Race Previews Churchill Downs Picks | Monomoy Girl Stakes 2024 June 14, 2024 Intricate (Coady Photography) Race Previews Churchill Downs Picks | Monomoy Girl Stakes 2024 June 14, 2024 By: Press Release email Share: share on facebook share on twitter share on linkedin email this article Bradley Thoroughbreds, Laura Leigh Stable, Scott Estes and Cambron Equine’s Golden Rod (GII) heroine Intricate will attempt to bounce back in form while facing five rivals including Courtlandt Farm’s Fair Grounds Oaks (Grade II) runner-up and Longines Kentucky Oaks (GI) 11th-place finisher Our Pretty Woman in Saturday night’s $175,000 Monomoy Girl Overnight Stakes at Churchill Downs.The 1 1/16-mile Monomoy Girl Overnight Stakes shares the Saturday night spotlight with the $175,000 Chorleywood Stakes. The 11-race program for “Downs After Dark” will get underway at 6 p.m. with the Monomoy Girl going as Race 5 at 7:57 p.m. Churchill Downs Full Card Plays Available Now There’s a reason we’re the #1 trusted source for premium racing picks & info. Find Out Why Trained by Brendan Walsh, Intricate cruised to a 5 ¼-length score as a 2-year-old in the Golden Rod Stakes at Churchill Downs. As a 3-year-old, the daughter of Gun Runner finished second in the Rachel Alexandra (GII) but finished a disappointing fifth to Tarifa and fellow Monomoy Girl Overnight Stakes rival Our Pretty Woman in the Fair Grounds Oaks.Jockey Tyler Gaffalione will have the return call in the Monomoy Girl Overnight Stakes from post No. 6.While Intricate already has a stakes victory on her resumé, Our Pretty Woman will attempt to win her first black-type race in the Monomoy Girl Overnight Stakes. Trained by Hall of Famer Steve Asmussen, debuted as a 3-year-old in mid-January at Fair Grounds where she confidently won a maiden special weight contest by 3 ¼ lengths at odds of 5-1.One month later, the daughter of Medaglia d’Oro cruised to a 4 ¼-length victory in a first-level allowance contest which eventually vaulted her onto the Road to the Longines Kentucky Oaks in the Fair Grounds Oaks. In that race, Our Pretty Woman was headed in the final stages by Tarifa.Jockey Luis Saez will be in the saddle on Saturday from post 2.Here is the complete field for the Monomoy Girl Overnight Stakes at Churchill Downs from the rail out (with jockey and trainer):Promisemeanempire (Frankie Dettori, Ed Moger Jr.) Our Pretty Woman (Saez, Asmussen) Lucky Speech (Axel Concepcion, Joe Sharp) Band of Gold (Brian Hernandez Jr., Kenny McPeek) Merasol Sugar (Jose Ortiz, John Ortiz) Intricate (Gaffalione, Walsh) Join the Inner Circle Sign up for exclusive 10% discount on orders, plus be the first to access our daily free and premium horse racing picks, articles, podcasts, and more! Sign Up
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