Chess Match (USA) Horse
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Chess Match is a 3yo bay horse from the United States trained by Edward J. Delauro. He is by the stallion Curlin out of the dam Checkupfromzneckup. He has not yet broken his maiden, remaining winless in seven starts. In his most recent race at Saratoga on 18th Jul 2026, ridden by Katie Davis, he finished seventh behind the winner Discotheque.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Saratoga 18-Jul-26 1408m FIRM R2 Md (of $75,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:23.970, SP: 51.00 1st Discotheque ( I O Jr 126 ) 2nd The Standard ( J Ortiz 122 ) 0.50L 3rd Old Time Rocknroll ( D Davis 122 ) 1.00L 7th Chess Match ( K Davis 122 ) 25.25L See full results | K Davis 55.3kg 25.25L | 7 (8) |
| Belmont At The Big A 27-Jun-26 1609m R1 Md $900 (of $60,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:36.040, SP: 41.00 broke out then was hustled, raced in the three path on the first turn, settled outside without cover, was urged along late on the backstretch, traveled around the far turn in the three path, dropped back in the five path into upper stretch and failed to rally. 1st Fateful Lightning ( K Carmouche 126 ) 2nd Mortal Lock ( M Franco 126 ) 0.25L 3rd Executive ( R J Santana 126 ) 0.30L 6th Chess Match ( K Davis 120 ) 8.85L See full results | K Davis 54.4kg 8.85L | 6 (7) |
| Belmont At The Big A 13-Jun-26 1609m R8 Md $4,300 (of $43,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:40.470, SP: 21.00 settled well off the pace, was urged along in the four path on the turn, spun into the stretch in the five path and improved for the show. 1st Ghost Army ( J Rodriguez 126 ) 2nd Mr R T ( E Zayas 126 ) 0.50L 3rd Chess Match ( K Davis 120 ) 2.75L See full results | K Davis 54.4kg 2.75L | 3 (7) |
| Belmont At The Big A 15-May-26 1609m R4 Md $5,950 (of $85,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:36.170, SP: 41.00 was off slowly and reserved while on the outside down the backside, moved in to be two wide entering the turn and angled out nearing the three sixteenths and was not a threat. 1st Silver Talent ( F Prat 120 ) 2nd Dark Assault ( M Franco 120 ) 3.75L 3rd Chili Palmer ( D Davis 120 ) 4.00L 4th Chess Match ( S Civaci 120 ) 21.75L See full results | S Civaci 54.4kg 21.75L | 4 (6) |
| Belmont At The Big A 08-May-26 1308m R5 Md $1,275 (of $85,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:16.300, SP: 41.00 1st White Smoke Rising ( J Velazquez 121 ) 2nd Cite Your Sources ( M Franco 121 ) 1.50L 3rd Onepac ( R Gutierrez 126 ) 1.50L 6th Chess Match ( J Castellano 121 ) 15.35L See full results | J Castellano 54.9kg 15.35L | 6 (7) |