Check out my Thursday (9-10-26) Churchill Downs Race 7 analysis below.
Scratches (races 7): #6 Show of Force, #8 Special Session, #9 First Resort
Updated Tickets After Scratches:
CD 7 (OC-80k/2x, 3&up, 8f dirt) – Post Time 7:57 PM ET
Primary – #2 BOLD STRENGTH
Secondary – #4 Master Controller
Horse Comments:
#2 Bold Strength (7-5) fired trifecta shots in 6 of 7 starts. He ran well in both local attempts including an extended sprint win as the favorite June 21, and he graduated at this distance late last year. He dueled with eventual winner Contrary Thinking and was best of the rest in third in a local extended sprint Aug. 14 and runner-up Commuted was a sharp next-out winner. His new rider Flavien Prat is 6-for-14 with Brad Cox, and he might move up in his second start off a short layoff.
#4 Master Controller (6-1) set the pace and weakened to 4th of 7 at a mile and an eighth Aug. 8. He won his last two local main track attempts and he should be forwardly placed in his second start off a layoff.
Wagers:
#2 to win
Exacta 2-4
Trifecta 2/all/4
Recent 2026 Bettor Bet$ Free Pick Winners
Aug. 28 – Sand Bagger ($3.20)
Aug. 29 – Test Score ($7.20), Trifecta ($313.80)
Aug. 30 – Rabeeba/She’s No Quant Exacta ($14.00), Trifecta ($88.00)
Sept. 3 – Unbinding/Hey Lil Lady/Nikolina Trifecta ($77.60)
Sept. 4 – Daytona Diamond ($3.00), Trifecta ($32.60)
Sept. 5 – Magnificat ($4.80), Quinella ($17.40)
Sept. 7 – Medoro ($8.60), Exacta ($20.40), Trifecta ($182.00)
Sept. 8 – Jesse/Bonafide Exacta ($18.80)
*All winning wagers based on $2 payoffs unless noted otherwise.
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