Churchill Downs · Sunday, July 3, 2022 · Race 9 of 10

Allowance Optional Claiming

dirt, fastSeven FurlongsPurse $134,00010 ranPost 2022-07-03 16:57:00Final time 1:23.23Pool $342,175

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
19Ready to Pounce
save grnd,bid,led,gam
Corey Lanerie107721—16.10111A
E1 114 · LP 123
211A C Expressway
4w,6p1/4,surged,missed
Joseph Talamo96452¼6.00112A
E1 117 · LP 123
35Verb
chsd 2p,4p1/4,grnd,vie
Rafael Bejarano74533½6.7098A
E1 117 · LP 122
43Bourbon Calling
3-4p,shft in,rally btw
Brian Hernandez, Jr.110944¾7.50105A
E1 111 · LP 122
54Much Better
speed 2w,headed btw1/8
Vincent Cheminaud511151¼10.10100A
E1 121 · LP 121
610Strongconstitution
off pace 3w,no menace
Tyler Gaffalione898662¾2.10112A
E1 111 · LP 118
76Coltonator
2wd btw,passed tired
Florent Geroux4810976¼8.50106A
E1 108 · LP 111
88Kadri
chsd 4-5p,7p1/4,no bid
Jon Court656786¼40.90109A
E1 114 · LP 111
97Bank
press 3w,drvn7/16,tire
Ricardo Santana, Jr.233897½6.60105A
E1 118 · LP 109
102Devil's Tower
vied inside, wknd 5/16
Francisco Arrieta32210109½9.50115A
E1 121 · LP 106

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

12345678910start1/41/2stretchfinish11A C Expressway5Verb3Bourbon Calling4Much Better10Strongconstitution6Coltonator8Kadri7Bank2Devil's Tower9Ready to Pounce

Fractional times

Call 122.74
Call 245.59
Call 31:10.41
Final1:23.23

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)9$4.20—
place ($2)9$13.60—
show ($2)9$8.20—
exacta ($2)9-11$202.40$236,160
place ($2)11$7—
show ($2)11$5.20—
trifecta ($0.50)9-11-5$452.85$132,242
show ($2)5$3.60—
superfecta ($0.10)9-11-5-3$752$77,855
daily double ($1)3-9$76.80$28,300
Pick 3 ($0.50)3-3-9$362.70$29,791

Chart notes

READY TO POUNCE tucked soon after being last away, saved ground off of the pace while grazing the fence around the turn, improved inside of foes entering the lane, produced a rail bid approaching the furlong pole, led leaving that junction, gamely clung to a margin as outer foes took shots, and remained steadfast to the wire to last via a tight photo. A C EXPRESSWAY tracked five wide, pursued four wide around the turn, floated to the six path entering the lane, then rallied outside of foes with a good kick in the final furlong, surged to bid at the wire, but just missed. VERB chased in the two path, tipped to the four path and between horses entering the lane, grinded away to bid along with an inner READY TO POUNCE at the furlong grounds, vied through the late stages as other rivals on either side closed in as well, and got outfinished for place. BOURBON CALLING trailed in the three to four path, shifted inwardly in upper stretch, rallied between horses in hopes of joining the fray in the final sixteenth, but did not have enough. MUCH BETTER set the pace two wide, came into the lane in the three path, but was headed by rivals on either side leaving the furlong grounds, and yielded minorly. STRONGCONSTITUTION laid off of the pace three wide, but only managed to chase through the lane without menacing. COLTONATOR laid far back two wide and between horses, trailed turning for home, then surpassed tired foes. KADRI broke a bit outwardly, chased from midpack in the four path, took the turn in the five path before shifting to the seven path entering the lane, but offered no rally. BANK pressed three wide, came under a drive to sustain position into the turn, did so before drifting to the five path entering the lane, and tired in upper stretch. DEVIL'S TOWER vied along the inside, but weakened at the five sixteenths pole.