KENTUCKY DOWNS · SATURDAY 5 SEPTEMBER 2026

Race 1 — Race 1

MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT 1 Mile Turf 2 Year Olds $170,000

Post

TBD

Runners

M/L Fav

Monique En Vol 5-2

Weather

Chance Rain Showers · 98°F

★ Selections at a glance

NAP · TOP PICK

Monique En Vol

M/L 5-2

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 5-2 · market favourite · Brad Cox (elite trainer)

EACH-WAY

Viaggio

M/L 7-2

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 7-2 · chief rival · Casse Mark (elite trainer)

DARK HORSE

Middlemist

M/L 6-1

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 6-1 · Brendan Walsh (top US trainer) · Gaffalione T (top jockey)

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 9

1 post 1

Love Line

Saez L · Oliver Victoria · 119 lb

by Flightline out of Candy Crush

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 4-1

M/L

4-1

2 post 2

Middlemist

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

by Improbable out of National Flower

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 6-1

M/L

6-1

3 post 3

Ataya

Sheehy D · McKeever Andrew · 119 lb

by Medaglia d'Oro out of Hebah*Ire

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 10-1

M/L

10-1

4 post 4

Monique En Vol M/L FAV

Geroux F · Brad Cox ELITE · 119 lb

by Flightline out of Monique's Candy

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 5-2

M/L

5-2

5 post 5

Compass Sixty

Curtis B · Ben Colebrook · 119 lb

by Liam's Map out of Zero to Sixty

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 20-1

M/L

20-1

6 post 6

Velvet Crown

Torres J A · Nicholas Vaccarezza · 119 lb

by Tonalist out of New Normal

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 12-1

M/L

12-1

7 post 7

Viaggio

Ortiz J L · Casse Mark ELITE · 119 lb

by Vekoma out of Victory Wish

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 7-2

M/L

7-2

8 post 8

My Blue Heaven

Bealmear J C · Anna Meah · 119 lb

by Upstart out of Paris Paramour

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 15-1

M/L

15-1

9 post 9

Bear Paw

Velazquez J R ELITE · Kelsey Danner · 119 lb

by Jack Christopher out of Isola Mia

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 8-1

M/L

8-1

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