Churchill Downs · Wednesday, September 23, 2026 · Race 2 of 9

Starter Allowance

dirt, fastOne MilePurse $62,0006 ranPost 2026-09-23 13:16:00Final time 1:36.55Pool $106,854

Good for all except 2

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/23/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
13Laughnowcrylater
2w,btw,duel 3p1/4,held
J L Ortiz322211—0.86105A
E1 116 · LP 119
22Spurgeon
off slw,rail rally,mss
G Saez666642¼11.6488A
E1 111 · LP 126
34Suited and Booted
track ins,4p upr,evnly
J Graham5544332½4.94116A
E1 114 · LP 120
41Culprit
ins trio turn,yld 1/16
T Gaffalione2111242½8.0174A
E1 119 · LP 116
56Fletcher Bay
3w,press btw,gave way
E Esquivel1333558½6.2582A
E1 114 · LP 111
65Susan's Boy
in range 4w,6p1/4,tire
D Machado445566114.5484A
E1 114 · LP 110

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

123456start1/41/23/4stretchfinish2Spurgeon4Suited and Booted1Culprit6Fletcher Bay5Susan's Boy3Laughnowcrylater

Fractional times

Call 123.40
Call 247.01
Call 31:11.42
Call 41:23.71
Final1:36.55

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)3$3.72—
place ($2)3$2.68—
show ($2)3$2.10—
exacta ($2)3-2$28.66$67,198
place ($2)2$7.18—
show ($2)2$4.52—
trifecta ($0.50)3-2-4$33.74$33,771
show ($2)4$3.52—
superfecta ($0.10)3-2-4-1$20.81$16,586
daily double ($1)1-3$14.25$35,956

Chart notes

LAUGHNOWCRYLATER bumped with an inner rival at the start, stalked two wide, bid along with an outer pair at the three furlong pole, battled with only his inner counterpart whlie being floated to the three path entering teh lane, led into the final furlong then held from an inner challenger late. SPURGEON broke slowly yet avoided being pinched between rivals in the process, trailed in the two path then sustained a rail rally to offer a bid inside of the leader in the final sixteenth but missed at the wire. SUITED AND BOOTED tracked along teh inside, shifted out to the for path to take aim on the top pair in upper stretch, but got outkicked by an inner rival leaving the furlong grounds, ran on evenly and re-edged show late. CULPRIT bumped with an outer rival at the start, set a clear pace into the backstretch, led from an outer trio of prompters around the turn, dueled while moving to the two path entering the lane but yielded between horses in the final sixteenth. FLETCHER BAY tracked three wide, pressed between horses around the turn, gave way whlie leaning to the four to five path entering the lane and yielded. SUSAN'S BOY tracked four wide, pursued in range outside of the leaders around the turn, but yielded in the five to six path entering the lane and tired.