Blackjack (USA) Horse
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Blackjack is a 2yo b colt from the United States trained by Ilkay Kantarmaci. He is by American Freedom out of Harlee Honey. Blackjack has yet to break his maiden, going winless in four starts. In his most recent race at Saratoga on 4 Sep 2026, jockey Edgard Zayas rode him to a tenth-place finish behind winner Slickback.
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| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Saratoga 04-Sep-26 1106m GOOD R2 Md (of $125,685) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:04.340, SP: 8.50 showed speed and went to the front, set the pace under pressure to his outside, vied in the two path on the turn, lost the lead late on that bend, dropped back into upper stretch and tired. 1st Slickback ( J Castellano 123 ) 2nd Troca ( F Prat 123 ) 0.25L 3rd Borago ( M Franco 123 ) 2.25L 10th Blackjack ( E Zayas 123 ) 8.40L See full results | E Zayas 55.8kg 8.40L | 10 (10) |
| Saratoga 28-Aug-26 1308m FIRM R7 Md $753 (of $125,433) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:16.960, SP: 6.50 1st Covered Option ( L Saez 123 ) 2nd Pirate Ship ( J Ortiz 123 ) 8.25L 3rd Its Saturday Night ( K Carmouche 123 ) 1.75L 6th Blackjack ( J Castellano 123 ) 12.10L See full results | J Castellano 55.8kg 12.10L | 6 (10) |
| Saratoga 26-Jul-26 1207m FIRM R3 Md $1,648 (of $164,756) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:11.690, SP: 9.00 lost his footing some just after the start, moved up while sent hard, contested the pace on the inside of two foes, vied in the two path while still inside those rivals on the turn, dropped between horses into upper stretch then moved out and faltered then was eased but walked off. 1st Grand Yaupon ( J Ortiz 123 ) 2nd Belzoni ( J Alvarado 123 ) 0.20L 3rd Foolin ( I O Jr 123 ) 6.75L 8th Blackjack ( E Zayas 123 ) 25.70L See full results | E Zayas 55.8kg 25.70L | 8 (8) |
| Saratoga 08-Jun-26 1106m FIRM R6 Md $16,307 (of $163,074) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:05.000, SP: 17.00 was hustled from the gate, showed speed then chased the pace, raced inside on the turn and weakened while clearly best of the rest. 1st Booked ( R J Santana 123 ) 2nd Jack's Golden Goal ( D Rivera 123 ) 1.75L 3rd Blackjack ( E Zayas 123 ) 9.25L See full results | E Zayas 55.8kg 9.25L | 3 (9) |