COLONIAL DOWNS · SUNDAY 16 AUGUST 2026

Race 4

MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT 6 Furlongs Outer turf 2 Year Olds $70,000

Post

TBD

Runners

M/L Fav

Excessif 6-5

Weather

Slight Chance Thunderstorms · 93°F

★ Selections at a glance

NAP · TOP PICK

Excessif

M/L 6-5

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 6-5 · market favourite · Motion H Graham (top US trainer)

EACH-WAY

Souper Lawrence

M/L 4-1

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 4-1 · chief rival

DARK HORSE

Lou's Room

M/L 10-1

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 10-1 · Weaver George (top US 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 8

1 post 1

Golden Corsair

Chuan M · Blake Kelly · 119 lb

by Golden Pal out of Peace Preserver

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 9-2

M/L

9-2

3 post 3

Excessif M/L FAV

Ruiz J · Motion H Graham TOP-25 · 119 lb

by Quality Road out of Our Bay B Ruth

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 6-5

M/L

6-5

4 post 4

Lou's Room

Marin S · Weaver George TOP-25 · 119 lb

by Epicenter out of Mo Lovin

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 10-1

M/L

10-1

5 post 5

Steel of Fortune

Russell S · Ethan West · 119 lb

by Authentic out of Zee Ro Drop

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 15-1

M/L

15-1

6 post 6

Bombay

Loveberry J · D. Whitworth Beckman · 119 lb

by Drain the Clock out of Mistressof Success

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 5-1

M/L

5-1

8 post 8

Souper Lawrence

Lopez P · Trombetta Michael J · 119 lb

by Liam's Map out of Tappingintosuccess

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 4-1

M/L

4-1

9 post 9

Prize Performance

Loveberry J · Lauer Michael E · 119 lb

by Oscar Performance out of Prize Winner

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 30-1

M/L

30-1

10 post 10

Souper Handsome

Leon S · Casse Mark ELITE · 119 lb

by Awesome Slew out of Souper Striking

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 12-1

M/L

12-1

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