Churchill Downs · Friday, September 22, 2023 · Race 7 of 10

Maiden Special Weight

dirt, fastSeven FurlongsPurse $120,0009 ranPost 2023-09-22 15:52:00Final time 1:24.28Pool $221,387

Good for all except 3

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
11Otto the Conqueror
dueld ins,cleard,lastd
Keith Asmussen11111—1.69115A
E1 105 · LP 120
25Dragoon Guard
duel winner 2w,kept on
Florent Geroux52222¼3.02121A
E1 105 · LP 120
38Bourbon's Fault
ins-2p,4p1/4,chased
Tyler Gaffalione253332¾3.91100A
E1 102 · LP 115
43Nuevo Empire
stmbld,avoid rail late
Gerardo Corrales989443¾57.6281A
E1 95 · LP 113
510J Bird Time
3p,7p upr,moved up
Martin Garcia798858¼32.7162A
E1 96 · LP 105
64Time Song
stdy early,2-3p,yieldd
Declan Cannon444768¼6.2538A
E1 102 · LP 105
77Title Contender
step slow st,4w,6p1/4
Ricardo Santana, Jr.876678¾10.2853A
E1 100 · LP 104
86Sweet as Sin
chased 3wbtw,faded 3/8
Francisco Arrieta6355811¼12.0998A
E1 100 · LP 100
99Stormin Love
3p,ins 7/16,nvr invlvd
Brian Hernandez, Jr.3679911¾24.6542A
E1 98 · LP 99

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

123456789start1/41/2stretchfinish5Dragoon Guard8Bourbon's Fault3Nuevo Empire10J Bird Time4Time Song7Title Contender6Sweet as Sin9Stormin Love1Otto the Conqueror

Fractional times

Call 123.12
Call 247.08
Call 31:11.21
Final1:24.28

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)1$5.38—
place ($2)1$3.38—
show ($2)1$2.62—
exacta ($2)1-5$20.44$142,099
place ($2)5$4.60—
show ($2)5$3.10—
trifecta ($0.50)1-5-8$18.10$74,486
show ($2)8$3.58—
superfecta ($0.10)1-5-8-3$54.76$43,131
daily double ($1)5-1$16.97$20,215
Pick 3 ($0.50)8-5-1$16.14$31,766
Pick 4 ($0.50)5$35.02$84,034

Chart notes

OTTO THE CONQUEROR dueled for the lead inside of DRAGOON GUARD, drew clear of that one in upper stretch, but began to tire entering the final sixteenth and just lasted to the wire. DRAGOON GUARD dueled for the lead two wide, but failed to keep pace with his inner counterpart in upper stretch, kept on as that one tired in the final sixteenth, produced a rebid coming to the wire but missed. BOURBON'S FAULT tucked behind rivals at the five furlong pole, tracked along the inside, took the turn in the two path before tipping to the four path entering the lane, then chased the top pair, met an inner challenge for show at the sixteenth pole, but saved that position after that bidder faltered. NUEVO EMPIRE broke a step slow before stumbling soon after the start, raced at the rear in the two path into the turn, split foes coming to midstretch, ran on to bid for place along the inside at the sixteenth pole, but leaned inwardly feeling a right handed crop in the late stages, required rider correction to avoid from hitting the inner rail and flattened out. J BIRD TIME raced at the rear in the three path, shifted out to the seven path in upper stretch and moved up. TIME SONG steadied briefly when put to crowded quarters between a pair of foes leaving the chute, tugged to a stalking position from the two path, shifted to the three path into the turn, but only managed to chase before yielding in the five path entering the lane. TITLE CONTENDER broke a step slow, pursued from midpack four wide, fanned to the six path entering the lane and failed to factor. SWEET AS SIN chased while forward three wide and between horses, but faded with three furlongs to go. STORMIN LOVE lacked speed in the three path, tucked to the inside entering the turn and never got involved.