Churchill Downs · Thursday, May 8, 2025 · Race 8 of 8

Starter Allowance

dirt, fastSix And One Half FurlongsPurse $83,00012 ranPost 2025-05-08 20:28:00Final time 1:16.76Pool $347,580

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
17Gerlin's Empire
stalk 3w,bid,clrd,held
John Velazquez44311—3.31104A
E1 108 · LP 117
24Flash Wear
3pbtw,6p upr,rallied
Brian Hernandez, Jr.810142¾17.58104A
E1 94 · LP 116
33Always Practical
urged 2-4p,split,outkk
Ben Curtis998333½17.93103A
E1 99 · LP 116
410Royal Princess
chsd 4pbtw,outkckd btw
Jaime Torres755647½30.2883A
E1 107 · LP 108
56Will Not Be Swayed
4-5p,7p1/4,moved up
Luan Machado1011958½4.01104A
E1 113 · LP 104
611Princess Ny
chsd ins-2p,yieldd btw
Luis Saez134768½14.59100A
E1 112 · LP 106
72Tiger Division
2p,blockd/stymied 3/16
Corey Lanerie11108794.5181A
E1 113 · LP 110
81Mom's Cheesecake
ins,brushed/tight 1/8
Vincent Cheminaud177589¼67.0086A
E1 104 · LP 107
95Madeline's Promise
ins foe,headd upr,fade
Gerardo Corrales311299½16.1284A
E1 113 · LP 103
108Carolina Smokeshow
3-4p, faded btwn 1/4
Florent Geroux58911011¼13.8581A
E1 99 · LP 106
1112Austin High
tracked 5-6p, tired
Irving Moncada66611114¼3.3278A
E1 105 · LP 99
1213Spotaway
prompt 2w,wknd btw upr
Rafael Bejarano222101218½37.9566A
E1 112 · LP 90

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

123456789101112start1/41/2stretchfinish4Flash Wear3Always Practical10Royal Princess6Will Not Be Swayed11Princess Ny2Tiger Division1Mom's Cheesecake5Madeline's Promise8Carolina Smokeshow12Austin High13Spotaway7Gerlin's Empire

Fractional times

Call 122.54
Call 245.51
Call 31:10.33
Final1:16.76

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)7$8.62—
place ($2)7$5—
show ($2)7$3.98—
Pick 3 ($0.50)3-1-7$79.95$158,429
place ($2)4$13.72—
show ($2)4$8.18—
Pick 4 ($0.50)6-3-1-7$860.55$230,250
show ($2)3$8.88—
Pick 5 ($0.50)4-6-3-1-7$20.47$401,505
Pick 6 ($0.20)2-4-6-3-1-7$3$39,405
daily double ($1)1-7$17.37$135,767
exacta ($2)7-4$119.34$231,355
superfecta ($0.10)7-4-3-10$842$86,673
trifecta ($0.50)7-4-3$297.37$136,490

Chart notes

GERLIN'S EMPIRE stalked three wide, bid in the four path entering the lane, drove clear and held late. FLASH WEAR bumped with an inner foe leaving the gate, settled well back in the three path and between horses, shifted out to the six path entering upper stretch, rallied to take aim on the clear leader late but was kept at bay. ALWAYS PRACTICAL bumped with rivals on both sides at the start, pursued off of the pace while under consistent urging in the two to three path into the turn, split foes four wide at the three sixteenths pole to bid for place in midstretch, but got outkicked and kept on to prove best of the rest. ROYAL PRINCESS tracked in the four path and between horses, chased around the turn, floated to the five path entering the lane, got outkicked by a rival on either side and held fourth. WILL NOT BE SWAYED raced at the rear in the four to five path, fanned out to the seven path entering the lane and moved up. PRINCESS NY prompted two wide and between horses before chasing the top pair form the two path into and around the turn, but yielded between horses. TIGER DIVISION bumped with an outer foe at the start, lacked speed in the two path, but was blocked and stymied behind rivals at the three sixteenths pole, tipped out and stayed on mildly between horses. MOM'S CHEESECAKE tracked from midpack along the inside, aimed to slip inside of rivals in upper stretch, but was brushed and put to tight rail quarters leaving the furlong grounds and gave way. MADELINE'S PROMISE set the pace inside of a prompting rival around the turn, got headed by an outer bidder in upper stretch, leaned inwardly putting an inner rival to tight quarters leaving midstretch and faded. CAROLINA SMOKESHOW raced off of the pace in the three to four path and faded between horses entering the lane. AUSTIN HIGH tracked from the five to six path and tired. SPOTAWAY prompted three to two wide, but weakened between horses in upper stretch.