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

Starter Allowance

dirt, fastOne MilePurse $83,00011 ranPost 2025-05-26 16:55:00Final time 1:36.71Pool $435,443

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/23/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
13Racing Driver
3 wide move,lean in1/8
Rafael Bejarano367211—5.88113A
E1 120 · LP 120
27Coalmoon
bmpd stt,swung9w,closd
Luan Machado7919521½7.89106A
E1 126 · LP 122
35Strategic Force
3-4p,came5w,need more
Junior Alvarado6765332½21.3980A
E1 121 · LP 119
412Covert Law
2-3p,angled out,mildly
Keith Asmussen10196645¾22.0192A
E1 119 · LP 116
514Fever Night
3-4p,swung7w,some kick
Gerardo Corrales110108755¾7.3094A
E1 119 · LP 116
610Magnum Force
bid2w,weakened 1/8
Florent Geroux81212667.6882A
E1 124 · LP 112
74Conquering Cat
between turn,wknd lane
Brian Hernandez, Jr.134447618.6287A
E1 123 · LP 113
82Reverse Merger
step slow,ins,lug,tire
Edgar Morales48578812¼8.9586A
E1 121 · LP 108
911Brereton's Baytown
8 wide upper, tired
Joseph Bealmear948110913½19.6973A
E1 120 · LP 103
101Development Fee
tracked inside, empty
Ben Curtis2531091017½5.6978A
E1 124 · LP 103
118Backtrack
inside turn, gave way
Jose Ortiz521311122¼2.5465A
E1 126 · LP 94

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

1234567891011start1/41/23/4stretchfinish7Coalmoon5Strategic Force12Covert Law14Fever Night10Magnum Force4Conquering Cat2Reverse Merger11Brereton's Baytown1Development Fee8Backtrack3Racing Driver

Fractional times

Call 123.17
Call 246.38
Call 31:11.65
Call 41:24.38
Final1:36.71

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)3$13.76—
place ($2)3$5.66—
show ($2)3$4.82—
exacta ($2)3-7$16.34$294,315
place ($2)7$8.12—
show ($2)7$5.72—
trifecta ($0.50)3-7-5$60.25$169,268
show ($2)5$11.12—
superfecta ($0.10)3-7-5-12$53.43$95,933
daily double ($1)9-3$25.81$103,315
Pick 3 ($0.50)9-9-3$67.88$118,370
Pick 4 ($0.50)1-9-9-3$70.57$281,415
Pick 5 ($0.50)1-1-9-9-3$79.41$484,506
Pick 6 ($0.20)6-1-1-9-9-3$12.90$49,397
super high five ($1)3-7-5-12-14$88$6,917

Chart notes

RACING DRIVER was allowed to settle early, made a three wide move on the turn, leaned in nearing the furlong marker while taking over and drew clear to prove best under a drive. COALMOON bumped at the break and reserved early near the back, two path on the turn, swung out nine wide leaving the turn and closed full of run late but was too late. STRATEGIC FORCE was allowed to settle early, advanced three to four wide on the turn and came five wide off the bend to make a bid but needed more late. COVERT LAW was settled back early, two to three path on the turn and came four wide into the lane and angled out leaving the three sixteenths and had a mild late kick. FEVER NIGHT was reserved early, three to four wide on the turn and swung out seven wide leaving the turn and had some late kick. MAGNUM FORCE was close up early, then stalked the leader and made a two wide bid nearing the quarter pole to duel for command, gained s hort lead leaving the turn but weakened in the final furlong. CONQUERING CAT was close up leaving the chute, then tracked the pace and was in between rivals on the turn and came two wide off the bend and weakened. REVERSE MERGER was allowed to settle and saved ground on the turn, came two wide off the bend and lugged in leaving the three sixteenths and tired. BRERETON'S BAYTOWN was reserved early, came eight wide into the lane and tired. DEVELOPMENT FEE tracked the pace along the inside and came up empty in the lane. BACKTRACK vied for the early lead and then set the pace and moved to the inside, headed leaving the five sixteenths and dueled for command and gave way in the lane.