Ky. Jockey Club guide: Odds, PPs, more for Churchill feature
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Casey Laughter / Eclipse Sportswire
The Grade 2, $400,000 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes anchors the Saturday action at Churchill Downs.
The early Kentucky Derby 2025 prep drew a field of 10, with the promising Jonathan’s Way listed as the 5-2 morning-line favorite.
Post time for the Kentucky Jockey Club, race 11 of 12 on the program, is 5:48 p.m. EDT, and FanDuel TV will carry the live broadcast.
Visit Horse Racing Nation’s free past performances page today for downloadable PPs for the Kentucky Jockey Club and more courtesy of our partners at Brisnet.
We also have Super Screener picks and analysis for the Kentucky Jockey Club as well as recent top speed figures for each contender.
Best speed figures
| Post | Horse | ML | Beyer | TimeformUS | HRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He’s Not Joking | 8-1 | 84 | 103 | 91 |
| 2 | Jonathan’s Way | 5-2 | 89 | 114 | 97 |
| 3 | Tiztastic | 5-1 | 79 | 101 | 98 |
| 4 | Dapper Moon | 8-1 | 87 | 103 | 90 |
| 5 | Filoso | 8-1 | 80 | 107 | 94 |
| 6 | Clock Tower | 10-1 | 78 | 108 | 100 |
| 7 | Sonic Skidaddle | 6-1 | 74 | 94 | 87 |
| 8 | First Resort | 9-2 | 86 | 103 | 103 |
| 9 | Render Judgement | 12-1 | 78 | 96 | 90 |
| 10 | Redacted | 30-1 | 57 | 95 | 0 |
Looking at the pace
There should be a fast early pace in the Kentucky Jockey Club, with Redacted, First Resort and Clock Tower doing battle.
Pace projector appears courtesy of TimeformUS.
HRN picks
This week’s Super Screener is high on the chances of Formidable Man in the Grade 1 Hollywood Derby at Del Mar this Saturday.
“He won the Del Mar Derby at this course and distance and is 3-for-3 overall on Del Mar turf,” Super Screener creator Mike Shutty says. “He submitted a top performance in the Oceanside Stakes off a break similar to what he has coming into this. He owns an abundance of early pace but can be reserved in his rally, and that is a lethal combination.”
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Ed DeRosa’s Kentucky Jockey Club fair odds is looking at a trio of horses to try and beat Jonathan’s Way with, including First Resort.
Laurie Ross & Ashley Tamulonis went head-to-head handicapping the Golden Rod Stakes, the other two-year-old route stake on the Churchill Saturday program. They have trouble seeing past the top three betting choices, but could not reach a consensus on 4-5 morning-line favorite Good Cheer.
TV analyst Kaitlin Free joined the Ron Flatter Racing Pod to discuss the weekend stakes at Churchill as well as the upcoming Turfway Park meeting.
Here’s the field for the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (G2):
| Post | Silks | Horse / Sire | Rating | Trainer / Jockey | Last Start / Next Start | HRN |
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He’s Not Joking Practical Joke |
6.27 | 8-1 | ||
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Jonathan’s Way Vekoma |
6.76 | 5-2 | ||
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Tiztastic Tiz the Law |
6.80 | 5-1 | ||
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Dapper Moon Malibu Moon |
6.06 | 8-1 | ||
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Filoso City of Light |
6.26 | 8-1 | ||
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| 6 |
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Clock Tower Not This Time |
5.45 | 10-1 | ||
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| 7 |
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Sonic Skidaddle City of Light |
5.59 | 6-1 | ||
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| 8 |
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First Resort Uncle Mo |
6.17 | 9-2 | ||
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| 9 |
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Render Judgment Blame |
6.05 |
1st, CD MSW (10/27/2024-R11) |
12-1 | |
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1st, CD MSW (10/27/2024-R11) |
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| 10 |
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Redacted Honor Code |
5.59 | 30-1 | ||
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