Strong (USA) Horse

Country

United States

Foal Date

21-Apr-23

Colour

bay

Dam

Elle Stormin'

Prize Money

55585

Owners

Big Chief Racing, Llc And Rocker O Ranch, Llc

About

Strong is a 3yo b unknown from United States trained by J. Keith Desormeaux, who is based at . It is sired by the stallion Raging Bull out of the dam Elle Stormin'. Strong is yet to break its maiden status, having not won a race yet from 7 attempts. During its most recent race at Fair Grounds on 17th Jan 2026, Strong was ridden by C.j. McMahon and finished 6th, behind the winner Best Known Secret.

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Fair Grounds 17-Jan-26 1609m R3 Md (of $22,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:37.290, SP: 10.00 found position around the middle of the pack, angled out in the stretch but had nothing to give. 1st Best Known Secret ( H Hernandez 120 ) 2nd Brockton ( H Rea 120 , Cd 115 ) 3.75L 3rd Moral Man ( M P Jr 120 ) 4.75L 6th Strong ( C Mcmahon 120 ) 9.25L See full resultsC Mcmahon 54.4kg 9.25L6 (8)
Fair Grounds 02-Jan-26 1609m R6 Md (of $30,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:36.400, SP: 13.00 bobbled at the start, trailed for most, passed tired foes. 1st High Go ( B Curtis 122 ) 2nd FAST Connection ( I Castillo 122 ) 0.20L 3rd Shakin My Head ( A Concepcion 122 ) 4.00L 7th Strong ( C Hernandez 122 ) 15.85L See full resultsC Hernandez 55.3kg 15.85L7 (10)
Churchill Downs 27-Oct-25 1610m R3 Md $1,223 (of $120,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:37.350, SP: 34.00 bumped with an inner foe at the start, pursued from midpack along the inside, then in the two path around the far turn, moved out to the six path in upper stretch and failed to menace. 1st Forum ( L Machado 119 ) 2nd Hamunaptra ( E Morales 119 ) 0.50L 3rd High Honors ( B Curtis 119 ) 1.00L 9th Strong ( C Hernandez 119 ) 7.35L See full resultsC Hernandez 54kg 7.35L9 (10)
Kentucky Downs 07-Sep-25 1610m GOOD R12 Md $1,432 (of $170,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:35.230, SP: 26.00 dropped back to race mid pack, had an inside run and lacked a rally. 1st Exonerate ( F Prat 119 ) 2nd Thebabeslayer ( K Asmussen 119 ) 1.25L 3rd She's On A Roll ( J Velazquez 116 ) 1.50L 7th Strong ( J Graham 119 ) 13.25L See full resultsJ Graham 54kg 13.25L7 (12)
Ellis Park 05-Aug-25 1710m R6 Md $944 (of $100,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:42.960, SP: 7.50 laid off of the pace along the inside and was done early. 1st So Special ( B J Hernandez 119 ) 2nd Moderator ( T Gaffalione 119 ) 1.00L 3rd Still Sober ( R Bejarano 119 ) 0.15L 8th Strong ( J Graham 119 ) 38.30L See full resultsJ Graham 54kg 38.30L8 (8)
Churchill Downs 21-Jun-25 1010m GOOD R2 Md $24,000 (of $120,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:56.330, SP: 21.00 tracked two wide, shifted out to the four to five path in upper stretch, ran on to bid for place at the furlong grounds, sparred with an inner rival for that position thereafter and edged past. 1st Longshoreman ( W Rodriguez 119 ) 2nd Strong ( J Graham 119 ) 5.50L 3rd Thebabeslayer ( K Asmussen 119 ) 0.00L See full resultsJ Graham 54kg 5.50L2 (10)
Churchill Downs 24-May-25 1010m GOOD R4 Md $8,400 (of $120,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:55.930, SP: 41.00 laid off of the pace in the four path, tucked two wide around the turn, moved back out to the four path into the lane, chased and issued a bid for show along with an outer rival at the sixteenth pole but got outkicked. 1st Outfielder ( J Velazquez 119 ) 2nd Skipping Stars ( L Saez 119 ) 6.25L 3rd Thebabeslayer ( J Ortiz 119 ) 1.50L 4th Strong ( J Graham 119 ) 8.50L See full resultsJ Graham 54kg 8.50L4 (10)