Head Of The Class (USA) Horse
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Head Of The Class, a 5yo bay bred in the United States and trained by Ronney W. Brown, is by Awesome Slew out of Cash Reserve. The horse has captured four victories to date, including its most notable triumph on 23 Nov 2025 at Charles Town, where it won Race 2 and earned $31,700.
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Charles Town • Delaware Park • Colonial Downs • Laurel Park • Penn National • Tampa Bay Downs • Horseshoe IndianapolisRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Town 05-Feb-26 905m FIRM R3 Race 3 $1,939 (of $27,700) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:52.410, SP: 6.00 chased just off the lead group into the turn, altered course behind fader leaving the furlong marker, improved position to the wire. 1st Hey Boots ( J Barbosa 122 ) 2nd Captivated Drama ( V Rodriguez 122 ) 1.50L 3rd Pure Panic ( W E Iii 122 , Cd 115 ) 3.50L 4th Head Of The Class ( M Santaella 122 , Cd 117 ) 4.50L See full results | M Santaella 55.3kg, Cd 53.1kg 4.50L | 4 (6) |
| Charles Town 24-Jan-26 905m R1 Race 1 $1,589 (of $22,700) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:53.400 tracked the vying three sum four wide into the turn, loomed five deep leaving the furlong marker, one paced through the final stages. 1st Captivated Drama ( V Rodriguez 122 ) 2nd Talkin Pharoah ( J Acosta 124 ) 0.30L 3rd Summerstateofmind ( S J Diaz 122 ) 0.15L 4th Head Of The Class ( M Santaella 124 , Cd 119 ) 1.05L See full results | M Santaella 56.2kg, Cd 54kg 1.05L | 4 (7) |
| Charles Town 04-Dec-25 910m FIRM R3 Race 3 $12,159 (of $19,300) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:51.760, SP: 2.63 broke sharp, vied two wide into the turn, quickened away from inside rival leaving the quarter pole, unchallenged turning for home, drew away driving through the final sixteenth. 1st Head Of The Class ( M Santaella 124 ) 2nd Hardly Ever Better ( M Anthony 126 ) 5.00L 3rd Heaven's Got Fire ( B Arnaldo 124 ) 1.50L See full results | M Santaella 56.2kg | 1 (7) |
| Charles Town 23-Nov-25 910m FIRM R2 Race 2 $19,971 (of $31,700) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:52.600, SP: 5.00 pressed four deep in the trio of chasers around the the turn, six wide into the lane, rallied relentlessly through the final sixteenth, nailed inside rival in the final jump. 1st Head Of The Class ( M Santaella 122 ) 2nd Mchale ( J Belisario 120 ) 0.50L 3rd No Time To Boogie ( C Maldonado 120 ) 0.50L See full results | M Santaella 55.3kg | 1 (6) |
| Charles Town 13-Nov-25 910m FIRM R5 Race 5 $2,720 (of $13,600) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:53.520, SP: 3.75 broke sharp, set a contested pace along the rail around the turn, battled on gamely inside rival through the final sixteenth, conceded under the wire. 1st Nothing But Heir ( B Arnaldo 124 ) 2nd Head Of The Class ( M Santaella 122 ) 0.75L 3rd The Commish ( R Victor 126 ) 2.25L See full results | M Santaella 55.3kg 0.75L | 2 (7) |
| Charles Town 11-Oct-25 910m R8 Race 8 $7,812 (of $12,400) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:53.930, SP: 2.10 vied for the lead in the two path, floated out to the four path midway around the turn, lost the lead at the top of the short stretch, but dug in to draw ahead in the final sixteenth. 1st Head Of The Class ( J D Acosta 122 ) 2nd Bottoms Up ( M Santaella 108 ) 0.75L 3rd Idiosyncrasies ( M Santaella 117 ) 0.75L See full results | J D Acosta 55.3kg | 1 (9) |
| Timonium 31-Aug-25 805m FIRM R3 Md $12,000 (of $12,000) Barrier 5, SP: 1.50 1st Head Of The Class ( C Lopez 126 ) 2nd Northern Cardinal ( J Hernandez 126 ) 5.00L 3rd Star Of Abraham ( J Vargas 121 ) 1.50L | C Lopez 57.2kg | 1 (6) |
| Delaware Park 17-Aug-25 1110m R2 Race 2 $1,400 (of $20,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:05.730, SP: 1.67 pressed the pace in the three path, exited the turn outwardly to lose a considerable amount of ground, faded in the stretch. 1st Messi The Great ( G Maldonado 119 ) 2nd Unforgettable Lord ( C Mongan 119 ) 7.25L 3rd World On Fire ( K Gomez 119 ) 0.30L 4th Head Of The Class ( B Arnold 124 , Cd 134 ) 8.75L See full results | B Arnold 56.2kg, Cd 60.8kg 8.75L | 4 (6) |
| Colonial Downs 19-Jul-25 1010m FIRM R4 Md $6,400 (of $32,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:04.340, SP: 4.00 dueled for the lead and made a three wide bid to draw clear on the turn and then was headed with eighty yards to go and had to settle for second best. 1st Paez ( I Villalobos 124 ) 2nd Head Of The Class ( C Lopez 124 ) 0.75L 3rd Mamba Mindset ( J Briceno 119 ) 3.00L See full results | C Lopez 56.2kg 0.75L | 2 (11) |
| Laurel Park 28-Jun-25 1210m FIRM R7 Md $2,400 (of $24,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:13.150, SP: 2.00 sped to the early lead, set the pace near the rail on the turn, drifted out in upper stretch and weakened the final furlong. 1st Speedy Alex ( A Chavez 115 ) 2nd Furious George ( I Villalobos 115 ) 0.50L 3rd Head Of The Class ( C E Lopez 126 ) 3.25L See full results | C E Lopez 57.2kg 3.25L | 3 (7) |
| Laurel Park 09-Jun-25 1210m GOOD R7 Md $3,000 (of $30,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:15.000, SP: 3.75 rushed to the early lead, opened up mid way down the backstretch, was kept well off the inner rail, tired in the drive and drifted out late. 1st Preacha Meyers ( Y Hazlewood 119 , Cd 112 ) 2nd Divine Swagger ( K Gomez 119 ) 0.75L 3rd Head Of The Class ( A Crispin 122 ) 2.50L See full results | A Crispin 55.3kg 2.50L | 3 (9) |
| Penn National 02-May-25 1210m FIRM R3 Md $1,020 (of $34,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:10.180, SP: 11.00 rushed up the inside before having to check nearing the half mile marker, then continued on the inside and tracked the leader and faded in the lane. 1st Pilote Comete ( J Hernandez 124 ) 2nd Saffie Junior ( J Tunon 121 ) 0.50L 3rd Pump It Up ( M Chuan 124 ) 5.25L 5th Head Of The Class ( A Crispin 124 ) 7.25L See full results | A Crispin 56.2kg 7.25L | 5 (7) |
| Laurel Park 06-Apr-25 1210m FIRM R3 Md $2,870 (of $41,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:12.000, SP: 1.67 stumbled badly at the break causing his rider to briefly lose his right iron, rushed up outside horses leaving the backstretch then bolted leaving the turn. 1st Meg ( F Boyce 121 ) 2nd Blo By'em ( J Torrealba 113 ) 0.75L 3rd Work Hard ( J Rodriguez 126 , Cd 116 ) 3.50L 4th Head Of The Class ( Y Hazlewood 126 , Cd 136 ) 14.75L See full results | Y Hazlewood 57.2kg, Cd 61.7kg 14.75L | 4 (5) |
| Tampa Bay Downs 11-Jan-25 1210m R2 Md $3,710 (of $52,999) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:10.060, SP: 21.00 , brushed at the break, tracked the dueling leaders three wide, came under a ride past the three eighths, drifted out to about the six path nearing the stretch and faded. 1st Arrogancy ( C Gil 122 ) 2nd Take The Gold ( S Hess 122 , Cd 115 ) 0.75L 3rd Night Of Magic ( C E Rojas 122 ) 1.50L 4th Head Of The Class ( S Diaz 122 ) 8.50L See full results | S Diaz 55.3kg 8.50L | 4 (6) |
| Delaware Park 13-Oct-24 1210m FIRM R5 Md $125 (of $40,001) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:12.360 Close-up, gave way 1st Swinging Solo ( J A Batista 121 ) 2nd Pilote Comete ( E O Robles 124 , Cd 119 ) 2.50L 3rd Good As He Gets ( F Pennington 121 ) 5.00L 7th Head Of The Class ( L Negron 121 ) 30.00L See full results | L Negron 54.9kg 30.00L | 7 (8) |
| Delaware Park 15-Sep-24 1110m FIRM R11 Md $12,000 (of $59,999) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:07.340 pressed the pace four wide then five wide around the bend, widest entering the stretch run, fought on gamely outside rival, was out kicked very late to the wire. 1st Khoolzan ( D Centeno 121 ) 2nd Head Of The Class ( L Negron 121 ) 1.50L 3rd Matt's Luck ( A Crispin 121 ) 2.25L See full results | L Negron 54.9kg 1.50L | 2 (8) |
| Timonium 23-Aug-24 1310m FIRM R7 Md $8,400 (of $25,200) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:17.830, SP: 11/2 Dueled,drifted out 1st Phantom Speed ( J Hernandez 121 ) 2nd Head Of The Class ( L Negron 121 ) 0.50L 3rd Speightster's Star ( J Briceno 121 ) 0.30L | L Negron 54.9kg 0.50L | 2 (5) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 07-Jul-24 1210m FIRM R3 Md $3,200 (of $43,522) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:10.310 stalked the pace in the three path and lacked a late bid. 1st Mr Discount ( Y L Correa 122 ) 2nd Sharon's Prince ( M P Jr 122 ) 2.00L 3rd Ox Tap ( E A Roman 122 ) 2.50L 4th Head Of The Class ( F Geroux 122 ) 2.75L See full results | F Geroux 55.3kg 2.75L | 4 (6) |