Battle Of Normandy (USA) Horse
About
Battle Of Normandy is a 6yo horse from the United States trained by Claude R. McGaughey III. He is by the stallion City Of Light out of the mare Adorable Miss. To date, Battle Of Normandy has won five races. On 10 November 2024 at Churchill Downs, he earned his most important victory, the $299999.00 River City Stakes.
Raced At
Gulfstream
• Churchill Downs
• Belmont At The Big A
• Saratoga
• Kentucky Downs
• Pimlico
• KeenelandRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gulfstream 25-Jan-26 1609m R3 Race 3 $8,700 (of $87,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:34.110, SP: 4.33 saved ground in range, tipped out in upper stretch and had a mild stretch gain. 1st Mi Bago ( I O Jr 123 ) 2nd Risk Tolerance ( F Prat 121 ) 0.25L 3rd Battle Of Normandy ( L Saez 123 ) 2.00L See full results | L Saez 55.8kg 2.00L | 3 (10) |
| Gulfstream 26-Jan-25 1810m GOOD R12 Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational S. presented by Qatar Racing (Stakes) (of $1,000,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:44.500, SP: 10.00 raced off the pace in the three path, but had to check while being carried out to the seven path at the top of the lane, and failed to menace. 1st Spirit Of St Louis ( T Gaffalione 123 ) 2nd Integration ( L Dettori 123 ) 0.30L 3rd Chasing The Crown ( E Zayas 123 ) 1.25L 11th Battle Of Normandy ( J Ortiz 123 ) 5.30L See full results | J Ortiz 55.8kg 5.30L | 11 (12) |
| Churchill Downs 10-Nov-24 1810m GOOD R10 River City Stakes (Stakes) $189,000 (of $299,999) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:48.790, SP: 5.00 raced just off the leader two wide under a snug hold heading into the first turn, continued to apply pressure to rival through the backstretch, took advantage of the soft pace and let out a notch to race near the lead late on the far turn, hustled along four paths wide into upper stretch, cleared command and kept to task under steady encouragement. 1st Battle Of Normandy ( L Machado 121 ) 2nd Reckoning Force ( T Gaffalione 121 ) 1.75L 3rd Gigante ( C Torres 121 ) 0.75L See full results | L Machado 54.9kg | 1 (9) |
| Belmont At The Big A 21-Sep-24 1710m GOOD R2 Race 2 $63,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:43.970 Tracked 2p, held on 1st Battle Of Normandy ( J Rosario 126 ) 2nd Andthewinneris ( F Prat 122 ) 0.00L 3rd Kubrick ( M Franco 124 ) 0.00L See full results | J Rosario 57.2kg | 1 (6) |
| Saratoga 15-Jul-24 2210m GOOD R7 Race 7 $72,450 (of $115,001) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:14.190 Hit gate,ins,4wide1/4 1st Battle Of Normandy ( F Prat 124 ) 2nd Truly Quality ( L Dettori 124 ) 0.30L 3rd Six Minus ( I O Jr 122 ) 1.00L See full results | F Prat 56.2kg | 1 (10) |
| Belmont At The Big A 17-Jun-24 1810m R9 Race 9 $63,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:47.500 In hand ins, held well 1st Battle Of Normandy ( F Prat 124 ) 2nd Samburu ( I O Jr 124 ) 2.00L 3rd Operation Torch ( J Alvarado 124 ) 0.15L See full results | F Prat 56.2kg | 1 (11) |
| Churchill Downs 01-May-24 1710m R5 Race 5 $1,445 (of $127,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:42.480 pursued from midpack under snug restraint in the three path and among foes around the first turn, chased in the six path and outside of rivals around the far turn, then faded. 1st Phileas Fogg ( J Ortiz 127 ) 2nd Gatlinburg ( K Asmussen 125 ) 5.25L 3rd Luna Vieja ( B A Curtis 125 ) 3.00L 9th Battle Of Normandy ( T Gaffalione 125 ) 19.75L See full results | T Gaffalione 56.7kg 19.75L | 9 (9) |
| Kentucky Downs 04-Sep-23 2110m R11 CL $100,000 (of $1,000,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:08.930 rated along the inside, edged out to race four wide into the upper stretch, took aim near the quarter pole and kept on gamely to the wire. 1st Anglophile ( D Cannon 118 ) 2nd Far Bridge ( J Ortiz 124 ) 0.50L 3rd Battle Of Normandy ( T Gaffalione 118 ) 1.50L See full results | T Gaffalione 53.5kg 1.50L | 3 (9) |
| Saratoga 06-Aug-23 1910m R9 CL $42,000 (of $600,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:56.630 broke out and bumped with a rival, moved in while taken in hand, settled off the pace, was asked between foes in the three to four path on the far turn, came five wide into the stretch, remained on his inside lead in the drive and lacked the needed response. 1st Program Trading ( F Prat 122 ) 2nd Webslinger ( J Castellano 122 ) 0.20L 3rd Far Bridge ( J Ortiz 122 ) 1.50L 4th Battle Of Normandy ( T Gaffalione 122 ) 4.35L See full results | T Gaffalione 55.3kg 4.35L | 4 (8) |
| Pimlico 20-May-23 1810m R1 CL $12,000 (of $60,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:48.490 lacked speed, raced inside horses on the backstretch, eased out a bit on the far turn, floated five wide turning for home, remained on his left lead until well inside the sixteenth pole and rallied. 1st Juulstone ( L Saez 123 ) 2nd Battle Of Normandy ( I O Jr 115 ) 1.75L 3rd Evan Harlan ( J Rosario 123 ) 0.15L See full results | I O Jr 52.2kg 1.75L | 2 (12) |
| Keeneland 22-Apr-23 1810m GOOD R10 CL $22,000 (of $110,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:48.640 settled off of the pace along the inside, came into the far turn two wide and among foes while towards the rear, fanned to the five path entering the lane, offered a grinding charge, slowly closed in on the clear leader while inside of a rival leaving midstretch, but only managed to secure place in the late stages. 1st Reckoning Force ( T Gaffalione 118 ) 2nd Battle Of Normandy ( I O Jr 118 ) 0.75L 3rd Ocean Pointe ( O Mojica 118 ) 0.75L See full results | I O Jr 53.5kg 0.75L | 2 (11) |
| Keeneland 05-Nov-22 1610m GOOD R10 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (Stakes) (of $1,000,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:35.990, SP: 46.00 settled off of the pace two wide and between horses, shifted five wide in upper stretch, checked when. 1st Victoria Road ( R L Moore 122 ) 2nd Silver Knott ( W Buick 122 ) 0.15L 3rd Nagirroc ( M Franco 122 ) 2.25L 5th Battle Of Normandy ( J Lezcano 122 ) 3.55L See full results | J Lezcano 55.3kg 3.55L | 5 (14) |
| Belmont At The Big A 03-Oct-22 1710m FIRM R9 Pilgrim Stakes (Stakes) (of $200,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:46.600, SP: 4.80 went four then three wide around the first turn, settled on the outside, was asked four wide on the far turn, spun five wide into the stretch and came up empty. 1st Major Dude ( I O Jr 120 ) 2nd I'm Very Busy ( F Prat 120 ) 1.00L 3rd Lachaise ( J Ortiz 120 ) 1.50L 7th Battle Of Normandy ( K Carmouche 120 ) 10.75L See full results | K Carmouche 54.4kg 10.75L | 7 (11) |
| Saratoga 01-Sep-22 1710m GOOD R9 With Anticipation Stakes (Stakes) $35,000 (of $175,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:46.930 bumped lightly with a rival at the start, settled on the inside, moved off the rail outside the quarter-pole, brushed with a foe in upper stretch, chased the leader under a drive into the final furlong, raced behind foes in pursuit into the final sixteenth, found clear space in front late and finished with good courage to just miss while clear for the place. 1st Boppy O ( D Davis 120 ) 2nd Battle Of Normandy ( K Carmouche 122 ) 0.25L 3rd Andthewinneris ( F Prat 122 ) 1.75L See full results | K Carmouche 55.3kg 0.25L | 2 (6) |
| Saratoga 07-Aug-22 1710m GOOD R1 Race 1 $66,150 (of $105,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:45.060 three wide through the first turn, raced three wide in pursuit coming under coaxing near the quarter pole, got set down continuing three wide into upper stretch, rallied to issue a challenge knocking heads before taking command a sixteenth out, then edged away to the finish kept to task. 1st Battle Of Normandy ( K Carmouche 119 ) 2nd Alexis Zorba ( J R Velazquez 119 ) 2.25L 3rd Moonflyer ( L Saez 119 ) 3.50L See full results | K Carmouche 54kg | 1 (7) |
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