De' Medici (USA) Horse

Country

United States

Foal Date

11-Mar-21

Colour

chestnut

Sire

Palace Malice

Dam

Bandora

Prize Money

214827

Trainer

Michael W. McCarthy

Owners

Brown, Edward Rusty J, Klein, Alan P And Lebherz, Philip

About

De' Medici, a 5yo colt from the United States trained by Michael W. McCarthy, will contest Turfway Park R9 Race 9. He is by Palace Malice out of the dam Bandora. So far he has captured three wins, highlighted by his biggest victory on 9 Nov 2025 at Churchill Downs, where he collected the $78,000 purse in Race 4.

Raced At

Churchill Downs • Del Mar • Golden State Racing • Pleasanton • Santa Anita

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Churchill Downs 09-Nov-25 1610m R4 Race 4 $49,140 (of $78,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:35.530, SP: 8.00 opted to race not too far behind the pace on the inside, angled out four wide in the far turn to move up and press the pace going into the upper stretch, took charge in the final furlong and held FIRM. 1st De' Medici ( I O Jr 121 ) 2nd First Player ( J R Leparoux 121 ) 2.25L 3rd Fireball Birdie ( T Gaffalione 121 ) 3.50L See full results	I O Jr 54.9kg	1 (6)
Churchill Downs 26-Sep-25 1710m R7 Race 7 $1,094 (of $127,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:43.160, SP: 34.00 broke a beat slow, tracked two wide, chased in the three to four path around the far turn and tired. 1st Navajo Warrior ( I O Jr 122 ) 2nd Hop Sing ( L Saez 122 ) 0.75L 3rd Coalmoon ( L Machado 118 ) 1.25L 8th De' Medici ( A Concepcion 122 ) 18.35L See full results	A Concepcion 55.3kg 18.35L	8 (9)
Del Mar 08-Aug-25 1710m FIRM R6 Race 6 $500 (of $47,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:43.470, SP: 6.00 antsy in the gate, broke out and bumped, vied between rivals first time through the stretch, chased for a bit on the clubhouse turn, challenged from outside again then between rivals on the backstretch, yielded to the top pair approaching the stretch and folded. 1st Baldoro ( D A Herrera 123 ) 2nd Russells Hustle ( J J Hernandez 123 ) 0.05L 3rd Smooth Salute ( G Franco 125 ) 0.30L 8th De' Medici ( K Kimura 123 ) 9.80L See full results	K Kimura 55.8kg 9.80L	8 (8)
Golden State Racing 17-Nov-24 1710m R7 Mt. Diablo Stakes (Stakes) $7,501 (of $75,001) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:44.910, SP: 4.33 broke alertly, was sent to assume early command and showed the way into the first turn, carved out modest fractions through the backstretch run, came under pressure into the second turn and lost the lead at the quarter pole, yielded to the top pair into the stretch drive and held well late for third. 1st American Admiral ( A Chavez 121 ) 2nd Lammas ( A Espinoza 125 ) 0.50L 3rd De' Medici ( S Rivera 119 ) 2.50L See full results	S Rivera 54kg 2.50L	3 (5)
Pleasanton 16-Nov-24 1710m FIRM R7 Pleasanton race 7 $9,000 (of $14,764) Barrier 2, SP: 4.60 1st American Admiral ( A Chavez 121 ) 2nd Lammas ( A Espinoza 125 ) 0.50L 3rd De' Medici ( S Rivera 119 )	S Rivera 54kg	3 (5)
Del Mar 02-Sep-24 1610m FIRM R7 Shared Belief Stakes (Stakes) $500 (of $125,001) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:35.640 stalked four then three wide on the first turn then altered in late on the bend, traveled along the rail then two wide into the stretch and had little left for the drive. 1st Muth ( J Hernandez 124 ) 2nd Indispensable ( H Berrios 118 ) 2.00L 3rd Imagination ( K Kimura 124 ) 1.25L 7th De' Medici ( R Gutierrez 118 ) 17.50L See full results	R Gutierrez 53.5kg 17.50L	7 (7)
Del Mar 21-Jul-24 1610m FIRM R4 Race 4 $25,201 (of $40,001) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:36.070 Pace ins,duel,kick clr 1st De' Medici ( J Hernandez 118 ) 2nd Mucino ( A Fresu 123 ) 4.50L 3rd Mischelof ( J Laprida 123 ) 2.75L See full results	J Hernandez 53.5kg	1 (8)
Santa Anita 17-Jun-24 1610m R2 Race 2 $3,100 (of $31,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:37.470 Bpd st,3w,drft/bpd5/16 1st Bad Sneakers ( K Frey 126 ) 2nd Mucino ( A Fresu 126 ) 1.25L 3rd De' Medici ( T Baze 118 ) 4.75L See full results	T Baze 53.5kg 4.75L	3 (6)
Santa Anita 19-May-24 1710m R9 Race 9 $6,200 (of $31,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:44.380 Clear3/8,met bid,edged 1st Dual Threat ( E Maldonado 126 ) 2nd De' Medici ( T Baze 118 ) 0.25L 3rd Mischelof ( J Laprida 126 ) 12.75L See full results	T Baze 53.5kg 0.25L	2 (6)
Santa Anita 06-Apr-24 1410m R4 Md $25,201 (of $40,001) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:23.750 went up to duel inside a rival, inched ahead around the turn, held a short lead inside a pair of rivals into the lane, cleared past the eighth pole and edged away. 1st De' Medici ( T Baze 118 ) 2nd Feel The Magic ( J Hernandez 118 ) 2.25L 3rd Vegas Burner ( U Rispoli 126 ) 0.30L See full results	T Baze 53.5kg	1 (7)
Santa Anita 24-Feb-24 1610m FIRM R6 Md $8,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:37.250 Duel ins,chs,late gain 1st E J Won The Cup ( M Smith 122 ) 2nd De' Medici ( T Baze 120 ) 0.75L 3rd Mongolian Champ ( J Laprida 122 ) 7.25L See full results	T Baze 54.4kg 0.75L	2 (7)
Santa Anita 07-Jan-24 1210m GOOD R5 Md $500 (of $65,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:08.270, SP: 16.00 Drifted out turn,wknd 1st Nesso's Lastharrah ( H Berrios 122 ) 2nd Money Makes Money ( K Kimura 122 ) 2.50L 3rd Island Cruiser ( J Rosario 122 ) 0.50L 9th De' Medici ( L Dettori 122 ) 14.20L See full results	L Dettori 55.3kg 14.20L	9 (10)
Del Mar 26-Nov-23 1310m FIRM R8 Md $500 (of $61,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:16.550, SP: 26.00 Climbed,ins-3w,no fctr 1st Moonlit Sonata ( G Franco 120 ) 2nd All That Glory ( R Vazquez 120 ) 2.50L 3rd Sand Bagger ( J G Torrealba 120 ) 0.50L 8th De' Medici ( U Rispoli 120 ) 6.35L See full results	U Rispoli 54.4kg 6.35L	8 (10)
Santa Anita 22-Oct-23 1210m FIRM R9 Md $4,270 (of $61,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:08.970, SP: 29.00 forwardly placed early then started to lose ground and climbed a bit on the backstretch, dropped back four wide on the turn, moved out and never quit trying in the lane and churned on for a minor award. 1st Nysos ( K Frey 120 ) 2nd Urban Legend ( R Vazquez 120 ) 10.50L 3rd Colorado Cruiser ( E Maldonado 120 ) 0.30L 4th De' Medici ( U Rispoli 120 ) 13.25L See full results	U Rispoli 54.4kg 13.25L	4 (10)