Churchill Downs · Saturday, November 29, 2025 · Race 10 of 12

Kentucky Jockey Club S.

dirt, fastOne And One Sixteenth MilesPurse $400,0007 ranPost 2025-11-29 17:27:00Final time 1:43.33Pool $465,140

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/23/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
16Further Ado
3w,duel 5p upr,edg clr
Irad Ortiz, Jr.144321—0.71101A
E1 117 · LP 112
27Universe
3p,6p1/4,rally,shft in
Brian Hernandez, Jr.5666421¾12.3971A
E1 107 · LP 117
34Soldier N Diplomat
2w,led btw1/4,game,yld
Tyler Gaffalione4222132¼7.3790A
E1 120 · LP 110
45Very Connected
saved grnd,rail rally
Emmanuel Esquivel2777543½34.4860A
E1 107 · LP 118
52Cherokee Nation
stdy into 1st,2p,tired
Flavien Prat6334659¼3.5592A
E1 118 · LP 105
63Dr. Kapur
headd ins pair1/4,wknd
Jose Ortiz31113611¾6.5175A
E1 122 · LP 100
71Spice Runner
stp slw/float in st,2p
Joel Rosario7555771517.4660A
E1 111 · LP 103

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

1234567start1/41/23/4stretchfinish7Universe4Soldier N Diplomat5Very Connected2Cherokee Nation3Dr. Kapur1Spice Runner6Further Ado

Fractional times

Call 123.35
Call 246.76
Call 31:10.84
Call 41:36.55
Final1:43.33

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)6$3.42—
place ($2)6$2.56—
show ($2)6$2.10—
exacta ($2)6-7$25.30$237,737
place ($2)7$5.48—
show ($2)7$3.36—
trifecta ($0.50)6-7-4$31.11$110,540
show ($2)4$2.92—
superfecta ($0.10)6-7-4-5$23.89$63,980
daily double ($1)3-6$35.21$54,138
Pick 3 ($0.50)7-3-6$52.55$72,686
Pick 5 ($0.50)4$130.16$340,126
super high five ($1)6-7-4-5-2$646.78$29,398

Chart notes

FURTHER ADO tracked in the three path, floated to the four path at the five furlong pole, ranged up to bid outside of the top pair turning for home, sparred with an inner SOLDIER N DIPLOMAT after floating to the five path into upper stretch, battled and wrestled an advantage in the six path entering the final sixteenth then edged clear. UNIVERSE settled well back in the three path, got floated out to the six path while swinging wide into the lane, rallied while shifting inwardly through the final furlong and gained place form an outer rival in the shadow of the wire. SOLDIER N DIPLOMAT pressed outside of the leader into the backstretch, bid while still in hand into the far turn, led narrowly as an outer FURTHER ADO joined the fray nearing the lane, dug in and gamely clung to an advantage while gradually drifting out through midstretch, but got headed at the sixteenth pole, yielded and lost place late. VERY CONNECTED trailed along the inside, saved ground then offered a rail rally. CHEROKEE NATION broke a step slow and got floated inwardly by an outer rival at the start, prompted along the inside before steadying out of tight rail quarters into the first turn, stalked before moving out to the three path at the five furlong pole, pursued the top trio from the two path around the far turn, but drifted out to the five path entering the lane and tired between horses. DR. KAPUR showed the way after tucking to teh inside into the first turn, vied with a pair of outer challengers turning for home, but got headed reaching the lane and weakened. SPICE RUNNER broke a beat slow and got forced inwardly by an outer foe at the start, laid off of the pace in the two path then tired.