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Keeneland · 06.04.24
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Blue Grass Stakes
1stSierra Leone3yo by Gun Runner × Heavenly LoveUS$ 630,000
2ndJust A Touch3yo by Justify × Touching BeautyUS$ 200,000
3rdEpic Ride3yo by Blame × Pick A TimeUS$ 100,000
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Sierra Leone
PurseUS$ 1,000,000
To the winnerUS$ 630,000
Distance1811 metres
SurfaceDirt · Fast
Conditions3-year-olds
Runners10

Stories of this Result

Chad C Brown

Chad C Brown had already trained a winner of this race: Zandon (2022). The stable had come close here before: Blazing Sevens was third in 2023. The stable also saddled Top Conor (sixth) and Good Money (tenth) in this edition.

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Result

10 runners · prize money to 4th place
PosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
1stSierra Leone3yo colt by Gun Runner × Heavenly LoveTyler GaffalioneChad C BrownUS$ 630,000
2ndJust A Touch3yo colt by Justify × Touching BeautyFlorent GerouxBrad H CoxUS$ 200,000
3rdEpic Ride3yo gelding by Blame × Pick A TimeAdam BeschizzaJ EnnisUS$ 100,000
4thDornoch3yo colt by Good Magic × PucaLuis SaezDanny GarganUS$ 70,000
5thMugatu3yo gelding by Blofeld × Union WayJoseph TalamoJeff Engler
6thTop Conor3yo colt by Twirling Candy × Divine DawnJose L OrtizChad C Brown
7thSeize The Grey3yo colt by Arrogate × Smart ShoppingNik JuarezD Wayne Lukas
8thBe You3yo gelding by Curlin × JacarandaIrad Ortiz JrTodd Pletcher
9thLat Long3yo gelding by Liam's Map × Amen SistaBrian Joseph Hernandez JrKenneth McPeek
10thGood Money3yo gelding by Good Magic × Cascading CashJavier CastellanoChad C Brown
Pedigree of the winner
SireGun Runner
DamHeavenly Love
DamsireMalibu Moon
Connections
JockeyTyler Gaffalione
TrainerChad C Brown
OwnerCoolmore Group
BreederDebby M Oxley

Sierra Leone in 2024

1 other win · 3 places
Trainer / Jockey / Track
Breeders' Cup Classic2012 metres · US$ 7,000,0001stChad C BrownFlavien Prat02.11.2024Del MarPrize money €3,874,981Race detailsWatch
Travers Stakes2012 metres · US$ 1,250,0003rdChad C BrownFlavien Prat24.08.2024SaratogaPrize money €109,835Race detailsWatch
Belmont Stakes2012 metres · US$ 2,000,0003rdChad C BrownFlavien Prat08.06.2024SaratogaPrize money €175,736Race detailsWatch
Kentucky Derby2012 metres · US$ 5,000,0022ndChad C BrownTyler Gaffalione04.05.2024Churchill DownsPrize money €878,681Race detailsWatch
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All winners since 2022

YearWinnerTrainer / JockeyOwner / BreederVideo
2023Tapit TriceTapit × DanzatriceTodd PletcherLuis SaezWhisper Hill Farm & Gainesway StableGainesway Thoroughbreds
2022ZandonUpstart × Memories PrevailChad C BrownFlavien PratJeff DrownBrereton C. Jones

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