Churchill Downs · Sunday, June 28, 2026 · Race 4 of 11

Maiden Special Weight

turf, firmFive FurlongsPurse $120,00012 ranPost 2026-06-28 14:16:00Final time 56.81Pool $321,979

Good for all except 5,11

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart3/163/8stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
14Saint of War
2p,drove clear,hld swy
Tyler Gaffalione11111—28.5274A
E1 108 · LP 113
214Beijing
ins,rally4p,up plc lat
Axel Concepcion967722¾3.3188A
E1 108 · LP 106
35Red Square
off slw/bmpd,ins,rally
Irad Ortiz, Jr.11109332.4372A
E1 108 · LP 105
43Quintillion
bmpd btw,shft 5p,outkk
Adam Beschizza55544467.5666A
E1 108 · LP 102
52Ice Wolf
bmpd btw st,ins,8p upr
Luis Saez778854¼11.2270A
E1 108 · LP 102
68Thunder Appeal
falterd btw,re-rallied
Jose Ortiz29121064½8.1765A
E1 108 · LP 101
711Study
hard bmp,7pupr,left ld
Ben Curtis186675¼6.2771A
E1 108 · LP 99
810Stable Hero
hard bump st,5p,9p upr
Edgar Morales8111185¼17.0167A
E1 108 · LP 99
91Soulman
stalk ins,up plc,tired
Brian Hernandez, Jr.334295¼11.1063A
E1 108 · LP 99
106Untethered
step slow/bump st,3p
Flavien Prat101091107¼8.8552A
E1 108 · LP 94
119Ghost Protocol
press 3p,no match,wknd
Gabriel Saez4223117¾22.7838A
E1 108 · LP 113
1212Telecaster
stalked 5p,wknd btw1/8
William Antongeorgi III643512931.6627A
E1 108 · LP 113

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

123456789101112start3/163/8stretchfinish14Beijing5Red Square3Quintillion2Ice Wolf8Thunder Appeal11Study10Stable Hero1Soulman6Untethered9Ghost Protocol12Telecaster4Saint of War

Fractional times

Call 121.92
Call 244.77
Final56.81

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)4$9.04—
place ($2)4$23.46—
show ($2)4$12.28—
exacta ($2)4-14$361.02$249,750
place ($2)14$5.22—
show ($2)14$3.46—
trifecta ($0.50)4-14-5$633.24$122,329
show ($2)5$3.82—
superfecta ($0.10)4-14-5-3$741.73$70,269
daily double ($1)1-4$232.28$48,482
Pick 3 ($0.50)2-1-4$794.60$41,599

Chart notes

SAINT OF WAR brushed an inner rival at the start, set the pace in the two path, felt outer pressure turning for home, drove clear in upper stretch, flopped back to his left lead at the furlong grounds then held sway. BEIJING pursued from midpack in the three path, tucked to the inside into the turn, rallied in the four path ot split foes in the final furlong, gained place leaving the sixteenth pole then held that position from an inner foe. RED SQUARE was off slow and bumped by an outer rival at the start, saved ground well back, rallied up the rail in the final furlong, split foes two wide at the sixteenth pole to offer a late bid for place but was denied. QUINTILLION was brushed by an outer rival and forced to bump an inner foe at the start, tracked from the two path, bid for place while moving out to the five path in midstretch but got outkicked by inner foes at the sixteenth pole. ICE WOLF transferred contact from an outer foe to an inner rivla at the start, pursued from midpack along the inside, then further off of the pace in the two path around the turn, swung out to the eight path in upper sretch and ran on willingly to miss fourth. THUNDER APPEAL dropped back between horses after breaking towards the front, faltered two wide and between rivals into the turn, trailed entering the lane, moved out to the four path in upper stretch and re-rallied to advance between horses late. STUDY bumped firmly with an outer rival leaving the gate, lost balance and took back, raced off fo the pace in the four to three path into the turn, fanned out to the six to seven path in upper stretch but lacked a bid between horses while hanging on his left lead. STABLE HERO bumped soundly with an outer rival and brushed with an inner foe at the start, raced at the rear in the five path, fanned to the nine path in upper stretch then moved up. SOULMAN was brushed by an outer rival at the start, stalked along teh inside, forged place at the furlong grounds but tired late. UNTETHERED (IRE) broke a step slow and bumped an inner rival at the tart, lacked speed in the four to three path, moved to the six path into upper stretch and failed to factor. GHOST PROTOCOL brushed with an outer rival at the start, raced closest to the leader early on, applied pressure from the three path around the turn, proved no match in upper stretch then weakened between rivals in the final furlong. TELECASTER stalked from the five path, chased in the six path in upper stretch then weakened between horses in midstretch.