Pharoah's Wine

Trainer Brad Cox sends out the top two chances on the morning line for Friday's GII Clark Stakes at Churchill Downs, and those who support the duo from a pari-mutuel perspective will be looking for some positive cashflow to get a head start on their holiday shopping. Since being acquired privately by Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani's Wathnan Racing earlier this season, Hit Show (Candy Ride {Arg}) has yet to taste defeat in three starts, including the GIII West Virginia Governor's Stakes in August, a neck defeat of Cooke...

Sent off at odds just shy of 3-1, Poolside With Slim (Ire) (Churchill {Ire}) was produced through a narrow opening at the fence in the homestretch by Frankie Dettori and after a moment's hesitation, kicked on and outgamed pacesetting Pharoah's Wine (American Pharoah) to win Friday's GII Bank of America Valley View Stakes on the penultimate day of racing at Keeneland. A troubled fourth to Valley View favorite Les Reys (Fr) (Penny's Picnic {Ire}) when last seen in the Winter Memories Stakes at Aqueduct Sept. 13, Poolside With Slim--who carried...