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About
Background is a 9yo colt from the United States trained by Michael Puhich. It is sired by the stallion Khozan out of the dam Ephyra. Background has won six races in its career so far. On 16th Aug 2021 at Emerald Downs, Background earned its most significant victory to date, taking the $100,000 Longacres Mile Handicap.
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Emerald DownsRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Emerald Downs 06-Sep-26 1673m FIRM R7 Race 7 $1,752 (of $25,033) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:39.110, SP: 5.00 1st Counteract ( F T Alvarado 122 ) 2nd I'm Noble ( S R Amador 125 ) 0.25L 3rd Lucky Code ( T Timentwa 122 , Cd 117 ) 0.50L 4th Background ( I D Enriquez 125 ) 7.25L See full results | I D Enriquez 56.7kg 7.25L | 4 (6) |
| Emerald Downs 17-Aug-26 1811m FIRM R5 Race 5 $396 (of $19,824) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:48.490, SP: 5.00 1st Creative Om ( A Castellanos 125 ) 2nd Brother O' Brien ( K Krigger 125 ) 0.75L 3rd Jullian In Paris ( B Nunnally 122 ) 3.00L 6th Background ( Y Hazlewood 125 ) 12.75L See full results | Y Hazlewood 56.7kg 12.75L | 6 (9) |
| Emerald Downs 27-Jul-26 1609m FIRM R6 Race 6 $16,246 (of $25,788) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:36.240, SP: 2.00 1st Background ( A Morales 125 ) 2nd Dirt Road Red ( A Cruz 122 ) 0.30L 3rd I'm Noble ( F Alvarado 122 ) 3.25L See full results | A Morales 56.7kg | 1 (5) |
| Emerald Downs 06-Jul-26 1609m GOOD R8 Race 8 $1,008 (of $14,405) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:36.830, SP: 2.38 1st House Of Lords ( N Blake 125 ) 2nd Brother O' Brien ( K Kevin 125 ) 0.30L 3rd Jullian In Paris ( A Silvio 122 ) 0.30L 4th Background ( E Isaias 122 ) 1.25L See full results | E Isaias 55.3kg 1.25L | 4 (10) |
| Emerald Downs 06-Jun-26 1609m R4 Race 4 $17,645 (of $28,009) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:36.280, SP: 5.50 1st Background ( I Enriquez 122 ) 2nd Seas Of Normandy ( K Krigger 122 ) 5.50L 3rd Elegant Boy ( F Alvarado 122 ) 1.75L See full results | I Enriquez 55.3kg | 1 (5) |