CHURCHILL DOWNS · SATURDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2026

Race 7 — Entries, Odds & Picks

ALLOWANCE 1 1/16 Miles Turf 3 Year Olds And Up $127,000

Post

TBD

Runners

★ Selections at a glance

NAP · TOP PICK

Gene and Jude

M/L

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L · market favourite · Maker Michael J (top US trainer)

EACH-WAY

Dawn Dragon

M/L

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L · Riley Mott (elite trainer) · blinkers

DARK HORSE

Winter Holiday

M/L

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L · chief rival

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 7 · Churchill Downs · Saturday 19 September 2026 · Post TBD

Race 7 — 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 Gene and Jude J: Loveberry J · T: Maker Michael J	—	—	—	—	—	—
2 Winter Holiday J: Achard A · T: Harty Eoin	—	—	—	—	—	—
3 Intuitive Wisdom J: Torres J A · T: Nicholas Vaccarezza	—	—	—	—	—	—
4 Dawn Dragon J: Concepcion A · T: Riley Mott	—	—	—	—	—	—
5 Free Advice J: Carrasco V R · T: Humphries Thomas	—	—	—	—	—	—
6 Easy Wind J: Curtis B · T: Brendan Walsh	—	—	—	—	—	—
7 Natural Rights J: Saez G · T: S. Cunningham	—	—	—	—	—	—
8 Vaporetti J: Machado L · T: Brad Cox	—	—	—	—	—	—
9 Utopian J: Beschizza A · T: Jose Camejo	—	—	—	—	—	—
10 Restore (FR) J: Torres C A · T: Stewart Dallas	—	—	—	—	—	—

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

# Field of 10

1 post 1

Gene and Jude

Loveberry J · Maker Michael J TOP-25 · 122 lb

by Kitten's Joy out of You Go West Girl

M/L

—

2 post 2

Winter Holiday

Achard A · Harty Eoin · 118 lb

by Frosted out of Takingtimeoff

M/L

—

3 post 3

Intuitive Wisdom

Torres J A · Nicholas Vaccarezza · 122 lb

by American Pharoah out of Unbridled Mo

M/L

—

4 post 4

Dawn Dragon

Concepcion A · Riley Mott ELITE · 122 lb

by Curlin out of Simply Sunny

B L

M/L

—

5 post 5

Free Advice

Carrasco V R · Humphries Thomas · 122 lb

by Kantharos out of Free Rein

M/L

—

6 post 6

Easy Wind

Curtis B · Brendan Walsh TOP-25 · 118 lb

by Munnings out of La Luna Latte

M/L

—

7 post 7

Natural Rights

Saez G · S. Cunningham · 122 lb

by Constitution out of Thyme For Roses*Aus

M/L

—

8 post 8

Vaporetti

Machado L · Brad Cox ELITE · 120 lb

by Not This Time out of Lido

M/L

—

9 post 9

Utopian

Beschizza A · Jose Camejo · 122 lb

by Curlin out of Magical Ride

M/L

—

10 post 10

Restore (FR)

Torres C A · Stewart Dallas · 122 lb

by Uncle Mo out of Molly Corbin

M/L

—

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