‘Rising Star’ East Avenue Goes The Distance In The Matt Winn At Churchill

[Wandering Eyes]

Looking to get back on track in the GIII Matt Winn Stakes at Churchill Downs on Sunday, 'TDN Rising Star' East Avenue (Medaglia d'Oro-Dance Music, by Ghostzapper) went the distance on Sunday afternoon.

Rolling out of the outside gate as the 7-5 favorite, East Avenue made the front and continued to lead through the top of the lane. The battle-tested Coal Battle (Coal Front) tried to get by the leader, but the Godolphin homebred was stubborn. Burnham Square (Liam's Map) was up for second, while Coal Battle finished third.

Sunday, Churchill Downs
MATT WINN S.-GIII, $387,000, Churchill Downs, 6-8, 3yo, 1 1/16m, 1:42.12, ft.
1–EAST AVENUE, 123, c, 3, by Medaglia d'Oro
                1st Dam: Dance Music, by Ghostzapper
                2nd Dam: Dance Card, by Tapit
                3rd Dam: Tempting Note, by Editor's Note
'TDN Rising Star'. O/B-Godolphin (KY); T-Brendan P. Walsh; J-Luis Saez. $247,000. Lifetime Record: GISW & GISP, 7-3-1-0, $901,395. Werk Nick Rating: A+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Burnham Square, 123, g, 3, Liam's Map–Linda, by Scat Daddy. O-Whitham Thoroughbreds LLC; B-Whitham Thoroughbreds, LLC (KY); T-Ian R. Wilkes. $80,000.
3–Coal Battle, 123, c, 3, Coal Front–Wolfblade, by Midshipman. ($70,000 Ylg '23 TTAYRL). O-Norman Stables LLC; B-Hume Wornall & Jay Adcock (KY); T-Lonnie Briley. $40,000.
Margins: HF, 3/4, 3HF. Odds: 1.47, 2.65, 6.73.
Also Ran: Final Gambit. Scratched: Chunk of Gold, Gaming, Just a Fair Shake.
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East Avenue ($4.94) and jockey @luissaezpty take them all the way around at 7-5 in the G3 Matt Winn Stakes @ChurchillDowns.

Trainer: @brenpwalsh
Owner & Breeder: @godolphin

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