Churchill Downs · Friday, May 1, 2026 · Race 1 of 13

Maiden Special Weight

dirt, fastOne And One Sixteenth MilesPurse $120,0007 ranPost 2026-05-01 12:31:00Final time 1:43.40Pool $968,582

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/23/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
16Soaring High
3p,aim 4p1/4,edge past
Irad Ortiz, Jr.255321—4.3073A
E1 114 · LP 118
21Phantom Blue
ins,clear upr,doggedly
Tyler Gaffalione311112¼0.6878A
E1 117 · LP 116
33Sister Jean
2p,bmp 5/8,aim,gave wy
Jaime Torres1442337½7.6242A
E1 115 · LP 109
47Episist
2p,bmp btw 3/8,mildly
Jose Ortiz57744412¾5.8727A
E1 110 · LP 109
52Butterfly Jasmine
pull ins,bmp 5/8 & 3/8
Brian Hernandez, Jr.76655516¾21.6843A
E1 114 · LP 105
64Haywinii
press 3pbtw,wkn/bmp3/8
Luan Machado42266635¾36.8127A
E1 116 · LP 89
75Mass
stalk 3w-4p,faded 7/16
Flavien Prat633777479.168A
E1 116 · LP 81

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

1234567start1/41/23/4stretchfinish1Phantom Blue3Sister Jean7Episist2Butterfly Jasmine4Haywinii5Mass6Soaring High

Fractional times

Call 123.19
Call 247.20
Call 31:11.61
Call 41:36.81
Final1:43.40

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)6$0.60—
place ($2)6$4.02—
show ($2)6$3.12—
exacta ($2)6-1$22.04$550,724
place ($2)1$2.52—
show ($2)1$2.10—
trifecta ($0.50)6-1-3$22.10$300,473
show ($2)3$3.30—
superfecta ($1)6-1-3-7$101.09$93,682
super high five ($1)6-1-3-7-2$304.12$20,482

Chart notes

SOARING HIGH tracked in the three path, advanced inside of rivals into the far turn, progressed before shifting to the four path to take aim on the well traveling leader entering the lane, sustained gradual progress to range up at the sixteenth pole and edged past late. PHANTOM BLUE showed the way in the two path, remained in hand near the inside around the far turn, drew clear in upper stretch, gamely maintained a margin from an outer pursuer through midstretch, but got collared by that one late and was grudgingly bested. SISTER JEAN raced close up in the two path, bumped with an inner puller leaving the five furlong pole, sustained aim on the leader from the three path around the far turn, but proved no match in upper stretch, got outkicked for place shortly after and gave way. EPISIST trailed in the two path, advanced while bumping with rivals on both sides inside the three furlong pole then stayed on mildly. BUTTERFLY JASMINE got keen while off of the pace along the inside into the first turn, pulled inside of rivals with five furlongs to go, but was bumped and put to tight rail quarters leaving that marker, bumped with an outer rival again while fading leaving the three furlong pole and gave way. HAYWINII pressed the leader from the three path and between horses, but gave way into the turn, bumped with an inner foe inside the three furlong pole then continued to weaken. MASS stalked outside of the top pair and from the four path then faded entering the far turn.