Clark Stakes: Odds and Analysis for a Strong Field at Churchill

Magnitude provides upside as he tries to rattle handicap division in Clark

In the Fayette at Keeneland last month, 5-year-old Hit Show won by a length over 6-year-old Rattle N Roll, and those two return for the latest battle of generations, the Grade 2, $600,000 Clark Stakes on Friday at Churchill Downs. They are joined by fellow veteran First Mission and a trio of talented 3-year-olds ready to prove they belong with older horses.

Clark Stakes: Odds and analysis for a strong field at Churchill

Friday’s Grade 2, $600,000 Clark Stakes at Churchill Downs drew a field of nine who will race 1 1/8 miles. This Thanksgiving weekend feature includes three prominent 3-year-olds with a pair who will face older horses for the first time.The Clark field has six graded-stakes winners, including two Grade 1 winners, and three of them earned more than $1 million in their careers. Rattle N Roll won the Clark last year and is joined by Cooke Creek and …

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A Holiday Weekend treat of stakes races is all set to close out the horse racing meets at Churchill Downs and the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club. There’s a Kentucky Derby (G1) prep race at Churchill Downs on Saturday, the $400,000 Kentucky Jockey Club (G2), and a pair of Grade 1s on the turf at Del Mar, the $300,000 Hollywood Derby on Saturday and the $300,000 Matriarch Stakes on Sunday. From Thanksgiving Day through Sunday, the iconic tracks will ho…

Banking on a Bounce-Back Candidate in the Clark Stakes

The upcoming Thanksgiving weekend of racing at Churchill Downs is an oasis for racing fans thirsting for elite competition with the Breeders’ Cup World Championships fading from the rearview mirror. The Louisville track will host nine stakes from Thanksgiving (Nov. 27) through Sunday, Nov. Read More...