Churchill Downs · Monday, May 26, 2025 · Race 4 of 9

Maiden Special Weight

turf, firmOne And One Sixteenth MilesPurse $120,00012 ranPost 2025-05-26 14:15:00Final time 1:41.07Pool $346,013

Good for all except 8

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/23/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
16Esmark
2-4p,swung6w,closed,up
Junior Alvarado7910821—5.1248A
E1 108 · LP 115
23War and Majesty
inside bid,caught late
Corey Lanerie13441219.6976A
E1 113 · LP 112
35Fateful Lightning
cut corner,angled out
Vincent Cheminaud37673333.3675A
E1 110 · LP 112
410Ambition
3-4p turn,5w uppr,flat
Keith Asmussen987644421.4249A
E1 110 · LP 111
51AstarBen Curtis61099857¼—24A
E1 108 · LP 111
69Keen Talent
3-2p1st,3p 2nd,faded
Edgar Morales523396832.8356A
E1 115 · LP 107
74Mobster
ins,2p turn,3w uppr,wk
Florent Geroux2122778¼1.8773A
E1 115 · LP 107
87Got StripesJose Ortiz4555688¾—47A
E1 111 · LP 108
913Western Run
keen4w,2p-ins,wknd str
Brian Hernandez, Jr.10411599¼9.7958A
E1 118 · LP 105
108Nomolimbo
hop,off slow,4w 1st
Chase Miller11110101010½121.2155A
E1 118 · LP 110
112Banded Humor
no factor
Luan Machado1111111110¾82.2042A
E1 118 · LP 111
1212Zap d'Etat
4-3w1st,btwn,stopped
James Graham86812121226¾51.2744A
E1 108 · LP 101

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

123456789101112start1/41/23/4stretchfinish3War and Majesty5Fateful Lightning10Ambition1Astar9Keen Talent4Mobster7Got Stripes13Western Run8Nomolimbo2Banded Humor12Zap d'Etat6Esmark

Fractional times

Call 122.75
Call 246.98
Call 31:11.33
Call 41:35.32
Final1:41.07

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)6$2.24—
place ($2)6$6.48—
show ($2)6$4.20—
exacta ($2)6-3$106.38$262,306
place ($2)3$10.48—
show ($2)3$6.18—
trifecta ($0.50)6-3-5$146.46$137,268
show ($2)5$3.68—
superfecta ($0.10)6-3-5-10$240.92$79,523
daily double ($1)1-6$67.73$29,478
Pick 3 ($0.50)7-1-6$118.01$25,437

Chart notes

ESMARK was reserved early in the two path, advanced on the far turn two to four wide, swung out six wide leaving the turn and closed well under right handed crop urging and then got up late under vigorous handling to prove best. WAR AND MAJESTY was well rated along the inside, saved ground throughout and made a inside bid leaving the turn to be clear by the furlong marker but was caught late and was second best. FATEFUL LIGHTNING was allowed to settle early and made way to the rail, saved ground on the far turn and cut the corner leaving the turn and made a inside bid to the furlong marker, angled off the inside nearing the sixteenth marker but needed more late. AMBITION was allowed to settle early three wide, advanced three to four wide on the far turn and came five wide off the bend and made a bid but flattened out late while besting the rest. ASTAR was reserved early on the inside, saved ground on the far turn and came two wide off the bend, encountered some traffic nearing the furlong marker and angled out for racing room and had some late kick. KEEN TALENT pressed the early pace three to two wide on the first turn, then tracked the leader three wide on the far turn, came four wide off the bend but faded in the final furlong. MOBSTER set a pressured pace on the inside, then relented and moved out to the two path nearing the half mile marker to tracked the pace, came three wide into the lane and faded. GOT STRIPES was allowed to settle two wide and had no rally. WESTERN RUN was keen on the outside and five to four wide on the first turn, went on to set the pace and shake clear and moved towards the inside, clear on the far turn and came two wide off the bend and weakened. NOMOLIMBO hopped and was off slowly at the start, four wide on the first turn and failed to menace. BANDED HUMOR was void of early speed and never factored. ZAP D'ETAT was four to three wide into the first turn, then settled between rivals and stopped.