Churchill Downs · Thursday, September 11, 2025 · Race 2 of 8

Claiming

dirt, fastOne And One Sixteenth MilesPurse $36,0006 ranPost 2025-09-11 17:31:00Final time 1:44.09Pool $126,528

Good for all except 5

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/23/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
18Ultimate Strike
2-3w,5p1/4,drove clear
Luis Saez566611—0.8959A
E1 97 · LP 126
23Johnson
brk out,bid 4w,outkckd
Tyler Gaffalione44432262.9554A
E1 99 · LP 118
35Romantic Lead
shut off st,ins,chased
Jane Elliott655543922.5459A
E1 99 · LP 116
42Tis Charming
vied 2wbtw,yielded 1/4
Keith Asmussen23325496.1369A
E1 101 · LP 115
51Shortstop
ins pair,ins trio,tire
Edgar Morales1111359½5.0963A
E1 101 · LP 114
69Dancing Noah
vied 4-3w1st,btw,wknd
Manuel Gutierrez3224661610.7745A
E1 101 · LP 108

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

123456start1/41/23/4stretchfinish3Johnson5Romantic Lead2Tis Charming1Shortstop9Dancing Noah8Ultimate Strike

Fractional times

Call 124.13
Call 248.77
Call 31:13.41
Call 41:37.82
Final1:44.09

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)8$3.78—
place ($2)8$2.52—
show ($2)8$2.34—
daily double ($1)6-8$4.25$36,083
place ($2)3$3.66—
show ($2)3$2.86—
exacta ($2)8-3$9.40$79,237
show ($2)5$4.04—
superfecta ($0.10)8-3-5-2$7.32$19,079
trifecta ($0.50)8-3-5$19.14$35,578

Chart notes

ULTIMATE STRIKE laid at the rear in the two to three path, shifted out to the five path to take aim on the leaders entering the lane, bid in upper stretch and drove clear. JOHNSON broke outwardly, stalked the leading trio from the three path, ranged up outside of them to bid four deep around the far turn, vied into the lane, but got outkicked by an outer challenger in upper stretch and was second best. ROMANTIC LEAD broke a step slow and was shut off when an inner rival veered across his path at the start, tracked along the inside, awaited racing room close up behind the leaders around the far turn, chased into upper stretch and stayed on to reach show between rivals late. TIS CHARMING vied two wide and between horses, gave way entering the lane, yet kept on mildly to re-bid for show in the final sixteenth but missed. SHORTSTOP led narrowly inside of pair of rivals into the backstretch, then inside of a trio of foes turning for home, dug in to cling to an advantage entering the lane, but got headed in upper stretch and tired through the final furlong. DANCING NOAH vied four to three wide around the first turn, then between horses around the far turn and weakened entering the lane.