Gallant Lad (USA) Horse
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Gallant Lad is a 4yo from United States trained by Michael R. Matz. He is by Medaglia D'oro out of Theatric. He has yet to break his maiden, remaining winless in nine starts. In his most recent start at Gulfstream on 18 Jan 2026, Gallant Lad, ridden by Horacio Karamanos, finished sixth behind winner Pitkin.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gulfstream 18-Jan-26 1710m FIRM R11 Md (of $84,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:40.620, SP: 21.00 saved ground and failed to menace. 1st Pitkin ( E J Zayas 123 ) 2nd Bessamay ( J Castellano 123 ) 0.25L 3rd Limited Edition ( D Egan 123 ) 1.25L 6th Gallant Lad ( H Karamanos 123 ) 4.25L See full results | H Karamanos 55.8kg 4.25L | 6 (9) |
| Gulfstream 20-Dec-25 1609m FIRM R1 Md $430 (of $56,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:34.940, SP: 26.00 steadied along two wide through the opening half, continued two wide around the far turn and lacked the needed rally. 1st Cruise The Nile ( J Ruiz 121 ) 2nd Limited Edition ( D Egan 121 ) 0.00L 3rd Make It Make Sense ( R Maragh 121 ) 0.00L 5th Gallant Lad ( J Velazquez 121 ) 4.75L See full results | J Velazquez 54.9kg 4.75L | 5 (12) |
| Laurel Park 19-Oct-25 1810m R6 Md $500 (of $47,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:50.340, SP: 9.00 broke back, raced in hand and outside, raced four wide through the final bend then had little for the drive. 1st Juris Doctor ( J Toledo 123 ) 2nd Peak Performer ( S Leon 123 ) 2.50L 3rd Big Ern Mccracken ( A Adorno 126 ) 4.00L 10th Gallant Lad ( F Boyce 123 ) 10.35L See full results | F Boyce 55.8kg 10.35L | 10 (11) |
| Colonial Downs 12-Sep-25 1710m R10 Md $7,000 (of $70,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:42.100, SP: 10.00 1st Wish Carefully ( J Toledo 124 ) 2nd Uncle's Gold ( B Curtis 120 ) 0.75L 3rd Gallant Lad ( H Karamanos 120 ) 4.00L See full results | H Karamanos 54.4kg 4.00L | 3 (8) |
| Delaware Park 14-Aug-25 1710m R5 Race 5 $4,500 (of $45,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:43.990, SP: 3.50 settled back to trail early, split foes three wide in the far turn, rallied for show in the stretch. 1st Smart Uncle ( F Boyce 123 ) 2nd Juris Doctor ( J Hernandez 118 ) 0.15L 3rd Gallant Lad ( A Cruz 118 ) 6.30L See full results | A Cruz 53.5kg 6.30L | 3 (9) |
| Monmouth Park 20-Jul-25 1710m GOOD R3 Md $4,750 (of $47,500) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:44.720, SP: 5.50 raced off the pace inside, then two wide, moved up between rivals on the far turn, rallied on the rail in the stretch run and dug in gamely to the finish. 1st Investment Mandate ( F Prat 119 ) 2nd Crystal Hill ( F Geroux 119 ) 0.00L 3rd Gallant Lad ( J Velazquez 119 ) 0.30L See full results | J Velazquez 54kg 0.30L | 3 (11) |
| Laurel Park 15-Jun-25 1810m GOOD R1 Md $9,400 (of $47,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:48.240, SP: 5.00 , a bit rank at the break, stayed outside horses, was four deep down the backstretch, advanced three wide leaving the far turn, challenged for the lead in mid stretch and hung. 1st Snookie Bear ( A Cruz 119 ) 2nd Gallant Lad ( J Toledo 119 ) 0.25L 3rd Homestead ( D Centeno 126 ) 0.50L See full results | J Toledo 54kg 0.25L | 2 (7) |
| Gulfstream 19-Jan-25 1710m FIRM R11 Md $700 (of $94,001) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:42.620, SP: 6.50 pressed the pace in the three path, headed the inner pacesetter down the backside and into the far turn, was roused in the two path midway around the far turn, but weakened from the four path in the stretch, was pulled up after the gallop out and walked off. 1st King Of Ashes ( T Gaffalione 118 ) 2nd Tomasello ( J Castellano 118 ) 0.30L 3rd Spirit Of The Law ( J Bravo 118 ) 2.00L 6th Gallant Lad ( J Ruiz 118 ) 7.75L See full results | J Ruiz 53.5kg 7.75L | 6 (11) |
| Gulfstream 09-Dec-24 1610m GOOD R1 Md $6,500 (of $65,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:35.520, SP: 21.00 was pinched back at the start, saved ground off the pace, made progress at the rail around the far turn, steadied nearing the eighth pole and rallied inside for the show. 1st Gene And Jude ( E Gonzalez 118 ) 2nd Oasis Prince ( J Bravo 118 ) 1.00L 3rd Gallant Lad ( J Ruiz 118 ) 2.75L See full results | J Ruiz 53.5kg 2.75L | 3 (10) |