CHURCHILL DOWNS · SATURDAY 27 JUNE 2026

Race 2

MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT 1 1/16 Miles Dirt 3 Year Olds And Up $120,000

Post

TBD

Runners

★ Selections at a glance

NAP · TOP PICK

Delancey Street

M/L

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L · chief rival · Norm Casse (elite trainer) · Gaffalione T (top jockey) · elite trainer+jockey combo

EACH-WAY

El Tio

M/L

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L · market favourite

DARK HORSE

Nomolimbo

M/L

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L · Castellano J J (top jockey)

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 10

1 post 1

El Tio

Torres J A · Robert Medina · 118 lb

by Uncle Mo out of Roughing

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2 post 2

Delancey Street

Gaffalione T ELITE · Norm Casse ELITE · 118 lb

by Street Sense out of Mooghareadh

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3 post 3

Nomolimbo

Castellano J J ELITE · Miller Darrin · 125 lb

by Mo Town out of Pretty Zippy

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4 post 4

Preside

Ortiz J L · Asmussen Steven M ELITE · 118 lb

by Tiz the Law out of Georgian Dancer

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5 post 5

Direct Strike

Ortiz I Jr · Brad Cox ELITE · 118 lb

by Into Mischief out of Day of Victory

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6 post 6

Your Wildest Dream

Saez L · Norm Casse ELITE · 118 lb

by Not This Time out of Bonneville Flats

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7 post 7

Civic Charm

Alvarado J · Mott William I ELITE · 118 lb

by Constitution out of Fiftyshadesofgold

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8 post 8

Sassmaster

Prat F · Sciametta Anthony Jr · 118 lb

by Curlin out of Sass and Class

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9 post 9

Money Man

Torres C A · Destin Heath · 125 lb

by Dialed In out of Oro Blanco

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10 post 10

Our Forefathers

Rosario J · Eurton Peter · 118 lb

by Constitution out of Via Veritas

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