Churchill Downs · Saturday, November 8, 2025 · Race 6 of 11

Claiming

dirt, fastSeven FurlongsPurse $60,00010 ranPost 2025-11-08 15:28:00Final time 1:23.27Pool $260,077

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
110Couperin
4w, duel, kept on
Tyler Bacon64411—5.6096A
E1 119 · LP 121
28Pike Place
btw, loom5w, at bay
Francisco Arrieta167421¾16.37103A
E1 115 · LP 117
35Air of Defiance
stalk, duel, out-fin
Irad Ortiz, Jr.522232¼1.15126A
E1 123 · LP 116
43Ludwig
pace, duel, yield 1/8
Luis Saez211345¾4.33102A
E1 123 · LP 110
52Outlier
ins, 4w, emtpy
Manuel Gutierrez885555¾18.20103A
E1 117 · LP 110
611Background
off pace, improved
Jose Ortiz39866613.82107A
E1 115 · LP 109
712Stellar Vino
trail, gained position
Carlos Barbosa10109777½19.1482A
E1 112 · LP 107
84American Blaze
btw, trail, no threat
Emmanuel Esquivel451010815½31.8369A
E1 112 · LP 94
97Nabokov
4w, retreat, no menace
Cristian Torres9769916½32.4996A
E1 117 · LP 93
109One Cool Dude
tracked 3w, retreated
Tyler Gaffalione73381018¼7.1576A
E1 123 · LP 90

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

12345678910start1/41/2stretchfinish8Pike Place5Air of Defiance3Ludwig2Outlier11Background12Stellar Vino4American Blaze7Nabokov9One Cool Dude10Couperin

Fractional times

Call 122.55
Call 245.35
Call 31:10.27
Final1:23.27

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)10$3.20—
place ($2)10$7.60—
show ($2)10$4.26—
exacta ($2)10-8$138.08$188,825
place ($2)8$13.14—
show ($2)8$5.98—
trifecta ($0.50)10-8-5$139.53$95,678
show ($2)5$2.48—
superfecta ($0.10)10-8-5-3$184.02$56,164
daily double ($1)6-10$56.28$26,565
Pick 3 ($0.50)5-6-10$130.99$35,938
super high five ($1)10-8-5-3-2$0$1,909

Chart notes

COUPERIN tracked the early pace four wide, moved up through the far turn to duel with rivals after entering the stretch, took sole command in the final furlong and kept on. PIKE PLACE opted to race in the middle of the pack between rivals, dropped back off the pace down the backstretch, loomed five wide through the far turn to enter the stretch just behind the pace but was kept at bay. AIR OF DEFIANCE stalked the early pace from the two path, moved up to duel with rivals in the stretch but was out-finished. LUDWIG quickly claimed the lead to set a pressured pace along the inside, challenged to duel in the upper stretch but gave way in the final furlong. OUTLIER settled off the pace at the start, steadily advanced along the inside of the backstretch, angled out four wide in the stretch but came up empty. BACKGROUND settled to race off the pace four wide, took to the seven path of the stretch and passed tired rivals. STELLAR VINO trailed after exiting the chute, began to make progress in the far turn, angled towards the outside of the stretch to pass tired rivals. AMERICAN BLAZE raced in the middle of the pack between foes, dropped back to trail at the five sixteenths, passed retreating foes along the inside of the stretch. NABOKOV opted to race in the middle of the pack four wide, retreated in the stretch, failed to menace. ONE COOL DUDE tracked the early pace three wide, retreated after entering the stretch.