Dynamite dozen entered for Churchill Downs Handicap

Grade 1 winners POMEROY (Boundary) and LION TAMER (Will's Way) are part of a

competitive field of 12 entered for Saturday's $200,000 Churchill Downs H. (G2).

The seven-furlong event also includes Oaklawn H. (G2) winner GRAND REWARD (Storm

Cat), Richter Scale Breeders' Cup Sprint Championship H. (G2) hero SIR SHACKLETON (Miswaki)

and Potrero Grande Breeders' Cup H. (G2) victor HARVARD AVENUE (You and I).

From the inside out, the horses, riders and imposts for the Churchill Downs

H. are Lion Tamer, John Velazquez, 118; TRICKEY TREVOR (Demaloot Demashoot),

Robby Albarado, 115; GOLD STORM (Seeking the Gold), Elvis Perrodin, 118; OCEANUS

(Brz) (Rainbow Corner [GB]), Omar Berrio, 113; BATTLE WON (Honour and Glory),

Ramon Dominguez, 112; LEVEL PLAYINGFIELD (Level Sands), John McKee, 112; Harvard

Avenue, Pat Valenzuela, 116; Grand Reward, Jerry Bailey, 115; HASTY KRIS (Kissin

Kris), Jorge Chavez, 116; RUSHIN' TO ALTAR (Pulpit), Gary Stevens, 116; Sir

Shackleton, Rafael Bejarano, 118; and Pomeroy, Edgar Prado, 118.

Queen Elizabeth II Invitational Challenge Cup S. (G1) queen TICKER TAPE (GB)

(Royal Applause [GB]) makes her four-year-old bow in Saturday's $100,000 Distaff

Turf Mile (G3). The multiple Grade 1 winner is scheduled to face seven

challengers, including the promising BOASTING (Kris S.), who will make her

stakes bow for trainer Bobby Frankel, Grade 2 heroine SAND SPRINGS (Dynaformer)

and multiple Grade 3 winner SHACONAGE (El Prado [Ire]), who is the defending

winner of this event. Grade 2 winner SHADOW CAST (Smart Strike) is cross-entered

to Friday's Louisville Breeders' Cup H. (G2) on the main track.

The Three Chimneys Juvenile attracted seven youngsters and Todd Pletcher

trains likely favorite HALF OURS (Unbridled's Song), who was the fastest

two-year-old at the recently completed Keeneland meet when turning 4 1/2

furlongs in :51 3/5 in a 10 3/4-length victory. His opponents include a couple

of good-looking runners from freshman sire Five Star Day -- DANCE DAILY and FIVE

STAR HOLDING.