Best Artist (USA) Horse

Country

United States

Foal Date

07-Feb-23

Colour

chestnut

Sire

Munnings

Dam

Tappingintosuccess

Prize Money

8380

Owners

Live Oak Plantation

About

Best Artist is a 3yo colt from the United States trained by Michael J. Trombetta. He is sired by Munnings out of the dam Tappingintosuccess. The horse has yet to break its maiden, staying winless in four attempts. In its most recent start at Gulfstream on 9 February 2026, Edwin Gonzalez rode Best Artist to an eighth‑place finish, behind the winner Gray Astray.

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Gulfstream 09-Feb-26 1106m FIRM R3 Md (of $34,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:04.140, SP: 5.00 was outrun while racing three wide. 1st Gray Astray ( M Nicholls 122 , Cd 115 ) 2nd Mosai ( J Ruiz 122 ) 3.25L 3rd Value Inthe Clouds ( H Karamanos 122 ) 4.50L 8th Best Artist ( E Gonzalez 122 ) 8.50L See full resultsE Gonzalez 55.3kg 8.50L8 (9)
Gulfstream 03-Jan-26 1609m FIRM R1 Md $400 (of $50,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:34.240, SP: 41.00 was hard held inside and faded after a half. 1st Immortalised ( T Gaffalione 122 ) 2nd Running On Time ( I O Jr 122 ) 0.00L 3rd Nickel C ( J Bravo 122 ) 0.00L 10th Best Artist ( J Ruiz 122 ) 7.75L See full resultsJ Ruiz 55.3kg 7.75L10 (10)
Gulfstream 06-Dec-25 1510m FIRM R1 Md $360 (of $43,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:29.200, SP: 6.50 was pulling early, raced off the pace three and four wide and lacked a rally. 1st Zucchero ( N Juarez 120 ) 2nd Weseeulator ( M Gutierrez 120 ) 0.00L 3rd Nickel C ( T Gaffalione 120 ) 0.00L 6th Best Artist ( J Ruiz 120 ) 7.75L See full resultsJ Ruiz 54.4kg 7.75L6 (9)
Laurel Park 09-Nov-25 1110m SOFT R3 Md $4,700 (of $47,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:03.410, SP: 8.00 lacked speed, raced outside horses in the stretch and rallied. 1st Big Bolton ( I Villalobos 122 ) 2nd Karate Island ( J Toledo 122 ) 2.25L 3rd Best Artist ( A Cruz 122 ) 4.00L See full resultsA Cruz 55.3kg 4.00L3 (10)