CHURCHILL DOWNS · SUNDAY 7 JUNE 2026

Race 3

MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT 7 Furlongs Dirt 3 Year Olds And Up $120,000

Post

TBD

Runners

M/L Fav

Penalty Box 5-2

Weather

Rain Showers · 82°F

★ Selections at a glance

NAP · TOP PICK

Penalty Box

M/L 5-2

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 5-2 · market favourite · Michael McCarthy (top US trainer)

EACH-WAY

Embry Show

M/L 3-1

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 3-1 · chief rival · Baffert Bob (elite trainer)

DARK HORSE

Time to Strike

M/L 6-1

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 6-1 · Casse Mark (elite trainer)

How we score: composite rating of morning-line market position (60%) + trainer tier (20%) + jockey tier (12%) + elite combo bonus (5%) + equipment signals (3%). Picks are programmatic, not editorial — informational only. 21+ where applicable.

# Field of 9

1 post 1

Embry Show

Garcia M · Baffert Bob ELITE · 118 lb

by Modernist out of Lila Ruth

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 3-1

M/L

3-1

2 post 2

Banksy's

Arrieta F · Fawkes David · 118 lb

by Paynter out of Darby Shaw

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 4-1

M/L

4-1

3 post 3

Time to Strike

Concepcion A · Casse Mark ELITE · 118 lb

by Not This Time out of Striking Impact

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 6-1

M/L

6-1

5 post 5

He Has Game

Bejarano R · DiVito James P · 118 lb

by Game Winner out of Liraz

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 20-1

M/L

20-1

6 post 6

Sense of Freedom

Cheminaud V · Seglin Luis E · 118 lb

by Hightail out of Complete Sense

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 50-1

M/L

50-1

7 post 7

Flaming Rainbow

Esquivel E · McPeek Kenneth G TOP-25 · 118 lb

by Flameaway out of Over the Rainbow

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 20-1

M/L

20-1

8 post 8

Preside

Saez L · Asmussen Steven M ELITE · 118 lb

by Tiz the Law out of Georgian Dancer

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 9-2

M/L

9-2

9 post 9

Penalty Box M/L FAV

Curtis B · Michael McCarthy TOP-25 · 124 lb

by Violence out of Lady Alida

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 5-2

M/L

5-2

10 post 10

Mister Landry

Machado L · Kinmon Keith · 118 lb

by Sky Mesa out of Bards Misschief

B L

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 30-1

M/L

30-1

Scratches:

Crevalli (#4)

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