Churchill Downs · Wednesday, April 29, 2026 · Race 3 of 10

Maiden Special Weight

dirt, sloppyFour And One Half FurlongsPurse $120,00011 ranPost 2026-04-29 13:52:00Final time 51.70Pool $543,901

Good for all except 3,6,12

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
17Ruiva
repelled foe,riddn out
Juan Hernandez1111—2.45124B
E1 108 · LP 120
21Barometric
bid 2w-3p5/16,no match
Luis Saez2222714.62102B
E1 107 · LP 97
312Bush
off slow,gain 3p,wllng
John Velazquez15338¾1.52102B
E1 90 · LP 93
42Bit Tipsy
inside, stayed on
Jaime Torres474411¼19.1392B
E1 84 · LP 87
510Champagne Dream
chsd 5p,left ld to 1/8
Irad Ortiz, Jr.345512¾4.8191B
E1 91 · LP 83
63Tuxca
off slow,3p1/4,shft in
Aniceto Gomez1098616¼70.4069B
E1 76 · LP 76
78Just Epic
2wd btwn, no bid
Brian Hernandez, Jr.767717½10.6579B
E1 84 · LP 74
86By Grace
brsh/stdy st,trffc3/16
Jose Ortiz9101081822.7463B
E1 72 · LP 73
99Epicure
stalked 4p, faded btwn
Florent Geroux536922¾36.5466B
E1 97 · LP 65
104Bayou Baby
shuffled 7/16,3-4w5/16
Adam Beschizza8891023½61.4465B
E1 84 · LP 63
1111Traction Park
6-5p, faltered turn
Tyler Gaffalione611111135¾16.5838B
E1 68 · LP 48

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

1234567891011start1/4stretchfinish1Barometric12Bush2Bit Tipsy10Champagne Dream3Tuxca8Just Epic6By Grace9Epicure4Bayou Baby11Traction Park7Ruiva

Fractional times

Call 122.53
Call 245.30
Final51.70

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)7$6.90—
place ($2)7$4.32—
show ($2)7$2.86—
exacta ($2)7-1$68.14$294,428
place ($2)1$10.92—
show ($2)1$6.10—
trifecta ($0.50)7-1-12$58.04$147,596
show ($2)12$2.62—
superfecta ($0.10)7-1-12-2$74.12$79,311
daily double ($1)1-7$7.92$50,539
Pick 3 ($0.50)1-1-7$12.72$85,521
Pick 3 ($0.50)1-1-5$2.59$0

Chart notes

RUIVA broke sharply, led in the two path into the turn, met an outer challenge turning for home, repelled that bidder entering the lane then kicked away under mild urging. BAROMETRIC broke well, raced close up shifting outside of the leader and to the three path into the turn, ranged up to bid turning for home, but was turned away entering the lane, proved no match then held place. BUSH broke slowly, gained ground in the four to three path around the turn, claimed show from outer foes entering the lane then ran on willingly. BIT TIPSY pursued from midpack along the inside then stayed on. CHAMPAGNE DREAM brushed with an inner foe at the start, chased forwardly in the five path, hung on her left lead until midstretch and ran on mildly. TUXCA broke slowly, raced at the rear near the inside, moved to the three path into the lane, shifted inwardly in upper stretch then moved up. JUST EPIC pursued from midpack two wide and between horses but lacked a bid. BY GRACE broke a step slow, brushed with an inner foe and steadied back at the start, trailed in the four path, moved to the inside turning for home, encountered traffic passing the three sixteenths pole, shfited out and failed to factor. EPICURE brushed with an outer foe at the start, stalked from the four path then faded between horses. BAYOU BABY brushed with an outer rival leaving the gate, raced off of the pace along the inside while held up behind foes into the turn, shifted out to three to four wide nearing the lane and made little impact. TRACTION PARK lacked speed while tucking to the five path into the turn then faltered shortly after.