Democracy Defender (USA) Horse
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Democracy Defender is a 3yo dark bay/brown mare bred in the United States and trained by Jorge R. Abreu. He is by American Pharoah out of Jody’s Song. The horse has yet to break its maiden, having finished off the board in six starts. In its most recent race at Kentucky Downs on September 8, 2026, Jose Ortiz rode Democracy Defender to a second‑place finish behind Epic Horsepower.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Downs 08-Sep-26 1609m FIRM R4 Md $47,216 (of $236,079) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:36.080, SP: 2.75 1st Epic Horsepower ( J Castellano 121 ) 2nd Democracy Defender ( J Ortiz 121 ) 0.00L 3rd Moviestar Handsome ( W Rodriguez 121 ) 0.00L See full results | J Ortiz 54.9kg 0.00L | 2 (12) |
| Saratoga 10-Aug-26 1710m FIRM R2 Md $32,601 (of $163,005) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:42.080, SP: 6.00 1st Feline Curious ( T Gaffalione 121 ) 2nd Democracy Defender ( J Ortiz 121 ) 0.05L 3rd Quick Pick ( J Rodriguez 121 ) 2.50L See full results | J Ortiz 54.9kg 0.05L | 2 (6) |
| Belmont At The Big A 11-May-26 1710m R6 Md $11,716 (of $117,161) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:41.920, SP: 11.00 was allowed to settle early and raced two to three wide drafting behind the leaders on the far turn and came three wide into the lane and was sent down nearing the furlong marker and ran on willingly to clearly best the rest. 1st Glavine ( J Velazquez 120 ) 2nd Coordinator ( F Prat 120 ) 3.50L 3rd Democracy Defender ( E Zayas 120 ) 4.50L See full results | E Zayas 54.4kg 4.50L | 3 (8) |
| Keeneland 04-Apr-26 1609m SOFT R10 Md $2,001 (of $160,070) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:38.540, SP: 6.00 was brushed on both sides at the start, saved ground off of the pace, progressed in upper stretch but was blocked behind traffic at the furlong grounds, angled out and lacked a bid. 1st Heading ( J Velazquez 120 ) 2nd Supercharger ( J Ortiz 120 ) 4.50L 3rd Drop Shot ( A Concepcion 120 ) 0.20L 6th Democracy Defender ( I O Jr 120 ) 6.10L See full results | I O Jr 54.4kg 6.10L | 6 (13) |
| Tampa Bay Downs 07-Mar-26 1609m R3 Md $15,700 (of $78,501) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:38.280, SP: 2.10 bumped with the horses to either side at the start, raced in the two path early, settled off the pace on the inside for the run up the backstretch, came around the far bend in the four path, began a bid passing the quarter pole and improved position in the stretch. 1st Instability ( S Marin 119 ) 2nd Democracy Defender ( D Centeno 119 ) 4.50L 3rd Neo Zapper ( R Mitchell 119 ) 1.50L See full results | D Centeno 54kg 4.50L | 2 (11) |