Lion Guard (USA) Horse

Country

United States

Foal Date

30-Mar-23

Colour

dark bay or brown

Sire

Twirling Candy

Dam

Pay The Kitten

Prize Money

5477

Owners

Highlander Training Center And Newtown Anner Stud Farm

About

Lion Guard, a 3yo dk b/br colt from the United States, is trained by Robert Medina. He is by the stallion Twirling Candy out of the mare Pay The Kitten. The horse has yet to break his maiden, having finished unplaced in two starts. In his most recent start at Turfway Park on 28 Feb 2026, Alberto Burgos rode Lion Guard to a fourth‑place finish, behind winner Petoskey Stones.

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Turfway Park 28-Feb-26 1609m R2 Md $2,604 (of $37,200) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:40.910, SP: 11.00 set the pace as an outer rival prompted, got collared by a wider challenger at the three furlong pole, headed by that one nearing the quarter pole then faded. 1st Petoskey Stones ( F D L Cruz 120 ) 2nd No Hay Dos ( V R Carrasco 120 ) 0.25L 3rd Bourbon Rage ( C Miller 120 ) 11.00L 4th Lion Guard ( A Burgos 120 ) 18.25L See full resultsA Burgos 54.4kg 18.25L4 (9)
Churchill Downs 30-Nov-25 1610m R9 Md $1,185 (of $120,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:37.780, SP: 26.00 bumped with an outer foe early on, lacked speed along the inside, was done early and eased through the lane. 1st No Joke Joe ( L Saez 119 ) 2nd Sun Chaser ( D E Sheehy 119 ) 1.50L 3rd Kilo Tango ( I O Jr 119 ) 0.30L 11th Lion Guard ( C Torres 119 ) 43.60L See full resultsC Torres 54kg 43.60L11 (11)