Speed King (USA) Horse
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Speed King is a 4yo gr/ro from United States trained by Ron Moquett. He is by the stallion Volatile out of the mare Athenian Beauty. So far he has recorded three wins. On 26th Jan 2025 at Oaklawn Park he captured his most important victory, winning the $984252.00 Southwest Stakes. The horse has been a money‑maker for bettors; backing him throughout his career would have yielded a 353% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Oaklawn Park 06-Feb-26 1609m R8 Fifth Season Stakes (Stakes) $10,500 (of $150,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:38.130, SP: 1.53 prompted the runner up from the outside for six furlongs off the inside, moved on that rival turning for home, vied three wide past the furlong marker then faltered in the late going to lose the show late. 1st Will Take It ( R S Jr 122 ) 2nd Woodcourt ( E Esquivel 122 ) 0.10L 3rd American Law ( F Arrieta 115 ) 0.85L 4th Speed King ( L Saez 122 ) 2.10L See full results | L Saez 55.3kg 2.10L | 4 (9) |
| Oaklawn Park 27-Dec-25 1207m R9 Race 9 $73,080 (of $116,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:09.450, SP: 2.75 away in GOOD order, vied up front between horses early, garnered a larger advantage in the two path into the turn, was given a bit of a breather through the bend, drew off through the lane under a single right handed crop, geared down late to win ridden out. 1st Speed King ( L Saez 117 ) 2nd Perfect Force ( E Asmussen 117 ) 5.50L 3rd Suncroft ( R Bejarano 119 ) 2.50L See full results | L Saez 53.1kg | 1 (11) |
| Churchill Downs 09-Nov-25 1310m R9 Race 9 $9,380 (of $134,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:15.540, SP: 4.00 broke outwardly and brushed a foe at the start, tracked three deep, chased while floating to the five path into the lane and gave way between horses. 1st Jack's Time ( L Saez 120 ) 2nd Kalahari Dreams ( I O Jr 118 ) 2.25L 3rd U Devil You ( A Concepcion 118 ) 2.00L 4th Speed King ( T Gaffalione 118 ) 10.00L See full results | T Gaffalione 53.5kg 10.00L | 4 (8) |
| Churchill Downs 30-Jun-25 1410m FIRM R10 Maxfield Stakes (Stakes) $7,140 (of $250,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:20.770, SP: 7.50 bumped with an outer foe at the start, pursued from midpack three wide and between horses, tracked in the four path around the turn, fanned to the five path while chasing into the lane and lacked a bid while hanging on his left lead. 1st Verifire ( F Prat 118 ) 2nd Smoken Wicked ( B J Hernandez 120 ) 2.75L 3rd Captain Cook ( I O Jr 120 ) 1.00L 5th Speed King ( J Alvarado 120 ) 11.25L See full results | J Alvarado 54.4kg 11.25L | 5 (11) |
| Oaklawn Park 30-Mar-25 1810m FIRM R13 Arkansas Derby (Stakes) $37,500 (of $1,500,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:50.080, SP: 17.00 moved up inside the other speed to duel into the first turn, went extremely quickly for six furlongs, first to blink late in the final turn, continued to back up through the lane. 1st Sandman ( J Ortiz 121 ) 2nd Publisher ( F Prat 121 ) 2.50L 3rd Coal Battle ( J Vargas 124 ) 4.50L 6th Speed King ( R Bejarano 124 ) 24.75L See full results | R Bejarano 56.2kg 24.75L | 6 (9) |
| Oaklawn Park 26-Jan-25 1710m FIRM R10 Southwest Stakes (Stakes) $620,079 (of $984,252) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:45.860, SP: 17.00 away in good order, cleared in the two path to show the way through the first turn, rated in the run up the backstretch, shrugged off a foe to be well clear when straightened for home, enough left to hold the runner up safe late. 1st Speed King ( R Bejarano 117 ) 2nd Sandman ( C Torres 119 ) 1.00L 3rd Tiztastic ( K Asmussen 119 ) 1.50L See full results | R Bejarano 53.1kg | 1 (9) |
| Remington Park 14-Dec-24 1610m FIRM R12 Remington Springboard Mile Stakes (Stakes) $60,000 (of $299,999) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:39.250, SP: 3.25 dueled for the lead while inside on the backstretch, was well handled then was in a long drive but was out finished in late stretch. 1st Coal Battle ( J Vargas 121 ) 2nd Speed King ( R Bejarano 121 ) 0.50L 3rd Dominant Spirit ( J Alvarez 121 ) 5.00L See full results | R Bejarano 54.9kg 0.50L | 2 (12) |
| Churchill Downs 02-Nov-24 1210m FIRM R5 Md $75,601 (of $120,001) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:10.250, SP: 21.00 bumped with an inner foe leaving the gate, set a clear pace along the inside and held sway while hanging on his left lead. 1st Speed King ( E Morales 119 ) 2nd Kalahari Dreams ( A Concepcion 119 ) 2.25L 3rd Faust ( E Asmussen 119 ) 1.50L See full results | E Morales 54kg | 1 (12) |