American King (USA) Horse
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American King is a 3yo dk b/br from the United States trained by Ruben Gomez. He is by American Pharoah out of Nella Vetrina. The horse has yet to win, remaining winless after six starts. In its latest start at Del Mar on 9 Aug 2026, rider Armando Aguilar guided him to a ninth‑place finish, behind the victor Path To Power.
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| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Del Mar 09-Aug-26 1811m FIRM R6 Md (of $113,202) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:49.430, SP: 41.00 1st Path To Power ( J J Hernandez 120 ) 2nd Pax Mundi ( E Jaramillo 120 ) 3.25L 3rd Constitution Andi ( V Espinoza 120 ) 4.25L 9th American King ( A Aguilar 120 ) 8.85L See full results | A Aguilar 54.4kg 8.85L | 9 (10) |
| Del Mar 19-Jul-26 1609m FIRM R11 Md $716 (of $114,613) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:34.940, SP: 51.00 1st Koekkoek ( J Hernandez 120 ) 2nd Conquer We Must ( A Fresu 120 ) 1.75L 3rd Yep ( U Rispoli 120 ) 0.50L 11th American King ( J R Leparoux 120 ) 9.95L See full results | J R Leparoux 54.4kg 9.95L | 11 (11) |
| Los Alamitos Racecourse 14-Dec-25 1710m FIRM R8 Los Alamitos Futurity (Stakes) $6,013 (of $180,397) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:42.380, SP: 41.00 1st Litmus Test ( J Hernandez 120 ) 2nd Blacksmith ( K Kimura 120 ) 1.25L 3rd Provenance ( K Frey 120 ) 3.50L 5th American King ( G Franco 120 ) 23.25L See full results | G Franco 54.4kg 23.25L | 5 (6) |
| Los Alamitos QH Racecourse 13-Dec-25 1710m R8 Los Alamitos QH Racecourse Race 8 $5,999 (of $299,957) Barrier 5 1st Litmus Test ( 120 ) 2nd Blacksmith ( 120 ) 3rd Provenance ( 120 ) 5th American King ( G Franco 120 ) | G Franco 54.4kg | 5 (6) |
| Del Mar 31-Oct-25 1610m FIRM R3 Md $6,426 (of $91,803) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:37.170, SP: 41.00 tracked in the two path around the first turn, was ridden along through the far turn while eventually finding the rail, also finished willingly through the stretch and got outfinished for third. 1st Brigante ( A Fresu 122 ) 2nd Honey's Choice ( U Rispoli 122 ) 1.25L 3rd Keagman ( D Egan 122 ) 0.50L 4th American King ( S Carmona 122 ) 2.25L See full results | S Carmona 55.3kg 2.25L | 4 (8) |