Churchill Downs · Sunday, June 29, 2025 · Race 1 of 11

Maiden Special Weight

dirt, fastOne MilePurse $120,0007 ranPost 2025-06-29 12:46:00Final time 1:34.03Pool $194,728

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/23/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
14Lemon Zest
stalk 4p,sustained bid
Luis Saez222221—6.76101A
E1 137 · LP 124
26Margarita Girl
2-3p,dug in,game,bestd
Antonio Fresu4111121¾0.78115A
E1 139 · LP 120
32Bundle
3p,4-5p1/4,willingly
Flavien Prat3544335¾6.9694A
E1 135 · LP 119
43Strong Destiny
brk in,3p btw,gave way
Florent Geroux1333447¾8.1137A
E1 137 · LP 116
51In the Stars
brshd,closer ins,tired
Edgar Morales57555511¼7.63102A
E1 134 · LP 113
68Buckle Chaser
3p,ins turn,no factor
Emmanuel Esquivel66776622¾32.7163A
E1 131 · LP 105
77Dancing Drums
lean out st,4p,wknd
Brian Hernandez, Jr.74667733¾5.9651A
E1 133 · LP 93

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

1234567start1/41/23/4stretchfinish6Margarita Girl2Bundle3Strong Destiny1In the Stars8Buckle Chaser7Dancing Drums4Lemon Zest

Fractional times

Call 122.59
Call 245.20
Call 31:09.38
Call 41:21.49
Final1:34.03

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)4$5.52—
place ($2)4$6.18—
show ($2)4$3.82—
exacta ($2)4-6$47$116,073
place ($2)6$2.92—
show ($2)6$2.34—
trifecta ($0.50)4-6-2$40.98$49,196
show ($2)2$3.30—
superfecta ($0.10)4-6-2-3$30.28$27,926
super high five ($1)4-6-2-3-1$370.34$6,315

Chart notes

LEMON ZEST stalked two wide while moving outside of the leader down the backstretch, pursued while perched in the four path around the turn, ranged up turning for home to offer a bid entering the lane, was kept at bay through upper stretch, yet sustained her bid to forge an advantage at the sixteenth pole, flopped back to her left lead while moving away from her inner counterpart and edged clear. MARGARITA GIRL led while remaining wide entering the backstretch, crossed over to the two path with five furlongs to go, showed the way as an outer pair pursued around the turn, met an outer challenge entering the lane, maintained a margin confidently before being set down passing the three sixteenths marker, gamely clung to an advantage while getting collared leaving the furlong grounds, but was headed at the sixteenth pole and was second best. BUNDLE transferred light contact from an outer rival to an inner foe at the start, tracked from midpack in the three path, shifted out to the five path while progressing into the lane and ran on willingly. STRONG DESTINY broke inwardly and brushed a rival at the start, raced forwardly along the inside into the backstretch, stalked along with an outer rival while moving outside of the leader and to the three path into the turn, but failed to issue a bid along with her outer counterpart nearing the lane, chased between horses into the stretch and gave way. IN THE STARS was brushed by an outer rival leaving the gate, raced at the rear along the inside before progressing with five furlongs to go, took closer order to track from midpack along the inside around the turn, but came under urging chasing into the lane, flattened out and tired. BUCKLE CHASER lacked speed in the three path, trailed along the inside around the turn and failed to factor. DANCING DRUMS leaned outwardly when the gates sprung, raced off of the pace in the four path and weakened.