Proton (USA) Horse
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Proton is a 3yo bay horse from the United States trained by H. Graham Motion. It is sired by the stallion Astern out of the dam Charged. Proton has won 2 races so far. On 28 Sep 2025 at Laurel Park, Proton earned its most significant victory to date, claiming the $125,000 Laurel Futurity stakes.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Colonial Downs 09-Aug-26 1207m R9 Colonial Turf Dash Stakes (Stakes) $14,150 (of $141,503) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:08.660, SP: 5.00 tracked the pace early and came two to three wide between rivals on the turn then four wide into the upper while angling out and had circled deep in the stretch while making a bid and settled for the show award. 1st Doubting Thomas ( M J Sanchez 122 ) 2nd Beautiful War ( P Lopez 118 ) 0.25L 3rd Proton ( J E Vargas 122 ) 1.75L See full results | J E Vargas 55.3kg 1.75L | 3 (7) |
| Colonial Downs 13-Jul-26 1106m R8 Race 8 $10,625 (of $106,246) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:01.800, SP: 5.00 was reserved early on the inside, moved out on the turn and came six wide into the lane and closed well late getting up for the show award. 1st Spidey Man ( M Chuan 118 ) 2nd Doubting Thomas ( J Ruiz 118 ) 0.20L 3rd Proton ( J Vargas 118 , Cd 113 ) 1.85L See full results | J Vargas 53.5kg, Cd 51.3kg 1.85L | 3 (10) |
| Laurel Park 17-May-26 1609m R9 James W. Murphy Stakes (Stakes) $9,787 (of $139,821) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:35.820, SP: 2.75 tracked outside horses down the backstretch, circled the far turn three wide, floated to the four path in upper stretch and passed a tired foe late. 1st Turf Star ( J Ruiz 118 ) 2nd My Favorite Bird ( F Prat 118 ) 0.50L 3rd Attfield ( R S Jr 122 ) 3.50L 4th Proton ( J R Velazquez 122 ) 3.60L See full results | J R Velazquez 55.3kg 3.60L | 4 (7) |
| Keeneland 04-Apr-26 1710m SOFT R8 UK HealthCare Transylvania Stakes (Stakes) $10,914 (of $873,111) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:44.490, SP: 11.00 stalked along the inside, chased around the far turn then yielded after flopping back to his left lead in the final furlong. 1st Remember Mamba ( J Ortiz 118 ) 2nd Honey Dutch ( T Gaffalione 118 ) 0.50L 3rd Vasy ( F Prat 118 ) 0.30L 7th Proton ( J Velazquez 118 ) 4.00L See full results | J Velazquez 53.5kg 4.00L | 7 (11) |
| Tampa Bay Downs 08-Mar-26 1609m GOOD R7 Columbia Stakes (Stakes) $35,521 (of $177,607) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:37.610, SP: 4.00 raced in the two path around the first turn, pressed the pace between horses up the backstretch, came around the far turn still in the two path and could not go with the winner in the stretch but chased on to the finish. 1st Alpyland ( J Castellano 121 ) 2nd Proton ( J Velazquez 121 ) 2.00L 3rd Knoty Knicks ( J Alvarado 119 ) 0.15L See full results | J Velazquez 54.9kg 2.00L | 2 (8) |