Churchill Downs · Wednesday, June 17, 2026 · Race 1 of 9

Claiming

dirt, fastSix FurlongsPurse $37,0005 ranPost 2026-06-17 12:46:00Final time 1:11.37Pool $67,657

Good for all except 3

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
14Take Me to Londyn
trck 3p,bid 3w1/4,clrd
Irad Ortiz, Jr.13311—2.6848B
E1 103 · LP 109
26Pulstar
2p,bid btw,dueld,bestd
Florent Geroux322221¾1.2458B
E1 109 · LP 104
31Spotaway
ins pair 1/4, kept on
Julien Leparoux211333½2.9244B
E1 114 · LP 100
43Fourfiftyseven
brushed/took up st,3p
Rafael Bejarano455546¼18.7314B
E1 91 · LP 109
55Couldyoubeloved
step slow/floatd st,2p
Jose Ortiz544458½4.2845B
E1 98 · LP 101

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

12345start1/41/2stretchfinish6Pulstar1Spotaway3Fourfiftyseven5Couldyoubeloved4Take Me to Londyn

Fractional times

Call 122.49
Call 245.53
Call 358.06
Final1:11.37

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)4$7.36—
place ($2)4$3.22—
show ($2)4$2.22—
exacta ($2)4-6$15.68$39,817
place ($2)6$2.50—
show ($2)6$2.10—
trifecta ($0.50)4-6-1$10.73$23,909
show ($2)1$2.46—

Chart notes

TAKE ME TO LONDYN broke outwardly, tracked from the three path, bid outside of the top pair entering the lane, dueled with an inner foe while hanging on her left lead through upper stretch, forged an advantage while changing leads at the furlong grounds then inched clear. PULSTAR was floated out at the start, stalked from the two path, bid along with an outer rival entering the lane, battled with that one through midstretch but was bested. SPOTAWAY brushed an outer rival leaving the gate, sped clear early on, showed the way before meeting a pair of outer challenges entering the lane, got headed by them in upper stretch yet kept on through the final furlong. FOURFIFTYSEVEN was brushed by an inner foe and took up at the start, trailed in the three path around the turn and failed to menace. COULDYOUBELOVED broke a step slow and got floated out by an inner foe at the start, raced off of the pace in the two path, shifted out to the four path in upper stretch and gave way.