Churchill Downs · Friday, May 16, 2025 · Race 1 of 9

Maiden Claiming

dirt, sloppySeven FurlongsPurse $67,0008 ranPost 2025-05-16 12:47:00Final time 1:24.64Pool $152,436

Good for all except 1

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
18Scythia
brk out,vied 4w,clr1/4
Edgar Morales24111—1.5182B
E1 118 · LP 112
27Employeeofthemonth
3pbtw,4-5p upr,left ld
Irving Moncada575323½9.5267B
E1 115 · LP 105
34Swift Kelce
vied 3wbtw,no match1/4
Rafael Bejarano332234¼11.4573B
E1 118 · LP 104
42Rockaway Reef
dueld ins trio,yielded
Evin Roman113449¼7.4168B
E1 118 · LP 96
56Dancing Eyes
step slow start,4-5p
Abel Cedillo767659¾5.0565B
E1 114 · LP 95
65Theprincessfactor
ins,left ld,drift out
Jaime Torres6565610¼5.1269B
E1 115 · LP 94
73Motown Honey
dueled 2wbtw,wknd 5/16
Adam Beschizza4247721½10.3635B
E1 117 · LP 79
81Explosive Whisper
broke in/slow erly,lag
Brian Hernandez, Jr.8888845¼8.589B
E1 88 · LP 55

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

12345678start1/41/2stretchfinish7Employeeofthemonth4Swift Kelce2Rockaway Reef6Dancing Eyes5Theprincessfactor3Motown Honey1Explosive Whisper8Scythia

Fractional times

Call 122.80
Call 245.84
Call 31:10.87
Final1:24.64

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)8$5.02—
place ($2)8$3.20—
show ($2)8$3.20—
exacta ($2)8-7$58.26$96,594
place ($2)7$8.86—
show ($2)7$6.34—
trifecta ($0.50)8-7-4$18.33$55,217
show ($2)4$6.28—
superfecta ($0.10)8-7-4-2$99.58$28,954
super high five ($1)8-7-4-2-6$21.19$84,816

Chart notes

SCYTHIA broke outwardly, vied four deep into and around the turn, gained an advantage while well in hand turning for home, drew off entering the lane and held sway under a drive. EMPLOYEEOFTHEMONTH chased in the three path and between horses around the turn, moved out to the four to five path while launching a rally in upper stretch, progressed while hanging on her left lead to bid for place in the final furlong, and edged that position late. SWIFT KELCE vied three wide and between horses, proved no match for an outer counterpart entering the lane, dueled for an outer bidder for place in the final furlong but got bested. ROCKAWAY REEF dueled for the lead inside of a trio of foes into the turn, proved no match for her widest counterpart entering the lane and gradually yielded. DANCING EYES broke a step slow, pursued from the four to five path and failed to menace. THEPRINCESSFACTOR broke a beat slow, got briefly put to subtly cramped quarters between rivals leaving the chute, tracked along the inside, shifted out to the four path while chasing in upper stretch, but hung on her left lead, drifted wider into the final sixteenth and gave way. MOTOWN HONEY dueled two wide and between horses but weakened with five sixteenths to go. EXPLOSIVE WHISPER broke inwardly and was slow into stride causing her to spot the rest many lengths early on, lagged behind around the turn and showed little.