Race Previews Cincinnati Trophy Stakes 2024 | Turfway Park Picks [Kentucky Oaks] March 1, 2024 Living Magic (NYRA) Race Previews Cincinnati Trophy Stakes 2024 | Turfway Park Picks [Kentucky Oaks] March 1, 2024 By: Press Release email Share: share on facebook share on twitter share on linkedin email this article HnR Nothhaft Horse Racing’s multiple stakes winner Living Magic tops an over-subscribed field of 14 3-year-old fillies that were entered for Friday’s 42nd running of the $150,000 Cincinnati Trophy Stakes at Turfway Park Racing & Gaming, part of the “Prep Season” on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks.Run at one-mile, the Cincinnati Trophy will go as Race 6 with a post time of 8:25 p.m. (all times Eastern) The nine-race Turfway program will get underway at 5:55 p.m. Fountain of Youth 2024 Betting Bible Get the 2024 Fountain of Youth Betting Bible, featuring our EXACT race-by-race wagering plans at Gulfstream Park on March 2, 2024! BONUS: Get our Gotham and San Felipe bets, too! DOWNLOAD NOW! Trained by Phil Schoenthal, Living Magic enters the Cincinnati Trophy after gamely defeating nine rivals in the Chelsey Flower Stakes at Aqueduct during her 2-year-old season. The homebred daughter of Justify also found stakes glory when she vanned to Woodbine and prevailed in a close photo finish in the My Dear Stakes.Jockey Tyler Connor will have the mount on Living Magic in the Cincinnati Trophy from post No. 4.Breaking one post to Living Magic’s inside is Bronwood Farm’s multiple stakes-placed Sistina Chapel. Under the care of Kenny McPeek, Sistina Chapel finished third in the Silverbulletday to top 3-year-old filly prospects West Omaha and Perfect Shot.A daughter of Liam’s Map, Sistina Chapel will have the riding services of Julien Leparoux, who was aboard the filly when she broke her maiden on Nov. 11 at Churchill Downs.Other notable fillies that entered the Cincinnati Trophy include a duo from trainer Brad Cox’s barn as he attempts to win the race for the third consecutive time, having done so last year with Botanical and in 2022 with Bubble Rock.This year, Cox entered Black Type Thoroughbreds, Swiftbank Stables, Big Tufff Stables, Steve Adkisson and Tommy Humphries’ recent allowance runner-up Barbratina along with Juddmonte’s impressive maiden special weight winner Impel, who needs one defection to compete in the race.Impel, a daughter of Quality Road, scored a 3 ¼-length debut victory on New Year’s Day at Fair Grounds under jockey Florent Geroux. She’ll be ridden in the Cincinnati Trophy by leading jockey Luan Machado from post 13.Her stablemate Barbratina, who finished two lengths behind fellow Cincinnati Trophy rival Dazzlin Dictator in a Jan. 5 first-level allowance, will break from post 6 under Axel Concepcion. Here is the complete field for the Cincinnati Trophy Stakes at Turfway Park from the rail out (with jockey and trainer): Figgy (Gavin Ashton, Rusty Arnold II) De Regreso (Sonny Leon, Antonio Sano) Sistina Chapel (Leparux, McPeek) Living Magic (Conner, Schoenthal) Maxisuperfly (Walter Rodriguez, Eric Foster) Barbratina (Concepcion, Cox) Cozee Rags (Albin Jiminez, Brian Michael) Dazzlin’ Dictator (Alex Achard, Rodolphe Brisset) Stephanieswarrior (Thiago Canuto, Steve Capps) Everland (Abel Cedillo, Eric Foster) Falabella (Adam Beschizza, John Ennis) Vicountess (Gerardo Corrales, Tim Girten) (Also Eligible) Impel (Machado, Cox) (Also Eligible) Spice (Joe Talamo, Michael McCarthy) The Cincinnati Trophy, annually used as a prep towards the March 23, $300,000 Bourbonette Oaks (Listed), will award the Top 5 finishers qualifying points on a 20-10-6-4-2 scale for a spot in the starting gate for the $1.5 million Longines Kentucky Oaks (Grade I), held Friday, May 3 at Churchill Downs. 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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