American King (USA) Horse

Country

United States

Foal Date

09-Feb-23

Colour

dark bay or brown

Sire

American Pharoah

Dam

Nella Vetrina

Prize Money

20626

Trainer

Ruben Gomez

Owners

Gary Folgner

About

American King is a 3yo dk b/br horse from the United States trained by Ruben Gomez. He is by the stallion American Pharoah out of the mare Nella Vetrina. The colt has not yet broken his maiden, failing to win in seven starts. In his most recent start at Del Mar on 8 Sep 2026, American King, ridden by Armando Aguilar, finished 12th behind winner Taif.

Race Record

Event Summary Runner Stats Rank
Del Mar 08-Sep-26 1710m FIRM R11 Md (of $111,096) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:43.780, SP: 51.00 1st Taif ( A Fresu 125 ) 2nd Yep ( H I Berrios 121 ) 0.05L 3rd Timayyyy ( D V Dyke 125 ) 0.55L 12th American King ( A Aguilar 121 ) 12.15L See full results A Aguilar 54.9kg 12.15L 12 (12)
Del Mar 09-Aug-26 1811m FIRM R6 Md $708 (of $113,202) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:49.430, SP: 41.00 1st Path To Power ( J Hernandez 120 ) 2nd Pax Mundi ( E Jaramillo 120 ) 3.25L 3rd Constitution Andi ( V Espinoza 120 ) 1.00L 9th American King ( A Aguilar 120 ) 8.85L See full results A Aguilar 54.4kg 8.85L 9 (10)
Del Mar 19-Jul-26 1609m FIRM R11 Md $716 (of $114,613) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:34.940, SP: 51.00 1st Koekkoek ( J Hernandez 120 ) 2nd Conquer We Must ( A Fresu 120 ) 1.75L 3rd Yep ( U Rispoli 120 ) 0.50L 11th American King ( J R Leparoux 120 ) 9.95L See full results J R Leparoux 54.4kg 9.95L 11 (11)
Los Alamitos Racecourse 14-Dec-25 1710m FIRM R8 Los Alamitos Futurity (Stakes) $6,013 (of $180,397) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:42.380, SP: 41.00 1st Litmus Test ( J Hernandez 120 ) 2nd Blacksmith ( K Kimura 120 ) 1.25L 3rd Provenance ( K Frey 120 ) 3.50L 5th American King ( G Franco 120 ) 23.25L See full results G Franco 54.4kg 23.25L 5 (6)
Los Alamitos QH Racecourse 13-Dec-25 1710m R8 Los Alamitos QH Racecourse Race 8 $5,999 (of $299,957) Barrier 5 1st Litmus Test ( 120 ) 2nd Blacksmith ( 120 ) 3rd Provenance ( 120 ) 5th American King ( G Franco 120 ) G Franco 54.4kg 5 (6)