Churchill Downs · Thursday, September 24, 2026 · Race 3 of 8

Allowance

turf, firmOne And One Sixteenth MilesPurse $134,0006 ranPost 2026-09-24 18:01:00Final time 1:40.61Pool $147,064

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/23/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
14Essential Lady
5p3/16,rally,drove pst
A Concepcion455531—8.8763B
E1 107 · LP 112
22Spin a Tune
2-3w,bid 4p,led,bested
J A Torres344412a nose0.7676B
E1 110 · LP 111
36Struck At Midnight
press 2w,btw 2nd,vied
J L Ortiz222223¼3.3158B
E1 112 · LP 110
41Amazing Lady
ins,2p upr,ran on
L Saez5333441¼10.0765B
E1 111 · LP 110
55Dagmara
in hand ins, wknd
L Machado1111554¾3.5249B
E1 114 · LP 107
—3ShillingE Esquivel—————————

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

12345start1/41/23/4stretchfinish2Spin a Tune6Struck At Midnight1Amazing Lady5Dagmara4Essential Lady

Fractional times

Call 123.54
Call 247.33
Call 31:10.75
Call 41:34.46
Final1:40.61

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)4$9.74—
place ($2)4$5.70—
show ($2)4$3.12—
Pick 3 ($0.50)6-2-4$251.80$47,127
place ($2)2$2.54—
show ($2)2$2.10—
daily double ($1)2-4$86.96$22,328
show ($2)6$2.60—
exacta ($2)4-2$48$68,551
trifecta ($0.50)4-2-6$48.06$41,895

Chart notes

ESSENTIAL LADY trailed in the two path, swung out to the five path in upper stretch, rallied to bid outside of the leaders in the final furlong and drove past. SPIN A TUNE tracked from the two path early on, progressed three deep around the far turn, bid in the four path in upper stretch, forged an advantage before an outer ESSENTIAL LADY took aim leaving the furlong grounds, dug in but was bested late. STRUCK AT MIDNIGHT pressed two wide, roused to sustain pressure between horses around the far turn, bid in the three path and among foes in upper stretch, vied with an outer pair through the final furlong but needed more. AMAZING LADY stalked along the inside, shifted to the two path in upper stretch and ran on willingly. DAGMARA came in at the start, showed the way in hand along the inside but got caught by outer bidders in upper stretch and weakened.