CHURCHILL DOWNS · SUNDAY 20 SEPTEMBER 2026

Race 8 — Entries, Odds & Picks

MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT 6 1/2 Furlongs Dirt 2 Year Olds $120,000

Post

TBD

Runners

★ Selections at a glance

NAP · TOP PICK

Upside Out

M/L

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L · chief rival · Casse Mark (elite trainer)

EACH-WAY

Milkweed

M/L

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L · market favourite

DARK HORSE

Top Selection

M/L

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L · Brad Cox (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.

Race 8 · Churchill Downs · Sunday 20 September 2026 · Post TBD

Race 8 — 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 Milkweed J: Saez L · T: Hamm Timothy	—	—	—	—	—	—
2 Upside Out J: Ortiz J L · T: Casse Mark	—	—	—	—	—	—
3 Global Equity J: Morales E · T: Foley Gregory D	—	—	—	—	—	—
4 Top Selection J: Machado L · T: Brad Cox	—	—	—	—	—	—
5 Gussied Up J: Torres J A · T: Rey Hernandez	—	—	—	—	—	—
6 Ubiquitous Annie J: Hazlewood Y · T: Matt Shirer	—	—	—	—	—	—
7 Violent Gal J: Hernandez B J Jr · T: Ian Wilkes	—	—	—	—	—	—
8 Let It Go J: Torres C A · T: Rodolphe Brisset	—	—	—	—	—	—
9 Rockie Rockie J: Bejarano R · T: Baffert Bob	—	—	—	—	—	—
10 Stand by Me J: Arrieta F · T: Foster Eric	—	—	—	—	—	—
11 Dream Street J: Gaffalione T · T: Brendan Walsh	—	—	—	—	—	—

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# Field of 11

1 post 1

Milkweed

Saez L · Hamm Timothy · 119 lb

by Authentic out of Ib Prospecting

M/L

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2 post 2

Upside Out

Ortiz J L · Casse Mark ELITE · 119 lb

by Upstart out of Koto

M/L

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3 post 3

Global Equity

Morales E · Foley Gregory D · 119 lb

by Global Campaign out of Heavenly Hellos

M/L

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4 post 4

Top Selection

Machado L · Brad Cox ELITE · 119 lb

by Life Is Good out of Mezinka

M/L

—

5 post 5

Gussied Up

Torres J A · Rey Hernandez · 119 lb

by Blame out of Dressed to Kill

M/L

—

6 post 6

Ubiquitous Annie

Hazlewood Y · Matt Shirer · 119 lb

by Yaupon out of Annie Rocks

M/L

—

7 post 7

Violent Gal

Hernandez B J Jr · Ian Wilkes · 119 lb

by Violence out of Curlin's Fox

M/L

—

8 post 8

Let It Go

Torres C A · Rodolphe Brisset · 119 lb

by Blame out of Fifthatnarraganset

M/L

—

9 post 9

Rockie Rockie

Bejarano R · Baffert Bob ELITE · 119 lb

by Mo Donegal out of Bakken Baby

M/L

—

10 post 10

Stand by Me

Arrieta F · Foster Eric · 119 lb

by By My Standards out of Memento

M/L

—

11 post 11

Dream Street

Gaffalione T ELITE · Brendan Walsh TOP-25 · 119 lb

by Street Sense out of Continually

M/L

—

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