Sapphire Beach (2023) Horse
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Sapphire Beach is a 3yo colt trained by George R. Arnold II, sired by No Nay Never out of Bright Sapphire. The horse has recorded three wins, highlighted by a $141,000 triumph in Race 7 at Churchill Downs on June 1, 2026.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Downs 06-Sep-26 1308m FIRM R10 Ainsworth Music City Stakes (Stakes) $146,024 (of $2,086,050) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:15.800, SP: 6.50 1st Somerset West ( L Saez 122 ) 2nd Lion Lake ( T Gaffalione 122 ) 0.50L 3rd Ground Support ( A Beschizza 122 ) 0.60L 4th Sapphire Beach ( J L Ortiz 120 ) 1.10L See full results | J L Ortiz 54.4kg 1.10L | 4 (12) |
| Saratoga 19-Jul-26 1106m SOFT R8 Coronation Cup Stakes (Stakes) $64,470 (of $322,350) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:01.830, SP: 3.00 1st Cy Fair ( J Velazquez 124 ) 2nd Sapphire Beach ( J Ortiz 122 ) 2.50L 3rd Cadenza ( M Franco 124 ) 4.75L See full results | J Ortiz 55.3kg 2.50L | 2 (5) |
| Churchill Downs 01-Jun-26 1106m R7 Race 7 $123,547 (of $196,106) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:01.730, SP: 1.73 bumped with an inner rival soon after the start, stalked two wide, bid in upper stretch, forged an advantage with three sixteenths to go and drove clear. 1st Sapphire Beach ( J Ortiz 118 ) 2nd Beach Heist ( F Prat 118 ) 2.00L 3rd Mony Mony ( I O Jr 122 ) 0.20L See full results | J Ortiz 53.5kg | 1 (7) |
| Keeneland 11-Apr-26 1106m R7 FanDuel Limestone Stakes (Stakes) $98,990 (of $494,949) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:01.990, SP: 8.00 stalked along the inside, tipped to the four path to take aim outside of the embattled leading pair in upper stretch, sustained gradual progress to offer a late bid but was denied, then was found to have bled. 1st Slay The Day ( J Velazquez 118 ) 2nd Sapphire Beach ( J Ortiz 118 ) 0.25L 3rd Cy Fair ( I O Jr 123 ) 0.50L See full results | J Ortiz 53.5kg 0.25L | 2 (10) |
| Gulfstream 01-Mar-26 1609m FIRM R6 Herecomesthebride Stakes (Stakes) $7,156 (of $281,057) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:32.800, SP: 6.00 set the pace along the rail and weakened in the lane. 1st Lion Lake ( T Gaffalione 120 ) 2nd Sister Troienne ( M Gutierrez 122 ) 0.20L 3rd Storm's Wake ( J Rosario 122 ) 0.75L 5th Sapphire Beach ( J Velazquez 122 ) 4.10L See full results | J Velazquez 55.3kg 4.10L | 5 (8) |