HORSE RACING · RACE 8
UpcomingChurchill Downs Race 8 — October 28, 2026: Entries & Post Time
Churchill Downs Race 8 on October 28, 2026. Part of Churchill Downs Fall Meet 2026. Scheduled post: Oct 28 · 4:25 PM EDT.
Race Overview
Allowance Optional Claiming
Churchill Downs Fall Meet 2026 →
- Race day
- Date at the racecourse
- Scheduled post time
- Until post time
- Distance & surface
- 5 1/2 F · Turf
- Racing type
- Thoroughbred
- Racecard entries
- 15
- As listed on the racecard.
Entries, Jockeys & Trainers
Morning line odds are the track's pre-race estimates. Weights are shown in pounds.
| Horse no. | Starting gate | Horse | Age / sex | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | Morning line odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Initialize (KY)
Owner, breeder & pedigree
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5 years · Gelding | I Ortiz, Jr. | M J Maker | 120 lb | ||
| 2 | Bal a Kazoo (KY)
Owner, breeder & pedigree
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6 years · Gelding | L Machado | R M Gorham | 120 lb | ||
| 3 | Sprint Out Pass (KY)
Owner, breeder & pedigree
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4 years · Gelding | O Mojica | K Martinez | 120 lb | ||
| 4 | Corona de Oro (KY)
Owner, breeder & pedigree
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3 years · Colt | B J Hernandez, Jr. | D Stewart | 118 lb | ||
| 5 | Ortley Avenue (IRE)
Owner, breeder & pedigree
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4 years · Colt | T Gaffalione | G Weaver | 122 lb | ||
| 6 | Smokey Smokey (KY)
Owner, breeder & pedigree
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5 years · Gelding | J A Torres | R Mott | 120 lb | ||
| 7 | Utopian (KY)
Owner, breeder & pedigree
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5 years · Gelding | A Beschizza | J M Camejo | 122 lb | ||
| 8 | Our Starry Night (KY)
Owner, breeder & pedigree
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4 years · Ridgling | M Gutierrez | P A Bauer | 120 lb | ||
| 9 | Moon Sniper (KY)
Owner, breeder & pedigree
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4 years · Colt | L Saez | D Miller | 120 lb | ||
| 10 | Ganaas (KY)
Owner, breeder & pedigree
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3 years · Colt | E Morales | A McKeever | 118 lb | ||
| 11 | Twilight Delight (KY)
Owner, breeder & pedigree
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3 years · Colt | J L Ortiz | D Leitch | 118 lb | ||
| 12 | Mountain Bear (IRE)
Owner, breeder & pedigree
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5 years · Gelding | G Corrales | J K Sweezey | 120 lb | ||
| 13 | The Minkster (ON) (AE)
Owner, breeder & pedigree
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7 years · Gelding | J A Torres | C Caramori | 120 lb | ||
| 14 | B D Valeski (KY) (AE)
Owner, breeder & pedigree
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7 years · Gelding | Y Ortiz, Jr. | G D Foley | 110 lbRacecard note: 10 | ||
| 15 | Cheval de Guerre (KY) (AE)
Owner, breeder & pedigree
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4 years · Gelding | L Saez | E Kenneally | 120 lb |
Race Conditions & Prize Money
- Prize money
- $134,000
- Race type
- Allowance Optional Claiming
- Claiming price
- $80,000
Who can enter this race?
Purse $134,000. Five And One Half Furlongs. (Turf) (Rail at 24 Feet) (Includes $50,100 – KTDF - Kentucky TB Devt Fund). For Three Year Olds And Upward Which Have Never Won $20,000 Twice Other Than Maiden, Claiming, Starter, Or State Bred Or Which Have Never Won Three Races Or Claiming Price $80,000. Three Year Olds, 122 Lbs.; Older, 124 Lbs. Non-winners Of Two Races On The Turf Since August 28 Allowed 2 Lbs. Such A Race Since Then Allowed 4 Lbs. Claiming Price $80,000 (Races Where Entered For $62,500 Or Less Not Considered In Allowances). (If deemed inadvisable by management to run this race over the turf course, it will be run on the main track at Five and a Half Furlongs.) .
Race Replay
Churchill Downs Fall Meet 2026 · Wed, Oct 28, 2026 · Race 8
The replay will appear here after the race when available.
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