Churchill Downs · Thursday, June 11, 2026 · Race 8 of 8

Maiden Special Weight

turf, firmOne MilePurse $120,00012 ranPost 2026-06-11 20:25:00Final time 1:36.78Pool $323,262

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/23/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
19Cape Sounion
2p,5wd btw upr,cleared
Ben Curtis119711—6.1476A
E1 92 · LP 121
21Fregata
ins,rail bid,held plac
Victor Carrasco1335523½25.1567A
E1 98 · LP 116
34Eat Hay Run
ins,3-5p1/4,ran on
Danny Sheehy5556633¾3.1673A
E1 97 · LP 116
42Ez Connect
2p,ins pair 5/16,yield
Irad Ortiz, Jr.21123443.2270A
E1 100 · LP 114
53Hedge Book
stutter step,ins,blckd
Florent Geroux10764754½9.3774A
E1 94 · LP 115
66Anesty
2w,bid 3w-4p2nd,yield
Emmanuel Esquivel344326636.8555A
E1 97 · LP 112
711Headspin
press 2w,vied btw,fade
Jaime Torres7221477¼15.7666A
E1 99 · LP 111
85Maiora
2w,3pbtw,5-7p upr,tire
Luan Machado46781089¼30.4370A
E1 94 · LP 113
98Not That Simple
ins,7p1/8,no factor
Jose Ortiz1119899½4.6059A
E1 100 · LP 114
1012Bullet Journal
4-3p,6-8p upr,no impct
Axel Concepcion9101109109½32.7966A
E1 100 · LP 114
117Electa
3-4p,gave way 7p1/4
Brian Hernandez, Jr.688111111¼9.8057A
E1 94 · LP 108
1210Toast the Star
2wbtw,4-5p,8p1/4,tired
Edgar Morales8910111211½22.5456A
E1 92 · LP 107

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

123456789101112start1/41/23/4stretchfinish1Fregata4Eat Hay Run2Ez Connect3Hedge Book6Anesty11Headspin5Maiora8Not That Simple12Bullet Journal7Electa10Toast the Star9Cape Sounion

Fractional times

Call 123.53
Call 248.62
Call 31:14.06
Call 41:25.72
Final1:36.78

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)9$4.28—
place ($2)9$6.98—
show ($2)9$4.96—
Pick 3 ($3)3$75.81$0
place ($2)1$22.46—
show ($2)1$10.24—
Pick 4 ($0.50)1$115.31$202,618
show ($2)4$2.90—
Pick 5 ($0.50)9-1$847.89$366,631
Pick 6 ($0.20)7$918.56$43,058
daily double ($1)—$29.02$76,403
exacta ($2)—$301.10$233,866
superfecta ($0.10)2$359.81$82,559
super high five ($1)3$69$5,371
trifecta ($0.50)—$375.89$129,250

Chart notes

CAPE SOUNION (IRE) broke a step slow, settled well back near the two path, inched closer turning for home, split foes five wide leaving upper stretch, bid and took charge at the furlong grounds then kicked clear. FREGATA stalked along the inside, offered a rail bid in upper stretch but got outkicked in midstretch then held place. EAT HAY RUN bumped with an outer rival at the start, tracked along the inside, moved between horses approaching the far turn, tracked in range from the three path turning for home, tipped five wide into the lane, but got outkicked while floated six wide leaving upper stretch then ran on to miss place. EZ CONNECT showed the way in the two path, clung from an outer pair turning for home, battled between horses in upper stretch but was outkicked at the furlong grounds, yielded and missed show. HEDGE BOOK stuttered a step soon after the start, settled along the inside, awaited racing room after progressing two wide and between horses turning for home, was blocked behind rivals entering the lane, continued to encounter traffic into midstretch, switched out six wide at the sixteenth pole and ran on late. ANESTY tracked two wide, bid outside of the top pair and from the four path turning for home but yielded among foes in midstretch. HEADSPIN pressed the leader from the three path, vied between horses turning from home then faded in midstretch. MAIORA bumped with an inner foe at the start, pursued from midpack two wide, then in the three path and between horses around the far turn, moved out five to seven path in upper stretch and tired. NOT THAT SIMPLE brushed with an inner foe at the start, saved ground at the rear, improved while moving out to the seven path leaving upper stretch but failed to factor. BULLET JOURNAL lacked speed in the four to three path, fanned six to eight wide in upper stretch and made little impact. ELECTA brushed with an outer foe at the start, raced off of the pace in the three to four path then gave way after floating seven wide into the lane. TOAST THE STAR raced off of the pace two wide and between horses, then four to five wide around the far turn, fanned eight wide into the lane and tired.