Churchill Downs · Friday, November 1, 2024 · Race 1 of 10

Starter Allowance

dirt, fastOne MilePurse $72,0006 ranPost 2024-11-01 13:04:00Final time 1:37.49Pool $161,134

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/23/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
17Hedge
ins foe, held sway
James Graham111111—3.1390A
E1 109 · LP 119
24Gardiner
prss 2w-3p,kept at bay
Axel Concepcion432222¾7.70109A
E1 108 · LP 118
31Optical
ins-2p,chs,tip out1/16
Jareth Loveberry3234331½0.66100A
E1 106 · LP 119
45Righteous Star
jump shadow7/8,4p,yldd
Carlos Hernandez2543445½10.8072A
E1 106 · LP 113
56Blake James
step slw,2wbtw,gave wy
Vincent Cheminaud6455557¾9.3282A
E1 106 · LP 111
63Gotta Guy
chck early,5p,faded3/8
Ramon Vazquez56666613¼12.4387A
E1 105 · LP 109

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

123456start1/41/23/4stretchfinish4Gardiner1Optical5Righteous Star6Blake James3Gotta Guy7Hedge

Fractional times

Call 123.44
Call 247.99
Call 31:12.38
Call 41:24.78
Final1:37.49

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)7$8.26—
place ($2)7$4.76—
show ($2)7$2.50—
exacta ($2)7-4$45.86$107,242
place ($2)4$6.10—
show ($2)4$2.68—
trifecta ($0.50)7-4-1$26.93$57,033
show ($2)1$2.14—
superfecta ($0.10)7-4-1-5$16.83$31,285

Chart notes

HEDGE set the pace inside of a prompting rival, vied with that one around the turn, inched an advantage straightening into the lane and held sway thereafter. GARDINER brushed with an inner foe early on, pressed the leader from the three path, vied around the turn, sustained his bid through the lane but was kept at bay. OPTICAL stalked along the inside, pursued under coaxing in the two path around the turn, chased the top pair leaving upper stretch, tipped outside of them in the final furlong and needed more. RIGHTEOUS STAR jumped a shadow casted by a light fixture nearing the seven furlong pole, stalked outside of the top pair and from the four path, required urging to sustain pursuit around the turn, but yielded through the lane. BLAKE JAMES broke a step slow, recovered to race forwardly two wide and between horses, chased under urging around the turn and gave way. GOTTA GUY brushed with an outer rival before checking back and lugging in briefly in the early stages, lacked speed in the five path and faded around the turn.