Dark Assault (USA) Horse
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Dark Assault, a 3yo dark bay/brown gelding from the United States, is trained by Claude R. McGaughey III. He is by Violence out of Power Move. The horse has not yet broken his maiden, going winless in eight starts. In his most recent race at Saratoga on 19 July 2026, ridden by Jose Lezcano, he finished sixth behind the winner Stimulate.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Saratoga 19-Jul-26 1408m SOFT R9 Md (of $115,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:23.330, SP: 26.00 coaxed from the gate, chased three paths off the rail down the backstretch, tucked inside half a mile from home, came under encouragement with three furlongs to go, continued in the inside route into upper stretch and weakened. 1st Stimulate ( J Alvarado 122 ) 2nd Gadget Play ( R S Jr 122 ) 2.75L 3rd Criteria ( J L Ortiz 122 ) 3.75L 6th Dark Assault ( J Lezcano 122 ) 11.25L See full results | J Lezcano 55.3kg 11.25L | 6 (9) |
| Saratoga 06-Jun-26 1811m FIRM R1 Md $863 (of $115,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:50.280, SP: 15.00 dropped from the four path to the three path on the first turn, tracked the pace on the outside, came up empty in the four then three path on the final turn and retreated. 1st Copious ( R J Santana 126 ) 2nd Hadrian's Wall ( F Prat 120 ) 0.00L 3rd Luz De Guia ( K Davis 126 ) 0.00L 7th Dark Assault ( M Franco 120 ) 24.25L See full results | M Franco 54.4kg 24.25L | 7 (9) |
| Belmont At The Big A 15-May-26 1609m R4 Md $17,000 (of $85,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:36.170, SP: 2.75 was away alertly and pressed the leader three wide while in hand, continued on the turn three wide and made a four wide bid leaving the turn and gained a short lead by the three sixteenths and then was brushed slightly by the winner by the furlong marker and proved to be no match for that rival in the final furlong while clearly second best. 1st Silver Talent ( F Prat 120 ) 2nd Dark Assault ( M Franco 120 ) 3.75L 3rd Chili Palmer ( D Davis 120 ) 4.00L See full results | M Franco 54.4kg 3.75L | 2 (6) |
| Gulfstream 01-Mar-26 1207m FIRM R2 Md $8,400 (of $84,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:10.440, SP: 8.50 raced in range two wide, angled four wide in upper stretch and gained the show. 1st Lincoln's Law ( L Saez 122 ) 2nd Quentin B ( C Lanerie 122 ) 0.00L 3rd Dark Assault ( F Prat 122 ) 3.00L See full results | F Prat 55.3kg 3.00L | 3 (10) |
| Aqueduct 23-Nov-25 1310m SOFT R6 Md $638 (of $85,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:16.850, SP: 5.50 prompted the early pace from the outside and made a bid between rivals on the turn four wide but weakened in the drive. 1st Hedge Ratio ( F Prat 119 ) 2nd Our Magical Moon ( J Castellano 119 ) 4.50L 3rd Dr. Sinatra ( C Elliott 119 ) 0.15L 6th Dark Assault ( J Rosario 119 ) 8.55L See full results | J Rosario 54kg 8.55L | 6 (9) |