The Blue Factor (USA) Horse
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The Blue Factor is a 3yo dark bay/brown racehorse from the United States trained by Michelle Nihei. It is by The Factor out of Blue Whale. The horse has not yet broken its maiden, remaining winless in three starts. In its most recent start at Horseshoe Indianapolis on 24th Jun 2026, The Blue Factor was ridden by Mitchell Murrill and finished second behind Mi Compadre.
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| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 24-Jun-26 1710m FIRM R5 Md $4,760 (of $23,800) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:40.830, SP: 6.00 was squeezed back at the start, stalked the pace inside but had no late bid. 1st Mi Compadre ( E Esquivel 124 ) 2nd The Blue Factor ( M Murrill 120 ) 4.00L 3rd Hurricane Express ( R A Prescott 124 ) 5.25L See full results | M Murrill 54.4kg 4.00L | 2 (12) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 13-May-26 1609m FIRM R5 Md $130 (of $35,359) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:37.440, SP: 34.00 was squeezed back at the start, trailed the field inside and improved position late. 1st In The Tank ( B Curtis 124 ) 2nd Breakaway ( M Murrill 120 ) 0.20L 3rd He's A Charmer ( E Morales 120 ) 0.30L 7th The Blue Factor ( G Corrales 120 ) 8.20L See full results | G Corrales 54.4kg 8.20L | 7 (12) |
| Turfway Park 28-Feb-26 1609m R2 Md $408 (of $37,200) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:40.910, SP: 4.50 took contact from an outer rival early on, lacked speed in the three path around both turns, got floated to the five path entering the lane and weakened. 1st Petoskey Stones ( F C L De 120 ) 2nd No Hay Dos ( V Carrasco 120 ) 0.30L 3rd Bourbon Rage ( C Miller 120 ) 10.75L 6th The Blue Factor ( V Cheminaud 120 ) 40.00L See full results | V Cheminaud 54.4kg 40.00L | 6 (9) |