Churchill Downs · Saturday, May 15, 2021 · Race 6 of 11

Maiden Special Weight

turf, firmOne MilePurse $100,00012 ranPost 2021-05-15 15:22:00Final time 1:37.16Pool $440,873

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/23/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
112Commanders Palace
prompt 4-2wd,held well
Florent Geroux622111—3.3068A
E1 96 · LP 115
28Be Like Water
stdy13/16,3w,bid,denid
Rafael Bejarano544222½9.9091A
E1 95 · LP 116
35Tayet
ins-3p,5w1/4,mild gain
Drayden Van Dyke1566431½2.4071A
E1 92 · LP 118
410Confident
4p2nd,6w1/4,stayed on
James Graham112110842½18.90106A
E1 97 · LP 120
53Magic Ride
ins-2p,5w3/16,improved
Miguel Mena8987752½13.1077A
E1 90 · LP 118
69Cruz Bay
gain 4w2nd,flattnd upr
Corey Lanerie10673363¼8.2071A
E1 92 · LP 114
72Deemed Essential
ins,headed 5/16,wknd
Jon Court211457518.2092A
E1 97 · LP 113
813Salit
3w1st,ins2nd,pass tire
Brian Hernandez, Jr.110101985¼17.7057A
E1 89 · LP 111
94My My Munny
stalk 2w,chse btw,fade
Joseph Talamo3335696¼21.5069A
E1 95 · LP 113
106Passo a Frente
reluct load,ins,3p2nd
Alex Achard91111107½62.2050A
E1 97 · LP 109
1111Naked On the Beach
bad step/stumbled 1st
Francisco Arrieta48991118½4.5055A
E1 89 · LP 122
121Sea Song
saved ground,wknd
Chris Landeros775810121037.7048A
E1 93 · LP 112

How the race unfolded (position at each call; hover a line to follow one runner)

123456789101112start1/41/23/4stretchfinish8Be Like Water5Tayet10Confident3Magic Ride9Cruz Bay2Deemed Essential13Salit4My My Munny6Passo a Frente11Naked On the Beach1Sea Song12Commanders Palace

Fractional times

Call 123.92
Call 248.91
Call 31:14.15
Call 41:25.56
Final1:37.16

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)12$8.60—
place ($2)12$5.60—
show ($2)12$3.60—
exacta ($2)2-8$93.60$331,051
place ($2)8$9.40—
show ($2)8$5.60—
trifecta ($0.50)2-8-5$105.45$191,554
show ($2)5$3.20—
superfecta ($0.10)2-8-5-10$261.67$109,347
daily double ($1)12$36.70$17,448
Pick 3 ($0.50)4-12$65.05$34,491
Pick 3 ($0.50)5-12$7.10$0

Chart notes

COMMANDERS PALACE prompted the pace four to three wide around the first turn, vied two wide into the far turn, took over turning for home with BE LIKE WATER in pursuit, and held well under driving pressure through the lane from that chasing rival. BE LIKE WATER vied three wide and between horses through the opening furlong, but steadied in tight quarters into the first turn, recovered to stalk three wide, bid for the lead at the five sixteenths pole, but chased the leader through the lane while hanging on her left lead, sustained her bid via a long drive in the late stages, and was denied. TAYET tracked along the inside, stalked from the three path around the far turn, shifted five wide for clear sailing in upper stretch, but only produced a mild, yet steady, gain. CONFIDENT was slow into stride and trailed the field, took the far turn in the four path while at the rear of the field, swung six wide turning for home, and stayed on outside of foes through the lane. MAGIC RIDE settled off of the pace along the inside while about a path off of the inner railing, shifted five wide in upper stretch, and improved. CRUZ BAY tracked from midpack two wide around the first turn, switched out and commenced a four wide advance into the far turn, but flattened out in upper stretch while hanging on her left lead, and faded between horses at the furlong grounds. DEEMED ESSENTIAL set the pace along the inside, but was headed by foes at the five sixteenths pole, and weakened through the lane. SALIT lied far off of the pace in the three to two paths aorund the turns, and passed tired foes in the lane. MY MY MUNNY stalked two wide, but only managed to chased from between horses through upper stretch before fading. PASSO A FRENTE was reluctant to load, saved ground far off of the pace before taking the far turn in the three path between horses, and failed to factor. NAKED ON THE BEACH tracked from midpack two wide into the first turn, but appeared to step in a hole at the six furlong pole, stumbled and briefly lost action, then faded around the far turn and was done early. SEA SONG saved ground from midpack, stalked around the far turn, but weakened through the lane.