Churchill Downs · Friday, September 15, 2023 · Race 8 of 10

Allowance Optional Claiming

dirt, fastSix And One Half FurlongsPurse $127,0007 ranPost 2023-09-15 16:23:00Final time 1:17.64Pool $192,553

Good for all except 4

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
16Balta
2p,rail rally,bid,clrd
Cristian Torres34521—7.5582A
E1 102 · LP 118
27Epic Battle
3p,5p1/4,rally,up plc
Edgar Morales25442325.13104A
E1 96 · LP 113
35Call Me Andy
stalk 3p,4p1/4,outfnsh
Martin Garcia533333¾8.68103A
E1 108 · LP 108
42Normandy Hero
drewoff 2p1/4,bestd1/8
Alex Achard1111443.98103A
E1 117 · LP 102
54Coulditbemajic
slow st,ins,no menace
Rafael Bejarano766658½11.7672A
E1 96 · LP 108
623American Rascal
prompt 2w,folded btwn
Tyler Gaffalione
——————0.51113A
E1 117 · LP 108
78Mi Oscuro Secreto
bumpd st,lagged,outrun
Chase Miller6777725½59.6167A
E1 82 · LP 93

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

1234567start1/41/2stretchfinish7Epic Battle5Call Me Andy2Normandy Hero4Coulditbemajic8Mi Oscuro Secreto6Balta

Fractional times

Call 122.34
Call 245.47
Call 31:10.95
Final1:17.64

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)6$7.10—
place ($2)6$7.34—
show ($2)6$5.40—
exacta ($2)6-7$236.58$94,802
place ($2)7$13.48—
show ($2)7$7.12—
trifecta ($0.50)6-7-5$290.84$57,226
show ($2)5$3.88—
superfecta ($0.10)6-7-5-2$168.25$41,318
daily double ($1)4-6$112.02$28,922
Pick 3 ($0.50)1-4-6$502.60$26,884

Chart notes

BALTA pursued from midpack in the two path, rallied along the rail to bid inside of the leader at the furlong grounds and drove clear. EPIC BATTLE bumped with an outer rival at the start, laid off of the pace in the three path, shifted to the five path entering the lane, then stayed on outside of foes in the final furlong to bid for place in the final sixteenth, then edged that position approaching the wire. CALL ME ANDY stalked the embattled leading pair from the three to two path around the turn, tipped to the four path entering the lane, got outkicked by an inner rallying rival in upper stretch, yet kept on to produce a bid for place along with an outer rival passing the sixteenth pole, but got outfinished. NORMANDY HERO set the pace inside of a vying rival, drew away from that foe while entering the lane in the two path, but was bested by an inner bidder at the furlong grounds, yielded and was surpassed by an outer pair in the final sixteenth. COULDITBEMAJIC broke slowly, laid off of the pace along the inside, pursued from the two path around the turn and failed to menace. AMERICAN RASCAL prompted the pace two wide, but failed to keep pace with his inner counterpart while being floated to the three path entering the lane and folded between horses. MI OSCURO SECRETO bumped with an inner rival at the start, then lagged behind throughout and was outrun.