Churchill Downs · Thursday, September 28, 2023 · Race 1 of 8

Maiden Claiming

dirt, fastOne And One Sixteenth MilesPurse $30,0006 ranPost 2023-09-28 17:01:00Final time 1:46.01Pool $127,857

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/23/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
16Catherine Blaze
2p,4-5pbtw upr,bid,up
Rafael Bejarano666541—7.3458A
E1 90 · LP 115
25Malibu Smart
faded 4p2nd,came again
Gerardo Corrales244652a nose2.1559A
E1 94 · LP 115
31Big Dig
chck1st,3w2nd,flop lds
Reylu Gutierrez555313¼1.6299A
E1 93 · LP 113
44Requestforproposal
2wbtw,bid1/4,outkck1/8
Joseph Talamo4222245¼11.3457A
E1 96 · LP 106
53Proud Performer
ins,dugin 2p1/4,yld1/8
Jaime Torres1111356½34.1124A
E1 98 · LP 104
62Mikita
trck ins,stdy upr,fade
Mitchell Murrill33346682.5069A
E1 96 · LP 105

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

123456start1/41/23/4stretchfinish5Malibu Smart1Big Dig4Requestforproposal3Proud Performer2Mikita6Catherine Blaze

Fractional times

Call 124.54
Call 249.02
Call 31:13.31
Call 41:39.39
Final1:46.01

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)6$6.68—
place ($2)6$5.54—
show ($2)6$2.88—
exacta ($2)6-5$53.62$65,161
place ($2)5$3.92—
show ($2)5$2.58—
superfecta ($0.10)6-5-1-4$27.11$24,337
show ($2)1$2.48—
trifecta ($0.50)6-5-1$41.18$40,121

Chart notes

CATHERINE BLAZE trailed in the two path, moved out of last in the three path around the far turn, grinded away in the four to five path and between horses coming to midstretch, sustained progress to bid in the final sixteenth along with an outer rival and prevailed. MALIBU SMART tracked three wide, but faded in the four path approaching the far turn, regained stride in the five to six path in upper stretch, changed over at the three sixteenths pole, stayed on along with an inner rival to offer a bid in the closing stages, but came up short. BIG DIG laid off of the pace in the two path, checked close to heels at the seven and a half furlong pole, steadied in a firmer manner entering the backstretch, inched closer three wide around the far turn, took aim in the four path entering the lane, bid while briefly flopping back to his left lead and subtly wandering about at the furlong grounds, drove clear before doing so again as a pair of outer rivals bid in the late stages and got caught in the shadow of the wire. REQUESTFORPROPOSAL stalked two wide and between horses down the backstretch, ranged up to bid in the three path entering the lane, sparred through upper stretch before being outkicked by an outer rival at the furlong grounds, and yielded. PROUD PERFORMER set the pace along the inside, resisted an outer challenge while entering the lane in the two path, dueled through upper stretch but yielded passing the furlong grounds. MIKITA tracked along the inside, but steadied while failing to slip inside of the early pace setter in upper stretch and faded.