Explora (USA) Horse
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Explora, a 3yo dk b/br bred in the United States and conditioned by trainer Bob Baffert, is by Blame out of Collections Choice. To date the horse has captured six victories. Its biggest triumph came on March 2, 2026 at Oaklawn Park, where it won the $750,000 Honeybee Stakes. Throughout its career the horse has been a money‑maker for bettors, delivering roughly a 7% ROI for anyone who backed it from the start.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Saratoga 09-Aug-26 1408m FIRM R9 Test S. Presented by Ticketmaster (Stakes) $445,734 (of $707,514) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:22.420, SP: 3.00 1st Explora ( F Prat 122 ) 2nd Percy's Bar ( M Franco 122 ) 5.00L 3rd Goodall ( J Velazquez 122 ) 6.75L See full results | F Prat 55.3kg | 1 (8) |
| Churchill Downs 08-Jun-26 1408m R6 Leslie's Lady Stakes (Stakes) $201,007 (of $319,059) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:21.160, SP: 1.80 set a pressured pace from off the fence, disposed of the early rival but soon faced a new challenger from outside in upper stretch while being guided out a bit to meet that one, turned back that foe and edged clear to prevail. 1st Explora ( F Geroux 122 ) 2nd On Time Girl ( I O Jr 122 ) 1.25L 3rd Shilling ( E Esquivel 118 ) 5.00L See full results | F Geroux 55.3kg | 1 (6) |
| Churchill Downs 02-May-26 1811m FIRM R13 Longines Kentucky Oaks (Stakes) $145,576 (of $2,079,651) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:48.820, SP: 8.00 1st Always A Runner ( J Ortiz 121 ) 2nd Meaning ( J Hernandez 121 ) 1.25L 3rd Counting Stars ( F Arrieta 121 ) 1.00L 4th Explora ( F Prat 121 ) 2.50L See full results | F Prat 54.9kg 2.50L | 4 (16) |
| Oaklawn Park 02-Mar-26 1710m R9 Honeybee Stakes (Stakes) $663,997 (of $1,053,963) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:43.520, SP: 1.91 broke forwardly, prompted the leader from the outside in the three path, engaged that one in the two path in the far turn, took over into the lane, briefly opened a daylight advantage when straightened for home, roused, held the runner up safe in the final strides while under continued steady handling. 1st Explora ( F Prat 121 ) 2nd Counting Stars ( F Arrieta 121 ) 0.75L 3rd Sneaky GOOD ( I O Jr 119 ) 2.00L See full results | F Prat 54.9kg | 1 (10) |
| Santa Anita 09-Feb-26 1609m FIRM R8 Las Virgenes Stakes (Stakes) $28,514 (of $142,572) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:38.390, SP: 2.00 1st Meaning ( F Prat 120 ) 2nd Explora ( J Hernandez 124 ) 1.50L 3rd Bank Shot ( A Escobedo 120 ) 3.00L See full results | J Hernandez 56.2kg 1.50L | 2 (4) |