CHURCHILL DOWNS · FRIDAY 19 JUNE 2026

Race 5 — Race 5

MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT 5 Furlongs Dirt 2 Year Olds $92,000

Post

TBD

Runners

M/L Fav

Trim Castle 3-1

Weather

Chance Thunderstorms · 86°F

★ Selections at a glance

NAP · TOP PICK

Trim Castle

M/L 3-1

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 3-1 · market favourite · Gaffalione T (top jockey)

EACH-WAY

Crossfire

M/L 4-1

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 4-1 · chief rival · Brendan Walsh (top US trainer) · blinkers

DARK HORSE

See You Soon

M/L 5-1

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M/L 5-1

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 11

1 post 1

Prairie Avenue

Rosario J · Lane Johnston · 119 lb

by Corniche out of Locust Bride

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 20-1

M/L

20-1

2 post 2

Ditlihi

Sheehy D · John Ennis · 119 lb

by Dialed In out of Cianchetta

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 15-1

M/L

15-1

3 post 3

See You Soon

Ortiz I Jr · Joe Sharp · 119 lb

by Mo Town out of Sense When

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 5-1

M/L

5-1

4 post 4

Karajan

Garcia M · Romans Dale TOP-25 · 119 lb

by Hard Spun out of Chosen Road

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 8-1

M/L

8-1

5 post 5

Trim Castle M/L FAV

Gaffalione T ELITE · John Ennis · 119 lb

by Collected out of Rouge

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 3-1

M/L

3-1

6 post 6

Baytown Theo

Gomez A · Paul McEntee · 119 lb

by City of Light out of Averyblake

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 10-1

M/L

10-1

7 post 7

King Crusher

Beschizza A · Weaver George TOP-25 · 119 lb

by Beau Liam out of Watch Smartly

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 12-1

M/L

12-1

8 post 8

Cold Kiss

Morales E · Maker Michael J TOP-25 · 119 lb

by Frosted out of Miss Kew

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 10-1

M/L

10-1

9 post 9

Bourbon Town

Saez L · Rey Hernandez · 119 lb

by Echo Town out of Sariah Sariah

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 6-1

M/L

6-1

10 post 10

Bomani

Gutierrez Mario · Pavel Matejka · 119 lb

by Dialed In out of Queen of Silence

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 20-1

M/L

20-1

11 post 11

Crossfire

Ortiz J L · Brendan Walsh TOP-25 · 119 lb

by Goldencents out of Running Legacy

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 4-1

M/L

4-1

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