Protect And Defend (USA) Horse
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About
Protect And Defend is a 3yo gr/ro colt from the United States trained by Claude R. McGaughey III. He is by Munnings out of Hold Harmless. The horse has not yet broken its maiden, going winless in five starts. In its latest start at Belmont’s Big A on 27 Jun 2026, ridden by Jose Lezcano, Protect And Defend finished second to Iron Sight.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Belmont At The Big A 27-Jun-26 1911m R5 Md $17,000 (of $85,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:54.780, SP: 11.00 1st Iron Sight ( F Prat 126 ) 2nd Protect And Defend ( J Lezcano 120 ) 0.05L 3rd Duty ( J Rodriguez 126 ) 5.55L See full results | J Lezcano 54.4kg 0.05L | 2 (6) |
| Keeneland 23-Apr-26 1811m R8 Md $3,011 (of $110,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:52.250, SP: 10.00 was bumped by an outer rival into an inner foe and steadied back early on, settled well back in the three to four path, progressed outside of foes into the far turn, fanned to the six path entering the lane, got outkicked by an outer rival while getting floated to the seven path in midstretch then ran on willingly. 1st Vermelho ( J Ortiz 126 ) 2nd Gold Sovereign ( F Prat 126 ) 1.00L 3rd Lahainaluna ( I O Jr 126 ) 0.30L 5th Protect And Defend ( B J Hernandez 118 ) 2.50L See full results | B J Hernandez 53.5kg 2.50L | 5 (12) |
| 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 ) 0.30L 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) |