Churchill Downs · Friday, September 25, 2026 · Race 5 of 10

Starter Allowance

dirt, fastSeven FurlongsPurse $60,0008 ranPost 2026-09-25 14:46:00Final time 1:22.67Pool $154,016

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
14Air of Defiance
ins foe,headd,fght bck
F Arrieta11121—0.31140A
E1 112 · LP 123
25Saltwater Cowboy
dueled 2w,led,outfnshd
L Saez32212a nose4.97125A
E1 112 · LP 123
37Dr. Storm
chs2p,no mtch,left ld
S Pauly553334¼13.93117A
E1 109 · LP 115
42Unload
trailed ins, mildly
K J Asmussen666444¾7.78120A
E1 101 · LP 114
58Highly Flammable
forwrd 3w-4p,fade turn
F De La Cruz2346516¾16.64107A
E1 108 · LP 94
61Air Invasion
chased ins,4p1/4,tired
A Concepcion4455618½21.64103A
E1 105 · LP 92
—3BloodlineW A Rodriguez————————
—6PrayforpeaceM Murrill————————

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

123456start1/41/2stretchfinish5Saltwater Cowboy7Dr. Storm2Unload8Highly Flammable1Air Invasion4Air of Defiance

Fractional times

Call 123.50
Call 246.40
Call 31:09.86
Final1:22.67

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)4$2.62—
place ($2)4$2.20—
show ($2)4$2.10—
exacta ($2)4-5$9.94$77,796
place ($2)5$3.86—
show ($2)5$3.38—
trifecta ($0.50)4-5-7$7.26$45,124
show ($2)7$3.16—
superfecta ($0.10)4-5-7-2$2.54$29,102
daily double ($1)4-4$13.55$25,412
Pick 3 ($0.50)4-4-4$36.69$21,176
Pick 4 ($0.50)6-4$93.20$41,910
Pick 5 ($0.50)1$330.10$199,097

Chart notes

AIR OF DEFIANCE vied for the lead with an outer rival, dueled with that one around the turn, got headed at the five sixteenths pole, fought on to sustain the battle through the lane and re-forged an advantage at the wire. SALTWATER COWBOY vied for the lead with an inner foe, dueled around the turn, wrestled an advantage with five sixteenths to go, clung that advantage as his inner counterpart persisted through the final furlong but got outfinished and missed at the wire. DR. STORM progressed between horses at the nine sixteenths pole to be right behind the top pair with a half mile to go, chased those embattled leaders from the two path around the turn, proved no match for them while hanging on his left lead through the lane then lasted for show. UNLOAD trailed along the inside then stayed on mildly but needed more to reel in show. HIGHLY FLAMMABLE raced forwardly outside of the top pair and from the four path but faded around the turn. AIR INVASION chased along the inside, shifted to the four path entering the lane and tired.