Just A Touch (USA) Horse
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Just A Touch is a 5yo bay from the United States trained by Brad H. Cox. He is by Justify out of Touching Beauty and has won three races to date. On 20 April 2025 at Keeneland, he earned his most significant victory, collecting the $130,000 Race 8 purse.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fair Grounds 18-Jan-26 1710m R12 Louisiana S. Presented by Hagyard (Stakes) $35,000 (of $175,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:43.430, SP: 1.73 hopped at the start, moved up to track the pace four wide, slowly advanced through the far turn to enter the stretch applying HEAVY pressure to the leader, was just held off for a gamely finish. 1st Accelerize ( F Prat 118 ) 2nd Just A Touch ( I O Jr 118 ) 0.25L 3rd Cadet Corps ( P Lopez 118 ) 0.50L See full results | I O Jr 53.5kg 0.25L | 2 (8) |
| Monmouth Park 20-Jul-25 1810m FIRM R6 Monmouth Cup Stakes (Stakes) $80,000 (of $400,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:49.290, SP: 1.17 was bumped at the start, set the pace on the inside, dueled on the far turn, lost the lead, tried to battled back in midstretch and dug in gamely on the rail to the finish. 1st Surface To Air ( S Marin 118 ) 2nd Just A Touch ( F Geroux 120 ) 0.50L 3rd Cadet Corps ( J Castellano 118 ) 7.00L See full results | F Geroux 54.4kg 0.50L | 2 (6) |
| Saratoga 08-Jun-25 1610m FIRM R8 Hcp $100,000 (of $1,000,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:35.890, SP: 4.50 4-5p1st,ins2nd,3p1/4 1st Raging Torrent ( L Dettori 123 ) 2nd Fierceness ( J Velazquez 125 ) 2.50L 3rd Just A Touch ( F Geroux 119 ) 4.75L See full results | F Geroux 54kg 4.75L | 3 (5) |
| Keeneland 20-Apr-25 1810m FIRM R8 Race 8 $81,900 (of $130,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:50.340, SP: 1.30 was brushed by an outer rival at the start, vied for the lead with an outer foe, shook clear around the far turn, drew off after his rider searched for competition entering the lane, widened under a right handed crop into the final furlong and was geared down with a sixteenth to go. 1st Just A Touch ( F Geroux 120 ) 2nd Parchment Party ( J Graham 118 ) 7.00L 3rd Gould's Gold ( B J Hernandez 118 ) 0.30L See full results | F Geroux 54.4kg | 1 (8) |
| Fair Grounds 02-Mar-25 1710m FIRM R6 Race 6 $33,390 (of $53,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:42.230, SP: 1.17 showed the way a bit off of the inside as an outer rival applied pressure into the backstretch, cleared away from that one entering the lane, then drew off under mild hand urging before being put to wraps and geared down through the final sixteenth. 1st Just A Touch ( F Geroux 120 ) 2nd Orizzonte ( E Morales 122 ) 10.50L 3rd Runaway Charlie ( C J Mcmahon 120 ) 3.75L See full results | F Geroux 54.4kg | 1 (8) |
| Prairie Meadows 07-Jul-24 1710m FIRM R8 Prairie Meadows race 8 $49,700 (of $146,752) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:42.720, SP: 1.70 Press,duel late,edged 1st Henro ( R Bejarano 116 ) 2nd Just A Touch ( F Geroux 116 ) 0.20L 3rd Northern Flame ( J R Leparoux 120 ) 3.25L | F Geroux 52.6kg 0.20L | 2 (9) |
| Churchill Downs 05-May-24 2010m R12 Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (Stakes) (of $5,000,002) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:03.340 Bid, bumped, stopped 1st Mystik Dan ( B J Hernandez 126 ) 2nd Sierra Leone ( T Gaffalione 126 ) 0.15L 3rd Forever Young ( R Sakai 126 ) 0.15L 20th Just A Touch ( F Geroux 126 ) 53.95L See full results | F Geroux 57.2kg 54kgL | 20 (20) |
| Keeneland 07-Apr-24 1810m R10 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (Stakes) $200,000 (of $1,000,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:50.080 pressed the leader from the three path, came under coaxing in pursuit around the far turn, ranged up to offer a bid entering the lane, gained an advantage in upper stretch, led into the final furlong, but offered little resistance to an outer challenge at the sixteenth pole and was second best. 1st Sierra Leone ( T Gaffalione 123 ) 2nd Just A Touch ( F Geroux 123 ) 1.50L 3rd Epic Ride ( A Beschizza 123 ) 3.75L See full results | F Geroux 55.8kg 1.50L | 2 (10) |
| Aqueduct 03-Mar-24 1610m FIRM R10 Gotham Stakes (Stakes) $60,000 (of $300,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:36.370 Chased 7-6w, willingly 1st Deterministic ( J Rosario 118 ) 2nd Just A Touch ( F Geroux 118 ) 2.00L 3rd El Grande O ( K Carmouche 118 ) 0.50L See full results | F Geroux 53.5kg 2.00L | 2 (11) |
| Fair Grounds 28-Jan-24 1210m FIRM R2 Md $35,910 (of $57,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:10.500 prompted outside of the leader into the turn, bid turning for home, led entering the lane and drew off under little urging. 1st Just A Touch ( F Geroux 120 ) 2nd Gun Party ( B J Hernandez 120 ) 4.25L 3rd Capital Connection ( J Graham 120 ) 5.25L See full results | F Geroux 54.4kg | 1 (8) |