Burnham Square Brings Graded Credentials to Chorleywood

Whitham Thoroughbreds' dominant turf marathoner Burnham Square returns to the spotlight June 13 when he faces eight rivals in the fourth running of the $225,000 Chorleywood Stakes at Churchill Downs. Run at 1 3/8 miles on the Matt Winn Turf Course, the Chorleywood is part of a stakes doubleheader with the $175,000 Monomoy Girl Overnight Stakes. First post is 12:45 p.m. ET with the Monomoy Girl being the ninth race at 4:56 p.m. and the Chorleywood as the 10th at 5:28 p.m. Trained by Ian Wilkes, Burnham Square has emerged as one of North America's top turf marathoners after winning the Elkhorn Stakes (G2) by 9 3/4 lengths at Keeneland and last month's Louisville Stakes (G3T) by 4 3/4 lengths at Churchill Downs. He has been installed as the 2-5 morning-line favorite. The 4-year-old gelded son of Liam's Map began his career on dirt and won last year's Blue Grass Stakes (G1) at Keeneland before finishing sixth in the Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs. Jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. has the mount from the rail. Other accomplished horses entered in the Chorleywood include Isaac Murphy Marathon winner Parchment Party, along with Louisville Stakes runner-up Dancin In Da'nile and third-place finisher Echo Lane. Another Call: Percy's Bar Returns in Monomoy Girl Hat Creek Racing's Ashland Stakes (G1) winner Percy's Bar returns to action Saturday at Churchill Downs when she faces six fellow 3-year-old fillies in the $175,000 Monomoy Girl Overnight Stakes at 1 1/16 miles on the main track. Trained by Ben Colebrook, Percy's Bar emerged as one of the top 2-year-old fillies in her division last season after dominating the Debutante Stakes at Churchill Downs and crossing the wire first in the Alcibiades Stakes (G1) before being disqualified for interference in the stretch. After ending her 2025 campaign with a troubled third-place finish in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) at Del Mar, Percy's Bar returned in the April 3 Ashland at Keeneland and cut the corner en route to a 2 1/4-length victory. She most recently finished seventh, beaten 8 lengths by Always a Runner, in the May 1 Kentucky Oaks (G1) at Churchill Downs. Jockey Luan Machado, who has ridden the daughter of Upstart in all seven of her career starts, has the mount from post 5. Percy's Bar is the 7-5 morning-line favorite. The Monomoy Girl Overnight Stakes field also includes LNJ Foxwoods and NK Racing's multiple graded stakes-placed Sneaky Good; C R K Stable's Black-Eyed Susan Stakes (G2) third-place finisher A. P.'s Girl; and Klaravich Stable's recent allowance winner Point of Reference.