Churchill notes: Rivals Bell's the One, Sconsin meet for 8th time
Bell's the One and Sconsin will meet in the $300,000 Open Mind Stakes at Churchill Downs on Saturday. Bell's The One won the Lady Tak one month ago. Sconins won last year's OpenMind by a half-length. Stablemate Fine Cotton is also in this year’s race. The six-furlong Openmind is Race 7 of 11 with a post time of 3:50 p.m. EDT. The compact field of five female sprinters will be one of the five stakes on the program.
Edgar Morales and Tom Amoss are riding Curly Jack in Saturday's Grade 3, $300,000 Iroquois Stakes. The race is the kickoff of the Road to the Kentucky Derby. Curley Jack is a 2-year-old son of Good Magic by the Roman Ruler mare Connie and Michael. He broke his maiden at Churchill Downs on June 2. The jockey and his fiancée are expecting a baby girl in 2023. They announced it at the start of their engagement. It's the first time they've met at a track.
Iroquois and Pocahontas are part of the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Dozen. They will receive $30,000 toward their fees to enter the next Breeder's Cup.
