Churchill Downs · Thursday, April 30, 2026 · Race 1 of 12

Claiming

dirt, fastSix FurlongsPurse $78,0007 ranPost 2026-04-30 12:46:00Final time 1:10.16Pool $380,864

Good for all except 2

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
14Star's Image
vied 2wd,dueled,up btw
Irad Ortiz, Jr.32221—3.3188A
E1 99 · LP 133
25Keep On Moving
3p,5p1/4,bid 1/16,hung
Jose Ortiz56532¼16.68111A
E1 91 · LP 139
31Banned for Life
ins wnnr,dueled,bested
Luis Saez11113½1.10110A
E1 100 · LP 131
42Optical
bmp/off slow,ins,rally
James Graham776643¾9.8697A
E1 86 · LP 136
56You Ain't Poppn
stalk 3p,chased,yieldd
Micah Husbands2334573.1784A
E1 95 · LP 122
63Surf City
bmp st,tug,steady 9/16
Junior Alvarado654561123.0476A
E1 94 · LP 116
77Tejon Pass
chased 4p,faded turn
William Antongeorgi III447771612.3192A
E1 95 · LP 115

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

1234567start1/41/2stretchfinish5Keep On Moving1Banned for Life2Optical6You Ain't Poppn3Surf City7Tejon Pass4Star's Image

Fractional times

Call 123.26
Call 246.31
Call 358.08
Final1:10.16

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)4$8.62—
place ($2)4$5.14—
show ($2)4$3.10—
exacta ($2)4-5$78.46$201,375
place ($2)5$10.54—
show ($2)5$4.42—
trifecta ($0.50)4-5-1$47.57$115,997
show ($2)1$2.50—
superfecta ($0.10)4-5-1-2$36.81$46,396
super high five ($1)4-5-1-2-6$970$33,708

Chart notes

STAR'S IMAGE prompted two wide, vied around the turn, dueled through the lane, then gamely between horses as as an outer bidder joined the fray at the sixteenth pole and prevailed. KEEP ON MOVING laid off of the pace in the three to two path, swung out to the five path entering the lane, rallied to bid outside of the embattled leading pair at the sixteenth pole, sparred with them late but hung and missed. BANNED FOR LIFE led narrowly while vying inside of the eventual winner around the turn, dueled with that one through midstretch, flopped back to his left lead while inside of a pair of rivals at the sixteenth pole and got bested. OPTICAL bumped with an outer foe at the start and was off slow, trailed along the inside, then rallied up the rail to gain fourth at the sixteenth pole. YOU AIN'T POPPN stalked from the three path, chased around the turn, got outkicked in upper stretch and yielded. SURF CITY bumped with an inner foe at the start, tugged in the two path to steady behind foes at the nine sixteenths pole, tracked around the turn then faded. TEJON PASS came out at the start, chased in the four path then faded around the turn.