Churchill Downs · Thursday, October 29, 2026 · Race 2 of 10

Claiming

dirt, fastSix FurlongsPurse $71,0006 ranPost 2026-10-29 13:32:00Final time 1:10.71Pool $117,271

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/41/2stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
16Taqdeer
collard1/4,dug in,held
T Gaffalione21111—0.7380B
E1 106 · LP 120
25Spencerian
5-3p,press winner,duel
B Curtis52222¼9.1190B
E1 101 · LP 121
31Musical Prayer
rated back,ins,mvd up
K J Asmussen345534¼9.5661B
E1 100 · LP 122
43Up the Creek
keen btw1/2,3-4p,flatn
F Arrieta153346¼3.4470B
E1 99 · LP 113
52Swiftwind
3-2p,3-4p upr,fade btw
E Asmussen434457¼3.6359B
E1 101 · LP 112
—4MargoinabubblebathA Concepcion————————

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

12345start1/41/2stretchfinish5Spencerian1Musical Prayer3Up the Creek2Swiftwind6Taqdeer

Fractional times

Call 122.92
Call 245.97
Call 357.97
Final1:10.71

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)6$3.46—
place ($2)6$2.70—
show ($2)6$2.22—
exacta ($2)6-5$13.90$74,759
place ($2)5$4.90—
show ($2)5$3.42—
trifecta ($0.50)6-5-1$8.89$29,139
show ($2)1$3.10—
daily double ($1)4-6$4.74$38,443

Chart notes

TAQDEER sped clear early on, set the pace near the two path around the turn, got collared by an outer bidder entering the lane, dug in and clung to an advantage while dueling thereafter. SPENCERIAN stalked from the five to four path int to the turn, inched forward to press the leader from the three path leaving the three furlong pole, bid and sparked a duel entering the lane, continued to battle through the final furlong but was denied. MUSICAL PRAYER broke forwardly before being rated back with nine sixteenths to go, trailed along the inside around the turn then moved up. UP THE CREEK got keen between horses at the half mile pole, pursued form the four to three path, edged show in the four path turning for home then flattened out in the five path leaving upper stretch. SWIFTWIND tracked from the three to two path into the turn, chased in the three to four path in upper stretch then yielded between horses.