Buckeye Favorite (USA) Horse
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Buckeye Favorite is a 3yo horse from the United States trained by Robert Medina. It is sired by the stallion Complexity out of the dam Lady Buckeye. Buckeye Favorite has not yet broken its maiden, failing to win in six attempts. In its most recent race at Oaklawn Park on 8th Feb 2026, Buckeye Favorite was ridden by Cristian A. Torres and finished fifth, behind winner Private Speaker.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Oaklawn Park 08-Feb-26 1207m R11 Md (of $38,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:13.480, SP: 2.75 1st Private Speaker ( S Carmona 121 ) 2nd Justice Addition ( E Esquivel 121 ) 2.25L 3rd Santa Luzia ( A Espinoza 121 ) 2.30L 5th Buckeye Favorite ( C A Torres 121 ) 5.30L See full results | C A Torres 54.9kg 5.30L | 5 (13) |
| Oaklawn Park 28-Dec-25 1207m R9 Md $650 (of $65,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:11.170, SP: 6.00 tracked the pace along the inside, began to fade before a half. 1st You're In Heaven ( L Saez 120 ) 2nd Army's Marauder ( C Torres 120 ) 6.25L 3rd Huck's Agenda ( J Bealmear 120 ) 2.75L 7th Buckeye Favorite ( T Bacon 120 ) 13.35L See full results | T Bacon 54.4kg 13.35L | 7 (10) |
| Churchill Downs 27-Nov-25 1010m R8 Md $1,159 (of $120,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 00:58.280, SP: 21.00 tracked from the three path, got floated out by an inner foe in upper stretch and faded. 1st Just A Minute ( L Saez 119 ) 2nd Cynical Humor ( W Rodriguez 119 ) 0.75L 3rd Cinq A Sept ( A Beschizza 119 ) 1.00L 10th Buckeye Favorite ( C Torres 119 ) 0.00L See full results | C Torres 54kg 0.00L | 10 (12) |
| Keeneland 06-Oct-25 1210m FIRM R5 Md $1,375 (of $110,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:11.360, SP: 11.00 prompted four wide and between horses early on, vied two wide and between rivals around the turn but weakened while hanging on his left lead. 1st Bella Ballerina ( T Gaffalione 119 ) 2nd Debbie Doll ( W Rodriguez 119 ) 4.25L 3rd Llamp ( N Juarez 119 ) 0.75L 10th Buckeye Favorite ( J Velazquez 119 ) 17.90L See full results | J Velazquez 54kg 17.90L | 10 (11) |
| Saratoga 01-Sep-25 1210m R7 Md $7,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:11.420, SP: 21.00 1st Lovely Christina ( J Velazquez 119 ) 2nd Paige Turner ( J Rosario 119 ) 1.75L 3rd All About You ( L R Jr 119 ) 0.50L 4th Buckeye Favorite ( R J Santana 119 ) 5.50L See full results | R J Santana 54kg 5.50L | 4 (12) |
| Ellis Park 03-Aug-25 1210m R4 Md $10,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:12.080, SP: 21.00 broke outwardly, prompted two wide, bid along with an inner foe entering the lane, but got outkicked shortly after and lost place late. 1st Our Two Girls ( B J Hernandez 119 ) 2nd Miss Complicated ( J R Leparoux 119 ) 2.25L 3rd Buckeye Favorite ( G Saez 119 ) 3.00L See full results | G Saez 54kg 3.00L | 3 (11) |