![]() ![]() ![]() So through trainer Brendan Walsh, Godolphin decided not to send him up against its 3-year-old champion-in-waiting Essential Quality in the Breeders’ Cup Classic.Ĭoincidence or not, Maxfield’s losses have come since he was taken off Lasix in order to be eligible for the big stakes in which he has raced. He was 5-for-5 before he showed up at the Santa Anita Handicap. Maxfield (6-5 morning line) was supposed to be in the conversation for Horse of the Year. That seems to be the storyline of Friday’s $750,000 feature that is the biggest race of the Churchill Downs fall meet – and really the biggest in America since the Breeders’ Cup. ESTĮither Maxfield finally gets a Grade 1 victory, or Midnight Bourbon gets over his second-itis. The menu this holiday weekend is full of choices, especially here at the home office of racing at Churchill Downs. From Thanksgiving leftovers to weekend main courses.
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