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Stephanie's Kitten is using this victory in the Hillsborough Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs as a stepping-stone to the Grade 1 Woodford Reserve Turf Classic at Churchill Downs.
BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. – Stephanie’s Kitten, the three-time Grade 1-winning mare, will take on males in her next start, the Grade 1, $500,000 Woodford Reserve Turf Classic at Churchill Downs on Kentucky Derby Day, trainer Chad Brown said Monday.
Brown noted that Stephanie’s Kitten is 3 for 3 over the Churchill turf and winless in two starts over the grass course at Keeneland, which hosts the Grade 1, $300,000 Jenny Wiley for fillies and mares April 11.
“I like the timing of it, and her affinity for Churchill is a big factor,” Brown said at Palm Meadows on Monday.