Churchill Downs · Saturday, November 25, 2023 · Race 2 of 12

Maiden Special Weight

dirt, fastSeven FurlongsPurse $120,00012 ranPost 2023-11-25 13:30:00Final time 1:23.05Pool $242,634

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
13Legalize
ins,kckd away,flop lds
Luis Saez11111—1.80129A
E1 120 · LP 120
21El Magnifico
pressd 2wd,chased well
Tyler Gaffalione422221½6.05106A
E1 119 · LP 117
36Linebacker
track 2w,3p5/16,willng
Flavien Prat543333½1.88106A
E1 116 · LP 113
44San Siro
chasd ins,best of rest
Declan Cannon65544846.9478A
E1 113 · LP 105
512Top of the Street
3p turn, moved up
Brian Hernandez, Jr.8985510¾32.6374A
E1 106 · LP 101
610Anthem King
2p turn, no menace
Joseph Talamo10766618½16.3156A
E1 111 · LP 89
78Gold Search
tug btw/steady 3/4,4p
Martin Garcia110108722¾13.3774A
E1 102 · LP 84
814Kissthemoon
advnc btw9/16,2p,tired
Gabriel Saez1129782465.4677A
E1 106 · LP 82
92Smackover Lime
ins,5p upr,no impact
Ricardo Santana, Jr.71121092566.6216A
E1 98 · LP 81
109Rocketeightyeight
forward 4p,faded turn
Jose Ortiz23491028¼19.6278A
E1 113 · LP 77
1111Full Armor
saved ground, wknd
Edgar Morales367111131¾36.1760A
E1 109 · LP 73
127Daily Grind
frcts gt,rank9/16,easd
Javier Castellano9811121252¼10.8621A
E1 98 · LP 55

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

123456789101112start1/41/2stretchfinish1El Magnifico6Linebacker4San Siro12Top of the Street10Anthem King8Gold Search14Kissthemoon2Smackover Lime9Rocketeightyeight11Full Armor7Daily Grind3Legalize

Fractional times

Call 122.60
Call 245.63
Call 31:09.98
Final1:23.05

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)3$5.60—
place ($2)3$4.30—
show ($2)3$2.66—
exacta ($2)3-1$30.64$196,983
place ($2)1$6.50—
show ($2)1$4.10—
trifecta ($0.50)3-1-6$18.42$106,853
show ($2)6$2.50—
superfecta ($0.10)3-1-6-4$54.85$67,819
daily double ($1)12-3$15.11$67,856

Chart notes

LEGALIZE set the pace along the inside, kicked away from an outer chaser in upper stretch, flopped back to his left lead entering the final sixteenth as the aforementioned for sustained pursuit, yet held sway safely. EL MAGNIFICO pressed outside of the leader, required pressure to sustain pressure around the turn, failed to keep pace in upper stretch, yet kept on well through the final furlong to remain clear of show. LINEBACKER tracked two wide, tipped outside of the top pair turning for home and chased them home willingly. SAN SIRO tracked along the inside, chased around the turn and was best of the rest. TOP OF THE STREET raced off of the pace, took the turn in the three path and moved up. ANTHEM KING pursued from the two path and failed to menace. GOLD SEARCH tugged between horses early on culminating in steadying back leaving the chute, raced well back in the four path and improved mildly. KISSTHEMOON was last away, railed early on, advanced between rivals passing the nine sixteenths pole, laid off of the pace in the two path aiming between horses, tipped to the four path entering the lane, but drifted in and tired. SMACKOVER LIME lacked speed along the inside and made little impact. ROCKETEIGHTYEIGHT raced forwardly in the four path but gave way around the turn. FULL ARMOR saved ground in midpack and weakened. DAILY GRIND was fractious in the starting gate, lacked speed in the three path, resented kickback behind rivals and faltered between horses at the nine sixteenths pole raced at the rear into the turn, then was done early and eased through the lane.