COLONIAL DOWNS · FRIDAY 17 JULY 2026

Race 8

MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT 1 Mile Turf 3 Year Olds And Up $70,000

Post

TBD

Runners

★ Selections at a glance

NAP · TOP PICK

Cheddar

M/L

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L · market favourite · blinkers

EACH-WAY

Tiz My Standards

M/L

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L · chief rival · blinkers

DARK HORSE

Charlotte's Cay

M/L

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L

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 11

1 post 1

Cheddar

Loveberry J · D. Whitworth Beckman · 118 lb

by Bolt d'Oro out of Platonic Love

B L

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2 post 2

Tiz My Standards

Casique U · Williams Gary L Jr · 118 lb

by By My Standards out of Tiz de Mayo

B L

M/L

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3 post 3

Charlotte's Cay

Sanchez M J · Trombetta Michael J · 118 lb

by Speightstown out of Cerce Cay

M/L

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4 post 4

Scarce

Cheminaud V · D. Whitworth Beckman · 124 lb

by Munnings out of Something New

M/L

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5 post 5

Little Georgie

Juarez N · Saffie Joseph, Jr. · 118 lb

by Charlatan out of Swingit

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6 post 6

Private Text

Maragh R · Justin Wojczynski · 118 lb

by Nyquist out of Batik

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7 post 7

Charlibu

Russell S · Brittany Russell · 118 lb

by Charlatan out of Malibu Stacy

M/L

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8 post 8

Liam's Gem

Marin S · Stidham Michael · 118 lb

by Liam's Map out of Tawreed

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9 post 9

Anesty

Esquivel E · McPeek Kenneth G TOP-25 · 118 lb

by American Pharoah out of More Than Folly

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10 post 10

Muskoka Katt

Centeno D E · Jordan Blair · 118 lb

by Vekoma out of Montaigne

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11 post 11

Take Home Gold

Pimentel J · Jorge Duarte, Jr. · 118 lb

by Medaglia d'Oro out of Crimson Maple

M/L

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