Jockey Tyler Gaffalione, sidelined since late March with a broken ankle, was named on six mounts when the July 3 opening day card at Ellis Park was drawn Thursday.

Sierra Leone, the champion 3-year-old of 2024 and winner of the Breeders' Cup Classic, had his first timed workout this year on Jan. 6. Yet when he starts Saturday at Churchill Downs in the Grade ...