Churchill Downs · Thursday, May 1, 2025 · Race 11 of 12

St. Matthews Overnight S. Black Type

dirt, fastSix FurlongsPurse $200,00010 ranPost 2025-05-01 18:23:00Final time 1:08.04Pool $919,620

Good for all except 1,2

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
15Fort Bragg
stalk 4p,drove clear
Juan Hernandez33221—6.27132A
E1 135 · LP 127
28Champlin
2p,shk free,collard1/8
Luis Saez111121½4.28110A
E1 142 · LP 122
34Happy Is a Choice
bmp,ins,6p upr,willing
Mike Smith776333¾6.42111A
E1 123 · LP 129
46Red Flag
2w,tip 6p1/8,moved up
Julien Leparoux897747½24.93127A
E1 119 · LP 125
510Valentine Candy
tracked 2wd,chased btw
Jose Ortiz454557¾5.23100A
E1 131 · LP 117
62Miles Ahead
stp slw,chs ins,no bid
Carlos Hernandez1045467¾24.81116A
E1 132 · LP 117
71Henro
broke in,ins,improved
Rafael Bejarano910101079¼28.46103A
E1 114 · LP 128
87Bango
2-3p,5p1/4,no factor
Irad Ortiz, Jr.6699810¼11.97109A
E1 126 · LP 122
99Happy American
5p,drifted 7p1/4,tired
Joel Rosario5888913¼30.4275A
E1 122 · LP 116
103Speed Boat Beach
2w,falterd,bled,eq amb
Flavien Prat22361018¼1.7092A
E1 138 · LP 95

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

12345678910start1/41/2stretchfinish8Champlin4Happy Is a Choice6Red Flag10Valentine Candy2Miles Ahead1Henro7Bango9Happy American3Speed Boat Beach5Fort Bragg

Fractional times

Call 121.10
Call 243.67
Call 355.55
Final1:08.04

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)5$4.54—
place ($2)5$5.74—
show ($2)5$4.54—
exacta ($2)5-8$147.44$463,439
place ($2)8$6.02—
show ($2)8$4.38—
trifecta ($0.50)5-8-4$220.89$275,919
show ($2)4$3.64—
superfecta ($0.10)5-8-4-6$541.05$146,218
daily double ($1)9-5$17.24$87,505
Pick 3 ($0.50)2-9-5$36.70$87,558

Chart notes

FORT BRAGG brushed an outer rival at the start, stalked from the four path, ranged up to take aim on the clearing leader entering the lane, bid at the furlong grounds and drove clear. CHAMPLIN showed the way in the two path, shook free entering the lane, but got collared by an outer bidder at the furlong grounds and was bested. HAPPY IS A CHOICE bumped with an inner foe at the start, laid off of the pace along the inside, shifted out to the six path in upper stretch and rallied willingly. RED FLAG was brushed between horses at the start, lacked speed two wide, tipped out to the six path in midstretch and moved up. VALENTINE CANDY tracked two wide, chased between horses through the lane and lacked progress. MILES AHEAD broke a step slow, chased along the inside and lacked a bid. HENRO broke inwardly, trailed along the inside and improved position. BANGO brushed with an inner rival at the start, raced off of the pace in the two to three path before entering the lane in the five path and failed to factor. HAPPY AMERICAN was briefly keen between horses leaving the chute, pursued from the five path, drifted to the seven path entering the lane and tired. SPEED BOAT BEACH bumped with an outer rival leaving the gate, stalked closest to the leader and from the three path, got outkicked by an outer rival entering the lane, faltered between rivals shortly after, was found to have bled and was transported off of the track in an equine ambulance.