Expect The Best (USA) Horse
About
Expect The Best is a 4yo chestnut from the United States trained by Ron Moquett. He is by the stallion Khozan out of Gulf Coast Gal. So far, he has captured three wins. On 21st Nov 2025 at Churchill Downs, he claimed his most important victory, taking the $62,000 prize in Race 3. The horse has proved a profitable option for bettors, delivering a 194% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Oaklawn Park 04-Jan-26 1609m R6 Race 6 $37,800 (of $60,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:38.950, SP: 4.50 settled off the pace while angling in a bit to be three wide through most of the first turn, in some traffic early far turn, steered out to be four wide into the lane, dueled through upper stretch, kicked clear under steady handling. 1st Expect The Best ( L Saez 124 ) 2nd Anthonian ( J A Torres 116 ) 2.75L 3rd First Bid ( J C Bealmear 119 ) 4.00L See full results | L Saez 56.2kg | 1 (12) |
| Churchill Downs 21-Nov-25 1610m R3 Race 3 $39,060 (of $62,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:36.680, SP: 4.00 broke outwardly, pressed outside of the leader, came under rousing to maintain pressure in the three path around the turn, drifted out to the five path in upper stretch, hung on his left lead yet sustained his challenge to claim even terms at the sixteenth pole and drove past late. 1st Expect The Best ( L Saez 118 ) 2nd Morunning ( F Geroux 121 ) 1.50L 3rd Weaponized ( J Torres 118 ) 3.50L See full results | L Saez 53.5kg | 1 (7) |
| Churchill Downs 30-Oct-25 1810m R8 Race 8 $7,600 (of $76,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:54.610, SP: 4.50 stalked along the inside, pursued two wide and between horses turning for home then willingly chased the top pair home. 1st Curvino ( C Torres 118 ) 2nd Stonemont Reunion ( L Machado 122 ) 1.25L 3rd Expect The Best ( L Saez 118 ) 5.00L See full results | L Saez 53.5kg 5.00L | 3 (8) |
| Gulfstream 12-Oct-25 1410m GOOD R10 Race 10 $430 (of $43,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:23.140, SP: 13.00 settled off of the early pace while never far back, tracked three wide to the turn, chased from the four path to upper stretch then ran in pursuit into the final furlong, was gaining in the final sixteenth but came up short in deep stretch. 1st Keep On Moving ( M Vasquez 118 ) 2nd Lou The Body ( R Maragh 121 ) 0.50L 3rd Miami Frank ( E Zayas 118 ) 0.30L 6th Expect The Best ( L Reyes 118 ) 2.60L See full results | L Reyes 53.5kg 2.60L | 6 (10) |
| Gulfstream 30-Aug-25 1410m R8 Race 8 $4,300 (of $43,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:22.660, SP: 17.00 settled, gained three wide at the quarter pole, chased four wide to the stretch, was carried out late but finished well to earn the show honors. 1st Blast Radius ( Y Torres 122 ) 2nd Keep On Moving ( E Gonzalez 118 ) 0.30L 3rd Expect The Best ( L Reyes 118 ) 1.75L See full results | L Reyes 53.5kg 1.75L | 3 (9) |
| Gulfstream 07-Jun-25 1670m FIRM R8 Race 8 $450 (of $58,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:40.500, SP: 10.00 was pinched back leaving the gate, raced in the three path early, settled off the pace on the outside for the run up the backstretch, swung out to the five path coming around the far turn and was empty in the lane. 1st Iron Hand ( E Gonzalez 123 ) 2nd I Know I Know ( J Ocasio 121 ) 5.75L 3rd Krioyo ( M Meneses 121 ) 1.75L 7th Expect The Best ( E Jaramillo 121 ) 13.75L See full results | E Jaramillo 54.9kg 13.75L | 7 (7) |
| Gulfstream 25-Apr-25 1410m FIRM R7 Race 7 $3,010 (of $43,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:24.870, SP: 7.50 raced off the pace on the outside early, swung out to the four and five path coming around the turn and was never a threat. 1st Joey Muscles ( J Morelos 120 ) 2nd Latch The Hatch ( R Maragh 120 ) 1.50L 3rd Mati Gol ( P Lopez 120 ) 4.50L 4th Expect The Best ( E Jaramillo 120 ) 6.25L See full results | E Jaramillo 54.4kg 6.25L | 4 (7) |
| Gulfstream 31-Mar-25 1310m FIRM R1 Md $31,500 (of $50,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:17.470, SP: 15.00 prompted the pace in the five path, was driven in the four path around the turn, bid passing the quarter, floated out to the six path turning into the lane, stayed on to lead just after the eighth pole, and held sway. 1st Expect The Best ( E Jaramillo 122 ) 2nd Gettin' There ( T Gaffalione 122 ) 0.00L 3rd Misspent Youth ( J Bravo 122 ) 0.00L See full results | E Jaramillo 55.3kg | 1 (7) |
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