Unbridled Sidney Stakes

Queen Maxima (Bucchero) is a 'princess' in the barn but a 'tiger' on the track in the estimation of trainer Jeff Mullins, who registered his first graded-stakes victory beyond the borders of California since 2017 when the Florida-bred 4-year-old filly overwhelmed her rivals in Friday's GIII Unbridled Sidney Stakes at Churchill Downs. The final time of 1:01.29 establishes a new course record, despite significant rainfall that resulted in a downgrade of the turf from firm to good for the 5 1/2-furlong dash. A filly speedy enough to make the running,...

The video game publisher and developer Cygames, Inc. has announced a partnership with Churchill Downs, which will run the Unbridled Sidney Stakes Presented by Cygames on the GI Kentucky Oaks undercard May 2. In addition, on Derby and Oaks days at Churchill Downs, Cygames will have an on-site activation where visitors can play video game demos and take photos. The Cygames Booth in the track's infield will feature demos of various Cygames titles including: Shadowverse: Worlds Beyond, Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising, Granblue Fantasy: Relink, and Umamusume: Pretty Derby. A 360-degree...

Brittlyn Stable's Ova Charged (Star Guitar--Charged Cotton, by Dehere), winner of this year's GIII Unbridled Sidney Stakes and owner of the year's top Beyer Speed Figure, fell leaving the eighth pole during the running of Saturday's Kentucky Downs Preview Ladies' Turf Sprint Stakes and was subsequently euthanized. According to the track's Kevin Kerstein, the 6-year-old mare suffered a right front fetlock injury. Jockey Corey Lanerie walked back to the jockeys' room under his power. Bred in Louisiana by Evelyn Benoit's operation, Ova Charged won eight of her first nine starts,...