Expensive Queen (2021) Horse
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Expensive Queen, a 5yo trained by Brendan P. Walsh, ran in the Fair Grounds R8 Albert M. Stall Memorial Stakes (Stakes). She is by Lope De Vega out of Witches Brew and has won four races. On 19 Apr 2025 at Keeneland she secured her biggest victory, claiming the $120,000 Race 10. The horse has been a profitable selection for punters, delivering a 36% return on investment over her career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gulfstream 19-Jan-26 1609m FIRM R8 Race 8 $54,810 (of $87,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:38.980, SP: 8.50 was well placed along the rail, saved ground to the quarter pole, and eased out leaving the turn and made a five wide bid nearing the furlong marker and drew away to prove best under a drive. 1st Expensive Queen ( L Saez 123 ) 2nd Vixen ( I O Jr 123 ) 2.50L 3rd Spinning Colors ( J R Velazquez 121 ) 4.25L See full results | L Saez 55.8kg | 1 (10) |
| Santa Anita 27-May-25 1810m GOOD R7 Gamely Stakes (Stakes) $21,000 (of $300,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:46.260, SP: 10.00 popped the gate open but did not leave the stall, sat off the pace in the two path, continued two wide into the second bend, spun three wide into the lane, kept on for a minor award but proved no menace. 1st Be Your Best ( I O Jr 124 ) 2nd Lady Claypoole ( T Pereira 122 ) 2.75L 3rd Liguria ( U Rispoli 124 ) 0.50L 4th Expensive Queen ( K Kimura 122 ) 5.75L See full results | K Kimura 55.3kg 5.75L | 4 (7) |
| Keeneland 19-Apr-25 1710m GOOD R10 Race 10 $75,600 (of $120,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:42.540, SP: 5.50 was bumped between horses at the start, settled off of the pace along the inside, moved out to the six path entering the lane, tipped to the seven path while building momentum entering the final furlong, rallied to bid outside of the top pair in the final sixteenth, took firm contact from those foes whlie doing so yet sustained progress and forged past. 1st Expensive Queen ( L Saez 118 ) 2nd Mystifying ( J Ortiz 118 ) 0.30L 3rd Alimara ( F Prat 118 ) 0.30L See full results | L Saez 53.5kg | 1 (12) |
| Chelmsford City 08-Nov-24 1610m GOOD R8 CL4 Hcp $675 (of $10,821) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:36.980, SP: 4.20 Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, no extra well inside final furlong 1st Hat Toss ( A J Farragher 136 ) 2nd Helm Rock ( S Osborne 137 ) 0.20L 3rd Pjanoo ( G Wood 141 ) 0.15L 4th Expensive Queen ( N Callan 134 ) 1.85L See full results | N Callan 60.8kg 1.85L | 4 (9) |
| Sandown 18-Sep-24 1610m GOOD R5 CL4 Hcp $2,824 (of $11,312) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:43.720, SP: 10.00 Chased leaders, challenged over 2f out, led inside final furlong, headed towards finish 1st Windcrack ( O Murphy 133 ) 2nd Expensive Queen ( N Callan 137 ) 0.30L 3rd Crystal Casque ( O Searle 138 ) 0.30L See full results | N Callan 62.1kg 0.30L | 2 (10) |
| Sandown Park 18-Sep-24 1609m R5 Sandown Park Race 5 $3,617 (of $14,728) Barrier 8 1st Windcrack ( 133 ) 2nd Expensive Queen ( 137 ) 3rd Crystal Casque ( 133 ) | 62.1kg | 2 (10) |
| Haydock 08-Jun-24 1640m GOOD R8 CL4 Hcp (of $19,674) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:43.900, SP: 23.00 Held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, never involved 1st Liveandletlive ( L Edmunds 133 ) 2nd Crown Estate ( K Shoemark 134 ) 0.50L 3rd Christian David ( J Leavy 135 ) 2.00L 6th Expensive Queen ( J Crowley 132 ) 7.75L See full results | J Crowley 59.9kg 7.75L | 6 (9) |
| Hay 08-Jun-24 1609m R8 Hay Race 8 (of $25,439) Barrier 9 1st Liveandletlive ( 133 ) 2nd Crown Estate ( 134 ) 3rd Christian David ( 130 ) 6th Expensive Queen ( J Crowley 132 , Cd 0 ) | J Crowley 59.9kg, Cd 0 | 6 (9) |
| York 15-May-24 1410m GOOD R5 CL3 Hcp (of $24,592) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:25.580 Held up, pushed along 3f out, never a factor 1st Diligent Resdev ( J Mason 116 ) 2nd Ziggy's Condor ( O J Orr 123 ) 0.15L 3rd Blue Prince ( R Kingscote 130 ) 1.50L 10th Expensive Queen ( R L Moore 123 ) 10.50L See full results | R L Moore 55.8kg 10.50L | 10 (15) |
| Newmarket 19-Aug-23 1410m GOOD R3 CL3 $5,070 (of $20,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:26.250 Restless in stalls, dwelt in touch, wide and headway 2f out, pushed along to lead over 1f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, stayed on 1st Lincoln Legacy ( F Norton 129 ) 2nd Expensive Queen ( J Doyle 135 ) 1.25L 3rd Lady Wulfrun ( D Probert 130 ) 1.50L See full results | J Doyle 61.2kg 1.25L | 2 (8) |
| Sandown 27-Jul-23 1410m SOFT R3 CL1 $1,076 (of $39,348) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:32.830, SP: 15.00 Tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders 1st Shuwari ( O Murphy 128 ) 2nd Fallen Angel ( D Tudhope 128 ) 0.50L 3rd Soprano ( W Buick 128 ) 1.00L 5th Expensive Queen ( A Atzeni 128 ) 7.50L See full results | A Atzeni 58.1kg 7.50L | 5 (9) |
| Sandown Park 27-Jul-23 1408m R3 Sandown Park Race 3 $1,393 (of $51,769) Barrier 6 1st Shuwari ( 128 ) 2nd Fallen Angel ( 128 ) 3rd Soprano ( 128 ) 5th Expensive Queen ( A Atzeni 128 , Cd 0 ) | A Atzeni 58.1kg, Cd 0 | 5 (9) |
| Haydock 08-Jul-23 1400m GOOD R3 CL4 Nv $5,399 (of $9,836) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:26.870, SP: 5.00 Tracked leader, pushed along to lead just inside final furlong, ran on 1st Expensive Queen ( N Callan 128 ) 2nd Beveragino ( H Crouch 128 ) 1.50L 3rd Darnation ( S H James 128 ) 0.50L See full results | N Callan 58.1kg | 1 (7) |
| Hay 07-Jul-23 1408m R3 Hay Race 3 $6,878 (of $12,738) Barrier 2 1st Expensive Queen ( 128 ) 2nd Beveragino ( 128 ) 3rd Darnation ( 128 ) | 58.1kg | 1 (7) |