Churchill Downs Entries & Results for Friday, May 26, 2023

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Meriwether Lewis Clark Jr. opened Churchill Downs in then-rural Louisville in 1875. Since then it has hosted America's longest-held sporting event, the Kentucky Derby, the Kentucky Oaks, and the Clark Handicap each year.
Biggest stakes: Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Oaks, Stephen Foster Handicap, and the Clark Handicap.

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6F, Dirt, $10,000 Maiden Claiming
Fillies & Mares | 3 Year Olds And Up
Purse: $30,000

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    Race 1: Our pick is the 3/1 second choice, #5 Mahomebred. The four-year-old filly by Run Away and Hide is trained by Brian Williamson and ridden by Francisco Arrieta. She has the top combo of trainer and jockey. Get Churchill Downs Picks for all of today's races.

# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 1

Tamara's Way

Firing Line

Larry W. Demeritte

Andres Calleja

4/1

2 2

Dream Trap

Trappe Shot

Caio Caramori

Isaac Castillo

5/1

3 3

Kall Kat

Cross Traffic

Michael A. Tomlinson

Joseph Rocco, Jr.

5/2

4 4

Soulful Tara

Trappe Shot

Caio Caramori

Luan Machado

5/1

5 5 Picks Report

Mahomebred

Run Away and Hide

Brian Williamson

Francisco Arrieta

3/1

6 6

Cortado

Creative Cause

Ismael Bahena

Yoel Navas

4/1

Runner Win Place Show
Kall Kat  3 $5.68 $3.26 $2.30
Mahomebred  5 - $3.26 $2.82
Cortado  6 - - $2.88
Tamara's Way  1 - - -
Also rans: Soulful Tara
Pool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool
Exacta 3-5 $26.14 $46,835.00
Trifecta 3-5-6 $76.56 $27,711.00
Fractions and final time: :22.46, :46.97, :59.71, 1:12.92
Winning Owner: Woolsey, E. Ervine and Kinder, Ralph
Winning Breeder: Ralph Edward Kinder & Erv Woolsey
KALL KAT dueled for the lead two wide and between horses, then drove clear in upper stretch.

6 1/2F, Dirt, $20,000 Claiming
Open | 3 Year Olds And Up
Purse: $52,000

Daily Double / Exacta / Trifecta / Superfecta / Pick 3 (2-3-4) Pick 4 (Races 2-3-4-5)

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    Race 2: The top pick is #3 Towing the 8/5 ML favorite trained by Juan Munoz Cano and ridden by Rafael Bejarano. The six-year-old gelding by Uncle Mo has the controlling early speed and standout speed figures in a projected slow pace. Get Churchill Downs Picks for all of today's races.

# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 1

Raymond

Into Mischief

Jason Barkley

James Graham

2/1

2 2

Amani's Eagle

American Pharoah

Brittany A. Vanden Berg

Christopher A. Emigh

3/1

3 3 Picks Report

Towing

Uncle Mo

Juan Munoz Cano

Rafael Bejarano

8/5

4 4

Aspen Club

Street Strategy

Randy L. Morse

Martin Garcia

6/1

5 5

East of India

Bal a Bali (BRZ)

MaryAnne Howard

Gerardo Corrales

15/1

6 6

Criminal Defense

Temple City

Bobby C. Barnett

Adam Beschizza

15/1

Runner Win Place Show
Towing  3 $4.10 $2.70 $2.10
Amani's Eagle  2 - $3.38 $2.52
Aspen Club  4 - - $2.78
Raymond  1 - - -
Also rans: East of India
Pool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool
Daily Double 3-3 $11.72 $26,100.00
Exacta 3-2 $10.02 $65,965.00
Trifecta 3-2-4 $39.40 $38,645.00
Fractions and final time: :23.22, :46.26, 1:10.82, 1:17.38
Winning Owner: Hermilo Racing Stable, LLC
Winning Breeder: Martha Jane Mulholland
TOWING bobbled slightly upon leaving the gates, prompted the pace three wide, vied two wide around the turn, forged a narrow advantage from his inner counterpart in upper stretch, then clung to a margin thereafter as that foe fought on gamely through the late stages. AMANI'

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5F, Dirt, Maiden Special Weight
Fillies | 2 Year Olds
Purse: $120,000

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    Race 3: The top selection is #4 Intermittent Fast the 4/1 third choice on the morning line, trained by John Ennis and Luis Saez. A two-year-old daughter of Tapwrit has some upside still being lightly raced and speed figures that match up well in this field. Get Churchill Downs Picks for all of today's races.

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# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 1

Sharp Tune

Frosted

Steven M. Asmussen

Florent Geroux

6/1

2 2

What's Crackin

McCraken

Sarah Hamilton

Francisco Arrieta

8/1

3 3

Hockey

Nyquist

Mark E. Casse

Reylu Gutierrez

6/1

4 4 Picks Report

Intermittent Fast

Tapwrit

John Ennis

Luis Saez

4/1

5 5

Krickle

Carpe Diem

Hutch Holsapple

Colby J. Hernandez

7/2

6 6

Risky Spirit

Khozan

Scott Becker

Christopher A. Emigh

8/1

7 7

Crystal Symphony

Mendelssohn

Mark E. Casse

Adam Beschizza

8/1

8 8

Foolish Front Fifi

Coal Front

Jack L. Hancock

Rogelio Miranda

3/1

Runner Win Place Show
Sharp Tune  1 $3.66 $2.78 $2.66
Foolish Front Fifi  8 - $4.60 $3.68
What's Crackin  2 - - $7.36
Intermittent Fast  4 - - -
Also rans: Crystal Symphony, Krickle, Risky Spirit, Hockey
Pool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool
Trifecta 1-8-2 $186.48 $68,453.00
Pick 3 3-3-1 $80.64 $33,634.00
Daily Double 3-1 $9.64 $15,206.00
Exacta 1-8 $20.88 $118,653.00
Superfecta 1-8-2-4 $769.40 $33,986.00
Super High Five 1-8-2-4-7 $5,729.36 $11,981.00
Fractions and final time: :22.27, :46.05, :58.89
Winning Owner: Douglas Scharbauer
Winning Breeder: Douglas Scharbauer
SHARP TUNE set the pace along the inside, inched away from an outer chaser while in hand around the turn, drew off under a drive approaching upper stretch and held safely from an outer pursuer late.

7F, Dirt, $10,000 Claiming
Fillies & Mares | 4 Year Olds And Up
Purse: $32,000

Daily Double / Exacta / Trifecta / Superfecta / Pick 3 (4-5-6) $.20 Derby City-6 / Super Hi-5

# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 1

U So Money Baby

Palace

Waylon Cundiff

Walter A. Rodriguez

15/1

2 2

Champagne Affair

Daredevil

Thomas M. Amoss

Edgar Morales

5/2

3 3

Blue Grass Anna

Fast Anna

Genaro Garcia

Gerardo Corrales

7/2

4 4

April's No Fool

Lentenor

Jerome F. Miller

Jesus Lopez Castanon

4/1

5 5

Supertaleofhoudini

Super Saver

Reina E. Gonzalez

Rafael Bejarano

15/1

6 6

Judy's Way

Bayern

Steven M. Asmussen

Luis Saez

3/1

7 7

High Speed

Dialed In

Juan Munoz Cano

Corey J. Lanerie

9/2

Runner Win Place Show
Judy's Way  6 $7.28 $4.08 $2.94
Supertaleofhoudini  5 - $6.20 $2.56
Blue Grass Anna  3 - - $2.78
Champagne Affair  2 - - -
Also rans: High Speed
Pool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool
Pick 3 3-1-6 $74.64 $13,984.00
Trifecta 6-5-3 $150.84 $44,500.00
Exacta 6-5 $46.40 $71,533.00
Daily Double 1-6 $18.44 $16,655.00
Fractions and final time: :23.29, :46.81, 1:12.13, 1:26.11
Winning Owner: Steven M. Asmussen
Winning Breeder: Machmer Hall
JUDY'S WAY

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1 1/8M, Dirt, $25,000 Claiming
Open | 4 Year Olds And Up
Purse: $56,000

Daily Double / Exacta / Trifecta / Superfecta / Pick 3 (5-6-7) / Pick 5 (5-9)

# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 1

Kunshan Bridge

Protonico

Steven M. Asmussen

Tyler Gaffalione

5/2

2 2

Improbable Story

Justin Phillip

Barry L. King

Jesus Lopez Castanon

8/1

3 3

What a Country

Verrazano

Matt A. Shirer

Luis Saez

3/1

4 4

My Bariley

Mizzen Mast

George Leonard, III

Ricardo Santana, Jr.

5/1

5 5

Maximum Impact

New Year's Day

Nicholas Dilodovico

Gabriel Saez

10/1

6 6

Silver Dust

Tapit

Thomas D. Vance

Corey J. Lanerie

2/1

Runner Win Place Show
Maximum Impact  5 $37.00 $12.60 $4.50
What a Country  3 - $4.02 $2.76
Kunshan Bridge  1 - - $2.84
My Bariley  4 - - -
Also rans: Silver Dust, Improbable Story
Pool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool
Pick 3 1-6-5 $469.56 $14,824.00
Pick 4 3/6-1-6-5 $1,154.16 $53,550.00
Pick 5 2/3-3/6-1-6-5 $8,103.60 $125,742.00
Daily Double 6-5 $126.66 $16,290.00
Exacta 5-3 $137.82 $75,866.00
Superfecta 5-3-1-4 $1,823.40 $19,578.00
Trifecta 5-3-1 $506.24 $39,464.00
Fractions and final time: :23.9, :47.93, 1:12.82, 1:38.17, 1:51.43
Winning Owner: Built Wright Stables, LLC.
Winning Breeder: Gary & Mary West Stables, Inc.
MAXIMUM IMPACT lagged behind along the inside, offered a sweeping four wide blitz to circle inner rivals around the far turn and take charge entering the lane, drew clear under a mild drive, then was eased up entering the final sixteenth before being mildly encouraged to seal the deal as rivals closed in late.

1M, Dirt, $30,000 Maiden Claiming
Open | 3 Year Olds And Up
Purse: $50,000

Daily Double / Exacta / Trifecta / Superfecta / Pick 3 (6-7-8) Pick 4 (6-7-8-9) / Super Hi-5

# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 1

Tollgate Canyon

Arrogate

Joe Sharp

Luis Saez

7/2

2 2

Jor El

Accelerate

Ben Colebrook

Yoel Navas

8/1

3 3

Cote d'Ivoire

Twirling Candy

Steve Margolis

David Cohen

15/1

4 4

Absolute Courage

Into Mischief

Steven M. Asmussen

Tyler Gaffalione

8/5

5 5

Off the Cuff

Bernardini

Thomas Humphries

Luan Machado

5/1

6 6

Crossing

Cross Traffic

Michael E. Lauer

Jareth Loveberry

4/1

7 7

I Run

Cross Traffic

Brian A. Lynch

Declan Cannon

8/1

Runner Win Place Show
I Run  7 $6.16 $4.12 $3.00
Crossing  6 - $7.32 $4.42
Absolute Courage  4 - - $2.30
Off the Cuff  5 - - -
Also rans: Cote d'Ivoire, Jor El, Tollgate Canyon
Pool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool
Pick 4 1-6-5-7 $2,026.20 $29,227.00
Pick 3 6-5-7 $1,256.44 $22,840.00
Exacta 7-6 $45.72 $108,059.00
Superfecta 7-6-4-5 $251.40 $37,815.00
Super High Five 7-6-4-5-3 $4,805.96 $3,081.00
Trifecta 7-6-4 $116.72 $62,891.00
Daily Double 5-7 $94.98 $14,919.00
Fractions and final time: :23.25, :46.52, 1:11.93, 1:25.02, 1:38.42
Winning Owner: Good Friends III
Winning Breeder: Dr. Chris Lesbines, Rod Burk, MichaelYovankin
I RUN tracked three wide, bid two wide in upper stretch, dueled before wrestling an advantage at the sixteenth pole and held between horses late.

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6F, Dirt, $40,000 Claiming
Open | 4 Year Olds And Up
Purse: $68,000

Daily Double / Exacta / Trifecta / Superfecta / Pick 3 (7-8-9) / Super Hi-5

# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 1

All Eyes West

Street Sense

Juan Munoz Cano

Adam Beschizza

10/1

2 2

Fitzpatrick

Flashback

Joe Sharp

Tyler Gaffalione

2/1

3 3

Devil's Tower

Into Mischief

Chris A. Hartman

Francisco Arrieta

5/2

4 4

Gulfstream Way

Gemologist

Matt Kordenbrock

Jareth Loveberry

4/1

5 5

Legal Deal

Khozan

Eddie Kenneally

Luis Saez

3/1

6 6

Lost in Limbo

Into Mischief

Michael E. Lauer

Ricardo Santana, Jr.

12/1

7 7

Emerald Express

Tapit

Randy L. Morse

Corey J. Lanerie

15/1

Runner Win Place Show
Emerald Express  7 $30.32 $10.80 $4.78
Fitzpatrick  2 - $3.30 $3.26
Gulfstream Way  4 - - $4.18
Devil's Tower  3 - - -
Also rans: All Eyes West, Legal Deal, Lost in Limbo
Pool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool
Pick 3 5-7-7 $1,424.56 $18,659.00
Daily Double 7-7 $103.92 $20,283.00
Exacta 7-2 $121.10 $99,975.00
Superfecta 7-2-4-3 $2,555.60 $31,499.00
Super High Five 7-2-4-3-1 $8,970.10 $4,198.00
Trifecta 7-2-4 $647.24 $53,598.00
Fractions and final time: :21.86, :45.2, :57.15, 1:09.72
Winning Owner: Randy Patterson
Winning Breeder: Clearsky Farms
EMERALD EXPRESS leaned in and bumped a rival at the start, laid off of the pace in the two to three paths, rallied entering the final sixteenth to bid inside of the leader late and prevail at the wire.

5 1/2F, Turf, $175,000 Allowance Optional Claiming
Open | 3 Year Olds And Up
Purse: $148,000

Daily Double / Exacta / Trifecta / Superfecta / Super Hi-5

# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 1

Just Might

Justin Phillip

Michelle Lovell

Colby J. Hernandez

10/1

2 2

Bound for Nowhere

The Factor

Wesley A. Ward

Joel Rosario

4/5

3 3

Smokin' Jay

Cairo Prince

Kelsey Danner

Tyler Gaffalione

10/1

4 4

Surveillance

Constitution

J. Keith Desormeaux

James Graham

5/1

5 5

Pirate Rick

Liam's Map

Nicholas Dilodovico

Gabriel Saez

6/1

6 6

Bad Beat Brian

Jack Milton

Brittany A. Vanden Berg

Christopher A. Emigh

4/1

7 7

Friar Laurence

Violence

Ben Colebrook

Luan Machado

(Main Track only)

4/1

MTO

Runner Win Place Show
Bad Beat Brian  6 $7.76 $3.86 $4.10
Smokin' Jay  3 - $4.90 $4.06
Just Might  1 - - $5.22
Bound for Nowhere  2 - - -
Also rans: Surveillance
Pool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool
Consolation Double 7-5 $30.34 $0.00
Pick 3 7-7-6 $378.76 $21,707.00
Daily Double 7-6 $156.24 $20,097.00
Exacta 6-3 $29.10 $162,501.00
Consolation Pick 3 7-7-5 $83.48 $0.00
Trifecta 6-3-1 $124.80 $82,457.00
Fractions and final time: :21.95, :44.18, :55.54, 1:01.53
Winning Owner: Marsico Brothers Racing LLC
Winning Breeder:
BAD BEAT BRIAN pressed two wide, vied in upper stretch, wrestled an advantage at the furlong grounds and inched clear through the final sixteenth. SMOKIN'

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1 1/16M, Dirt, $30,000 Claiming
Open | 3 Year Olds And Up
Purse: $56,000

Exacta / Trifecta / Superfecta / Super Hi-5

# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 1

He's Got This

Tapiture

Michael L. Rankin

Luis Saez

5/1

2 2

Li Mu Bai (IRE)

Sir Prancealot (IRE)

Jonathan Wong

Cristian A. Torres

8/1

3 3

Coastal Defense

Curlin

Dale L. Romans

Martin Garcia

2/1

4 4

Long Crow

Keen Ice

Steven M. Asmussen

Tyler Gaffalione

4/1

5 5

Longshadow

Tapiture

Kelsey Danner

Adam Beschizza

15/1

6 6

Job Security

Distorted Humor

Neil L. Pessin

Jareth Loveberry

12/1

7 7

Fieldstone

Dialed In

Jonathan Wong

Ricardo Santana, Jr.

3/1

8 8

Millard's Smile

Tonalist

Eduardo Rodriguez

Mitchell Murrill

20/1

Runner Win Place Show
He's Got This  1 $6.84 $3.82 $2.76
Long Crow  4 - $5.56 $3.70
Job Security  6 - - $3.86
Longshadow  5 - - -
Also rans: Millard's Smile, Fieldstone, Li Mu Bai (IRE)
Pool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool
Daily Double 6-1 $35.70 $81,269.00
Pick 6 Jackpot 6-5-7-7-6-1 $273,858.20 $32,219.00
Pick 5 5-7-7-6-1 $74,132.92 $149,923.00
Pick 4 7-7-6-1 $1,730.20 $146,156.00
Pick 3 7-6-1 $533.16 $61,401.00
Exacta 1-4 $32.58 $127,261.00
Consolation Pick 3 7-5-1 $107.44 $0.00
Superfecta 1-4-6-5 $1,042.40 $41,496.00
Super High Five 1-4-6-5-8 $5,369.98 $10,490.00
Trifecta 1-4-6 $167.04 $81,075.00
Fractions and final time: :24.67, :49.25, 1:14.07, 1:38.4, 1:44.67
Winning Owner: Shawn Monroe
Winning Breeder: Gil Masters
HE'S GOT THIS

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