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. He is by the stallion Munnings out of the mare Hold Harmless. To date, Protect And Defend has recorded one win. On 3 Sep 2026 at Saratoga, he secured his most significant victory, earning $115000.00.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Saratoga 03-Sep-26 1911m GOOD R3 Md $101,430 (of $161,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:56.260, SP: 2.63 coaxed from the gate, raced three wide through the first turn, settled tracking the leader in closest aim from the two path, came under coaxing near the quarter pole and tipped four wide into upper stretch advancing to take command straightened away, edged clear under a drive and was kept to task to the finish. 1st Protect And Defend ( J Lezcano 122 ) 2nd Pay The Piper ( F Prat 122 ) 3.00L 3rd Duty ( R J Santana 126 ) 9.75L See full results | J Lezcano 55.3kg | 1 (7) |
| Belmont At The Big A 27-Jun-26 1911m R5 Md $24,630 (of $123,150) 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 ) 5.50L See full results | J Lezcano 54.4kg 0.05L | 2 (6) |
| Keeneland 23-Apr-26 1811m R8 Md $4,210 (of $153,792) 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 $23,609 (of $118,044) 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 $1,017 (of $125,673) 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) |