Desert Gate (USA) Horse
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Desert Gate, a 3yo colt from the United States, is trained by Bob Baffert. He is by Omaha Beach out of Theogony. So far, Desert Gate has won five races. On May 26 2026 at Lone Star Park, he earned his most important victory, the $300,000 Texas Derby stakes.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Del Mar 07-Sep-26 1609m FIRM R8 Shared Belief Stakes (Stakes) $109,510 (of $173,825) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:36.250, SP: 1.91 1st Desert Gate ( J J Hernandez 124 ) 2nd Mo Koko ( V Espinoza 120 ) 5.50L 3rd Start The Ride ( K Kimura 124 ) 7.75L See full results | J J Hernandez 56.2kg | 1 (7) |
| Prairie Meadows 12-Jul-26 1710m FIRM R7 Prairie Meadows Race 7 $17,870 (of $214,440) Barrier 5, SP: 2.30 1st J J Grey ( E Esquivel 116 ) 2nd The Hell We Did ( R Vazquez 116 ) 1.75L 3rd Maximum Effort ( M Smith 116 ) 0.75L 4th Desert Gate ( F Geroux 120 ) 3.50L | F Geroux 54.4kg 3.50L | 4 (9) |
| Thistledown 21-Jun-26 1811m FIRM R12 Ohio Derby (Stakes) $49,943 (of $713,471) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:51.180, SP: 2.10 pressed the pace two wide into the far turn, made the lead, set the pace into the stretch then was outfinished. 1st Chip Honcho ( J Ortiz 126 ) 2nd Ocelli ( T Gaffalione 126 ) 1.00L 3rd Trendsetter ( K Kimura 126 ) 3.25L 4th Desert Gate ( F Prat 126 ) 6.00L See full results | F Prat 57.2kg 6.00L | 4 (9) |
| Lone Star Park 26-May-26 1710m R8 Texas Derby (Stakes) $264,743 (of $420,227) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:44.530 forwardly placed away from the start, contested the early pace then took command into the backstretch, made his own pace to the far turn then was in hand to upper stretch, given a pair of reminder taps of the crop through the lane, held sway to the final sixteenth, geared down late. 1st Desert Gate ( I O Jr 124 ) 2nd Chad Allan ( J Ortiz 124 ) 6.25L 3rd Maximum Effort ( E Asmussen 124 ) 0.15L See full results | I O Jr 56.2kg | 1 (6) |
| Oaklawn Park 27-Mar-26 1609m R8 Hot Springs Stakes (Stakes) $182,279 (of $289,332) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:37.030, SP: 1.57 showed the way from off the rail turning into the backstretch, came under a ride early around the far turn, and kicked away from the two path down the shortened lane to be much the best. 1st Desert Gate ( F Prat 121 ) 2nd Soldier N Diplomat ( I O Jr 121 ) 9.75L 3rd Race Ready ( R Vazquez 119 ) 7.75L See full results | F Prat 54.9kg | 1 (7) |