Pavlovian (USA) Horse
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Pavlovian is a 3yo gr/ro from United States trained by Doug F. O'Neill. It is sired by stallion Pavel out of dam Mandy's Grace. Pavlovian has won 2 races in its career. On 16th Feb 2026 at Sunland Park, Pavlovian earned its biggest victory to date, taking the $500000.00 Sunland Park Derby (stakes).
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Churchill Downs • Fair Grounds • Sunland Park • Santa Anita • Los Alamitos Racecourse • Del MarRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Churchill Downs 08-Jun-26 1710m R8 Matt Winn Stakes (Stakes) (of $500,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:41.260, SP: 13.00 1st Further Ado ( I O Jr 123 ) 2nd Our Moneyman ( A Concepcion 118 ) 2.00L 3rd Taptastic ( J L Ortiz 118 ) 7.50L 7th Pavlovian ( L Saez 118 ) 27.25L See full results | L Saez 53.5kg 27.25L | 7 (8) |
| Churchill Downs 03-May-26 2012m FIRM R12 Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (Stakes) (of $5,000,000) Barrier 16, Winning Time: 02:02.270, SP: 81.00 tracked five wide and outside of foes early on, came under urging in the seven path at the half mile pole then faltered in the five path and between rivals around the far turn and was eased through the lane. 1st Golden Tempo ( J Ortiz 126 ) 2nd Renegade ( I O Jr 126 ) 0.30L 3rd Ocelli ( T Gaffalione 126 ) 0.75L 18th Pavlovian ( E Maldonado 126 ) 48.40L See full results | E Maldonado 57.2kg 48.4kgL | 18 (18) |
| Fair Grounds 22-Mar-26 1911m R12 Twinspires.com Louisiana Derby (Stakes) $200,000 (of $1,000,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:55.180, SP: 17.00 1st Emerging Market ( F Prat 122 ) 2nd Pavlovian ( E Maldonado 122 ) 0.10L 3rd Golden Tempo ( J Ortiz 122 ) 1.00L See full results | E Maldonado 55.3kg 0.10L | 2 (9) |
| Sunland Park 16-Feb-26 1710m FIRM R9 Sunland Park Derby (Stakes) $315,000 (of $500,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:42.220, SP: 5.00 1st Pavlovian ( E Maldonado 123 ) 2nd Express Kid ( J Hernandez 123 ) 0.15L 3rd Bricklin ( C Torres 123 ) 5.25L See full results | E Maldonado 55.8kg | 1 (6) |
| Santa Anita 18-Jan-26 1710m FIRM R8 California Chrome Cal Cup Derby (Stakes) $17,500 (of $175,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:44.550, SP: 9.00 1st Start The Ride ( A Ayuso 124 ) 2nd Sammy Davis ( H Berrios 124 ) 1.75L 3rd Pavlovian ( M Demuro 124 ) 3.25L See full results | M Demuro 56.2kg 3.25L | 3 (11) |
| Los Alamitos Racecourse 15-Dec-25 1610m FIRM R10 King Glorious Stakes (Stakes) $7,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:37.310, SP: 4.50 1st Smoovin Saturday ( P Tiago 117 ) 2nd John Metcalfe ( H Juan 117 ) 1.25L 3rd Can't Help Myself ( B Hector 117 ) 1.75L 4th Pavlovian ( A Armando 117 ) 7.00L See full results | A Armando 53.1kg 7.00L | 4 (8) |
| Del Mar 01-Nov-25 1410m FIRM R5 Golden State Juvenile Stakes (Stakes) $500 (of $175,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:23.380, SP: 8.00 hopped at the start, stumbled badly and unseated the jockey. 1st Ocean Bear ( U Rispoli 122 ) 2nd Sammy Davis ( H Berrios 124 ) 0.75L 3rd Can't Help Myself ( J Rosario 122 ) 0.50L 10th Pavlovian ( J Hernandez 122 ) 99.99L See full results | J Hernandez 55.3kg 100L | 10 (10) |
| Santa Anita 05-Oct-25 1310m FIRM R7 Race 7 $12,200 (of $61,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:17.150, SP: 7.50 stalked the top trio between rivals, lost some ground around the bend and cut to the inside, moved off the fence in midstretch and rallied for second. 1st Ocean Bear ( U Rispoli 122 ) 2nd Pavlovian ( J Hernandez 122 ) 1.75L 3rd Can't Help Myself ( H Berrios 122 ) 0.50L See full results | J Hernandez 55.3kg 1.75L | 2 (9) |
| Del Mar 06-Sep-25 1110m FIRM R7 I'm Smokin Stakes (Stakes) $500 (of $100,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:03.590, SP: 13.00 sat off the pace well off the inside, went five then four wide on the turn and proved no menace. 1st Max Ciao ( A Ayuso 121 ) 2nd Thirsty Rebel ( A Lezcano 121 ) 0.15L 3rd Saul Elliott ( A Fresu 121 ) 1.25L 7th Pavlovian ( U Rispoli 121 ) 9.40L See full results | U Rispoli 54.9kg 9.40L | 7 (8) |
| Del Mar 10-Aug-25 1210m FIRM R4 Best Pal Stakes (Stakes) $30,000 (of $150,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:10.370, SP: 17.00 stalked the top pair outside a pair of rivals, got floated to the five path late on the turn, chased outside. 1st Desert Gate ( J J Hernandez 120 ) 2nd Pavlovian ( U Rispoli 120 ) 8.75L 3rd Brigante ( H I Berrios 118 ) 9.75L See full results | U Rispoli 54.4kg 8.75L | 2 (5) |
| Santa Anita 16-Jun-25 1010m FIRM R6 Md $37,800 (of $60,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:59.040, SP: 3.25 2w,angld5w,closed well 1st Pavlovian ( U Rispoli 119 ) 2nd Moonshiner ( K Kimura 119 ) 0.50L 3rd Forever Ben ( T Baze 119 ) 2.75L See full results | U Rispoli 54kg | 1 (9) |
| Santa Anita 26-May-25 910m FIRM R1 Md $12,000 (of $60,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:53.010, SP: 3.50 Rail,shifted late turn 1st Trump Era ( A Escobedo 119 ) 2nd Pavlovian ( U Rispoli 119 ) 1.50L 3rd Mr. Pippins ( A Aguilar 119 ) 5.75L See full results | U Rispoli 54kg 1.50L | 2 (7) |