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October 28, 2026

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Race 8 POST Time - 4:25 PM ET

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Churchill Downs ALLOWANCE OPTIONAL CLAIMING $80,000

Purse $134,000. Five And One Half Furlongs. (Turf) (Rail at 24 Feet) (Includes $50,100 – KTDF - Kentucky TB Devt Fund). For Three Year Olds And Upward Which Have Never Won $20,000 Twice Other Than Maiden, Claiming, Starter, Or State Bred Or Which Have Never Won Three Races Or Claiming Price $80,000. Three Year Olds, 122 Lbs.; Older, 124 Lbs. Non-winners Of Two Races On The Turf Since August 28 Allowed 2 Lbs. Such A Race Since Then Allowed 4 Lbs. Claiming Price $80,000 (Races Where Entered For $62,500 Or Less Not Considered In Allowances). (If deemed inadvisable by management to run this race over the turf course, it will be run on the main track at Five and a Half Furlongs.) .

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PP Horse VS A/S Med Claim $ Jockey Wgt Trainer
1 Initialize (KY) 5/G L $80,000 I Ortiz, Jr. 120 M J Maker
2 Bal a Kazoo (KY) 6/G L $80,000 L Machado 120 R M Gorham
3 Sprint Out Pass (KY) 4/G L $80,000 O Mojica 120 K Martinez
4 Corona de Oro (KY) 3/C L $0 B J Hernandez, Jr. 118 D Stewart
5 Ortley Avenue (IRE) 4/C L $0 T Gaffalione 122 G Weaver
6 Smokey Smokey (KY) 5/G L $0 J A Torres 120 R Mott
7 Utopian (KY) 5/G L $0 A Beschizza 122 J M Camejo
8 Our Starry Night (KY) 4/R L $0 M Gutierrez 120 P A Bauer
9 Moon Sniper (KY) 4/C L $0 L Saez 120 D Miller
10 Ganaas (KY) 3/C L $0 E Morales 118 A McKeever
11 Twilight Delight (KY) 3/C L $0 J L Ortiz 118 D Leitch
12 Mountain Bear (IRE) 5/G $80,000 G Corrales 120 J K Sweezey
13 The Minkster (ON) (AE) 7/G L $80,000 J A Torres 120 C Caramori
14 B D Valeski (KY) (AE) 7/G L $80,000 Y Ortiz, Jr. 11010 G D Foley
15 Cheval de Guerre (KY) (AE) 4/G L $0 L Saez 120 E Kenneally

Owners: 1 - Paradise Farms Corp. (Peter Proscia), David Staudacher, and Turman Racing Stable, LLC (Frank Turman) ; 2 - Marion F. Gorham Revocable Trust (Marion F. Gorham) ; 3 - Carla Hans and Lopez Stable (Jodi Lopez) ; 4 - On Our Own Stable, LLC, Commonwealth Stable, U Racing Stables, LLC, Saints or Sinners, Titletown Racing Stables, Nichols, Jim, Barker, Edwin S., Rivers Thoroughbreds, Haines, John and Stewart, Dallas ; 5 - Bona Venture Stables (Daniel F. Collins) ; 6 - Glencrest Farm, LLC (Deuce Greathouse) ; 7 - Kevin Stedman ; 8 - Rigney Racing, LLC (Richard Rigney) ; 9 - Silverton Hill, LLC (Bonnie and Tommy Hamilton) ; 10 - Shadwell Stable (Jonathan Smyth) ; 11 - KatieRich Stables, LLC (Lawrence P. Doyle) and Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners (Aron Wellman) ; 12 - Starry Night Racing (Rachel Gerson) ; 13 - Sea Glass Stables, LLC (Raymond Burke) ; 14 - Tagg Team Racing (Travis Foley), Steve Andriot and Steve Vanovich ; 15 - Durrett Stables, LLC (David Durrett)

Breeders: 1 - Godolphin; 2 - Calumet Farm; 3 - Newtownanner Stud Farm; 4 - Willow Oaks Stable, LLC; 5 - Newlands House Stud; 6 - Sanford Robertson; 7 - Hill N Dale Equine Holdings, Inc; 8 - E. H. Beau Lane; 9 - Silverton Hill Farm, LLC; 10 - Shadwell Farm, LLC; 11 - KatieRich Farms; 12 - Whisperview Trading Ltd; 13 - Dr. Tan Hyka; 14 - Brereton C. Jones; 15 - AJ Suited, LLC

Pedigrees (Sire - Dam, by Dam Sire): 1 - War Front - Shuruq , by Elusive Quality ; 2 - Bal a Bali (BRZ) - Golden Sky (IRE) , by Sea The Stars (IRE) ; 3 - Constitution - Light of a Star , by Muqtarib ; 4 - Bolt d'Oro - Lemon de Oro , by Lemon Drop Kid ; 5 - Bungle Inthejungle (GB) - Titian Saga (IRE) , by Titus Livius (FR) ; 6 - Mendelssohn - Weaponry , by War Front ; 7 - Curlin - Magical Ride , by Storm Cat ; 8 - Maclean's Music - Berncredit , by Bernstein ; 9 - Caravaggio - Ruby Notion , by Great Notion ; 10 - War Front - Shurakaa , by Tapit ; 11 - Twirling Candy - Midnight Soiree , by Include ; 12 - No Nay Never - Holy Alliance (IRE) , by Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) ; 13 - English Channel - Cabriole , by Flatter ; 14 - Mark Valeski - Keep the Source , by Brother Derek ; 15 - Caravaggio - Champagne Diet , by Declaration of War ;

Sire of Corona de Oro standing at Spendthrift

Sire of Twilight Delight standing at Lane's End

Equipment Changes: 10 - Ganaas - Cheek Piece Off

Allowance Optional Claiming

$134,000 5 1/2 F Turf 4:25 PM ET

(Rail at 24 Feet) (Includes $50,100 – KTDF - Kentucky TB Devt Fund). For Three Year Olds And Upward Which Have Never Won $20,000 Twice Other Than Maiden, Claiming, Starter, Or State Bred Or Which Have Never Won Three Races Or Claiming Price $80,000. Three Year Olds, 122 Lbs.; Older, 124 Lbs. Non-winners Of Two Races On The Turf Since August 28 Allowed 2 Lbs. Such A Race Since Then Allowed 4 Lbs. Claiming Price $80,000 (Races Where Entered For $62,500 Or Less Not Considered In Allowances). (If deemed inadvisable by management to run this race over the turf course, it will be run on the main track at Five and a Half Furlongs.) .

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Initialize (KY)

(War Front - Shuruq, by Elusive Quality)

Jockey: I Ortiz, Jr.
Trainer: M J Maker
Owner: Paradise Farms Corp. (Peter Proscia), David Staudacher, and Turman Racing Stable, LLC (Frank Turman)
Breeder: Godolphin
Age: 5 Sex: G Med: L Weight: 120 Claim: $80,000
Post Position: 1
2

Bal a Kazoo (KY)

(Bal a Bali (BRZ) - Golden Sky (IRE), by Sea The Stars (IRE))

Jockey: L Machado
Trainer: R M Gorham
Owner: Marion F. Gorham Revocable Trust (Marion F. Gorham)
Breeder: Calumet Farm
Age: 6 Sex: G Med: L Weight: 120 Claim: $80,000
Post Position: 2
3

Sprint Out Pass (KY)

(Constitution - Light of a Star, by Muqtarib)

Jockey: O Mojica
Trainer: K Martinez
Owner: Carla Hans and Lopez Stable (Jodi Lopez)
Breeder: Newtownanner Stud Farm
Age: 4 Sex: G Med: L Weight: 120 Claim: $80,000
Post Position: 3
4

Corona de Oro (KY)

(Bolt d'Oro - Lemon de Oro, by Lemon Drop Kid)

Jockey: B J Hernandez, Jr.
Trainer: D Stewart
Owner: On Our Own Stable, LLC, Commonwealth Stable, U Racing Stables, LLC, Saints or Sinners, Titletown Racing Stables, Nichols, Jim, Barker, Edwin S., Rivers Thoroughbreds, Haines, John and Stewart, Dallas
Breeder: Willow Oaks Stable, LLC
Age: 3 Sex: C Med: L Weight: 118
Post Position: 4
Sire standing at Spendthrift
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Ortley Avenue (IRE)

(Bungle Inthejungle (GB) - Titian Saga (IRE), by Titus Livius (FR))

Jockey: T Gaffalione
Trainer: G Weaver
Owner: Bona Venture Stables (Daniel F. Collins)
Breeder: Newlands House Stud
Age: 4 Sex: C Med: L Weight: 122
Post Position: 5
6

Smokey Smokey (KY)

(Mendelssohn - Weaponry, by War Front)

Jockey: J A Torres
Trainer: R Mott
Owner: Glencrest Farm, LLC (Deuce Greathouse)
Breeder: Sanford Robertson
Age: 5 Sex: G Med: L Weight: 120
Post Position: 6
7

Utopian (KY)

(Curlin - Magical Ride, by Storm Cat)

Jockey: A Beschizza
Trainer: J M Camejo
Owner: Kevin Stedman
Breeder: Hill N Dale Equine Holdings, Inc
Age: 5 Sex: G Med: L Weight: 122
Post Position: 7
8

Our Starry Night (KY)

(Maclean's Music - Berncredit, by Bernstein)

Jockey: M Gutierrez
Trainer: P A Bauer
Owner: Rigney Racing, LLC (Richard Rigney)
Breeder: E. H. Beau Lane
Age: 4 Sex: R Med: L Weight: 120
Post Position: 8
9

Moon Sniper (KY)

(Caravaggio - Ruby Notion, by Great Notion)

Jockey: L Saez
Trainer: D Miller
Owner: Silverton Hill, LLC (Bonnie and Tommy Hamilton)
Breeder: Silverton Hill Farm, LLC
Age: 4 Sex: C Med: L Weight: 120
Post Position: 9
10

Ganaas (KY)

(War Front - Shurakaa, by Tapit)

Jockey: E Morales
Trainer: A McKeever
Owner: Shadwell Stable (Jonathan Smyth)
Breeder: Shadwell Farm, LLC
Age: 3 Sex: C Med: L Weight: 118
Post Position: 10
11

Twilight Delight (KY)

(Twirling Candy - Midnight Soiree, by Include)

Jockey: J L Ortiz
Trainer: D Leitch
Owner: KatieRich Stables, LLC (Lawrence P. Doyle) and Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners (Aron Wellman)
Breeder: KatieRich Farms
Age: 3 Sex: C Med: L Weight: 118
Post Position: 11
Sire standing at Lane's End
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Mountain Bear (IRE)

(No Nay Never - Holy Alliance (IRE), by Holy Roman Emperor (IRE))

Jockey: G Corrales
Trainer: J K Sweezey
Owner: Starry Night Racing (Rachel Gerson)
Breeder: Whisperview Trading Ltd
Age: 5 Sex: G Weight: 120 Claim: $80,000
Post Position: 12
13

The Minkster (ON)

(English Channel - Cabriole, by Flatter)

Jockey: J A Torres
Trainer: C Caramori
Owner: Sea Glass Stables, LLC (Raymond Burke)
Breeder: Dr. Tan Hyka
Age: 7 Sex: G Med: L Weight: 120 Claim: $80,000
Post Position: 13
14

B D Valeski (KY)

(Mark Valeski - Keep the Source, by Brother Derek)

Jockey: Y Ortiz, Jr.
Trainer: G D Foley
Owner: Tagg Team Racing (Travis Foley), Steve Andriot and Steve Vanovich
Breeder: Brereton C. Jones
Age: 7 Sex: G Med: L Weight: 11010 Claim: $80,000
Post Position: 14
15

Cheval de Guerre (KY)

(Caravaggio - Champagne Diet, by Declaration of War)

Jockey: L Saez
Trainer: E Kenneally
Owner: Durrett Stables, LLC (David Durrett)
Breeder: AJ Suited, LLC
Age: 4 Sex: G Med: L Weight: 120
Post Position: 15
Equipment Changes: 10 - Ganaas - Cheek Piece Off
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