Ancient Rome (USA) Horse
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Ancient Rome is a 7yo dk b/br from the United States trained by E F Vaughan at Newmarket. He is by the stallion War Front out of Gagnoa. To date, Ancient Rome has recorded six victories. On 3 Sep 2023 at Kentucky Downs, he captured his biggest triumph, winning the $2,000,000.00 Cl1. The horse has been a profitable choice for bettors; backing him throughout his career would have yielded a 1% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Keeneland 09-Oct-26 1710m FIRM R9 Race 9 (of $215,640) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:40.820, SP: 34.00 was bumped on both sides at the start, stalked two wide, chased in the three path around the far turn then faded between horses entering the lane. 1st Facteur Cheval ( I O Jr 122 ) 2nd Highway Robber ( T Gaffalione 122 ) 0.50L 3rd Funtastic Again ( L Saez 122 ) 2.00L 9th Ancient Rome ( D E Sheehy 122 ) 11.75L See full results | D E Sheehy 55.3kg 11.75L | 9 (9) |
| Kentucky Downs 31-Aug-26 1710m FIRM R9 Tapit Stakes (Stakes) $6,369 (of $696,050) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:41.710, SP: 9.00 was forward early and tracked the pace from the inside and kept on til the upper but gave way in the stretch. 1st Plensa ( A Concepcion 124 ) 2nd Vote No ( U Rispoli 124 ) 0.50L 3rd Clever Mischief ( T Gaffalione 122 ) 1.75L 9th Ancient Rome ( B Curtis 122 ) 6.85L See full results | B Curtis 55.3kg 6.85L | 9 (11) |
| Gooloogong 31-Jul-26 1609m R3 Gooloogong Race 3 $20,388 (of $337,551) Barrier 2 1st Archivist ( 138 ) 2nd Cerulean Bay ( 138 ) 3rd Classic ( 132 ) 4th Ancient Rome ( D J Egan 126 ) | D J Egan 57.2kg | 4 (18) |
| GOODwood 31-Jul-26 1609m GOOD R3 CL2 Hcp $20,272 (of $161,502) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:35.660, SP: 34.00 1st Archivist ( C Rodriguez 138 ) 2nd Cerulean Bay ( D Tudhope 138 ) 1.25L 3rd Classic ( P J Dobbs 132 ) 0.00L 4th Ancient Rome ( D Egan 126 ) 2.60L See full results | D Egan 57.2kg 2.60L | 4 (22) |
| Newmarket 09-Jul-26 1609m GOOD R7 CL3 Hcp (of $56,894) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:38.510, SP: 26.00 1st Asmen Warrior ( M Ghiani 138 ) 2nd Tawajjah ( J Peate 127 ) 1.50L 3rd Sterling Knight ( J P Spencer 138 ) 3.75L 9th Ancient Rome ( C Lee 140 ) 8.35L See full results | C Lee 63.5kg 8.35L | 9 (15) |