Witty (USA) Horse
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Witty, a 7yo gr/ro horse from the United States, is trained by Elizabeth M. Merryman. He is by Great Notion out of Zeezee Zoomzoom. To date, Witty has recorded 12 victories. On 10 Aug 2025 at Colonial Downs, he captured the $150,000 Van Clief Stakes, his most important win so far.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Colonial Downs 02-Aug-26 1106m R8 Van Clief Stakes (Stakes) (of $213,858) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:01.740, SP: 6.00 had a slow start, trailed in the three path, was coaxed midway around the turn, got carried out to the nine path in upper stretch, but made no impact. 1st My Boy Prince ( J Velazquez 126 ) 2nd Victory Achieved ( S Leon 122 ) 0.10L 3rd Governor Sam ( P Lopez 126 ) 0.35L 8th Witty ( J Barbosa 126 ) 1.90L See full results | J Barbosa 57.2kg 1.90L | 8 (9) |
| Laurel Park 21-Jun-26 1207m FIRM R9 Ben's Cat Stakes (Stakes) $89,897 (of $142,694) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:08.770, SP: 1.80 1st Witty ( J Barbosa 122 ) 2nd Had To Have Him ( J Toledo 120 ) 0.50L 3rd Whenigettoheaven ( Y Hazlewood 120 ) 0.60L See full results | J Barbosa 55.3kg | 1 (5) |
| Laurel Park 30-May-26 1106m FIRM R3 Race 3 $49,199 (of $78,094) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:04.390, SP: 3.25 , a forward well off the rail leaving the backstretch, circled the turn three wide, took command outside rivals in upper stretch and edged clear under brisk urging. 1st Witty ( J Barbosa 123 ) 2nd Saxton ( S Russell 123 ) 1.25L 3rd Where'S Ray ( J Toledo 126 ) 6.00L See full results | J Barbosa 55.8kg | 1 (4) |
| Colonial Downs 07-Sep-25 1110m R8 Da Hoss Stakes (Stakes) $22,880 (of $228,798) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:01.620, SP: 3.75 off a step slow, trailed, continued to see them all into the stretch while saving ground, moved out a bit, rallied mildly and was up for the show late btwn foes. 1st Doncho ( J Torres 122 ) 2nd Alogon ( P Lopez 122 ) 0.30L 3rd Witty ( J Rodriguez 124 ) 3.00L See full results | J Rodriguez 56.2kg 3.00L | 3 (6) |
| Colonial Downs 10-Aug-25 1110m R8 Van Clief Stakes (Stakes) $144,805 (of $229,850) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:02.520, SP: 4.50 was lightly bumped at the start, unhurriedly brought up the rear from off the rail, fanned nine wide into upper stretch still seeing the entire field, launched a furious rally widest of all to drive past in late stretch. 1st Witty ( J Rodriguez 126 ) 2nd Had To Have Him ( T Gaffalione 122 ) 0.30L 3rd Step Forward ( M Sanchez 122 ) 0.50L See full results | J Rodriguez 57.2kg | 1 (8) |