CHURCHILL DOWNS · SUNDAY 14 JUNE 2026

Race 1

STARTER ALLOWANCE 1 1/16 Miles Dirt 3 Year Olds $83,000

Post

TBD

Runners

★ Selections at a glance

NAP · TOP PICK

Bhatia

M/L

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L · market favourite

EACH-WAY

Garryowen

M/L

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L · chief rival

DARK HORSE

Gethsemane

M/L

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L · Rice Linda (top US 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 6

1 post 1

Bhatia

Beschizza A · Christopher Davis · 120 lb

by Medaglia d'Oro out of Langtry

M/L

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2 post 2

Garryowen

Pauly S · Moger Ed Jr · 115 lb

by Collected out of Incarnation

M/L

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3 post 3

Gethsemane

Saez L · Rice Linda TOP-25 · 120 lb

by Knicks Go out of Siempre Mi Amor

M/L

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4 post 4

Paul's Recovery

Esquivel E · Rice Linda TOP-25 · 120 lb

by Independence Hall out of Morning Belle

M/L

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5 post 5

C McGriff

Gaffalione T ELITE · Robert Medina · 120 lb

by Tacitus out of Wonder Stone

M/L

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6 post 6

Hutchinson

Graham J · Desormeaux J Keith · 120 lb

by Tiz the Law out of Angie Grand

M/L

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