Churchill Downs Entries & Results for Sunday, May 12, 2024

Churchill Downs, Louisville, KY
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Meriwether Lewis Clark Jr. opened Churchill Downs in then-rural Louisville in 1875. Since then it has hosted America's longest-held sporting event, the Kentucky Derby, the Kentucky Oaks, and the Clark Handicap each year.
Biggest stakes: Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Oaks, Stephen Foster Handicap, and the Clark Handicap.

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1M, Dirt, $10,000 Maiden Claiming
Fillies & Mares | 3 Year Olds And Up
Purse: $30,000

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# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 1

No Consequences

Runhappy

Philip A. Sims

Rafael Bejarano

3/1

2 2

Default

Skipshot

Carlo Vaccarezza

Jose L. Ortiz

5/2

3 3

Joia Rara

Lost Treasure (IRE)

Eduardo Caramori

Gabriel Saez

8/1

4 4

Beautiful Mandate

Strong Mandate

Michael J. Maker

Jareth Loveberry

10/1

5 5

Inspector Penny

Congrats

Neil L. Pessin

Corey J. Lanerie

5/1

6 6

La Picasita

Munnings

Jena M. Antonucci

Reylu Gutierrez

4/1

7 7

Gift Gorgeous

Runhappy

J. Keith Desormeaux

James Graham

6/1

Runner Win Place Show
Gift Gorgeous  7 $21.62 $7.94 $4.74
Default  2 - $2.78 $2.26
No Consequences  1 - - $2.74
Beautiful Mandate  4 - - -
Also rans: La Picasita, Inspector Penny, Joia Rara
Pool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool
Trifecta 7-2-1 $194.12 $67,083.00
Exacta 7-2 $64.28 $114,922.00
Superfecta 7-2-1-4 $991.20 $31,392.00
Super High Five 7-2-1-4-6 $2,152.90 $6,901.00
Fractions and final time: :22.86, :46.04, 1:11.22, 1:24.29, 1:37.74
Winning Owner: Don't Tell My Wife Stables 2021, LLC
Winning Breeder: Bill Mathis, Terry Mathis & MST LLC
GIFT GORGEOUS tracked the pace early on outside the early leader, was in the three path into the lane, made a bid three wide in the stretch, was under a long drive down the lane and prevailed in the final stages.

1 1/16M, Dirt, $20,000 Claiming
Open | 3 Year Olds And Up
Purse: $52,000

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# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 1

Liam the Brave

Liam's Map

Jesus Esquivel

Luan Machado

4/1

2 2

American Hero

Constitution

George Leonard, III

James Graham

10/1

3 3

My Romeo Lima

Malibu Moon

Jose M. Camejo

Yoel Navas

5/2

4 4

Barnaby

Tapiture

Kenneth G. Miller

Corey J. Lanerie

7/2

5 5

Stirdatpot

Trinniberg

Genevieve Londono

Chase Miller

3/1

6 6

Jay Vee Bee

Data Link

Thomas L. Van Berg

Carlos Barbosa

9/2

Runner Win Place Show
Barnaby  4 $9.92 $4.34 $2.70
Jay Vee Bee  6 - $3.96 $2.64
My Romeo Lima  3 - - $3.10
Stirdatpot  5 - - -
Also rans: Liam the Brave, American Hero
Pool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool
Daily Double 7-4 $106.80 $37,699.00
Exacta 4-6 $37.68 $91,230.00
Superfecta 4-6-3-5 $557.00 $20,722.00
Trifecta 4-6-3 $212.32 $44,056.00
Fractions and final time: :24.35, :48.23, 1:12.01, 1:37.38, 1:43.9
Winning Owner: Steve Isaac
Winning Breeder: Mikhail Yanakov
BARNABY tracked the pace early on, was on the inside through the far turn, rallied up the inside down the lane and cleared in the late stages.

Churchill Downs: Sugoi leads whole way in Louisville Stakes

$50,000 claim Sugoi delivers for new owners with gate-to-wire win in Louisville Stakes.

1 1/16M, Dirt, $32,000 Claiming
Open | 4 Year Olds And Up
Purse: $62,000

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# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 1

Outlier

Not This Time

Norman L. Cash

Colby J. Hernandez

6/1

2 2

Doctor Nash

Practical Joke

Thomas M. Amoss

Cristian A. Torres

3/1

3 3

Yono

Quality Road

Tommy Humphries

Luan Machado

5/1

4 4

Bird King

Tiznow

Genevieve Londono

Gabriel Saez

5/1

5 5

He's Got This

Tapiture

Niccolo Troiani

Francisco Arrieta

7/2

6 6

The Reds

Tonalist

Thomas M. Amoss

Irving Moncada

5/2

Runner Win Place Show
He's Got This  5 $20.86 $6.96 $4.56
Yono  3 - $4.34 $3.34
Bird King  4 - - $5.04
Doctor Nash  2 - - -
Also rans: Outlier, The Reds
Pool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool
Pick 3 7-4-5 $843.56 $50,999.00
Daily Double 4-5 $114.50 $19,362.00
Exacta 5-3 $78.18 $132,276.00
Superfecta 5-3-4-2 $2,048.40 $34,250.00
Trifecta 5-3-4 $563.72 $70,344.00
Fractions and final time: :23.82, :48.08, 1:12.59, 1:37.35, 1:43.91
Winning Owner: Dan Keller
Winning Breeder: Gil Masters
HE'S GOT THIS

1M, Turf, $100,000 Allowance Optional Claiming
Fillies & Mares | 3 Year Olds And Up
Purse: $141,000

Daily Double / Exacta / Trifecta / Superfecta / Pick 3 (Races 4-5-6) Pick 4 (Races 4-5-6-7)

# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 1

Bling

American Pharoah

Victoria H. Oliver

Lanfranco Dettori

9/5

2 2

Bali Belle

Bal a Bali (BRZ)

George R. Arnold, II

Martin Chuan

12/1

3 3

Ro Town

Mo Town

Brian A. Lynch

Jose L. Ortiz

2/1

4 4

Hurry Up Hannah

Jack Milton

William D. Cowans

Luan Machado

10/1

5 5

Implicated

Connect

Brendan P. Walsh

Tyler Gaffalione

5/2

6 6

Breeze Easy (GB)

Bated Breath (GB)

Wayne M. Catalano

Florent Geroux

8/1

Runner Win Place Show
Implicated  5 $8.02 $4.26 $2.90
Hurry Up Hannah  4 - $8.44 $3.76
Ro Town  3 - - $2.70
Bali Belle  2 - - -
Also rans: Breeze Easy (GB), Bling
Pool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool
Daily Double 5-5 $95.44 $26,813.00
Pick 3 4-5-5 $421.32 $24,282.00
Trifecta 5-4-3 $221.64 $99,027.00
Superfecta 5-4-3-2 $977.60 $43,822.00
Exacta 5-4 $69.80 $174,080.00
Fractions and final time: :23.26, :47.36, 1:11.47, 1:23.52, 1:36.19
Winning Owner: Bradley Thoroughbreds, Belmar Racing and Breeding, LLC, Cambron Equine, LLC and Laura Leigh Stable
Winning Breeder: Somewhere Stables KY, LLC
IMPLICATED tracked in the three path, bid three deep around the far turn, cleared entering the lane and drew off under a drive.

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Champion Idiomatic led a group of 34 graded stakes winners on the Friday-morning tab.

6F, Dirt, $10,000 Claiming
Fillies & Mares | 3 Year Olds And Up
Purse: $31,000

Daily Double / Exacta / Trifecta / Superfecta / Pick 3 (Races 5-6-7) $.20 Derby City-6 / Super Hi-5

# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 1

Grove St.

Exaggerator

Caio Caramori

Colby J. Hernandez

5/1

2 2

Hurricane Lassie

Midshipman

Eric L. Heitzmann

Francisco Arrieta

6/1

3 3

Markswoman

Gun Runner

Gregory D. Foley

Mitchell Murrill

3/1

4 4

Smart With Heart

The Factor

Jose M. Camejo

Axel Concepcion

6/1

5 5

Tamara's Way

Firing Line

Eric N. Foster

Abel Cedillo

5/1

6 6

R Queen Candy

Candy Ride (ARG)

Fergus Bogle

Declan Cannon

4/1

7 7

Shes a Secret

Biogenic

Thomas M. Amoss

Tyler Gaffalione

7/2

Runner Win Place Show
Markswoman  3 $6.12 $3.64 $2.64
Smart With Heart  4 - $3.88 $2.56
Grove St.  1 - - $3.32
Tamara's Way  5 - - -
Also rans: Shes a Secret
Pool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool
Pick 5 7-4-5-5-2/3/6 $21,198.96 $222,213.00
Daily Double 5-3 $28.42 $27,078.00
Exacta 3-4 $19.00 $109,614.00
Trifecta 3-4-1 $68.68 $60,420.00
Pick 3 5-5-3 $296.60 $40,081.00
Pick 4 4-5-5-2/3/6 $1,323.56 $102,637.00
Fractions and final time: :21.66, :45.55, :58.31, 1:11.56
Winning Owner: Tagg Team Racing
Winning Breeder: Clarkland Farm LLC
MARKSWOMAN tracked in the two path, gradually tipped outside of the leading trio and to the six path entering midstretch, then drove past those rivals in the final sixteenth.

7 1/2F, Dirt, $100,000 Maiden Claiming
Fillies & Mares | 3 Year Olds And Up
Purse: $63,000

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# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 1

Gourmet

Constitution

Steven M. Asmussen

Cristian A. Torres

3/1

2 2

What's Her Number

Dialed In

Joe Sharp

Tyler Gaffalione

5/1

3 3

Illusion

Into Mischief

Rodolphe Brisset

Florent Geroux

4/1

4 4

Charm of the Song

Midshipman

Eric N. Foster

Abel Cedillo

12/1

5 5

Classic Mystery

Flatter

Thomas Drury, Jr.

Luan Machado

8/1

6 6

Amy Z

Maximus Mischief

Donnie K. Von Hemel

Francisco Arrieta

15/1

7 7

Songmaker

Bird Song

Norm W. Casse

Ricardo Santana, Jr.

7/2

8 8

Yes to Champagne

Mitole

Ian R. Wilkes

Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr.

5/1

Runner Win Place Show
Yes to Champagne  8 $5.50 $3.16 $2.74
Amy Z  6 - $3.98 $3.06
Classic Mystery  5 - - $3.56
Charm of the Song  4 - - -
Also rans: Gourmet
Pool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool
Exacta 8-6 $15.56 $147,561.00
Daily Double 3-8 $16.34 $22,014.00
Trifecta 8-6-5 $54.48 $87,888.00
Pick 3 5-3-8 $110.20 $31,176.00
Fractions and final time: :23.61, :46.36, 1:10.52, 1:22.25, 1:29.04
Winning Owner: Jim Gladden
Winning Breeder: Crowning Point Farm & Jeff Greseth
YES TO CHAMPAGNE showed the way along the inside, dictated terms in hand with a subtly clear margin around the turn, drew off under a drive in upper stretch and was put to wraps late.

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1 1/8M, Dirt, $50,000 Claiming
Open | 3 Year Olds And Up
Purse: $66,000

Daily Double / Exacta / Trifecta / Superfecta / Pick 3 (Races 7-8-9) Pick 4 (Races 7-8-9-10) / Super Hi-5

# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 1

Hawks Creek

Exaggerator

J. Keith Desormeaux

Jareth Loveberry

20/1

2 2

Weslan

Mor Spirit

John C. Wainwright

Francisco Arrieta

20/1

3 3

B Sudd

Jimmy Creed

Donnie K. Von Hemel

Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr.

4/1

4 4

Game Warden

Tapit

Saffie A. Joseph, Jr.

Tyler Gaffalione

3/1

5 5

Route Runner

Gun Runner

Steven M. Asmussen

Keith J. Asmussen

6/1

6 6

Balantyne

Tapit

Jonathan Thomas

Florent Geroux

6/1

7 7

Game Keeper

Honor Code

D. Wayne Lukas

Jaime A. Torres

5/2

8 8

Runningforjoy

Gun Runner

Michael A. Tomlinson

Jose L. Ortiz

4/1

Runner Win Place Show
Game Warden  4 $11.42 $5.28 $3.68
Route Runner  5 - $8.46 $4.30
Game Keeper  7 - - $3.34
Runningforjoy  8 - - -
Also rans: Hawks Creek, B Sudd, Weslan, Balantyne
Pool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool
Pick 4 5-2/3/6-8-4 $538.28 $80,928.00
Pick 3 3-8-4 $133.60 $37,267.00
Daily Double 8-4 $35.76 $31,656.00
Exacta 4-5 $77.28 $203,123.00
Superfecta 4-5-7-8 $1,007.80 $54,433.00
Trifecta 4-5-7 $388.28 $108,584.00
Z-5 Super Hi-5 4-5-7-8-1 $0.00 $5,826.00
Fractions and final time: :23.75, :47.96, 1:12.02, 1:36.86, 1:49.21
Winning Owner: Kenneth L. Ramsey
Winning Breeder: Bonne Chance Farm, LLC
GAME WARDEN broke a step slow at the start, pursued from midpack two wide, shifted four wide at the nine sixteenths pole, progressed along with an outer rival to bid at the half mile pole, but bumped an inner rival and got outmoved by his outer counterpart at the station, sustained pursuit from the three path around the far turn, shfited outside of the leaders and to the five path in upper stretch, launched a grinding rally and drove past the leaders at the sixteenth pole.

6 1/2F, Dirt, $50,000 Starter Allowance
Open | 3 Year Olds And Up
Purse: $72,000

Daily Double / Exacta / Trifecta / Superfecta / Pick 3 (Races 8-9-10) Super Hi-5

# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 1

Lundberg

Uncle Mo

Armando Hernandez

Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr.

8/1

2 2

Supremely

Mastery

Gregory D. Foley

Tyler Gaffalione

4/1

3 3

J J's Joker

Practical Joke

Joe Sharp

Jaime A. Torres

6/1

4 4

Chance

Lookin At Lucky

Thomas Drury, Jr.

Jose L. Ortiz

5/2

5 5

G T Five Hundred

Astern (AUS)

Jordan Blair

Cristian A. Torres

6/1

6 6

Funny Uncle

Distorted Humor

Thomas D. Vance

Corey J. Lanerie

12/1

7 7

Chryso Alogo

Bolt d'Oro

German Vasquez, Sr.

Rafael Bejarano

30/1

8 8

Gold Luck

Goldencents

Genaro Garcia

Francisco Arrieta

10/1

9 9

Junior Bug

Tapiture

Thomas L. Van Berg

Florent Geroux

7/2

Runner Win Place Show
Gold Luck  8 $12.84 $6.86 $3.90
Lundberg  1 - $5.98 $4.20
Chance  4 - - $2.52
Funny Uncle  6 - - -
Also rans: G T Five Hundred, Junior Bug, J J's Joker, Chryso Alogo
Pool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool
Superfecta 8-1-4-6 $1,213.00 $59,170.00
Exacta 8-1 $79.02 $201,959.00
Daily Double 4-8 $129.32 $30,384.00
Super High Five 8-1-4-6-5 $4,219.60 $18,522.00
Trifecta 8-1-4 $256.96 $116,492.00
Pick 3 8-4-8 $358.56 $45,915.00
Fractions and final time: :22.07, :44.78, 1:08.68, 1:15.12
Winning Owner: Southwest Racing Stables Inc. and Triple V Racing, LLC.
Winning Breeder: Chuck Sandford & Maribeth Sandford
GOLD LUCK pursued from midpack four wide, swept past inner rivals to bid while well in hand entering the lane, gained an advantage at the three sixteenths pole and drove clear.

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1 1/8M, Turf, Allowance
Open | 3 Year Olds And Up
Purse: $127,000

Daily Double / Exacta / Trifecta / Superfecta / Super Hi-5

# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 1

El Ahijado

English Channel

Sal Guerrero

Jose Riquelme

50/1

2 2

Athens Moon

Nyquist

Chris A. Hartman

Florent Geroux

3/1

3 3

Caroom

Flintshire (GB)

Wayne M. Catalano

Jareth Loveberry

8/1

4 4

Apollo Rising

Karakontie (JPN)

William Walden

Axel Concepcion

5/1

5 5

Idratherbeblessed

Unified

Chris A. Hartman

Mitchell Murrill

7/2

6 6

Dissolved

Quality Road

Michael J. Maker

Tyler Gaffalione

5/1

7 7

Tapit Shoes

Tapit

Brad H. Cox

Lanfranco Dettori

5/2

8 8

Berrettini

Oscar Performance

Paul J. McGee

Julien R. Leparoux

15/1

9 9

Glen Airy

Sky Mesa

Paul J. McGee

Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr.

(Main Track only)

3/1

MTO

Runner Win Place Show
Tapit Shoes  7 $6.10 $3.80 $2.58
Apollo Rising  4 - $4.56 $2.94
Caroom  3 - - $2.84
Berrettini  8 - - -
Also rans: Dissolved, El Ahijado
Pool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool
Exacta 7-4 $31.50 $170,526.00
Superfecta 7-4-3-8 $154.60 $47,026.00
Trifecta 7-4-3 $79.52 $93,110.00
Pick 3 4-8-7 $403.68 $32,322.00
Daily Double 8-7 $38.40 $26,263.00
Fractions and final time: :23.67, :48.54, 1:14.17, 1:38.26, 1:50.27
Winning Owner: Spendthrift Farm LLC, Landers, Steve, Schwartz, Martin S., Dubb, Michael, Ten Strike Racing, Bakke, Jim, Titletown Racing Stables, Kueber Racing, LLC, Big Easy Racing LLC, Kanter, Rick and Caruso, Michael J.
Winning Breeder: Kenneth L. Ramsey & Sarah K. Ramsey &Tapit Syndicate
TAPIT SHOES stuttered a step leaving the gate, tracked along the inside, tipped three wide at the half mile pole, bid three deep turning for home, bumped an inner rival forging an advantage entering the lane, bumped that one again shaking free into the final furlong and held sway from pursuers on either side.

5 1/2F, Dirt, Maiden Special Weight
Open | 3 Year Olds And Up
Purse: $120,000

Exacta / Trifecta / Superfecta / Super Hi-5

# PP Horse / Sire Trainer / Jockey ML
1 1

Prints Money

Munnings

Steven M. Asmussen

Keith J. Asmussen

10/1

2 2

Send Cash

Mendelssohn

Brad H. Cox

Florent Geroux

3/1

3 3

Mondogetsbuckets

Omaha Beach

Brian A. Lynch

Jose L. Ortiz

10/1

4 4

Sahalat

Speightstown

Andrew McKeever

Declan Cannon

9/2

5 5

Mister Lincoln

Constitution

Steven M. Asmussen

Tyler Gaffalione

6/1

6 6

Glacial Power

Astern (AUS)

Jose M. Camejo

Axel Concepcion

15/1

7 7

Capital Connection

Connect

Norm W. Casse

Ricardo Santana, Jr.

7/2

8 8

Reagan

Accelerate

Dallas Stewart

Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr.

12/1

9 9

Hold My Bourbon

Anchor Down

Eric R. Reed

Luan Machado

9/2

Runner Win Place Show
Hold My Bourbon  9 $6.18 $3.94 $2.88
Sahalat  4 - $6.46 $4.18
Send Cash  2 - - $3.44
Capital Connection  7 - - -
Also rans: Glacial Power, Mondogetsbuckets, Mister Lincoln, Reagan, Prints Money
Pool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool
Pick 3 8-7-9 $293.24 $74,051.00
Pick 4 4-8-7-9 $1,757.52 $196,906.00
Daily Double 7-9 $30.52 $92,324.00
Pick 6 Jackpot 2/3/6-8-4-8-7-9 $22,664.20 $67,355.00
Pick 5 8-4-8-7-9 $6,243.96 $357,057.00
Exacta 9-4 $44.96 $271,890.00
Superfecta 9-4-2-7 $448.80 $83,775.00
Super High Five 9-4-2-7-6 $7,295.16 $9,356.00
Trifecta 9-4-2 $215.00 $159,175.00
Fractions and final time: :21.51, :44.71, :57, 1:03.38
Winning Owner: Gray V Train Racing, LLC
Winning Breeder: Westbrook Stables LLC
HOLD MY BOURBON was off a bit awkwardly, raced off of the pace in the five path, picked up stride tucking to the three path at the three furlong pole, shifted back five wide entering the lane, rallied to drive past the leader at the sixteenth pole and drove clear.

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