Churchill Downs · Sunday, May 17, 2026 · Race 4 of 9

Allowance

dirt, fastOne And One Sixteenth MilesPurse $127,0005 ranPost 2026-05-17 14:14:00Final time 1:43.78Pool $249,790

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/23/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
11Clairita
ins pair2nd,mild drive
Irad Ortiz, Jr.311111—1.1683B
E1 108 · LP 117
22Answered Prayers
trck ins,ran on,2d bst
Jaime Torres2444223½7.8487B
E1 105 · LP 115
35Be the Light
2-3w,bid,no mtch,yield
Luis Saez55533381.5871B
E1 105 · LP 109
46Market Chill
3p,bid 2wbtw,faded upr
Tyler Gaffalione4322449½6.2578B
E1 106 · LP 107
53Go to Girl
stalk 2p,faded btw9/16
Jose Ortiz12355510½7.9666B
E1 105 · LP 109

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

12345start1/41/23/4stretchfinish2Answered Prayers5Be the Light6Market Chill3Go to Girl1Clairita

Fractional times

Call 124.18
Call 248.11
Call 31:12.04
Call 41:37.05
Final1:43.78

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)1$4.32—
place ($2)1$2.94—
show ($2)1$2.10—
exacta ($2)1-2$20.78$130,476
place ($2)2$5.40—
show ($2)2$3.14—
trifecta ($0.50)1-2-5$11.94$68,617
show ($2)5$2.44—
daily double ($1)4-1$4.36$28,948
Pick 3 ($0.50)4-4-1$11.88$20,268

Chart notes

CLAIRITA showed the way along the inside, remained in hand while meeting a pair of outer challenges around the far turn, drew off when let out in upper stretch and gradually widened under a mild drive. ANSWERED PRAYERS settled along the inside, tracked the top trio rounding the far turn, ran on with a rail charge to claim place from an outer foe in midstretch then proved second best. BE THE LIGHT laid off of the pace two wide, shifted out to the four path with five furlongs to go, ranged up to bid three deep rounding the far turn, but proved no match for the leader in upper stretch then lost place to an inner foe at the furlong grounds and yielded. MARKET CHILL tracked from the three path, bid two wide and between horses around the far turn but faded in upper stretch. GO TO GIRL stalked from the two path, faded between horses with nine sixteenths to go, trailed around the far turn and lacked a re-rally.