Tue, 05/12/2026 - 17:33

Three co-features top solid card

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Baby Max has a chance at a fair price in the Friday finale at Churchill Downs.

The rich allowance races, they just keep on coming Friday at Churchill – three of them, worth a total of about $416,000.

Race 6 is a second-level allowance with an $80,000 claiming option restricted to older fillies and mares and carded for 1 3/8 miles on grass. Argentine import Ceniza Pampa looks live here.

Race 8 is a third-level allowance with a $100,000 claiming option, also restricted to older fillies and mares and carded for 1 1/16 miles on dirt. Peignor is the pick.

Race 9 comes at the same class level as race 8 but is a one-mile turf race that drew 10 older horses. Baby Max, 12-1 on the morning line, is worth a play. He made his turf debut last out at Laurel Park, finishing well despite encountering trouble when fifth in the Henry Clark Stakes.

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