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Hawthorne Race Course

Handicapping Analysis
Sat May 2nd, 2026

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Churchill Downs Race 4

Post Time 2:38 PM CST
Analysis by Ron Uchman
5 Splendora - 2/1 4 Ways and Means - 8/5 1 Usha - 9/2

Churchill Downs Race 5

Post Time 3:12 PM CST
Analysis by Ron Uchman
3 My Boy Prince - 5/2 8 Mondogetsbuckets - 8/1 9 Litigation - 3/1

Churchill Downs Race 7

Post Time 4:38 PM CST
Analysis by Ron Uchman
5 Classic Q - 6/1 3 Portfolio Duration [GB] - 4/1 2 Sweet Rebecca - 5/2

Churchill Downs Race 9

Post Time 6:06 PM CST
Analysis by Ron Uchman
12 Remember Mamba - 9/2 4 Stark Contrast - 4/1 8 Greenwich Village - 6/1

Churchill Downs Race 10

Post Time 6:50 PM CST
Analysis by Ron Uchman
7 Imagination - 6/1 6 Knightsbridge - 9/5 1 Disco Time - 6/1

Churchill Downs Race 11

Post Time 7:39 PM CST
Analysis by Ron Uchman
9 Test Score - 7/2 6 Rhetorical - 5/2 1 Corruption - 15/1

Churchill Downs Race 12

Post Time 8:57 PM CST
Analysis by Ron Uchman
6 Commandment - 6/1 1 Renegade - 4/1 12 Chief Wallabee - 8/1 15 Emerging Market - 15/1

This is a wide-open race as usual and things often don’t go as planned. But 6-COMMANDMENT comes here with a four-race win streak and he showed plenty of moxie holding on to win last two. The distance should be within his range. Might be good enough. 1-RENEGADE is coming into this race in the right way. Winner of last two has to overcome the rail draw but with his come-from-behind running style it might not matter quite as much. He does finish with a flourish. If you like Commandment, you definitely have to give 12-CHIEF WALLABEE a second look. While this colt has only a maiden win to his credit, he was narrowly beaten by Commandment in last two. His barn won last year’s Derby. Great chance to do it again. 15-EMERGING MARKET has had only two races but he won them both…barely. However, heard his barn, one of the tops in the country, is very high on his chances.