Churchill Downs · Saturday, September 14, 2024 · Race 9 of 11

Louisville Thoroughbred Society S. Black Type

dirt, fastSix FurlongsPurse $300,0007 ranPost 2024-09-14 16:59:00Final time 1:08.97Pool $329,223

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
17Happy Is a Choice
4-5p,wore down leader
Ramon Vazquez54331—14.09126A
E1 110 · LP 134
210Skelly
loose 3p,gave in late
Ricardo Santana, Jr.31112¼1.05133A
E1 121 · LP 130
36Here Mi Song
aim 4p5/16,needed more
Edgar Morales222231½9.90135A
E1 118 · LP 130
49Necker Island
chased 2w-3pbtw,no bid
Mitchell Murrill13444532.37121A
E1 111 · LP 126
58Manny Wah
ins,3w1/8,no menace
Brian Hernandez, Jr.466656¾46.83102A
E1 107 · LP 126
63Cyclone Mischief
2-3p,4p upr,no factor
Corey Lanerie777767¼8.56114A
E1 102 · LP 129
72Closethegame Sugar
midpack inside, faded
Irad Ortiz, Jr.6555711¼1.42110A
E1 110 · LP 114

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

1234567start1/41/2stretchfinish10Skelly6Here Mi Song9Necker Island8Manny Wah3Cyclone Mischief2Closethegame Sugar7Happy Is a Choice

Fractional times

Call 122.10
Call 244.99
Call 356.52
Final1:08.97

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)7$0.18—
place ($2)7$8.08—
show ($2)7$5.74—
exacta ($2)7-10$76.84$170,803
place ($2)10$2.86—
show ($2)10$2.38—
trifecta ($0.50)7-10-6$80.61$103,984
show ($2)6$4.22—
superfecta ($0.10)7-10-6-9$97.91$57,850
daily double ($1)3-7$54.81$51,288
Pick 3 ($0.50)1-3-7$62.36$39,840
super high five ($1)7-10-6-9-8$80.37$69,953

Chart notes

HAPPY IS A CHOICE pursued from midpack in the four path, fanned to the five path into the lane, rallied to take aim outside of the clear leader in the final furlong, sustained slow progress to offer a late bid and wore him down in the shadow of the wire. SKELLY dictated terms with a loose advantage in the three path around the turn, maintained a clear margin through midstretch, but could not contain an outer challenger in the closing stages and gave in willingly. HERE MI SONG stalked along the inside as the clear leader's closest pursuer into the turn, tipped out to the four path to take aim outside of that one at the five sixteenths pole, chased along with an outer foe through midstretch, shifted in at the sixteenth pole but needed more to complete a bid. NECKER ISLAND chased in the three path and between a pair of rivals around the turn, then lacked a bid. MANNY WAH saved ground off of the pace around the turn, altered course three wide in midstretch and failed to menace. CYCLONE MISCHIEF trailed in the two to three path, shifted to the four path into upper stretch and failed to factor. CLOSETHEGAME SUGAR pursued from midpack along the inside, lacked a bid and faded through the lane.