Defiant Spirit (USA) Horse
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Defiant Spirit is a 3yo gr/ro horse from the United States trained by William E. Straughn. He is by Golden Years out of Caro Key Bar. To date he has recorded one victory. On 2nd Oct 2025 at Charles Town, Defiant Spirit earned his most notable win, collecting $30600.00. The runner has been lucrative for bettors, offering a 275% return on investment for anyone who supported him throughout his career.
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Charles TownRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Town 22-Mar-26 905m FIRM R2 Race 2 $2,471 (of $35,300) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:52.000, SP: 34.00 lacked speed into the turn, pressed inside off the pace into the lane, came up empty. 1st Edy's Flame ( J D Acosta 118 ) 2nd Priority One ( A Bocachica 122 ) 3.00L 3rd Cappuccino Crunch ( J M Nunez 120 ) 5.75L 4th Defiant Spirit ( N A Bueno 118 , Cd 108 ) 12.75L See full results | N A Bueno 53.5kg, Cd 49kg 12.75L | 4 (5) |
| Charles Town 28-Feb-26 905m GOOD R7 Race 7 $2,388 (of $34,100) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:52.250, SP: 21.00 broke a step slow, cruised up chased inside off the pace around the turn, worked off the rail through the lane, improved very late. 1st Priority One ( A Bocachica 116 ) 2nd Golden Plunge ( C Maldonado 122 ) 8.50L 3rd Lil Knockout ( D Araujo 122 ) 0.75L 4th Defiant Spirit ( N B Arroyo 116 , Cd 106 ) 10.00L See full results | N B Arroyo 52.6kg, Cd 48.1kg 10.00L | 4 (8) |
| Charles Town 02-Nov-25 1410m FIRM R7 James and Eleanor Casey Memorial Stakes (Stakes) (of $75,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:28.490, SP: 26.00 hesitated at the start, lacked speed into the far turn, never factored late. 1st Maskedandmummed ( A Lopez 121 ) 2nd Truth And Justice ( S J Diaz 121 ) 2.00L 3rd Edy's Flame ( J Barbosa 121 ) 2.00L 7th Defiant Spirit ( D Araujo 121 ) 15.50L See full results | D Araujo 54.9kg 15.50L | 7 (7) |
| Charles Town 02-Oct-25 910m FIRM R5 Md $19,278 (of $30,600) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:53.960, SP: 15.00 cruised clear out of the chute, pace inside around the turn, headed leaving the furlong marker, inside foe fought back valiantly, kicked clear for the victory. 1st Defiant Spirit ( C Angel 122 ) 2nd Lolita ( L Reshawn 122 ) 1.25L 3rd Dixiespeprmintwist ( S Wilfredo 122 ) 0.50L See full results | C Angel 55.3kg | 1 (8) |