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Churchill Downs is celebrating Memorial Day with the running of the $250,000 Winning Colors (G3), named after the 1988 Kentucky Derby winner.

Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) star Fierceness is a third-generation colorbearer for Repole Stable, on his mother’s side, and Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher looms large on both halves of the pedigree.

On an action-packed Friday at Santa Anita, Fierceness emerged as the early favorite for the 150th Kentucky Derby (G1) when powering to victory against a top-class field in the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1).