Classic Commander (USA) Horse
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Classic Commander is a 3yo dk b/br colt from the United States trained by Ilkay Kantarmaci. He is by Classic Empire out of Giulia Ammannati. He has yet to break his maiden, going winless in seven starts. In his latest race at Belmont's Big A on 2 May 2026, with jockey Edgard Zayas, Classic Commander finished fourth behind winner Honoree.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Belmont At The Big A 02-May-26 1710m R5 Md $5,600 (of $80,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:46.760, SP: 26.00 1st Honoree ( M Franco 120 ) 2nd Before The Wind ( J Rodriguez 126 ) 1.75L 3rd Sleep Walking ( K Carmouche 126 ) 1.85L 4th Classic Commander ( E Zayas 120 ) 3.60L See full results | E Zayas 54.4kg 3.60L | 4 (8) |
| Aqueduct 19-Apr-26 1710m R6 Md $750 (of $75,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:43.510, SP: 10.00 1st Homewood Hustle ( M Franco 122 ) 2nd High Leverage ( J Lezcano 122 ) 3.25L 3rd Ohonte's Own ( R J Santana 122 ) 3.50L 6th Classic Commander ( C Elliott 122 ) 8.05L See full results | C Elliott 55.3kg 8.05L | 6 (9) |
| Aqueduct 23-Mar-26 1609m R2 Md $5,250 (of $75,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:38.200, SP: 10.00 1st Probability ( J Rodriguez 126 ) 2nd Mo Curls ( R Silvera 120 ) 3.00L 3rd Power Speed ( K Carmouche 120 ) 4.50L 4th Classic Commander ( M Franco 120 ) 7.55L See full results | M Franco 54.4kg 7.55L | 4 (6) |
| Aqueduct 15-Feb-26 1609m FIRM R10 Md $750 (of $75,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:40.580, SP: 13.00 veered out at the start and was off slow, angled in early on the backstretch, moved from the two path to the four path on the turn, spun into the stretch in the five path and faltered then was eased in the final furlong but walked off. 1st Mach Seven ( J Lezcano 122 ) 2nd Who's Your Zaddy ( J Rodriguez 122 ) 1.75L 3rd Dinghy Bar ( L R Jr 122 ) 10.75L 8th Classic Commander ( R J Santana 122 ) 34.10L See full results | R J Santana 55.3kg 34.10L | 8 (10) |
| Aqueduct 01-Jan-26 1609m FIRM R2 Md $3,200 (of $80,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:42.580, SP: 5.00 1st Mission Critical ( F Prat 119 ) 2nd Life's Too Short ( S Civaci 119 ) 3.50L 3rd Bootsy's A Rascal ( R Silvera 119 ) 2.25L 5th Classic Commander ( J Rodriguez 119 ) 8.00L See full results | J Rodriguez 54kg 8.00L | 5 (7) |
| Aqueduct 24-Nov-25 1610m GOOD R6 Md $4,900 (of $70,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:36.740, SP: 21.00 chased the early pace and then tracked the leaders three to two wide on the turn but lacked the needed winning bid. 1st Treadstone ( K Carmouche 119 ) 2nd Where's Your Boom ( R J Santana 119 ) 0.75L 3rd Grumblyrumhogan ( R Silvera 119 ) 0.50L 4th Classic Commander ( J Rodriguez 119 ) 4.25L See full results | J Rodriguez 54kg 4.25L | 4 (10) |
| Belmont At The Big A 25-Oct-25 1310m R2 Md $600 (of $80,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:16.770, SP: 26.00 bobbled at the break, chased four wide coaxed along from the get go, continued four wide into upper stretch, made no impact. 1st Pantherian ( J Rosario 119 ) 2nd Wamo ( 119 ) 3rd King Farro ( C Elliott 119 ) 2.25L 7th Classic Commander ( J Rodriguez 119 ) 11.60L See full results | J Rodriguez 54kg 11.60L | 7 (9) |