Classy'n Connected (USA) Horse
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In the Turfway Park Allowance Optional Claiming Race 8, Classy'n Connected is a 5yo bay from United States trained by Thomas Drury, Jr. The horse is by Connect out of Smart Dorie and has earned three wins so far. Its most notable victory came on 27 Dec 2025 at Turfway Park, where it captured the $101,000 Race 8.
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Turfway Park • Churchill Downs • Kentucky Downs • Ellis Park • Horseshoe Indianapolis • KeenelandRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Turfway Park 27-Dec-25 1609m R8 Race 8 $63,630 (of $101,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:37.350, SP: 11.00 trailed along the inside, swung out to the eight path into the lane, rallied to drive past the leader at the sixteenth pole and drew clear. 1st Classy'n Connected ( J R Leparoux 121 ) 2nd Low Key In Love ( F C L De 118 ) 2.50L 3rd Lil's Coffee ( V Carrasco 121 ) 1.25L See full results | J R Leparoux 54.9kg | 1 (12) |
| Churchill Downs 17-Nov-25 1710m R4 Race 4 $16,600 (of $83,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:42.450, SP: 17.00 1st GOOD Long Cry ( I O Jr 118 ) 2nd Classy'n Connected ( C Torres 121 ) 3.50L 3rd Bread To Run ( A Concepcion 118 ) 0.75L See full results | C Torres 54.9kg 3.50L | 2 (9) |
| Churchill Downs 27-Sep-25 1710m R9 Race 9 $3,810 (of $127,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:44.150, SP: 15.00 was pinched between rivals and steadied back early on, laid off of the pace along the inside, got shuffled behind a foe leaving the three furlong pole, shifted out to the six path to be between horses into the lane then moved up. 1st Being Myself ( A Concepcion 120 ) 2nd Low Key ( J Ortiz 118 ) 4.00L 3rd Union Mist ( T Gaffalione 122 ) 0.75L 5th Classy'n Connected ( C Torres 122 ) 7.00L See full results | C Torres 55.3kg 7.00L | 5 (12) |
| Kentucky Downs 07-Sep-25 1610m GOOD R3 Race 3 $7,900 (of $190,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:34.740, SP: 21.00 1st Cheetah Lady ( J Ramos 118 ) 2nd Love You Anyway ( J Ortiz 118 ) 2.50L 3rd Golden Gamble ( B J Hernandez 118 ) 2.75L 5th Classy'n Connected ( E Morales 122 ) 6.60L See full results | E Morales 55.3kg 6.60L | 5 (12) |
| Ellis Park 22-Jul-25 1810m R6 Race 6 $10,200 (of $102,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:51.440, SP: 4.50 tracked along the inside, surpassed an inner rival while chasing turning for home and stayed on evenly. 1st Poppy The Princess ( I Moncada 118 ) 2nd Fleetingly ( J Torres 123 ) 1.25L 3rd Classy'n Connected ( B J Hernandez 123 ) 4.00L See full results | B J Hernandez 55.8kg 4.00L | 3 (6) |
| Churchill Downs 28-Jun-25 1710m FIRM R8 Race 8 $3,810 (of $127,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:43.830, SP: 8.00 trailed the field early on, was in the two path into the lane with a belated gain late in the stretch run. 1st Perfect Shot ( B J Hernandez 124 ) 2nd L. A. Woman ( F Geroux 124 ) 0.50L 3rd Islander ( J Ortiz 124 ) 1.00L 5th Classy'n Connected ( L Machado 124 ) 2.55L See full results | L Machado 56.2kg 2.55L | 5 (8) |
| Churchill Downs 31-May-25 1610m FIRM R7 Race 7 $8,890 (of $127,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:35.670, SP: 5.50 brushed with an outer rival leaving the gate, advanced inside of foes with eleven sixteenths to go, tracked into the turn, chased into the lane, vied for show in the final sixteenth but was denied. 1st Lord I Wonder ( L Machado 124 ) 2nd Promisemeanempire ( R Bejarano 124 ) 11.00L 3rd Bette Davis ( L Saez 124 ) 5.75L 4th Classy'n Connected ( J A Torres 124 ) 17.00L See full results | J A Torres 56.2kg 17.00L | 4 (6) |
| Churchill Downs 23-Nov-24 1810m GOOD R9 Race 9 $3,810 (of $127,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:48.650, SP: 17.00 tracked three to two wide around the first turn, then between horses around the far turn, tipped three wide into upper stretch, chased evenly thereafter but lacked a bid. 1st Shiloh's Mistress ( L Saez 118 ) 2nd Big Trouble ( J Torres 118 ) 0.20L 3rd Bourbon Thief ( C Landeros 120 ) 0.30L 5th Classy'n Connected ( B J H Jr 118 ) 1.85L See full results | B J H Jr 53.5kg 1.85L | 5 (10) |
| Churchill Downs 27-Sep-24 1710m FIRM R2 Race 2 $45,361 (of $72,001) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:43.960 rated unhurried along the inside, saved ground turning for home, encountered traffic entering the lane, remained buried behind rivals through upper stretch, smoothly tipped out five wide for clear sailing leaving the furlong grounds and swept past well in hand. 1st Classy'n Connected ( B J H Jr 118 ) 2nd Cha Cha Chukka ( T Gaffalione 118 ) 2.25L 3rd Low Country Magic ( J L Ortiz 118 ) 4.50L See full results | B J H Jr 53.5kg | 1 (7) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 06-Aug-24 1610m FIRM R8 Md $27,418 (of $43,522) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:38.440 saved ground, bid at the quarter pole and drew off under a mild urging. 1st Classy'n Connected ( D L Parker 121 ) 2nd Paradise Lane ( E Esquivel 121 ) 3.00L 3rd Nota Belle ( E A Roman 121 ) 10.50L See full results | D L Parker 54.9kg | 1 (10) |
| Churchill Downs 17-Jun-24 1310m R2 Md $18,400 (of $92,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:16.460 brushed an outer rival soon after the start, tracked two wide, tipped out in upper stretch, ran on closing in on the leader in the late stages but needed more. 1st Sombra Dorada ( L Saez 120 ) 2nd Classy'n Connected ( B J H Jr 120 ) 0.75L 3rd Mo For Us ( C A Torres 120 ) 1.25L See full results | B J H Jr 54.4kg 0.75L | 2 (7) |
| Keeneland 21-Apr-24 1210m FIRM R2 Md $1,916 (of $69,999) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:11.710, SP: 12.00 lacked speed in the three to four path, fanned out to the seven path entering the lane and moved up. 1st Winakaching ( M Garcia 120 ) 2nd Penny's Smile ( A Achard 120 ) 0.15L 3rd Zen Moment ( C Oliveros 120 ) 0.15L 5th Classy'n Connected ( E Morales 120 ) 10.75L See full results | E Morales 54.4kg 10.75L | 5 (12) |
| Turfway Park 29-Mar-24 1210m FIRM R8 Md $8,467 (of $42,333) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:10.470, SP: 3.75 Duel,bmp w/foe str 1st Yuma's Shadow ( E Roman 120 ) 2nd Classy'n Connected ( L Machado 120 ) 0.25L 3rd Winakaching ( M Garcia 120 ) 1.00L See full results | L Machado 54.4kg 0.25L | 2 (11) |
| Turfway Park 22-Feb-24 1610m FIRM R7 Md $8,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:40.110, SP: 4.60 inside run to far turn, angled out, clear run no match while best of the rest. 1st Voice From Above ( A Cedillo 120 ) 2nd Classy'n Connected ( E Morales 120 ) 2.25L 3rd Kitten's Temper ( J Felix 120 ) 4.00L See full results | E Morales 54.4kg 2.25L | 2 (8) |
| Turfway Park 19-Jan-24 1610m FIRM R2 Md $1,169 (of $40,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:42.210, SP: 7.50 just off pace to the far turn came up empty in the stretch run. 1st Maxisuperfly ( W Rodriguez 120 ) 2nd Roselee May ( A Concepcion 120 ) 2.75L 3rd Sanctify ( G Ashton 120 ) 0.20L 5th Classy'n Connected ( J Talamo 120 ) 5.60L See full results | J Talamo 54.4kg 5.60L | 5 (8) |
| Turfway Park 14-Dec-23 1310m FIRM R4 Md $3,000 (of $30,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:18.890, SP: 4.20 Brush,5-6p,stayed on 1st Crystal Symphony ( A Achard 119 ) 2nd Two Lucys ( A Beschizza 119 ) 3.00L 3rd Classy'n Connected ( J Talamo 119 ) 3.50L See full results | J Talamo 54kg 3.50L | 3 (12) |
| Keeneland 27-Oct-23 1410m FIRM R4 Md (of $70,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:24.600, SP: 10.00 tracked three wide and gave way around the turn. 1st Thorpedo Anna ( B J Hernandez 119 ) 2nd Up On The Edge ( A Achard 119 ) 8.50L 3rd Princess Is Olivia ( F Arrieta 119 ) 0.75L 8th Classy'n Connected ( J Talamo 119 ) 21.30L See full results | J Talamo 54kg 21.30L | 8 (12) |
| Churchill Downs 17-Sep-23 1210m FIRM R1 Md $6,440 (of $92,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:11.230, SP: 11.00 dropped back to race mid pack early, moved up four wide through the far turn and raced evenly late with no closing run racing four to three wide. 1st Almond Fudge ( G Corrales 119 ) 2nd Mysidehustle ( J Graham 119 ) 0.15L 3rd Krickle ( T Heard 119 ) 0.15L 4th Classy'n Connected ( J Talamo 119 ) 4.50L See full results | J Talamo 54kg 4.50L | 4 (11) |
| Ellis Park 16-Jul-23 1210m FIRM Md (of $18,560), Winning Time: 01:12.230, SP: 7.00 3-2p,chasd,yielded btw 1st Stairstep Toheaven ( R Bejarano 119 ) 2nd Shimmering Allure ( B J Hernandez 119 ) 0.15L 3rd Naughty Miss ( C Lanerie 119 ) 3.25L 5th Classy'n Connected ( J Talamo 119 , Cd 0 ) 4.75L | J Talamo 54kg, Cd 0 4.75L | 5 (10) |