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Churchill Downs' Barn Notes: KY Derby Favorite Further Ado Will Return in Sunday's G3 Matt Winn Stakes
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Churchill Downs’ Barn Notes: KY Derby Favorite Further Ado Will Return in Sunday’s G3 Matt Winn Stakes
June 1st, 2026
(Further Ado / Photos by Holly M. Smith) From the Churchill Downs Media Team / Darren Rogers: KENTUCKY DERBY FAVORITE FURTHER ADO RETURNS IN $500,000 MATT WINN LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Sunday, May 31, 2026) – Spendthrift Farm’s Blue Grass Stakes (Grade I) winner Further Ado headlines a talented field of eight 3-year-olds
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