Baeza (USA) Horse
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Baeza, a 4yo colt from the United States trained by William Mott, is by the stallion McKinzie out of the mare Puca. He has won two races so far. On 20 Sep 2025 at Philadelphia Park, Baeza earned his biggest victory, capturing the $555,000 Pennsylvania Derby – Grade 1.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Belmont Park 19-Sep-26 2012m FIRM R5 Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes (Stakes) $140,580 (of $1,405,800) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:01.230, SP: 4.50 hesitated at the break getting away last and conceding four to five lengths to the front before settling into stride, chased along the inside and then just off the inside coming under a ride three furlongs out, spun two to three wide into upper stretch and kept on to the finish to procure the show honors. 1st Forever Young ( R Sakai 126 ) 2nd Stars And Stripes ( J R Velazquez 126 ) 3.25L 3rd Baeza ( J Alvarado 126 ) 8.00L See full results | J Alvarado 57.2kg 8.00L | 3 (4) |
| Saratoga 09-Aug-26 1811m FIRM R12 Whitney Stakes (Stakes) $99,052 (of $1,415,028) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:47.910, SP: 4.50 1st Sovereignty ( J Alvarado 126 ) 2nd Nitrogen ( J Velazquez 121 ) 4.75L 3rd Antiquarian ( M Franco 126 ) 0.30L 4th Baeza ( F Prat 126 ) 6.00L See full results | F Prat 57.2kg 6.00L | 4 (7) |
| Churchill Downs 28-Jun-26 1811m R11 Stephen Foster Stakes (Stakes) $580,130 (of $2,900,652) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:48.030, SP: 5.50 broke slowly, trailed in the two path, swung out to the six path in upper stretch, rallied to take aim on the clear leader in the final furlong but was kept at bay while gradually closing in. 1st Magnitude ( J Ortiz 124 ) 2nd Baeza ( F Prat 124 ) 1.25L 3rd Sovereignty ( J Alvarado 124 ) 4.00L See full results | F Prat 56.2kg 1.25L | 2 (5) |
| Churchill Downs 02-May-26 1710m FIRM R9 Alysheba S. presented by U.S. Army (Stakes) $103,983 (of $1,039,826) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:41.820, SP: 2.88 was restless in the gate, hesitated and lunged at the start to get away well behind his field, came under a ride inside the half mile marker and began to work his way into contention, circled into the stretch six wide, finished valiantly despite the compromised start. 1st Corporate Power ( J Ortiz 118 ) 2nd Skippylongstocking ( T Gaffalione 123 ) 0.30L 3rd Baeza ( J Alvarado 123 ) 0.75L See full results | J Alvarado 55.8kg 0.75L | 3 (9) |
| Del Mar 02-Nov-25 2010m FIRM R9 Longines Breeders' Cup Classic (Stakes) $213,937 (of $10,696,826) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:00.190, SP: 8.50 hopped and brushed the gate at the start, traveled near the back off the rail, went three then two wide around the clubhouse turn, moved out four deep on the backstretch, gained five then four wide on the far turn but flattened out in the stretch. 1st Forever Young ( R Sakai 126 ) 2nd Sierra Leone ( F Prat 126 ) 0.50L 3rd Fierceness ( J Velazquez 126 ) 1.00L 6th Baeza ( H Berrios 122 ) 9.50L See full results | H Berrios 55.3kg 9.50L | 6 (9) |