Churchill Downs · Wednesday, October 28, 2026 · Race 8 of 9

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turf, firmFive And One Half FurlongsPurse $134,00015 ranPost 2026-10-28 16:28:00Final time 1:02.18Pool $214,079

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/43/8stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
111Twilight Delight
2-3w,grind,up at wire
J L Ortiz13321—5.6081A
E1 105 · LP 116
21Initialize
ins,shook free,nailed
I Ortiz, Jr.21112a nose2.9083A
E1 112 · LP 116
310Ganaas
trck 2p,5p1/4,slw gain
E Morales35533½7.1278A
E1 99 · LP 115
46Smokey Smokey
ins,5-6p1/8,late kick
J A Torres7775416.3597A
E1 95 · LP 114
59Moon Sniper
stalked ins, evenly
L Saez44445213.8480A
E1 104 · LP 112
68Our Starry Night
4p,7p1/4,willingly
M Gutierrez688662¼7.8684A
E1 92 · LP 112
714B D Valeski
3p,5p1/4,mildly btwn
Y Ortiz, Jr.899873½71.0088A
E1 90 · LP 109
813The Minkster
3p, no impact
J A Torres1010101084¼79.7736A
E1 85 · LP 108
912Mountain Bear
3p,6p1/4,left lead btw
G Corrales166796¼21.1167A
E1 96 · LP 104
107Utopian
ins,4p3/16,no factor
A Beschizza112121210729.9078A
E1 80 · LP 103
112Bal a Kazoo
saved ground, no avail
L Machado9111111117½67.0870A
E1 85 · LP 116
125Ortley Avenue
vied 2w,wknd btw upper
T Gaffalione522912133.0573A
E1 112 · LP 93
—15Cheval de GuerreL Saez————————
—3Sprint Out PassO Mojica————————
—4Corona de OroB J Hernandez, Jr.————————

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

123456789101112start1/43/8stretchfinish1Initialize10Ganaas6Smokey Smokey9Moon Sniper8Our Starry Night14B D Valeski13The Minkster12Mountain Bear7Utopian2Bal a Kazoo5Ortley Avenue11Twilight Delight

Fractional times

Call 121.72
Call 244.32
Call 356.01
Final1:02.18

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)11$13.20—
place ($2)11$6.06—
show ($2)11$4.90—
exacta ($2)11-1$61.10$153,601
place ($2)1$4.94—
show ($2)1$3.82—
trifecta ($0.50)11-1-10$131.46$77,998
show ($2)10$5.52—
superfecta ($0.10)11-1-10-6$150.46$49,382
daily double ($1)5-11$22.44$39,192
Pick 3 ($0.50)2-5-11$425.78$23,075

Chart notes

TWILIGHT DELIGHT stalked two wide, tipped three wide entering the lane, sustained gradual progress to bid at the sixteenth pole and wrestled an advantage at the wire. INITIALIZE led narrowly while vying with an outer rival into and around the turn, shook free in upper stretch, held sway through midstretch but got collared in the final sixteenth and was nailed at the wire. GANAAS tracked from the two path, swung to the five path while inching closer into the lane, sustained slow progress to bid in the closing stages but needed more. SMOKEY SMOKEY pursued from midpack along the inside, shifted out to the five to six path in midstretch, offered a late kick to close in on the leaders in the final sixteenth but ran out of ground. MOON SNIPER stalked along the inside then chased evenly. OUR STARRY NIGHT pursued from midpack in the four path, fanned out to the seven path entering the lane and ran on willingly. B D VALESKI laid off of the pace in the three path, spun to the five path entering the lane, shifted inwardly then stayed on mildly between horses. THE MINKSTER lacked speed in the three path and made little impact. MOUNTAIN BEAR (IRE) pursued from midpack in the three path, shifted to the six path entering the lane then lacked progress between rivals while hanging on his left lead. UTOPIAN trailed along the inside, shifted to the four path in upper stretch and failed to factor. BAL A KAZOO saved ground well back but to no avail. ORTLEY AVENUE (IRE) vied for the lead with an inner rival into and around the turn but weakened between horses in upper stretch.