Melba Montgomery (USA) Horse
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Melba Montgomery is a 3yo gray/ro mare from the United States, trained by Steve R. Knapp. She is by Grazen out of Sky Marni. Melba Montgomery has yet to break her maiden, having failed to win in seven attempts. In her most recent race at Del Mar on July 31, 2026, she was ridden by Armando Ayuso and finished seventh behind the winner Sugar Reign.
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| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Del Mar 31-Jul-26 1609m FIRM R3 Md (of $42,974) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:38.260, SP: 11.00 gained early control, set pace along the rail, resisted briefly on the second bend, then lost command and faded along the fence. 1st Sugar Reign ( A Aguilar 120 ) 2nd Springline ( A Escobedo 120 ) 3.25L 3rd Lady Ruth ( J Rosario 120 ) 3.30L 7th Melba Montgomery ( A Ayuso 120 ) 16.80L See full results | A Ayuso 54.4kg 16.80L | 7 (8) |
| Los Alamitos Racecourse 21-Jun-26 1207m FIRM R3 Md $5,703 (of $17,108) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:11.110, SP: 5.50 vied three deep between rivals then two wide up the backstretch, carried a short lead over rivals on both sides around the bend, relinquished the lead at the top of the lane, watched the winner kick away and held second. 1st Dats Ms. Blame ( A Lezcano 120 ) 2nd Melba Montgomery ( A Ayuso 120 ) 9.00L 3rd Surprise D' Oro ( K Frey 120 ) 2.25L See full results | A Ayuso 54.4kg 9.00L | 2 (6) |
| Los Alamitos QH Racecourse 20-Jun-26 1207m R3 Los Alamitos QH Racecourse Race 3 $5,703 (of $28,513) Barrier 3 1st Dats Ms. Blame ( 120 ) 2nd Melba Montgomery ( 120 ) 3rd Surprise D' Oro ( 120 ) | 54.4kg | 2 (6) |
| Santa Anita 30-May-26 1609m FIRM R9 Md $697 (of $48,809) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:38.410, SP: 7.00 tucked inside at the back, rallied up the fence on the far turn, cut the corner into the lane and flattened out. 1st Intuitivebynature ( W Orantes 120 ) 2nd Latin Air ( R Gonzalez 120 ) 3.50L 3rd Chef Kate ( E Maldonado 120 ) 0.50L 6th Melba Montgomery ( A Ayuso 120 ) 6.75L See full results | A Ayuso 54.4kg 6.75L | 6 (10) |
| Santa Anita 17-May-26 1609m FIRM R10 Md $699 (of $90,884) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:38.980, SP: 21.00 1st Tis Sunrise ( K Kimura 126 ) 2nd Jacklyn Lucas ( A Fresu 120 ) 0.15L 3rd All In The Game ( J Hernandez 126 ) 0.20L 8th Melba Montgomery ( A Ayuso 120 ) 8.40L See full results | A Ayuso 54.4kg 8.40L | 8 (10) |