Churchill Downs · Saturday, May 30, 2026 · Race 3 of 11

Maiden Special Weight

dirt, fastOne And One Eighth MilesPurse $120,0008 ranPost 2026-05-30 13:56:00Final time 1:49.30Pool $298,915

Good for all except 6

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/23/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
17Brave Pilot
3p,up 2p3/8,dugin,game
John Velazquez322111—2.6978A
E1 113 · LP 129
25Direct Strike
2-3p,bid 2w,duel,repel
Irad Ortiz, Jr.1333222¼0.8158A
E1 112 · LP 128
36Money Man
off slw,6p1/4,duel shw
James Graham88873314½21.1360A
E1 108 · LP 117
410Oso de Oro
2wbtw,ins shw bid,duel
Tyler Gaffalione77664314½11.5576A
E1 111 · LP 116
54Reb
ins,vie shw 3p,yld btw
Edgar Morales26445518¾52.1463A
E1 112 · LP 110
68Desert Fox
tracked 4p,gave way
Manuel Gutierrez54556621¾43.6147A
E1 111 · LP 107
79Bourbon Dream
step slw,5p,done early
Jose Ortiz65787724¼5.0768A
E1 108 · LP 107
82Boylston
2p,ins winner,stopped
Axel Concepcion41128849¼15.6433A
E1 115 · LP 80

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

12345678start1/41/23/4stretchfinish5Direct Strike6Money Man10Oso de Oro4Reb8Desert Fox9Bourbon Dream2Boylston7Brave Pilot

Fractional times

Call 122.99
Call 247.86
Call 31:13.23
Call 41:37.13
Final1:49.30

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)7$7.38—
place ($2)7$3.38—
show ($2)7$2.52—
exacta ($2)—$15.76$216,194
place ($2)5$2.20—
show ($2)5$2.10—
trifecta ($0.50)10$12.31$123,510
show ($2)6$2.72—
trifecta ($0.50)6$10.24$0
show ($2)10$2.48—
superfecta ($0.10)10-6$7.40$75,356
superfecta ($0.10)6-10$7.63$0
daily double ($1)—$14.77$49,096
Pick 3 ($0.50)7$2.49$0
super high five ($1)6-4$363.31$13,074
super high five ($1)0-4$363.31$0

Chart notes

BRAVE PILOT stalked the leader from the three to four path, bid and gained an advantage while tucking to the three path into the far turn, got collared by an outer challenger turning for home, dug in and dueled with that one into midstretch then gamely shook free with a sixteenth to go. DIRECT STRIKE came out at the start, stalked behind the leaders and from the two path, then the three path and between horses with five furlongs to go, progressed moving outside of foes into the far turn, ranged up to bid outside of the new leader turning for home, battled with that one through midstretch but was turned away in the final furlong and proved second best. MONEY MAN broke slowly, trailed along the inside early on, then in the three to four path and between horses around the far turn, advanced swinging to the six path entering the lane, ran on to bid for show in midstretch, dueled with an inner foe for that position thereafter and shared it at the wire. OSO DE ORO settled two wide and between horses, offered an inside bid for show in upper stretch, battled for that position with an outer counterpart through the final furlong and dead-heated at the wire. REB pursued from midpack along the inside, chased in the two to three path and between horses turning for home, vied for show entering the lane but yielded between horses in midstretch while hanging on his left lead. DESERT FOX tracked from the four path, chased around the far turn, floated to the five path entering the lane and gave way. BOURBON DREAM leaned outwardly and was off a step slow, raced off of the pace in the five path but faded in the six path turning for home and was done early. BOYLSTON showed the way in the two path, tucked to the inside while yielding to an outer presser into the far turn then readily stopped.