Trainer
Berg Brittany A Vanden
3 starters today at Churchill Downs
Today's starters
| Post (ET) | Race | Horse | M/L | Model win | Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1:00 PM | CD R1 | #6 Ultimit Warrior | 8-1 | 12% | C A Emigh |
| 1:29 PM | CD R2 | #3 Menkaure | 2-1 | 31% | Luis Saez |
| 1:29 PM | CD R2 | #7 Shanett | 12-1 | 6% | Miguel Fernandez |
Model win chance is the card model on each race page; the morning-line favourite wins more often than our top-ranked horse.
This meet
Churchill Downs
| Surface | Won | Starts | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dirt | 0 | 3 | too few to rate |
| Turf | 0 | 1 | too few to rate |
| All surfaces | 0 | 4 | too few to rate |
Starts at the same track in the 45 days before today, the window the race pages call “this meet.” Under 8 starts we show the count only; under 30, rates move a lot and are tagged.
Last 12 months by race type
| Race type | Won | Starts | Win rate | 1st–3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graded stakes | 0 | 1 | too few to rate | |
| Other stakes | 0 | 1 | too few to rate | |
| Allowance / optional claiming | 3 | 32 | 9% | 41% |
| Maiden special weight | 1 | 5 | too few to rate | |
| Claiming $25,000+ | 1 | 14 | 7% small sample | 29% |
| Claiming under $25,000 | 0 | 10 | 0% small sample | 20% |
| Maiden claiming | 3 | 12 | 25% small sample | 50% |
| All | 8 | 75 | 11% | 35% |
Thoroughbred races in our results data, through Oct 31, 2026. Name matched on surname and first initial, so two people who share both can be merged.
By situation
| Situation | Starts | Win rate | 1st–3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sprints | 375 | 17% | 44% |
| On dirt | 301 | 19% | 46% |
| Claiming races | 216 | 18% | 48% |
| Back from 46–90 days off | 107 | 12% | 37% |
| Maiden claiming races | 81 | 19% | 46% |
| Two-year-olds | 51 | 14% | 29% |
| Third start off a layoff | 45 | 11% | 44% |
| Turf to dirt | 31 | 23% | 42% |
| Second start after a claim | 29 | 24% small sample | 52% |
| Route to sprint | 26 | 15% small sample | 50% |
| Second career start | 22 | 27% small sample | 36% |
| Second start for the barn | 15 | 27% small sample | 33% |
| First time in a maiden claimer | 11 | 27% small sample | 55% |
| Sprint, route, then a sprint | 8 | 38% small sample | 75% |
The trainer's record in each situation as printed with today's past performances (first-time starters, layoffs, surface and distance switches and so on).
With today's jockeys
| Jockey | Today | Won | Starts | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C A Emigh | Ultimit Warrior | 6 | 54 | 11% |
| Luis Saez | Menkaure | 0 | 3 | too few to rate |
| Miguel Fernandez | Shanett | 0 | 1 | too few to rate |
Starts together in the last 12 months, through Oct 31, 2026.
Recent starters
| Date | Race | Horse | Finish | M/L | Jockey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/29 | CD R5 | Denial | 9th of 9 | 15-1 | Francisco Arrieta |
| 10/25 | CD R8 | Ciarlatano | 6th of 9 | 10-1 | Christopher Emigh |
| 10/20 | IND R4 | Frankel Baby | 2nd of 11 | 9-2 | Orlando Mojica |
| 10/16 | KEE R9 | Shadow Coast | 8th of 10 | 6-1 | Luis Saez |
| 10/9 | KEE R6 | Smoken Boy | 5th of 7 | 8-1 | Christopher Emigh |
| 10/8 | KEE R4 | Shanett | 7th of 10 | 10-1 | Miguel Fernandez |
| 10/4 | KEE R8 | Ciarlatano | 9th of 9 | 20-1 | Christopher Emigh |
| 9/21 | IND R8 | Vaporizer | 4th of 8 | 10-1 | Christopher Emigh |
| 9/20 | CD R4 | Menkaure | 6th of 6 | 12-1 | Christopher Emigh |
| 9/20 | CD R1 | Denial | 10th of 10 | 10-1 | Christopher Emigh |
The last 10 settled starts in our results data, through Oct 31, 2026. M/L is the morning line.