Les Is Best (USA) Horse
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Les Is Best is a 4yo dark bay/brown from the United States trained by William D. Cowans. The horse is by Catholic Boy out of Unfold The Rose. It has won one race to date. On 26 Sep 2025 at Churchill Downs, Les Is Best earned its biggest victory, netting $69000.00 Md.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Presque Isle Downs 04-Aug-26 1673m R5 Race 5 $9,420 (of $47,098) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:42.780, SP: 1.91 stalked the pace from afar down the backstretch, closed the gap on the final bend with a steady advance, collared the pacesetter leaving the eighth pole to go clear and was caught in the shadow of the wire. 1st Valiant Enya ( M Allen 123 ) 2nd Les Is Best ( D Machado 123 ) 0.25L 3rd Intimate ( W Alencar 120 ) 4.25L See full results | D Machado 55.8kg 0.25L | 2 (6) |
| Churchill Downs 15-Jun-26 1609m R9 Race 9 $4,123 (of $117,814) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:38.470, SP: 9.00 broke a beat slow, raced off of the pace along the inside, advanced two wide in upper stretch to gain fourth at the furlong grounds, but got caught by an outer rival to share that position at the wire. 1st Heartbeat ( L Saez 124 ) 2nd Evelyn Louise ( M Gutierrez 124 ) 3.25L 3rd Promisemeanempire ( F Arrieta 124 ) 0.50L 4th Les Is Best ( B J Hernandez 124 ) 0.00L See full results | B J Hernandez 56.2kg 0.00L | 4 (10) |
| Keeneland 24-Apr-26 2414m FIRM R7 Race 7 $2,097 (of $167,748) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 02:33.420, SP: 17.00 stalked from the four to three path, pressed two wide and between rivals turning for home then weakened. 1st Ontario ( I O Jr 118 ) 2nd Etawa ( J Ortiz 118 ) 1.75L 3rd Tricky Kitty ( F Prat 118 ) 2.75L 7th Les Is Best ( B J Hernandez 118 ) 17.00L See full results | B J Hernandez 53.5kg 17.00L | 7 (12) |
| Turfway Park 18-Jan-26 1609m R6 Race 6 $13,016 (of $65,081) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:40.980, SP: 6.50 laid off of the pace in the four to five path, crept closer in the four path rounding the far turn, bid along with an outer rival at the furlong grounds, dueled with that one into the closing stages but got bested. 1st Hold My Halo ( C Miller 120 ) 2nd Les Is Best ( F C L De 120 ) 0.25L 3rd Eddie's Angel ( W Rodriguez 120 ) 2.50L See full results | F C L De 54.4kg 0.25L | 2 (11) |
| Turfway Park 03-Jan-26 1609m R8 Race 8 $1,083 (of $150,867) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:39.020, SP: 11.00 lacked speed two to four wide, swung out to the seven to eight path into the lane and failed to factor. 1st Theft ( A Achard 121 ) 2nd Salt ( G Saez 121 ) 0.30L 3rd Calamity ( W Rodriguez 121 ) 0.20L 8th Les Is Best ( F C L De 121 ) 7.10L See full results | F C L De 54.9kg 7.10L | 8 (12) |