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May 28, 2026

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Race 5 POST Time - 6:56 PM ET

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Churchill Downs STARTER ALLOWANCE $20,000

Purse $76,000. One And One Eighth Miles. (Includes $7,100 – KTDF - Kentucky TB Devt Fund). For Four Year Olds And Upward Which Have Started For A Claiming Price Of $20,000 Or Less In 2025 - 2026. Weight, 123 Lbs. Non-winners Of Two Races At A Mile Or Over Since March 28 Allowed 3 Lbs. Such A Race Since Then Allowed 5 Lbs. (Races Where Entered For $20,000 Or Less Not Considered In Allowances).

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P# PP Horse VS A/S Med Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L Live
Odds
1
1
 Awesome Ruta (KY)
5/H
 L J L Ortiz
123
 J Sharp 2/1
 SCR Empire Builder (FL) ------------------------------------Scratched------------------------------------- 5/1
3
3
 Excel Calculator (KY)
6/G
 L E Esquivel
118
 S E Shaffer 20/1
 SCR Papa Yo (KY) ------------------------------------Scratched------------------------------------- 8/1
5
5
 Pappy's Revenge (MD)
5/H
 L V R Carrasco
118
 G Garcia 15/1
 SCR Calycanthus (KY) ------------------------------------Scratched------------------------------------- 20/1
7
7
 Clooney (KY)
6/G
 L I Ortiz, Jr.
118
 G D Foley 3/1
 SCR Fountain Run (KY) ------------------------------------Scratched------------------------------------- 12/1
9
9
 Carolo Rapido (KY)
5/H
 L T Gaffalione
120
 N W Casse 9/2

Owners: 1 - Baron Racing Stables, LLC (Dwight Baron) ; ; 3 - Rory Zweifel ; ; 5 - Southwest Racing Stables, Inc. (Genaro Garcia) and William J. Wargel ; ; 7 - Saints or Sinners (Hans and Ana Maron) Owner Link ; ; 9 - AJ Suited Racing Stable, LLC (Justin Nicholson)

Breeders: 1 - Brian Levings; 3 - Kretz Racing, LLC; 5 - ZWP Stable & Non Stop Stable; 7 - Keith Abrahams; 9 - Don Alberto Corporation & BridlewoodFarm

Pedigrees (Sire - Dam, by Dam Sire): 1 - Mendelssohn - Awesome Prayer , by Awesome Again ; 3 - Cairo Prince - Sierra Electrica , by Tapit ; 5 - Bolt d'Oro - Steady N Love , by Not For Love ; 7 - City of Light - Azure Spring , by Open Forum ; 9 - Curlin - Cathryn Sophia , by Street Boss ;

Sire of Pappy's Revenge standing at Spendthrift

Sire of Clooney standing at Lane's End

Starter Allowance

$76,000 1 1/8 Ms Dirt 6:56 PM ET

(Includes $7,100 – KTDF - Kentucky TB Devt Fund). For Four Year Olds And Upward Which Have Started For A Claiming Price Of $20,000 Or Less In 2025 - 2026. Weight, 123 Lbs. Non-winners Of Two Races At A Mile Or Over Since March 28 Allowed 3 Lbs. Such A Race Since Then Allowed 5 Lbs. (Races Where Entered For $20,000 Or Less Not Considered In Allowances).

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Awesome Ruta (KY)

(Mendelssohn - Awesome Prayer, by Awesome Again)

Jockey: J L Ortiz
Trainer: J Sharp
Owner: Baron Racing Stables, LLC (Dwight Baron)
Breeder: Brian Levings
Age: 5 Sex: H Med: L Weight: 123
Post Position: 1 M/L Odds: 2/1
2

Empire Builder (FL)

(Classic Empire - Ballad, by Tapit)

Jockey: F Arrieta
Trainer: R Diodoro
Owner: Randy Exelby, Tom Mayo and Robertino Diodoro
Breeder: English Range Farm
Age: 7 Sex: G Med: L Weight: 118
Post Position: 2 M/L Odds: 5/1
3

Excel Calculator (KY)

(Cairo Prince - Sierra Electrica, by Tapit)

Jockey: E Esquivel
Trainer: S E Shaffer
Owner: Rory Zweifel
Breeder: Kretz Racing, LLC
Age: 6 Sex: G Med: L Weight: 118
Post Position: 3 M/L Odds: 20/1
4

Papa Yo (KY)

(Protonico - My Girl Corey, by Warrior's Reward)

Jockey: L Saez
Trainer: D Fawkes
Owner: Roddy J. Valente
Breeder: International Equities Holding, Inc.
Age: 5 Sex: G Med: L Weight: 118
Post Position: 4 M/L Odds: 8/1
5

Pappy's Revenge (MD)

(Bolt d'Oro - Steady N Love, by Not For Love)

Jockey: V R Carrasco
Trainer: G Garcia
Owner: Southwest Racing Stables, Inc. (Genaro Garcia) and William J. Wargel
Breeder: ZWP Stable & Non Stop Stable
Age: 5 Sex: H Med: L Weight: 118
Post Position: 5 M/L Odds: 15/1
Sire standing at Spendthrift
6

Calycanthus (KY)

(English Channel - Wardelle, by Toccet)

Jockey: G Saez
Trainer: S J Cunningham
Owner: Counter Point Thoroughbreds, LLC (Ryan Metzger)
Breeder: Calumet Farm
Age: 6 Sex: H Med: L Weight: 120
Post Position: 6 M/L Odds: 20/1
7

Clooney (KY)
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(City of Light - Azure Spring, by Open Forum)

Jockey: I Ortiz, Jr.
Trainer: G D Foley
Owner: Saints or Sinners (Hans and Ana Maron)
Breeder: Keith Abrahams
Age: 6 Sex: G Med: L Weight: 118
Post Position: 7 M/L Odds: 3/1
Sire standing at Lane's End
8

Fountain Run (KY)

(Runhappy - Mercy Ann, by Distorted Humor)

Jockey: D Sheehy
Trainer: A M Meah
Owner: Anna M. Meah, Charles Castle, Robin Castle, Jamie Noe and Turks Head Turf (Dale Krapf)
Breeder: Calumet Farm
Age: 4 Sex: G Med: L Weight: 118
Post Position: 8 M/L Odds: 12/1
9

Carolo Rapido (KY)

(Curlin - Cathryn Sophia, by Street Boss)

Jockey: T Gaffalione
Trainer: N W Casse
Owner: AJ Suited Racing Stable, LLC (Justin Nicholson)
Breeder: Don Alberto Corporation & BridlewoodFarm
Age: 5 Sex: H Med: L Weight: 120
Post Position: 9 M/L Odds: 9/2
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