Coco Connect (USA) Horse
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Coco Connect, a 3-year-old dark bay/brown colt from the United States, is trained by John Ennis. He is by Connect out of Miss Chanel. To date he has captured three victories, including his biggest triumph on 8 February 2026 at Turfway Park, where he won the $125,000 Valdale Stakes. The horse has been a money‑maker for bettors; backing him throughout his career would have yielded a 400% ROI.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Keeneland 04-Apr-26 1408m SOFT R7 MiddleGround Capital Beaumont Stakes (Stakes) $28,000 (of $400,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:23.850, SP: 17.00 stalked along the inside, moved out to the four path and brushed with an outer rival entering the lane, then tired. 1st A Fine Chardonnay ( B J H Jr 118 ) 2nd Sneaky Good ( F Prat 118 ) 0.75L 3rd Wrong Shoes ( J Rosario 118 ) 2.50L 4th Coco Connect ( E Morales 118 ) 8.25L See full results | E Morales 53.5kg 8.25L | 4 (7) |
| Turfway Park 21-Feb-26 1609m R9 Cincinnati Trophy Stakes (Stakes) $1,200 (of $175,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:40.690, SP: 8.00 saved ground off of the pace to no avail. 1st Resplendence ( A Burgos 122 ) 2nd Lovely Grey ( J Ramos 122 ) 2.75L 3rd Resist ( I Moncada 122 ) 5.00L 9th Coco Connect ( A Achard 122 ) 20.75L See full results | A Achard 55.3kg 20.75L | 9 (11) |
| Turfway Park 08-Feb-26 1308m R8 Valdale Stakes (Stakes) $78,750 (of $125,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:18.820, SP: 3.50 pressed three deep, bid and vied turning for home, forged an advantage at the quarter pole then held from an outer bidder late. 1st Coco Connect ( E Morales 120 ) 2nd Hollybygolly ( D Machado 118 ) 0.50L 3rd The Town Tempter ( L Machado 118 ) 1.50L See full results | E Morales 54.4kg | 1 (6) |
| Turfway Park 09-Jan-26 1308m R3 Race 3 $64,260 (of $102,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:17.760, SP: 5.50 stalked four wide, bid three deep reaching the five sixteenths pole, led leaving that station then held sway from an inner persistent foe. 1st Coco Connect ( E Morales 122 ) 2nd Storm Cloud Rising ( M Garcia 122 ) 1.25L 3rd Camila Catalina ( K Desormeaux 122 ) 3.75L See full results | E Morales 55.3kg | 1 (11) |
| Churchill Downs 30-Nov-25 1710m R11 Golden Rod Stakes (Stakes) $3,625 (of $400,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:43.500, SP: 34.00 raced off of the pace in the three path, lacked a response to urging in the two path around the far turn and tired. 1st Bella Ballerina ( T Gaffalione 122 ) 2nd Atropa ( J Ortiz 122 ) 0.50L 3rd Just Singing ( L Machado 122 ) 0.50L 8th Coco Connect ( A Beschizza 122 ) 18.50L See full results | A Beschizza 55.3kg 18.50L | 8 (10) |
| Keeneland 23-Oct-25 1410m R5 Md $69,300 (of $110,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:29.190, SP: 26.00 vied two wide and between horses into teh turn, led turning for home, drew clear in upper stretch and held from an outer challenger through the final sixteenth. 1st Coco Connect ( E Morales 119 ) 2nd Joke Maker ( T Gaffalione 119 ) 0.75L 3rd Sticker Shock ( I O Jr 119 ) 6.75L See full results | E Morales 54kg | 1 (10) |
| Churchill Downs 26-Sep-25 1310m R5 Md $1,165 (of $120,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:16.990, SP: 21.00 broke a step slow, lacked speed while tucking to the inside into the turn, then saved ground to no avail. 1st Counting Stars ( I O Jr 119 ) 2nd Fashion Designer ( F Geroux 119 ) 4.00L 3rd Honfleur ( T Gaffalione 119 ) 1.75L 8th Coco Connect ( E Morales 119 ) 12.00L See full results | E Morales 54kg 12.00L | 8 (12) |