horses entered in Sunday's 10th running of the $200,000 Ellis Park at seven furlongs, the Ellis Park Juvenile was carded as the sixth race on Sunday's blockbuster card that also includes the $300,000 Ellis Park Derby (Listed), $200,000 Groupie Doll (Listed), the $200,000 Audubon Oaks, the $200,000 R.A. "Cowboy" Jones, and the $200,000 Ellis Park Debutante. First post is 11:50 a.m. (all times Central) with the Ellis Park Juvenile field going to post at 2:12 p.m. in race 6. Comport, trained by Eddie Kenneally, was entered in last Saturday's Grade 2 Saratoga Special but scratched in favor of this spot. A son of Collected, Comport was a 2 ¼-length debut winner on June 1 at Churchill Downs. Jockey Tyler Gaffalione will have the call from post No. Ellis Park Juvenile field also includes two horses from Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen's barn: Winchell Thoroughbreds' Spice Runner and Ken Relmer's Papa Ken. Spice Runner, who won his debut at Churchill Downs, then finished fifth in the Bashford Manor, will be ridden by Keith Asmussen from post 5, while debut winner Papa Ken will have Brian Hernandez Jr. in the irons from post 1. The field for the Ellis Park Juvenile from the rail out (with jockey and trainer):Papa Ken (Brian Hernandez Jr., Steve Asmussen)Shake and Rattle (Jaime Torres, Keith Desormeaux)Street Player (Gabe Saez, Nolan Ramsey)Longstrider (Edgar Morales, Genaro Garcia)Spice Runner (Keith Asmussen, Steve Asmussen)Comport (Gaffalione, Kenneally) Schuylerville Stakes winner Kingsolver is set to return to stakes action Sunday at Ellis Park Racing & Gaming and face five rivals in the eighth running of the $200,000 Ellis Park Debutante, one of six stakes on the blockbuster 10-race at seven furlongs, the field of 2-year-old fillies will go to post at 1:16 p.m. (all times Central) in race 4. First post is 11:50 a.m. with other stakes including the $300,000 Ellis Park Derby (Listed), the $200,000 Groupie Doll (Listed), the $200,000 Audubon Oaks, the $200,000 R.A. "Cowboy" Jones, and the $200,000 Ellis Park Juvenile. Kingsolver, a daughter of Omaha Beach, broke her maiden in the July 4 Schuylerville for trainer Rodolphe Brisset and owners Storyteller Racing, Schroeck Racing, Open Gate Horse Ventures, Brian Cahoe, Scott Catlett, Dave Russel, Matthew Randsell, Michael Motley, and Joel Braun. Kingsolver will break from the rail in Sunday's race with Tyler Gaffalione in the Ellis Park Debutante field also includes Selective LLC's Churchill Downs maiden special weight winner Chopsticks, along with Dream Big Racing's Ellis Park debut winner Prowess. The complete field for the Ellis Park Debutante from the rail out (with jockey and trainer):Kingsolver (Gaffalione, Brisset)Mescat (Jann Hernandez, Marcelino Torres)Red Beretta (Evin Roman, Michel Douaihy)Chopsticks (Florent Geroux, Brad Cox)Prowess (Brian Hernandez Jr., Kenny McPeek)Boom Boom Bell (Gabe Saez, Harry Lynch) This story was originally reported by Paulick Report on Aug 4, 2025, where it first appeared.
NBC Sports
03-05-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Simply In Front victorious in Distaff Turf Mile
Eddie Kenneally trainee Simply In Front lives up to her name in the Churchill Distaff Turf Mile, holding on at the finish to win.
