Faithful Departed (USA) Horse
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Faithful Departed, a 3yo b from the United States, is trained by Grant T. Forster. His sire is Yoshida and his dam is Speed Seeker. The horse has won three races to date. On 31 May 2026 at Churchill Downs, Faithful Departed earned its biggest victory, capturing the $275,000 Regret Stakes. He has proved profitable for bettors, and backing him throughout his career would have produced a 139% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Saratoga 05-Jul-26 1811m FIRM R7 Belmont Oaks Stakes (Stakes) $120,000 (of $600,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:47.770, SP: 6.00 1st Kensington Lane ( J Rosario 121 ) 2nd Faithful Departed ( J L Ortiz 121 ) 1.75L 3rd Fitz Right ( F Prat 121 ) 2.25L See full results | J L Ortiz 54.9kg 1.75L | 2 (10) |
| Churchill Downs 31-May-26 1811m R9 Regret Stakes (Stakes) $173,250 (of $275,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:46.230, SP: 6.50 tucked in early to track the pace near the inside, advanced outside the tiring pacesetter leaving the far turn, split rivals in upper stretch and quickly shot clear, held well. 1st Faithful Departed ( J Ortiz 118 ) 2nd Storm's Wake ( L Saez 120 ) 2.25L 3rd Tam Tam ( J Alvarado 118 ) 1.00L See full results | J Ortiz 53.5kg | 1 (7) |
| Churchill Downs 27-Apr-26 1710m R9 Race 9 $80,010 (of $127,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:39.970, SP: 2.63 broke a step sow, settled well back in the two apth, awaited racing room around the far turn, continued to encounter traffic into upper stretch, tipped in then sustained a rail rally to drive past the leader at the sixteenth pole. 1st Faithful Departed ( J Ortiz 118 ) 2nd Midway Memories ( I O Jr 125 ) 0.75L 3rd Humbled ( V Cheminaud 125 ) 3.00L See full results | J Ortiz 53.5kg | 1 (9) |
| Keeneland 05-Apr-26 1609m FIRM R8 Appalachian S. Presented by Japan Racing Association (Stakes) $6,250 (of $500,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:35.510, SP: 34.00 broke a step slow and was put to tight quarters between horses at the start, trailed in the two to four path, fanned out to the seven path into the lane and failed to factor. 1st Storm's Wake ( J Rosario 118 ) 2nd Imaginationthelady ( T Gaffalione 120 ) 0.30L 3rd Lion Lake ( J Velazquez 118 ) 0.20L 6th Faithful Departed ( J Loveberry 118 ) 2.85L See full results | J Loveberry 53.5kg 2.85L | 6 (11) |
| Fair Grounds 08-Mar-26 1710m R9 Allen Black Cat LaCombe Memorial Stakes (Stakes) $20,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:43.800, SP: 21.00 settled inside, was well placed to the half, got caught in traffic to upper stretch, angled four wide at the furlong grounds, closed willingly to deep stretch and missed for the win while besting the rest. 1st Indigo Woods ( A Concepcion 118 ) 2nd Faithful Departed ( E Nieves 118 ) 0.50L 3rd Bohemian ( B Curtis 120 ) 2.75L See full results | E Nieves 53.5kg 0.50L | 2 (8) |