CHURCHILL DOWNS
SPOT PLAYS
Race 10
#7 Liberal
Arts
Plus
exacta box with #3 Hit Show
#7 Liberal
Arts has a chance in this spot at 20-1 odds on the morning line. He has done
his best career running at Churchill Downs including a victory in last year’s
$196,000 Knicks Go Stakes. Then he was sidelined for nearly a year but he’s
currently on the comeback trail now in his second race off the layoff after
competing against the best older horses in the country last time in an
un-winnable spot against White Abarrio, Sovereignty, and Journalism. His
chances will be much better in this race as a live overlay on the tote board.
Play in
exacta box with #3 Hit Show, who was the 2025 Dubai World Cup winner that was
still in top form when last seen stateside with a win to begin this season in
the G3 Mineshaft Stakes. Finished second by a half a length to Magnitude at
Churchill Downs last fall. Reunites with jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. today.
Race 11
#3 Lagynos
Comes in with three straight
stakes wins this year including the $349,000 Opening Verse Stakes at Churchill
last time out. His speed figures are fast and consistent and it’s hard to poke
holes in him from a class, distance, or pace perspective with regular rider
Jose Ortiz aboard. The horses with the best chances to beat him all must
navigate from far outside post positions.
SATURDAY, MAY 30
CHURCHILL DOWNS
RACE 1
2 Battis Grove 4-5 Best
Bet
7 Battle Amour 3-1
6 Cue Dixie Dust 12-1
RACE 2
4 Badge of War 9-2
3 Run Classic 5-2
5 Oscar Eclipse 5-1
RACE 3
3 Silent Way 8-5
5 Direct Strike 5-2
9 Bourbon Dream 9-2
RACE 4
12 Mashalla 2-1
11 La Rascasse 9-2
10 Passerine 6-1
RACE 5
6 Zeppelin 7-2
8 Thousandsticks 9-2
7 Touch of Fire 2-1
RACE 6
1 Gin Gin 6-1 Upset
Special
7 Immersive 7-2
5 Splendora 6-5
RACE 7
5 Proctor Street 3-1
4 Medoro 5-2
1 Charlene’s
Dream 12-1
RACE 8
1 Mad House 7-2
3 Roll on Big Joe 9-5
2 Cornucopian 5-2
RACE 9
9 Tam Tam 5-2
8 Storm’s Wake 3-1
1 Indigo Woods 4-1
RACE 10
7 Liberal Arts 20-1 Live
Longshot
3 Hit Show 5-2
2 Hall of Fame 6-1
RACE 11
3 Lagynos 5-2
10 Brilliant Berti 9-2
11 Coal Battle 8-1
9 Quatrocento 7-2
