Coal Battle Drills ahead of the Indiana Derby

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Coal warfareand at last completed third on Grade 3 Matt Winn, deflecting three furlongs in 38.0 seconds on Tuesday at Churchill Downs.

Cole Battle, the eleventh place winner of the Insurgent Stakes (G2) and the Kentucky Derby, will probably be entered at Horseshoe Indianapolis in Saturday’s Indiana Derby (G3). The Colefront Colt, skilled by Ronnie Brilly, has a document of 10:5-0-2 and income of $12,000.

Coal Battle was one of many sixth grade stake winners within the movie launched Tuesday.

Get her quantity (Dial-in), Grade 1 winner (2020 American Pharaoh) labored 4 furlongs in 48.8 seconds in Churchill coaching on Tuesday morning. Of the 2 works within the distance, it was the quickest. His earlier works had been to 4 Furlongs in Churchill coaching 13 days in the past. In his closing begin, he got here in fourth in a race claiming to go to six 1/2 furlong on the Churchill Downs major observe for coach Peter Miller on June sixth.

Merely going through (Summerfront), two Grade 2 winners (2025 Churchill Di Suff Turf Mile, 2024 Music Metropolis) labored 4 rounds at Churchill Downs in 50.0 seconds on Tuesday morning. It was the tenth quickest of 13 works within the distance. Her earlier work went to 4 Furlongs at Churchill Downs 9 days in the past. In her closing begin, she completed fifth within the Simply Sport (G1) one mile on Saratoga’s turf for coach Eddie Kennelly on June sixth.

Coal warfare (Coal Entrance), Grade 2 winner (2025 Insurgent) labored three furlongs in 38.0 seconds on Tuesday morning at Churchill Downs. It was the one job within the distance. His earlier works had been to 4 Furlongs at Churchill Downs six days in the past. In his closing begin, he completed third in Matt Wynn (G3) on June eighth for coach Ronnie Brilly on the Churchill Downs major observe with 1 1/16 mile.

Utah Seaside (English channel), Grade 2 winner (2025 Elkhorn) labored 4 furlongs in 49.4 seconds at Keeneland on Tuesday morning. It was the forty fifth quickest of 63 works within the distance. This was his first work since his final race. In his closing begin, he positioned seventh in Chollywood on June 14th, heading 13/8 miles on Churchill Downs’ turf for coach Ignacio Correas.

How did he try this? (Good Magic), Grade 3 winner (2023 Oklahoma Derby) labored 4 furlongs in 50.8 seconds at Louisiana Downs on Tuesday morning. It was the thirty fifth quickest work within the distance, with 51. This was his first work since his final race. In his closing begin, he completed ninth within the one-mile allowance race on the principle observe at Lone Star Park on June 14th for coach Steve Asmussen.

Zolkareri (Zoffany), the third-year winner (2021 La Jolla Handicap) labored 4 occasions at Furlong in 48.8 seconds on San Luis Ray on Tuesday morning. It was the sixth quickest of 9 works within the distance. His earlier works had been to Furlongs for 4 in San Luis Rey six days in the past. In his closing begin, he positioned ninth within the five-man furlongs on Del Marl’s turf on September 6 for coach Peter Miller.