Churchill Downs · Friday, June 26, 2026 · Race 1 of 11

Claiming

dirt, sloppySix And One Half FurlongsPurse $36,0008 ranPost 2026-06-26 12:47:00Final time 1:18.14Pool $128,788

Good for all except 8

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
18War Munny
off slow,2p,up in time
Emmanuel Esquivel88751—13.7583B
E1 96 · LP 114
25Impavido
vied 2w,cleared,nailed
Luis Saez22112½2.3776B
E1 109 · LP 103
31McIlroy
ins-2p,mild bid 3p,yld
Gabriel Saez533233½3.9984B
E1 108 · LP 100
43Next Time
ins foe,yld upr,kpt on
Ben Curtis312343½12.7070B
E1 110 · LP 98
52Poetic Words
2p-ins,stayd on mildly
Amir Mendoza675654½31.5766B
E1 104 · LP 105
67Just Like Max
5-4p,chasd 5p1/4,faded
Edgar Morales154468½9.5478B
E1 106 · LP 93
76Vino Dominus
4p, no factor
Irad Ortiz, Jr.4667714¼2.9351B
E1 105 · LP 90
84Duke of Suggins
pop gt,3pbtw,wknd turn
James Graham74888244.1249B
E1 106 · LP 78

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

12345678start1/41/2stretchfinish5Impavido1McIlroy3Next Time2Poetic Words7Just Like Max6Vino Dominus4Duke of Suggins8War Munny

Fractional times

Call 122.70
Call 245.52
Call 31:11.09
Final1:18.14

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)8$9.50—
place ($2)8$10.30—
show ($2)8$4.98—
exacta ($2)8-5$29.50$103,136
place ($2)5$4.18—
show ($2)5$3.20—
trifecta ($0.50)8-5-1$63.33$46,825
show ($2)1$3.42—
superfecta ($0.10)8-5-1-3$86.19$30,243
super high five ($1)8-5-1-3-2$37.18$4,279

Chart notes

WAR MUNNY broke a bit outwardly while off slow, trailed in the three to two path into the turn, rallied between horses while moving out to the three to four path into the final furlong, surged to bid outside of the clear leader in the closing stages and got up in time. IMPAVIDO vied two wide, drove clear in upper stretch but got nailed by an outer bidder at the wire. MCILROY raced close up along the inside, chased in the two path around the turn, tipped out to the three path to take aim on the clearing leader in upper stretch, but only offered a mild challenge, got outkicked for place in the final sixteenth then saved show. NEXT TIME led narrowly whlie vying for the lead with an outer rival into and around the turn, yielded to his outer counterpart in upper stretch yet kept on in the final furlong to duel for show in the closing stages but missed at the wire. POETIC WORDS pursued off of the pace near the inside then stayed on mildly while shifting out late. JUST LIKE MAX stalked in the five to four path into the turn, chased while leaning back to the five path into the lane and faded. VINO DOMINUS raced off of the pace in the four path and failed to factor. DUKE OF SUGGINS popped open the stall doors pre-race, was reloaded following a veterinarian's exam, chased in the three path and between horses then weakened into and around the turn. Copyright 2026 Equibase Company LLC. All Rights Reserved.