Major Contender (USA) Horse
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Major Contender is a 7yo horse from the United States trained by Marvel U. Straub. It is out of the dam Pussyfoot and by the stallion Distorted Humor. The horse has won six races in its career. On 29 Oct 2025 at Fairmount Park, Major Contender captured its most significant victory to date, earning the $15,000.00 Race 11 purse.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fairmount Park 26-Aug-26 1673m R10 Race 10 (of $13,984) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:44.880, SP: 7.50 bumped at the start, pressed the pace, challenged between horses on the turn, was steadied and stopped. 1st Rocket Hotshot ( A O Stanley 126 ) 2nd Boogie Bode ( A Santos 126 ) 3.50L 3rd Lemon Drop Shot ( F Reyes 126 ) 4.00L 8th Major Contender ( J M Simpson 126 ) 23.50L See full results | J M Simpson 57.2kg 23.50L | 8 (12) |
| Fairmount Park 05-Aug-26 2012m R6 Race 6 $360 (of $28,445) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:09.190, SP: 26.00 track up with the leaders to the last turn, but found the distance too taking and lacked a finish. 1st Code Runner ( A Bendezu 124 ) 2nd Fire Bryan ( E Baird 126 ) 3.50L 3rd Nightwind ( A Santos 124 ) 3.75L 6th Major Contender ( J Simpson 124 ) 14.25L See full results | J Simpson 56.2kg 14.25L | 6 (9) |
| Fairmount Park 22-Jul-26 1106m R1 Race 1 $285 (of $14,255) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:05.230, SP: 11.00 was hustled along inside, vied along the rail, dropped back on the turn and stopped. 1st Sonnyisnotsofunny ( V Lara 124 ) 2nd Khozan's Valentine ( J Tavares 126 ) 4.75L 3rd GOOD Scout ( J Diego 126 ) 0.75L 5th Major Contender ( J Simpson 124 ) 12.75L See full results | J Simpson 56.2kg 12.75L | 5 (6) |
| Fairmount Park 24-May-26 1609m R8 Race 8 $262 (of $21,011) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:41.720, SP: 11.00 hopped start, pulled jostled around first, tipped out, flattened. 1st Big Commerce ( J Aranguren 126 ) 2nd Mcmoney ( A Santos 124 ) 0.15L 3rd Code Runner ( A Bendezu 124 ) 2.75L 5th Major Contender ( C Orm 124 ) 5.55L See full results | C Orm 56.2kg 5.55L | 5 (10) |
| Sunland Park 30-Mar-26 1609m R2 Race 2 $3,661 (of $18,303) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:36.730, SP: 10.00 settled to the first turn, tracked the pace while widest up the backstretch, chased three wide to the quarter marker, angled in to upper stretch, could not make headway on the winner late and bested the rest for the place. 1st Rocks A Black Suit ( E Gomez 124 ) 2nd Major Contender ( E Medellin 124 ) 2.00L 3rd Free Again ( L Valenzuela 124 ) 1.25L See full results | E Medellin 56.2kg 2.00L | 2 (7) |