Churchill Downs · Wednesday, September 23, 2026 · Race 5 of 9

Maiden Claiming

dirt, fastSix FurlongsPurse $75,00013 ranPost 2026-09-23 14:48:00Final time 1:11.30Pool $166,777

Good for all except 4

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
19Soul of the Night
chsd 3w,grind,drv past
L Saez63331—2.3066A
E1 100 · LP 123
21Greatest Blaze
duel ins,led,bestd lat
R Bejarano41212¾6.8755A
E1 101 · LP 118
33Hex Appeal
dueled 2wd,wknd 1/16
F Arrieta521234¾12.1345A
E1 101 · LP 110
47Blame to Fame
4p btwn, best of rest
A Concepcion27444713.7049A
E1 96 · LP 114
55Corniche Road
brsh st,ins,mvd up btw
M Gutierrez79109514¾7.3328A
E1 95 · LP 108
64Acerbic
off slow,4p,imprvd btw
A Cedillo11118614¾33.1326A
E1 101 · LP 109
710Tumbling
6-4w,gave way 5p3/8
B Curtis104810715½18.3730A
E1 99 · LP 103
88Passage Du Desir
5-4p, no factor
J L Ortiz1877815¾6.6236A
E1 96 · LP 102
92Twenty Three Gold
2p,adv 1/4,no threat
L Machado8106591625.2532A
E1 93 · LP 100
106Devious Lady
chased inside, tired
J A Torres35561018¾6.5426A
E1 98 · LP 94
1112Putnam Market
frct beh gt,brk out,6w
T Gaffalione969111123½6.3814A
E1 97 · LP 91
—11She's ToastyJ Elliott————————
—13Your ChoiceA Gomez————————

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

1234567891011start1/41/2stretchfinish1Greatest Blaze3Hex Appeal7Blame to Fame5Corniche Road4Acerbic10Tumbling8Passage Du Desir2Twenty Three Gold6Devious Lady12Putnam Market9Soul of the Night

Fractional times

Call 123.19
Call 246.44
Call 358.63
Final1:11.30

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)9$6.60—
place ($2)9$4.18—
show ($2)9$3.40—
exacta ($2)9-1$46.94$136,679
place ($2)1$6.76—
show ($2)1$4.72—
trifecta ($0.50)9-1-3$76.50$65,170
show ($2)3$7.06—
superfecta ($0.10)9-1-3-7$150.08$39,979
daily double ($1)3-9$20.46$25,303
Pick 3 ($0.50)1-3-9$48.13$26,521
Pick 4 ($0.50)3-1-3-9$96.37$98,214
Pick 5 ($0.50)1-3-1-3-9$780.11$246,200

Chart notes

SOUL OF THE NIGHT bumped with an inner rival at the start, pressed five to three wide into the turn, chased the embattled leading pair around the turn, sustained gradual progress to forge even terms at the sixteenth pole and drove past. GREATEST BLAZE vied along the inside, dueled with an outer rival around the turn, disposed of that one while getting collared by a wider challenger in the final furlong and was bested late. HEX APPEAL vied two wide, sparred around the turn but weakened to the eventual top pair at the sixteenth pole. BLAME TO FAME pursued from midpack in the four path and between horses into the turn then ran on mildly to prove best of the rest. CORNICHE ROAD brushed with an outer foe at the start, lacked speed along the inside then moved up between horses. ACERBIC broke slowly, trailed in the four path then improved between horses. TUMBLING raced forwardly six to four wide into the turn, gave way in the five path leaving the three furlong pole then failed to menace outside of foes. PASSAGE DU DESIR bumped with an outer rival at the start, raced off of the pace in the five to four path and failed to factor. TWENTY THREE GOLD lacked speed in the two path, advanced reaching the lane but failed to reach contention before flattening out. DEVIOUS LADY brushed with an inner foe leaving the gate, raced forwardly three wide before tucking to chase along the inside into the turn, but tired through the lane. PUTNAM MARKET was fractious behind the gate, broke outwardly, tracked seven to five wide and outside of foes into the turn, but gave way in the six path leaving the three furlong pole and tired.