Sapphire Beach (2023) Horse
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About
Sapphire Beach is a 3yo trained by George R. Arnold II. He is by No Nay Never out of Bright Sapphire. He has won two races so far. On 31 May 2025 at Churchill Downs he secured his most important victory, earning the $120,000 MD purse. The horse has proven profitable for bettors, offering a 69% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gulfstream 06-Feb-26 1006m FIRM R7 Race 7 $54,180 (of $86,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:55.790, SP: 3.75 pressed the pace three wide and drew off under a drive in upper stretch. 1st Sapphire Beach ( J R Velazquez 122 ) 2nd Catalonia ( J Castellano 122 ) 3.25L 3rd My Sweetheart ( I O Jr 122 ) 5.00L See full results | J R Velazquez 55.3kg | 1 (7) |
| Kentucky Downs 29-Aug-25 1310m FIRM R8 Race 8 $50,000 (of $250,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:14.920, SP: 7.00 1st Mackinac ( J Ortiz 118 ) 2nd Sapphire Beach ( L Saez 118 ) 1.50L 3rd Collective Beauty ( T Gaffalione 118 ) 0.50L See full results | L Saez 53.5kg 1.50L | 2 (10) |
| Woodbine 13-Jul-25 1110m FIRM R8 My Dear Stakes (Stakes) $1,826 (of $125,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:05.770, SP: 7.00 pressed the pace from early on while in hand mostly three to four wide and going willingly and smoothly, lacked the needed late kick. 1st Border Czar ( R Hernandez 122 ) 2nd Abdul ( S Civaci 118 ) 2.75L 3rd Pageant Queen ( F Aebly 122 ) 1.50L 5th Sapphire Beach ( P Moran 122 ) 5.25L See full results | P Moran 55.3kg 5.25L | 5 (9) |
| Churchill Downs 31-May-25 1010m FIRM R2 Md $75,600 (of $120,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:58.530, SP: 3.00 bobbled subtly at the start, prompted three deep and among foes early on, but steadied hard when put to tight quarters by her outer counterpart into the turn, recovered and reengaged that leader from the three path turning for home, but proved no match in upper stretch and safely managed place. 1st Sapphire Beach ( C Torres 119 ) 2nd Essential Coffee ( C Torres 119 ) 3rd Red Drapes ( M Garcia 119 ) 0.00L See full results | C Torres 54kg 2nd Essential Coffee ( C Torres 54kg | 1 (5) |