Speightsy Rival (USA) Horse
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Speightsy Rival is a 3yo from the United States trained by Lacy Pierce. The horse is by War Of Will out of Speightsy Heart. It has not yet broken its maiden, having failed to win in two starts. In its latest outing at Churchill Downs on 8 May 2026, jockey Luan Machado rode Speightsy Rival to a fifth‑place finish behind winner Llamp.
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| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Churchill Downs 08-May-26 1207m R5 Md (of $57,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:10.610, SP: 26.00 bumped with an inner foe before steadying out of crowded quarters between horses at the start, lacked speed in the four path, swung out to the seven path in upper stretch then moved up to miss fourth. 1st Llamp ( B Curtis 118 ) 2nd Rotisserie ( T Gaffalione 118 ) 6.75L 3rd Lindy Can ( J N Hernandez 124 ) 7.25L 5th Speightsy Rival ( L Machado 118 ) 10.35L See full results | L Machado 53.5kg 10.35L | 5 (10) |
| Keeneland 20-Apr-26 1207m R3 Md $663 (of $53,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:12.510, SP: 15.00 broke a step slow, lacked speed in the two path, shifted to the five path entering the lane then moved up on her left lead. 1st Chasing Sunsets ( F Prat 118 ) 2nd Solaia ( A Concepcion 118 ) 0.30L 3rd Red Raze ( L Machado 118 ) 6.00L 6th Speightsy Rival ( B Curtis 118 ) 10.25L See full results | B Curtis 53.5kg 10.25L | 6 (12) |