Churchill Downs · Sunday, September 27, 2026 · Race 8 of 10

Allowance

turf, firmFive And One Half FurlongsPurse $127,00015 ranPost 2026-09-27 16:23:00Final time 1:02.11Pool $299,051

Good for all except 11,12

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/43/8stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
16Beach Heist
4p upr,rally,edged pst
A Concepcion22221—3.3289A
E1 100 · LP 119
25Shirley Ann
opened up str, caught
J C Bealmear31112¼5.8473A
E1 102 · LP 118
31Mechaya
ins,steadied into turn
F Arrieta51010632½5.0576A
E1 90 · LP 114
49Moonlight Dash
flatten out, lost show
Y Hazlewood83334311.1289A
E1 97 · LP 113
54Balright
3p upper, belatedly
R Bejarano779953½29.0064A
E1 92 · LP 112
63Cactus Cairo
5p upper, rally,gained
D Sheehy10111063¾20.8372A
E1 102 · LP 112
78Mystic Realm
3p into lane, leveled
A Beschizza198573¾73.4861A
E1 91 · LP 112
810Dashin' Diva
5p into lane, weakened
G Corrales44478450.1868A
E1 97 · LP 111
97Mackinac
ins upper, flattened
L Saez655494¾1.9670A
E1 96 · LP 110
102Sweet Sissone
ins, checked into turn
T Gaffalione16781059.6170A
E1 95 · LP 109
1112Lindy Can
hopped st, through 1/2
S Pauly18611119¾93.7938A
E1 91 · LP 119
1211Debt Free
hop st, showed little
B J Hernandez, Jr.9112121214½29.4242A
E1 102 · LP 93
—13Now Or NevermoreM Murrill————————
—14Zoe's PrimeM Meeks————————
—15Storm Cloud RisingY Hazlewood————————

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

123456789101112start1/43/8stretchfinish5Shirley Ann1Mechaya9Moonlight Dash4Balright3Cactus Cairo8Mystic Realm10Dashin' Diva7Mackinac2Sweet Sissone12Lindy Can11Debt Free6Beach Heist

Fractional times

Call 122.18
Call 244.46
Call 355.96
Final1:02.11

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)6$8.64—
place ($2)6$4.86—
show ($2)6$3.62—
exacta ($2)6-5$42.14$220,609
place ($2)5$5.28—
show ($2)5$4.84—
trifecta ($0.50)6-5-1$49.81$114,123
show ($2)1$3.38—
superfecta ($0.10)6-5-1-9$59.41$73,410
daily double ($1)3-6$6.98$47,337
Pick 3 ($0.50)8-3-6$25.12$63,795
super high five ($1)6-5-1-9-4$60.19$2,661

Chart notes

BEACH HEIST stalked the leader early on while two wide, raced in the four path into the lane, rallied late in the stretch and edged past the leader in the final stages. SHIRLEY ANN set the pace early on, raced in the three path into the lane, opened up a bit in the upper stretch, was clear inside the eighth pole but was caught in the final stages. MECHAYA raced along the inside early on, was steadied entering the turn, remained near the rail into the lane, rallied down the lane, split horses late and was gaining in the late stages. MOONLIGHT DASH tracked the pace early on, raced in the three path into the lane, flattened out late in the stretch and lost show in the late stages. BALRIGHT raced back early on, was in the three path into the lane with a belated gain in the stretch run. CACTUS CAIRO trailed the field early on, raced in the five path into the lane, rallied down the lane with a late gain. MYSTIC REALM raced in the three path into the lane and leveled off late in the stretch drive. DASHIN' DIVA chased the pace early on, raced in the five path into the lane and weakened late in the stretch run. MACKINAC chased the pace early, raced along the inside into the lane and flattened out down the lane. SWEET SISSONE raced along the inside early on, was checked entering the turn, raced off the rail into the lane while no threat in the stretch drive. LINDY CAN hopped at the start and was through after a half. DEBT FREE hopped at the start and showed little.