Always Hopeful Race Entry

Always Hopeful has officially been entered for his debut on Thursday. The six-furlong maiden special weight event is the ninth race on Churchill Downs’ Thanksgiving Day card. Always Hopeful drew post position 5 out of 14 and Brian Hernandez Jr. will be in the irons. The race carries a purse of $120,000 and post time is approximately 3:24 p.m. ET.

For those planning on attending Always Hopeful’s race on Thursday, you can enter the paddock lottery here.