Churchill Downs late pick four
Race 6
$10K claimers go 6-1/2 furlongs. No. 9 Botero comes off of back-to-back tough losses vs. better. No. 12 Lanse Mitan is in from Gulfstream Park and looks perfectly spotted off the maiden win. Jockey Florent Geroux will try to take him wire-to-wire. 9-12
Race 7
Allowance runners travel 1-1/16 miles on the grass. No. 5 Moon Over Miami ships in for trainer Bill Mott. Moon Over Miami was last seen running in the $100K Cutler Bay. No. 8 Labeq looks ready off the layoff for trainer Michael Maker with jockey Tyler Gaffalione riding. No. 10 Sea of Hope looks set in this his second start off the layoff. No. 9 Mantra exits the same last race as Sea of Hope. 10-9-5-8
Race 8
$80K optional fillies and mares travel seven furlongs. We will look to beat the 3/5 morning line favorite No. 6 Guarana. This looks like a prep race for her. No. 1 Abounding Joy at 20-1 on the morning line is a must use. She ran one time here at Churchill Downs and got the win. No. 3 Peruvian Appeal has run here five times with 3 wins a second and a third. 1-3-6
Race 9
$30K maidens go seven furlongs. No. 7 Kid Shelleen looks live at first asking for a top trainer and jockey. No. 10 Higher Authority is in from Gulfstream Park and makes the grass to dirt move. No. 11 Buy It is 15-1 on the morning line and takes the blinkers off. He owns a big last work and beds down in the same barn as Higher Authority. 7-10-11
CHECK FOR LATE SCRATCHES AND ADJUST