Drop Shot (USA) Horse
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Drop Shot, a 3yo gr/ro bred in the United States, is trained by George R. Arnold II. He is by Essential Quality out of Centre Court. The horse has not yet broken its maiden, having finished unplaced in four starts. In its most recent outing at Gulfstream on 9 February 2026, jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. rode Drop Shot to a seventh‑place finish behind the winner Beautiful War.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gulfstream 09-Feb-26 1609m FIRM R10 Md (of $84,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:34.240, SP: 9.00 raced off the pace two wide around the first turn, went four wide around the far turn, swung eight wide turning for home and lacked the needed rally. 1st Beautiful War ( J Bravo 122 ) 2nd Credit History ( J Alvarado 122 ) 0.25L 3rd Comprehensive ( M Gutierrez 122 ) 0.30L 7th Drop Shot ( I O Jr 122 ) 5.80L See full results | I O Jr 55.3kg 5.80L | 7 (12) |
| Churchill Downs 10-Nov-25 1710m R10 Md $8,400 (of $120,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:45.430, SP: 5.00 pursued from midpack three to two wide around teh first turn, progressed five wide around the far turn, bid and gained an advantage in upper stretch, led in teh four path into the final furlong then yielded between horses late and missed show. 1st Zeppelin ( A Concepcion 119 ) 2nd Lemon's Law ( J Torres 119 ) 0.50L 3rd Thailand ( I O Jr 119 ) 0.30L 4th Drop Shot ( L Saez 119 ) 0.80L See full results | L Saez 54kg 0.80L | 4 (12) |
| Keeneland 06-Oct-25 1610m FIRM R4 Md $1,375 (of $110,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:36.970, SP: 4.33 laid off of the pace in the three to four path, shifted to the six path into upper stretch and ran on willingly. 1st Patrol Squad Six ( J Ortiz 119 ) 2nd Tribalism ( T Gaffalione 119 ) 0.30L 3rd Eva Ready ( F Prat 119 ) 0.50L 6th Drop Shot ( L Saez 119 ) 1.55L See full results | L Saez 54kg 1.55L | 6 (12) |
| Kentucky Downs 31-Aug-25 1210m FIRM R12 Md $11,900 (of $170,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:08.850, SP: 5.50 was off slowly, moved up six wide from the outside through the stretch run and moved up to improve position. 1st Judicial Review ( T Gaffalione 119 ) 2nd Wexford One ( M Franco 119 ) 1.50L 3rd Cynical Humor ( W Rodriguez 116 ) 1.25L 4th Drop Shot ( I O Jr 119 ) 4.75L See full results | I O Jr 54kg 4.75L | 4 (12) |