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  1. Thursday's Barn Notes from @ChurchillDowns bit.ly/LMUdmV
  2. Corey Lanerie stays hot @ChurchillDowns by winning four, including Thursday feature aboard Guys Reward. bit.ly/LLdW79
  3. Jockey Calvin Borel collected his 1,100th career win @ChurchillDowns aboard Finest Crystal in Race 2. Second only to Pat Day's 2,482.
  4. $53,530 Pick 6 carryover on Races 4-9 @ChurchillDowns (starts at 2:21 p.m. ET). Scratches & changes: bit.ly/rBcfs
  5. @EJXD2 Been waiting for an opportunity to bust out my "Frankie Says Relax" t-shirt. Has cobwebs. Guessing it might be a little tight.
  6. Preview of Saturday night's Grade III, $100,000 Early Times Mint Julep @ChurchillDowns (Race 8 at 9:39 p.m. ET).http://bit.ly/Njp2mn
  7. Preview of Saturday night's Grade III, $100,000 Aristides @ChurchillDowns (Race 7 at 9:05 p.m. ET). bit.ly/JwriDx
  8. Preview of Saturday night's Grade III, $100,000 Winning Colors @ChurchillDowns (Race 6 at 8:30 p.m. ET). bit.ly/KNdBm9
  9. Graded stakes action added to Downs After Dark this year. Stakes tripleheader this week, Stephen Foster June 16. Bashford Manor June 30.
  10. Sat's season premiere of Downs After Dark to feature hot & throwback dance music spun by VJ 2nd Nature. Live performance by Off the Hook.
  11. @ChurchillDowns will have urban 1980s feel for Downs After Dark: Remix. Chain link fences, brick walls & graffiti. Break dancers, too.
  12. Theme/concept for Saturday's Downs After Dark is "Remix" w/ a nod to the 80s. Attire with bold & vibrant colors encouraged.
  13. @ChurchillDowns 'Downs After Dark' returns Saturday at 6 p.m. ET! Moves to every other Saturday in June. bit.ly/KgVA2s
  14. Strong Willed Lady, under Corey Lanerie, sprinted away to win the Memorial Day feature @ChurchillDowns. bit.ly/LxZDG8
  15. Shaun Bridgmohan answers Corey Lanerie's 6-win day Sun w/ 4-bagger Mon. Has 26-24 lead in jockey standings. Won 5 in 1 day at CD 5/15/11.
  16. Kobiskie's career has come full-circle; Lanerie reflects on 6-win day; '09 BC Dirt Mile champ Furthest Land back. bit.ly/JJmlsn
  17. CD leading trainers thru 19 of 39 days: Asmussen, 8; Romans, 8; Amoss, 7; Calhoun, 7; Catalano, 7; Cox, 6; Stewart, 6.
  18. CD leading jockeys thru 19 of 39 days: Lanerie, 23; Bridgmohan, 22; Borel, 17; Mena, 16; Goncalves, 13; Saez, 12.
  19. Today is final day of Bluegrass Art Experience in @ChurchillDowns infield from 1-6 pm. 50 booths, performance stage & theater for artists.