American Cause (USA) Horse
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American Cause, a five-year-old bay gelding bred in the United States by Blame out of Locum, races under the guidance of Pat Clay and belongs to Clay Stables. Over 21 career starts he has captured four victories and accumulated four placings, amassing earnings of $87,123. The most recent start came at Fairmount Park on 11 October 2026, where he finished 5th out of 8 starters. His latest win was recorded at Hawthorne on 19 October 2025.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fairmount Park 28-Oct-26 1673m FAST R10 Race 10 - Allowance Optional Claiming, SP: 8.50 | Angel Stanley | 8 (10) |
| Fairmount Park 11-Oct-26 1673m R5 Race 5 (of $27,276) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:43.600, SP: 5.50 1st Swiss Guard ( J Aranguren 126 , Cd 121 ) 2nd Jack Sprat ( R Arrieta 124 ) 7.00L 3rd Redfield ( M Fernandez 124 , Cd 119 ) 7.50L 5th American Cause ( A Bendezu 124 ) 17.75L See full results | A Bendezu 56.2kg 17.75L | 5 (8) |
| Fairmount Park 09-Sep-26 1673m R5 Race 5 $351 (of $27,740) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:44.080, SP: 6.00 raced close to the pace between horses, was through early and steadily dropped back. 1st Category Ten ( J Aranguren 124 ) 2nd Bernin Tune ( V Lara 126 ) 0.50L 3rd Brown Reserve ( J Felix 126 ) 2.25L 6th American Cause ( A Bendezu 124 ) 11.00L See full results | A Bendezu 56.2kg 11.00L | 6 (8) |
| Ellis Park 23-Aug-26 1408m R3 Race 3 $1,599 (of $54,334) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:24.800, SP: 17.00 vied two wide and between horses but yielded to an outer quartet in upper stretch. 1st Lord Majesty ( G Saez 125 ) 2nd Derby Date ( F Arrieta 123 ) 0.30L 3rd Couperin ( R Bejarano 123 ) 0.30L 5th American Cause ( M Garcia 123 ) 6.25L See full results | M Garcia 55.8kg 6.25L | 5 (7) |
| Hawthorne 06-Jul-26 1609m R5 Race 5 $735 (of $24,489) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:41.720, SP: 4.33 brushed the outer portion of his stall, straightened and rushed up early, saved ground leaving the three eighths then faded under mild hand asking past mid stretch. 1st Honor Point ( A Bendezu 123 ) 2nd Dynamis ( L Colon 123 ) 1.25L 3rd Sound Of Victory ( A Santos 123 ) 4.00L 5th American Cause ( O Hernandez 123 ) 12.00L See full results | O Hernandez 55.8kg 12.00L | 5 (6) |
| Fairmount Park 07-Jun-26 1674m R6 Race 6 $2,836 (of $28,361) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:44.630 stumbled at the start, was rated four wide, cued through the far turn for a competitive position at the top of the stretch, fought hard to earn the show award. 1st Swiss Guard ( A Santos 126 ) 2nd Category Ten ( C Orm 124 ) 0.20L 3rd American Cause ( A Bendezu 124 ) 3.60L See full results | A Bendezu 56.2kg 3.60L | 3 (7) |
| Fairmount Park 28-Oct-25 1710m Flat, SP: 5/2 | Ademar Santos 57.2kg | 5 (6) |
| Hawthorne 19-Oct-25 1673m GOOD Flat, SP: 9/2 | Orlando Mojica 55.3kg | 1 (8) |
| Hawthorne 21-Sep-25 1509m GOOD Flat, SP: 14/1 | Alexander Bendezu 55.3kg | 7 (9) |
| Fairmount Park 06-Sep-25 1673m Flat, SP: 7/2 | Alexander Bendezu 56.2kg | 2 (5) |
| Hawthorne 10-Aug-25 1673m Flat, SP: 3/1 | Alexander Bendezu 55.3kg | 1 (7) |
| Hawthorne 20-Jul-25 1106m Flat, SP: 10/3 | Alexander Bendezu 55.3kg | 3 (6) |
| Hawthorne 29-May-25 1673m FAST Flat, SP: 5/1 | Orlando Mojica 55.3kg | 1 (7) |
| Turfway Park 22-Dec-24 1710m FAST Flat, SP: 33/1 | Alexander Bendezu 54.9kg | 8 (12) |
| Mahoning Valley 20-Nov-24 1106m FAST Flat, SP: 20/1 | Alexander Bendezu 56.2kg | 5 (8) |
| Fairmount Park 03-Nov-24 1207m FAST Flat, SP: 14/1 | Israel Hernandez 54.4kg | 6 (10) |