Churchill Downs · Saturday, May 23, 2026 · Race 1 of 11

Maiden Special Weight

dirt, sloppyOne MilePurse $92,0006 ranPost 2026-05-23 12:46:00Final time 1:38.77Pool $227,338

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/23/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
12Plaza Cue
ins,met bid,game,brshs
Luis Saez411111—2.7050B
E1 136 · LP 98
21Sister Jean
ins,bd 2w3/8,duel,brsh
Tyler Gaffalione543222½1.0223B
E1 134 · LP 98
33Lunar Loop
chsd 4p turn,best rest
Jaime Torres6543337¾2.1178B
E1 132 · LP 93
45Got What I Got
4-3p,5p1/4,moved up
Emmanuel Esquivel36654417¼33.6761B
E1 126 · LP 87
56Grant's Gretchen
prss 3w,steadily faded
Brian Hernandez, Jr.2356652116.7531B
E1 130 · LP 84
64Command the Stars
brk out,prmpt 3p,faded
Cristian Torres12245624¼22.6244B
E1 134 · LP 78

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

123456start1/41/23/4stretchfinish1Sister Jean3Lunar Loop5Got What I Got6Grant's Gretchen4Command the Stars2Plaza Cue

Fractional times

Call 122.79
Call 245.50
Call 31:10.95
Call 41:24.53
Final1:38.77

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)2$7.40—
place ($2)2$3.08—
show ($2)2$2.12—
exacta ($2)2-1$13.50$133,092
place ($2)1$2.74—
show ($2)1$2.10—
trifecta ($0.50)2-1-3$5.19$70,235
show ($2)3$2.14—
superfecta ($0.10)2-1-3-5$7.66$37,460

Chart notes

PLAZA CUE set the pace along the inside, met an outer challenge passing the three furlong pole, dueled with that one into the lane, traded brushes while battling in the final furlong and gamely held. SISTER JEAN stalked along the inside, bid outside of the leader at the three furlong pole, dueled gamely while exchanging light contact in the final furlong but was denied. LUNAR LOOP tracked from the three path and between rivals early on, chased in the four path around the turn then proved no match for the top pair yet was best of the rest. GOT WHAT I GOT trailed in the four to three path, shifted out to the five path entering the lane and moved up. GRANT'S GRETCHEN pressed the top pair from the four path leaving the chute, but yielded position with five furlongs to go then steadily faded in the five path around the turn. COMMAND THE STARS broke a bit outwardly, prompted the leader from the three path, but gave way reaching the three furlong pole then faded.