Race Previews Defending Champ Digital Age Headlines Old Forester Bourbon Turf Classic April 30, 2021 Digital Age winning the 2020 Old Forester Bourbon Turf Classic (Credit: Coady Photography) Race Previews Defending Champ Digital Age Headlines Old Forester Bourbon Turf Classic April 30, 2021 By: Press Release email Share: share on facebook share on twitter share on linkedin email this article LOUISVILLE, KY – Klaravich Stables’ defending champion Digital Age and Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational (G1) winner Colonel Liam headline a field of nine older runners entered Tuesday for Saturday’s 35th running of the $1 million Old Forester Bourbon Turf Classic (G1). The 1 1/8-mile grass test will go as the 11th race on Saturday’s 14-race Kentucky Derby Day program with a 5:27 PM (all times Eastern) post time. First post time Saturday is 10:30 AM. Kentucky Derby Preview: Essential Quality Aims to Stay Perfect Trained by Chad Brown, Digital Age will be attempting to join Divisidero (2016-2017), Wise Dan (2013-2014), and Einstein (2008-2009) as the only back-to-back winners of the Turf Classic. Digital Age, who also won the American Turf (G2) here in 2019 in his only other start at Churchill Downs, will be ridden by Javier Castellano and exit post 6. Brown will saddle another Klaravich runner in Domestic Spending, a winner of 4 of 5 career starts who will be making his first start since taking the Hollywood Derby (G1) over Thanksgiving weekend last fall at Del Mar. Flavien Prat has the mount and will exit post 5. Robert and Lawana Low’s Colonel Liam has won his past 3 starts on the grass, following his victory in the Pegasus with a score in the Muniz Memorial Classic (G2) at Fair Grounds. Trained by Todd Pletcher, Colonel Liam will be ridden by Irad Ortiz Jr. from post 3. Full Card Plays Now Available There’s a reason we’re the #1 trusted source for premium racing picks & info. Find Out Why The field for the Old Forester Bourbon Turf Classic, with riders and weights from the rail out: Masteroffoxhounds (Joel Rosario, 120 pounds)Count Again (Luis Saez, 120)Colonel Liam (Irad Ortiz Jr., 124)Ivar (Joe Talamo, 122)Domestic Spending (Flavien Prat, 124)Digital Age (Javier Castellano, 120)Smooth Like Strait (Umberto Rispoli, 120)Cross Border (Ricardo Santana Jr., 120)Ride a Comet (Tyler Gaffalione, 118)
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