Dakotah Blue (USA) Horse
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Dakotah Blue is a 3yo dark bay/brown colt from the United States, trained by Saffie A. Joseph, Jr. He is by Mendelssohn out of Empire Lady. To date, Dakotah Blue has won two races, including a standout victory on 26 July 2026 at Woodbine, capturing the $175,000 Ontario Colleen Stakes. The horse has been a solid money‑maker for bettors; a lifelong wager would have generated a 240% return on investment.
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| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Downs 10-Sep-26 2112m FIRM R12 Blackwood Dueling Grounds Oaks Invitational Stakes (Stakes) (of $2,772,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:07.450, SP: 10.00 steadied between horses soon after the start, hung in the five path around the first turn, stalked four to three wide, pursued within striking range around teh far turn then faded between horses in upper stretch. 1st Kentucky Belle ( F Prat 122 ) 2nd Bless Her ( J R Velazquez 120 ) 6.75L 3rd Turner's Charm ( B Curtis 120 ) 7.50L 5th Dakotah Blue ( T Gaffalione 122 ) 17.25L See full results | T Gaffalione 55.3kg 17.25L | 5 (9) |
| Woodbine 26-Jul-26 1609m FIRM R8 Ontario Colleen Stakes (Stakes) $157,951 (of $250,716) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:35.200, SP: 13.00 1st Dakotah Blue ( J Campos 119 ) 2nd Bandiagara ( S Civaci 121 ) 0.50L 3rd Flowerhead ( R Hernandez 119 ) 0.75L See full results | J Campos 54kg | 1 (8) |
| Woodbine 07-Jun-26 1509m FIRM R5 Race 5 $11,376 (of $162,507) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:31.050, SP: 3.75 settled outside off the pace mostly three deep, came out seven wide turning into upper stretch, finished well and was gaining late but missed show honors. 1st Madame Obey ( R Hernandez 123 ) 2nd Tandhoneywithane ( R Maragh 123 ) 0.50L 3rd Veery ( E Flores 125 ) 0.75L 4th Dakotah Blue ( J Campos 119 ) 1.35L See full results | J Campos 54kg 1.35L | 4 (10) |
| Woodbine 04-May-26 1408m R3 Md $100,711 (of $159,861) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:24.190, SP: 4.00 broke outwards in a slight tangle on the start, recouped smartly to have an ideal set up rating kindly on the fence all alone watching the engaged duo at the half, started to commence a rally on the rail with three eighths remaining, shifted outside, pouncing on the frontrunner at the quarter pole, battled in the five path with the inside rival in upper stretch and edged clear for the win in deep stretch. 1st Dakotah Blue ( J Campos 119 ) 2nd Lake Louise ( E J Wilson 119 ) 1.25L 3rd Tap My Desire ( K Nicholls 124 ) 9.00L See full results | J Campos 54kg | 1 (6) |
| Woodbine 27-Jul-25 1210m R6 Md $2,479 (of $175,350) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:09.570, SP: 13.00 settled between foes at the back, shifted ten wide coming into upper stretch, drifted in a bit, rallied to improve position. 1st Sweet Fusion ( P Husbands 118 ) 2nd Piper's Gift ( R Hernandez 118 ) 2.00L 3rd Meilani ( F Aebly 121 ) 0.30L 5th Dakotah Blue ( J Campos 121 ) 2.85L See full results | J Campos 54.9kg 2.85L | 5 (10) |