Go Bucky Go Snags Churchill Feature By a Nose
by: John Asher
Louisville, KY (April 29, 2007) --
Bakster Farm's Go Bucky Go outgamed Indian Chant by a nose to win Sunday's $52,500 feature race at Churchill Downs.
Ridden by Julien Leparoux and trained by Greg Foley, Go Bucky Go completed the six furlongs over a fast track in 1:09.14 before a crowd of 9,769. The victory was the fourth of the day for Leparoux.
Go Bucky Go, a 4-year-old son of Elusive Quality, scored his third victory in nine career starts and returned mutuels of $16.80, $7 and $5.20. Indian Chant, ridden by Rafael Bejarano, returned $5.60 and $4.20 and Benny the Bull, with Mark Guidry up, paid $5.20 to show in the field of 11.
Churchill Downs, the world?s most legendary racetrack, has conducted Thoroughbred racing and presented America's greatest race, the Kentucky Derby, continuously since 1875. Located in Louisville, the flagship racetrack of Churchill Downs Incorporated (NASDAQ Global Select Market: CHDN) also operates Trackside at Churchill Downs, which offers year-round simulcast wagering at the historic track. Churchill Downs will conduct the 133rd running of the Kentucky Derby on May 5, 2007. The track's 2007 Spring Meet is set for April 28 through July 8. Churchill Downs has hosted the Breeders' Cup World Championships a record six times. Information about Churchill Downs can be found on the Internet at www.churchilldowns.com.
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