Three undefeated colts will add spice to a subject of 12 entered Could 2 within the $750,000 Pat Day Mile Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs.
A kind of sporting an ideal file from two begins is Crude Velocity , the 5-2 morning-line favourite campaigned by CSLR Racing Companions and skilled by Bob Baffert. The three-year-old son of Beau Liam received his racing debut by a neck at Santa Anita Park in March and adopted with a 6 3/4-length romp in a $50,000 allowance non-compulsory claimer. Extra vital than the competitors he beat was the 116 Equibase Velocity Determine Crude Velocity earned final out after chasing blazing opening fractions of :22.16 and :44.48.
Since his final win, Crude Velocity put up a bullet 6 furlongs in 1:11 at Santa Anita April 24. He can be ridden from put up 6 by Florent Geroux, who has been aboard for each wins.
CRK Steady’s Englishman ought to be an element early as this son of Maxfield has received each of his begins to this point in close to gate-to-wire trend by greater than 7 lengths. He received his debut at Churchill Downs going 7 furlongs in September by 7 1/4 lengths after which final out received a 6-furlong allowance non-compulsory claimer by 7 1/2 lengths at Honest Grounds Race Course & Slots.
Englishman is skilled by Cherie DeVaux and can break alongside the rail with Jose Ortiz within the saddle. The colt was bought by Mayberry Farm for $400,000 through the 2024 Keeneland September Yearling Sale. Maxfield, a second-crop sire, has sired two black-type winners thus far this yr and continues to be on the lookout for his first graded stakes winner.
Stakes winner One Extra Freud is the third undefeated runner within the subject and can be making his 2026 debut within the Pat Day Mile. The son of Tonalist received his racing debut by 14 1/2 lengths final August at Saratoga Race Course with coach Tom Amoss, bought claimed, and adopted with a neck win within the Sapling Stakes for coach Mike Maker.
Now Robert Bayer, Paradise Farms, Jeffrey Lambert, Keith Diskin, and JP Racing Steady’s One Extra Freud is with coach Robert B. Hess Jr. The colt has been working steadily at Keeneland, the place he ran a bullet 5 furlongs in 1:00 4/5 April 15.
Donamire Farm’s homebred Hassle Calling takes his first swing in graded firm off a win April 3 within the 7-furlong Lafayette Stakes at Keeneland that he captured by a rallying head for coach Greg Foley. The son of Dialed In captured his first win by 6 1/4 lengths Feb. 14 at Honest Grounds after which rolled proper into the Lafayette.
Hassle Calling will break from put up 2 with Luis Saez aboard.
Two entries within the Pat Day Mile made their most up-to-date begins within the Blue Grass Stakes (G1) at Keeneland. Three Diamonds Farm’s Creole Chrome , a son of Risky skilled by Joe Sharp, completed fourth within the Blue Grass. He can be ridden by Irad Ortiz Jr. within the Pat Day Mile from put up 8.
Blue Grass fifth-place finisher Nice White is cross-entered within the Pat Day Mile. Additionally a son of Risky, he drew into the principle physique of the Kentucky Derby (G1) subject April 29 as the primary also-eligible after the scratch of Silent Tactic ; his connections have indicated he’ll as a substitute run within the basic.
Entries: Pat Day Mile S. offered by SAP (G2)Churchill Downs, Saturday, Could 02, 2026, Race 8Grade II1mDirt $750,0003 yo3:23 PM (native)