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'Kowboy' tops Churchill Stakes

By Marty McGee
Daily Racing Form

Thursday, April 30, 2009

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Until this year, the Churchill Downs Stakes was run under handicap conditions. But the new allowance conditions of the Grade 2 race look fair enough, as Kodiak Kowboy, winner of the Grade 1 Carter Handicap in his last start, will spot his eight opponents from four to six pounds while carrying 124. Kodiak Kowboy, trained by Larry Jones, looks like a deserving favorite in the $250,000 CD Stakes, especially considering his Beyer Speed Figures. The consistent 4-year-old has earne ...

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