CHURCHILL DOWNS · FRIDAY 18 SEPTEMBER 2026

Race 6 — Entries, Odds & Picks

STARTER ALLOWANCE 7 Furlongs Dirt 3 Year Olds And Up $83,000

Post

TBD

Runners

M/L Fav

Ships Inn 9-5

★ Selections at a glance

NAP · TOP PICK

Ships Inn

M/L 9-5

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 9-5 · market favourite

EACH-WAY

Miss Elle

M/L 4-1

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 4-1 · Gaffalione T (top jockey)

DARK HORSE

Full Dolly

M/L 10-1

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 10-1

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.

Race 6 · Churchill Downs · Friday 18 September 2026 · Post TBD

Race 6 — Odds & Pool Movement

Live tote odds and pool amounts from the racing data feed. US racing is pari-mutuel — odds are set by the pool at post time and reflect the same pool across all ADW operators. AmWager (horse.bet partner) offers 6–8% rebates on every wager. 21+. 1‑800‑GAMBLER.

Runner	Morning Line	Live Odds	Movement	Win Pool ($)	Pool Share	Bet at AmWager →
1 Late to the Game J: Cedillo A · T: Robert Medina	+1500	—	—	—	—	—
2 Belle of the Barn J: Torres J A · T: Caio Caramori	+1200	—	—	—	—	—
3 Full Dolly J: Hernandez B J Jr · T: Drury Thomas Jr	+1000	—	—	—	—	—
4 Carol's Melody J: Sheehy D · T: Kenneally Eddie	+450	—	—	—	—	—
5 In for a Spin J: Carrasco V R · T: Caio Caramori	+1500	—	—	—	—	—
6 Ships Inn J: Saez L · T: Foley Gregory D	+180	—	—	—	—	—
7 Miss Elle J: Gaffalione T · T: Robert Medina	+400	—	—	—	—	—
8 Mighty Nora J: Torres C A · T: Stewart Dallas	+300	—	—	—	—	—

Shortest live odds (market favorite) · AmWager (tap live odds to bet) · American odds format

# Field of 8

1 post 1

Late to the Game

Cedillo A · Robert Medina · 121 lb

by Competitive Edge out of A P Mink

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 15-1

M/L

15-1

2 post 2

Belle of the Barn

Torres J A · Caio Caramori · 118 lb

by Street Sense out of Heartofthematter

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 12-1

M/L

12-1

3 post 3

Full Dolly

Hernandez B J Jr · Drury Thomas Jr · 118 lb

by Authentic out of Exuberance

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 10-1

M/L

10-1

4 post 4

Carol's Melody

Sheehy D · Kenneally Eddie · 118 lb

by Shancelot out of Empires Answer

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 9-2

M/L

9-2

5 post 5

In for a Spin

Carrasco V R · Caio Caramori · 121 lb

by Hard Spun out of Conquest Superstep

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 15-1

M/L

15-1

6 post 6

Ships Inn M/L FAV

Saez L · Foley Gregory D · 120 lb

by Midshipman out of Northern Michigan

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 9-5

M/L

9-5

7 post 7

Miss Elle

Gaffalione T ELITE · Robert Medina · 121 lb

by Shancelot out of Beccawhit

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 4-1

M/L

4-1

8 post 8

Mighty Nora

Torres C A · Stewart Dallas · 118 lb

by Global Campaign out of Blazen Betsy

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 3-1

M/L

3-1

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