Protect And Defend (USA) Horse
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Protect And Defend is a 3yo gr/ro horse from the United States trained by Claude R. McGaughey III. The colt is by Munnings out of Hold Harmless. He has not yet broken his maiden, having failed to win in three starts. In his latest outing at Gulfstream on 2 Mar 2026, Luca Panici rode him to a second‑place finish behind Kravitz.
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| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gulfstream 02-Mar-26 1811m FIRM R8 Md $16,800 (of $84,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:46.650, SP: 41.00 1st Kravitz ( J Ruiz 122 ) 2nd Protect And Defend ( L Panici 122 ) 0.50L 3rd Quiet Power ( D Egan 122 ) 0.75L See full results | L Panici 55.3kg 0.50L | 2 (12) |
| Gulfstream 18-Jan-26 1710m FIRM R5 Md $680 (of $84,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:42.360, SP: 26.00 1st Congressional ( D Egan 122 ) 2nd Comprehensive ( M Gutierrez 122 ) 0.15L 3rd Chemical Romance ( J Ruiz 122 ) 1.25L 6th Protect And Defend ( M Husbands 122 ) 8.30L See full results | M Husbands 55.3kg 8.30L | 6 (8) |
| Gulfstream 21-Dec-25 1710m FIRM R7 Md $400 (of $70,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:41.090, SP: 41.00 checked while getting out nearing the first turn, raced three and four wide and played no further factor. 1st Boss Henry ( F Prat 120 ) 2nd Epic D'oro ( I O Jr 120 ) 0.50L 3rd Lemon's Law ( T Gaffalione 120 ) 0.50L 10th Protect And Defend ( M Vasquez 120 ) 9.75L See full results | M Vasquez 54.4kg 9.75L | 10 (12) |