Tenacious Leader (USA) Horse
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Tenacious Leader is a 3yo dark bay/brown gelding bred in the United States, trained by Todd A. Pletcher. He is by Not This Time out of Diamonds And Rust. To date, Tenacious Leader has won two races. On 5 Oct 2025 at Keeneland, he secured his most important victory, earning the $120,000 purse in Race 4.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Keeneland 26-Oct-25 1610m FIRM R8 Bryan Station Stakes (Stakes) $120,000 (of $600,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:35.780, SP: 8.00 stalked three wide, chased in the four path in upper stretch, yet ran on to rally into the final sixteenth, bid outside of the leader in the closing stages but missed. 1st Troubleshooting ( T Gaffalione 118 ) 2nd Tenacious Leader ( J R Velazquez 118 ) 0.25L 3rd Giocoso ( B Curtis 122 ) 1.75L See full results | J R Velazquez 53.5kg 0.25L | 2 (12) |
| Keeneland 05-Oct-25 1710m FIRM R4 Race 4 $75,600 (of $120,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:41.530, SP: 4.50 stalked two wide, ranged up along with outer rivals turning for home, sustained his challenge while being fended off into the final furlong, yet wrestled an advantage passing the sixteenth pole then held from an outer challenger late. 1st Tenacious Leader ( J Velazquez 118 ) 2nd Montador ( C Torres 120 ) 0.20L 3rd Rocky Joy ( L Machado 122 ) 0.75L See full results | J Velazquez 53.5kg | 1 (11) |
| Keeneland 06-Oct-24 1710m FIRM R9 Claiborne Breeders' Futurity (Stakes) $7,500 (of $600,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:43.170 was bumped by an inner rival at the start, laid off of the pace in the three to four path, got hung in the six path turning for home and failed to factor. 1st East Avenue ( T Gaffalione 122 ) 2nd Ferocious ( L Saez 122 ) 5.25L 3rd Filoso ( J Velazquez 122 ) 4.25L 6th Tenacious Leader ( F Geroux 122 ) 13.50L See full results | F Geroux 55.3kg 13.50L | 6 (11) |
| Saratoga 30-Aug-24 1710m FIRM R10 With Anticipation Stakes (Stakes) $35,000 (of $175,001) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:41.790 3w 1/4, led, fought on 1st Zulu Kingdom ( F Prat 122 ) 2nd Tenacious Leader ( I O Jr 120 ) 0.25L 3rd Cavallo Bay ( D Davis 122 ) 3.00L See full results | I O Jr 54.4kg 0.25L | 2 (6) |
| Saratoga 11-Aug-24 1710m FIRM R7 Md $63,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:37.930 4-2p1st,3p,lead4p3/16 1st Tenacious Leader ( I O Jr 119 ) 2nd Clock Tower ( J Velazquez 119 ) 4.75L 3rd Statesman ( J Lezcano 119 ) 5.50L See full results | I O Jr 54kg | 1 (7) |
| Saratoga 14-Jul-24 1110m FIRM R7 Md $4,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:04.630 Chased 2-3w, improved 1st Tough Catch ( L Saez 119 ) 2nd Innovator ( J Rosario 119 ) 0.75L 3rd Moment's Notice ( M Franco 119 ) 1.50L 5th Tenacious Leader ( I O Jr 119 ) 13.75L See full results | I O Jr 54kg 13.75L | 5 (9) |