Churchill Downs · Friday, May 8, 2026 · Race 2 of 9

Claiming

dirt, fastOne And One Sixteenth MilesPurse $36,0005 ranPost 2026-05-08 13:17:00Final time 1:44.96Pool $137,327

Good for all except 4,6

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/23/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
12Wish Carefully
ins,bid 2wbtw,bmp,duel
Danny Sheehy344421—0.7762B
E1 88 · LP 122
26Tisum
brk in/chk,3w,bmp,duel
Jaime Torres433312a nose15.4843B
E1 88 · LP 121
31Fast Joker
ins,headd 1/8,gave way
Edgar Morales1111333½3.6359B
E1 90 · LP 116
44Romantic Lead
hop/off slw,trail 2-4p
Tyler Gaffalione555554122.8656B
E1 86 · LP 111
53Aubrey's Max
press 2w,btw,wknd upr
Ben Curtis22224512½7.8658B
E1 90 · LP 108

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

12345start1/41/23/4stretchfinish6Tisum1Fast Joker4Romantic Lead3Aubrey's Max2Wish Carefully

Fractional times

Call 125.21
Call 249.84
Call 31:13.77
Call 41:38.53
Final1:44.96

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)2$3.54—
place ($2)2$2.78—
show ($2)2$2.16—
exacta ($2)2-6$55.96$72,417
place ($2)6$8.90—
show ($2)6$3.18—
trifecta ($0.50)2-6-1$38.06$38,618
show ($2)1$2.50—
daily double ($1)6-2$3.32$36,630

Chart notes

WISH CAREFULLY tracked along the inside, chased around the far turn, bid two wide and between horses in upper stretch, drove past the leader along with his outer counterpart at the furlong grounds, took contact and got herded inwardly while battling in the final furlong, fought on and prevailed. TISUM broke inwardly and was corrected with a strong right rein at the start, stalked three wide, ranged up turning for home, bid along with an inner rival in upper stretch, dueled with that one leaving midstretch, bumped his counterpart and flopped back to his left lead in the final furlong, sustained the battle late but missed at the wire. FAST JOKER set the pace along the inside, held sway into the lane but got headed by an outer pair coming to the furlong grounds and gave way. ROMANTIC LEAD hopped at the start and was off slow, trailed in the two to four path and made little impact. AUBREY'S MAX pressed two wide, then between horses turning for home before weakening in upper stretch.