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Race Information
Date: Saturday, May 2, 2026
Post time: 6:57pm ET
Track: Churchill Downs, Louisville KY
Distance: 1¼ miles
Purse: $5 million
TV: NBC / Peacock
Race-Day Scratches
Four horses have been withdrawn since the post-position draw. Their programme numbers remain vacant on race day.
The Puma (Post 9) — Scratched May 2, race morning. Leg swelling due to skin infection. Trainer Gustavo Delgado confirmed the withdrawal.
Right to Party (Post 5) — Scratched May 1. Lameness ruled by regulatory veterinarians. Robusta drew in as replacement.
Fulleffort (Post 20) — Scratched April 30. Bone chip. Ocelli drew in as replacement.
Silent Tactic (Post 13) — Scratched April 29. Bruised foot. Great White drew in as replacement.
Full Field — 19 Runners
Odds shown are morning line. Update to live odds at post time if available.
Post | Horse | Odds (ML) | Jockey | Trainer |
1 | Renegade | 5-1 | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Todd Pletcher |
2 | Albus | 30-1 | Manny Franco | Riley Mott |
3 | Intrepido | 55-1 | Hector Berrios | Jeff Mullins |
4 | Litmus Test | 30-1 | Martin Garcia | Bob Baffert |
6 | Commandment | 7-1 | Luis Saez | Brad Cox |
7 | Danon Bourbon | 14-1 | Atsuya Nishimura | Manabu Ikezoe |
8 | So Happy | 6-1 | Mike Smith | Mark Glatt |
9 | Wonder Dean | 20-1 | Ryusei Sakai | Daisuke Takayanagi |
10 | Incredibolt | 27-1 | Jaime Torres | Riley Mott |
11 | Chief Wallabee | 8-1 | Junior Alvarado | Bill Mott |
12 | Potente | 20-1 | Juan Hernandez | Bob Baffert |
13 | Emerging Market | 15-1 | Flavien Prat | Chad Brown |
14 | Pavlovian | 30-1 | Edwin Maldonado | Doug O'Neill |
15 | Six Speed | 50-1 | Brian Hernandez Jr. | Bhupat Seemar |
16 | Further Ado | 7-1 | John Velazquez | Brad Cox |
17 | Golden Tempo | 36-1 | TBC | TBC |
18 | Great White | 29-1 | Alex Achard | John Ennis |
19 | Ocelli | 50-1 | Joe Ramos | D.W. Beckman |
20 | Robusta | 50-1 | Cristian Torres | Doug O'Neill |
Post 5 is vacant (Right to Party scratched). Programme numbers are retained for all starters. Golden Tempo (Post 17) — confirm jockey and trainer before publishing.