Churchill Downs · Thursday, September 14, 2023 · Race 3 of 8

Maiden Special Weight

turf, firmFive And One Half FurlongsPurse $120,00010 ranPost 2023-09-14 18:00:00Final time 1:04.84Pool $223,911

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/43/8stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
111Salt Spray
spar 2w,cleard1/8,held
John Velazquez11111—1.9474A
E1 92 · LP 107
25Pinfire
tracked 3wd, rallied
Francisco Arrieta24432¾16.3398A
E1 83 · LP 106
32Cigarette Boat
duel ins winner,yieldd
Tyler Gaffalione3222331.3376A
E1 92 · LP 102
46Tasterfor the King
2p,shifted out,rallied
Wallynette Rodriguez577743½14.9156A
E1 78 · LP 101
510Levee Was Dry
4w,tuck 2p1/4,mild btw
Reylu Gutierrez666655¼52.8672A
E1 81 · LP 98
68Command' Oro
ins,brush 3/16,no bid
Edgar Morales855465¾11.5859A
E1 82 · LP 97
74Cuore Sacro
chs 2p,brsh3/16,falter
James Graham433577¼5.8258A
E1 85 · LP 94
83Halmstad
beat slow,6p1/4,mvd up
Jack Gilligan91010987½64.6580A
E1 66 · LP 94
91Airborne Elite
step slow,2p,no impact
Declan Cannon108889822.8374A
E1 73 · LP 93
109American Raider
3p,5p upr,outrun
Julien Leparoux79910101144.4278A
E1 72 · LP 88

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

12345678910start1/43/8stretchfinish5Pinfire2Cigarette Boat6Tasterfor the King10Levee Was Dry8Command' Oro4Cuore Sacro3Halmstad1Airborne Elite9American Raider11Salt Spray

Fractional times

Call 122.70
Call 246.28
Call 358.43
Final1:04.84

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)11$5.88—
place ($2)11$3.90—
show ($2)11$3.04—
Pick 3 ($0.50)4-1-11$28.40$45,566
place ($2)5$12.14—
show ($2)5$7.44—
daily double ($1)1-11$13.07$22,356
show ($2)2$2.56—
exacta ($2)11-5$86.54$150,793
superfecta ($0.10)11-5-2-6$106.20$51,726
trifecta ($0.50)11-5-2$80.88$84,567

Chart notes

SALT SPRAY (IRE) sparred outside of a rival while clinging to a margin around the turn, drove clear of that one leaving the furlong grounds and held from an outer on-charging rival late. PINFIRE tracked three wide, between horses into the turn, rallied while closing in on the newly clear leader in the final furlong, but needed more late to reel him in. CIGARETTE BOAT dueled for the lead inside of the eventual winner, but yielded inside the furlong grounds and lasted for show. TASTERFOR THE KING laid off of the pace in the two path, shifted out approaching midstretch and rallied to miss reaching show. LEVEE WAS DRY took light contact from an inner rival at the start, pursued from midpack four wide into the turn, tucked behind inner foes turning for home, then stayed on mildly between horses. COMMAND' ORO tracked from midpack along the inside, chased entering the lane, brushed with an outer rival at the three sixteenths pole and lacked a bid. CUORE SACRO prompted the pace two wide and between horses for a furlong, but failed to keep pace with those rivals approaching the half mile pole, chased in the two path under urging around the turn, brushed with an inner rival at the three sixteenths pole while giving way and faltered between horses. HALMSTAD broke a beat slow, trailed around the turn, swung to the six path entering the lane and moved up. AIRBORNE ELITE broke a step slow, lacked speed in the two path, spun into the lane in the four path and made little impact. AMERICAN RAIDER brushed an outer rival at the start, lacked speed in the three to five path and got outrun. Copyright 2026 Equibase Company LLC. All Rights Reserved.