*SPECIAL* Churchill Downs – May 3rd

The Western Pacer presents special picks for Churchill Downs for Friday, May 3rd, 2025. The main event of the day is the $5,000,000 Kentucky Derby in race 12.

Race 1 – 1 1/16 Miles

Cromwell (2)

Bourbon Society (9)

Coffee Talk (11)

Race 2 – 1 Mile

Generous Lover (10)

Lemon Muffin (8)

Normandy Queen (7)

Race 3 – 1 1/16 Miles

Sorcerer’s Silver (11)

Tiz Secure (9)

Rapture (6)

Race 4 – $200,000 The Knicks Go Overnight Stakes 1 Mile

Accretive (3)

Liberal Arts (9)

Kupuna (6)

Race 5 – $750,000 The Longines Churchhill Distaff Turf Mile

Five Towns (5)

Sacred Wish (6)

Special Wan (10)

Race 6 – $600,00 The Pat Day Mile

Madaket Road (1)

Built (2)

California Burrito(3)

Race 7 – $600,000 The Swin Spires Turf Sprint 5 1/2 Furlongs TURF

Think Big (7)

Rogue Lightning (8)

Run Carson (6)

Race 8 – $1,000,000 The Church Hill Downs 7 Furlongs

Book’em Danno (3)

Mindfame (7)

Hoist The Gold (8)

Race 9 – $1,000,000 The American Turf 1 1/16 Miles TURF

Zulu Kingdom (7)

Iron Man Cal (10)

New Century (3)

Race 10 – $1,000,00 The Derby Distaff 7 Furlongs

Ways And Means (8)

Scylla (1)

Vahva (7)

Race 11 – $1,000,000 The Old Forester Bourbon Turf Classic 1 1/8 Miles TURF

Running Bee (7)

Intergration (1)

Spirit Of St Louis (10)

Race 12 – $5,000,000 The Kentucky Derby 1 1/4 Miles

Journalism (8)

Sandman (17)

Sovereignty (18)

Race 13 – 6 1/2 Furlongs

Romanesque (9)

Touchy (8)

Patch Adams (11)

Race 14 – 7 Furlongs

Pursuitneversleeps (12)

Lambo (13)

Mainstream (14)

Post Time is 11:00 a.m. ET.