Excited For Churchill On Saturday? Who Could 'Blame' You?

Excited For Churchill On Saturday? Who Could 'Blame' You?

Four weeks removed from the running of the GI Kentucky Oaks and GI Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs stages its second stacked weekend of the spring/summer meeting, with five Grade IIIs and one listed contest on 'Stephen Foster Preview' Day. The program serves as a steppingstone to Foster Day itself in a month's time. A field of 10 has been entered for the GIII Blame Stakes, the course-and-distance prep for the $1-million GI Stephen Foster Stakes,…

Blame Stakes Odds: Mystik Dan Seeks First Win Since Kentucky Derby

Once again, Mystik Dan attempts to become the first Kentucky Derby (G1) winner since 2021 to post a victory after winning the Run for the Roses. Mystik Dan. Renee Torbit/Coady Photo. Mystik Dan won the Derby in 2024 and is 0-for-5 since as the 4-year-old is set to run in the $275,000 Blame Stakes (G3) at Churchill Downs on Saturday. The race is one of five Grade 3 stakes races on the 11-race card. Sovereignty, who won the Derby on May 3, skippe…