Special Sauce (USA) Horse
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Special Sauce is a 3yo dk b/br colt from the United States trained by Genaro Garcia. He is by the stallion Practical Joke out of the mare Saucy At Midnight. To date, Special Sauce has captured four victories. On 24 Sep 2026 at Churchill Downs, he earned his biggest win, capturing the $78,000 Race 6. The horse has been a rewarding choice for bettors, delivering a 53% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Churchill Downs 24-Sep-26 1207m R6 Race 6 $69,263 (of $109,941) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:10.490, SP: 4.33 set the pace along the inside, led from an outer trio of prompters around the turn, drew off entering the lane then held sway under moderate urging. 1st Special Sauce ( E Morales 118 ) 2nd GOOD Call ( F Arrieta 121 ) 6.50L 3rd Tempting Eve ( D Sheehy 121 ) 7.50L See full results | E Morales 53.5kg | 1 (6) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 20-Aug-26 1006m FIRM R7 Race 7 $41,107 (of $65,248) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:57.310, SP: 6.50 1st Special Sauce ( E Roman 118 ) 2nd Tiz In Sight ( M Murrill 118 ) 2.50L 3rd Small Hollow ( G Saez 122 ) 2.50L See full results | E Roman 53.5kg | 1 (8) |
| Churchill Downs 29-Apr-26 1207m R1 Race 1 $11,602 (of $116,022) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:10.010, SP: 15.00 led narrowly from an outer prompter early on, vied with that one around the turn, dueled before getting headed by an outer pair in midstretch then yielded yet held show late. 1st Sing A Little Song ( I O Jr 124 ) 2nd C'est Cheese ( T Gaffalione 124 ) 0.75L 3rd Special Sauce ( V Carrasco 118 ) 3.50L See full results | V Carrasco 53.5kg 3.50L | 3 (6) |
| Turfway Park 26-Mar-26 1308m R3 Race 3 $666 (of $60,746) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:18.270, SP: 10.00 settled along the inside, got shuffled back at the five sixteenths pole, moved between horses at the furlong grounds then failed to menace. 1st Valala ( F C L De 120 ) 2nd Belle Of The Barn ( V Cheminaud 120 ) 1.75L 3rd Faye's Gold ( J R Leparoux 120 ) 0.15L 6th Special Sauce ( M J Pedroza 120 ) 5.30L See full results | M J Pedroza 54.4kg 5.30L | 6 (8) |
| Turfway Park 12-Mar-26 1308m R2 Race 2 $11,075 (of $55,377) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:21.390, SP: 2.00 tracked from the four path, ranged up to bid outside of the leader at the quarter pole, drove clear shortly after, but tired in the final sixteenth and got caught late. 1st Alta Avenue ( S Pauly 118 ) 2nd Special Sauce ( W Rodriguez 122 ) 0.25L 3rd Emily's Joy ( M Garcia 122 ) 6.75L See full results | W Rodriguez 55.3kg 0.25L | 2 (8) |