CHURCHILL DOWNS · SUNDAY 28 JUNE 2026

Race 3

MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT 6 Furlongs Dirt 2 Year Olds $120,000

Post

TBD

Runners

★ Selections at a glance

NAP · TOP PICK

Fast Amy

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★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L · Brendan Walsh (top US trainer)

EACH-WAY

Haute in Herre

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★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L · market favourite

DARK HORSE

Ez Miss Sassy

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★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L · 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 16

1 post 1

Haute in Herre

Saez L · D. Whitworth Beckman · 119 lb

by Complexity out of Ormolu

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2 post 2

Texas Dandelion

Ortiz J L · Joe Sharp · 119 lb

by Halladay out of Cool Talking

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3 post 3

Fast Amy

Prat F · Brendan Walsh TOP-25 · 119 lb

by Jackie's Warrior out of Ami's Mesa

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4 post 4

Cruising Again

Garcia M · Romans Dale TOP-25 · 119 lb

by Charlatan out of Rose Grey

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5 post 5

Ez Miss Sassy

Ortiz I Jr · Casse Mark ELITE · 119 lb

by Speaker's Corner out of Speightlass

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6 post 6

Compass Sixty

Machado L · Ben Colebrook · 119 lb

by Liam's Map out of Zero to Sixty

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7 post 7

Luxor Magic

Esquivel E · O'Neill Doug TOP-25 · 119 lb

by Good Magic out of Sahara Queen

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8 post 8

Meleys

Hernandez B J Jr · Ian Wilkes · 119 lb

by Upstart out of Surprise Again

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9 post 9

Mesdemon

Crispin A · Marcelino Torres · 119 lb

by Spun to Run out of Tiz Da Biz

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10 post 10

Dazzling

Asmussen K J · Asmussen Steven M ELITE · 119 lb

by Tapit out of Victory Kingdom*Aus

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11 post 11

Spectacular Sam

Gaffalione T ELITE · Robert Medina · 119 lb

by Cyberknife out of Hughes Clues

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12 post 12

Intraosseous

Alvarado J · Kinnon LaRose · 119 lb

by Girvin out of Fine Family

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13 post 13

Ikura

Cedillo A · Lindsay Schultz · 119 lb

by Jackie's Warrior out of Thundering Sky

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14 post 14

Velvet Beretta

Roman E A · Michel Douaihy · 119 lb

by Cyberknife out of Make Me Laugh

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15 post 15

Maroon Tide

Achard A · John Ennis · 119 lb

by Sharp Azteca out of Surfs Edge

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16 post 16

Hormesis

Curtis B · Kinnon LaRose · 119 lb

by Mandaloun out of Shot Gun Pennie

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