Best Actor (USA)
About
Best Actor is a 6yo dk b/br from United States trained by Ed Moger, Jr. It is sired by the stallion Flatter out of the dam Abraqat. Best Actor has won 6 races in its career to date. On 24th Nov 2023 at Churchill Downs, Best Actor earned its biggest victory so far, collecting $148,000 in Race 8.
Raced At
Keeneland
• Churchill Downs
• Horseshoe Indianapolis
• Fair Grounds
• Belmont At The Big A
• Ellis Park
• Remington Park
• Philadelphia Park
• Oaklawn ParkRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Keeneland 26-Oct-25 1810m FIRM R9 Hagyard Fayette Stakes (Stakes) (of $350,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:50.390, SP: 51.00 prompted two wide and between horses early on, but chased after a half mile and faded along the inside rounding the far turn. | L Machado 55.3kg 14.50L | 8 (11) |
| Churchill Downs 25-Sep-25 1710m R7 Race 7 $10,360 (of $148,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:42.780, SP: 10.00 tracked in the three path, pursued further off of the pace in the two path around the far turn, stayed on to duel for show with an outer rival through the final furlong but was bested. | L Machado 56.2kg 7.00L | 4 (6) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 29-Aug-25 1710m FIRM R8 Race 8 $31,299 (of $49,681) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:43.420, SP: 6.50 | E Roman 55.3kg | 1 (7) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 13-Aug-25 1670m SOFT R5 Race 5 $4,968 (of $49,680) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:40.550, SP: 4.33 stalked the pace in the two path and rallied belatedly. | E Roman 55.3kg 1.25L | 3 (8) |
| Churchill Downs 30-Jun-25 1610m FIRM R8 Hanshin S. Presented by JRA (Stakes) $2,830 (of $300,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:34.100, SP: 34.00 was brushed by an inner foe at the start, raced forwardly two wide and between horses, chased around the turn and faded nearing the lane. | M Gutierrez 53.5kg 12.75L | 8 (8) |
| Churchill Downs 02-Jun-25 1610m FIRM R7 Race 7 $29,600 (of $148,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:34.190, SP: 34.00 vied for the lead with an outer pair while remaining a path off of the inside, sparred with the eventual winner around the turn, got headed entering the lane, proved no match shortly after and managed place to be second best. | M Gutierrez 55.3kg 4.00L | 2 (7) |
| Churchill Downs 04-May-25 1610m FIRM R4 Knicks Go Overnight S. presented by L&N Federal Credit Union (Stakes) $1,538 (of $200,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:35.250, SP: 26.00 flashed pace along the inside to the turn and caved. | M Garcia 53.5kg 15.50L | 8 (12) |
| Keeneland 09-Apr-25 1410m FIRM R7 Commonwealth Stakes (Stakes) $4,375 (of $350,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:23.630, SP: 51.00 lacked speed along the inside, moved to the three path in upper stretch and failed to factor while hanging on his left lead. | E A Roman 53.5kg 11.90L | 9 (11) |
| Churchill Downs 05-May-24 1610m GOOD R4 Knicks Go Overnight S. presented by L&N Federal Credit Union (Stakes) $5,797 (of $200,001) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:35.450 was unhurried between horses, came under a ride on the turn, came four wide and finished with a mild improvement. | F Prat 53.5kg 9.50L | 5 (10) |
| Fair Grounds 24-Mar-24 1810m FIRM R9 New Orleans Classic S. Presented by Relyne GI By Hagyard (Stakes) $10,000 (of $500,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:49.140 prompted three to two wide around the first turn, sustained pressure before bidding and sparking a duel turning for home, but hung on his left lead and yielded between horses at the sixteenth pole. | F Prat 54.4kg 4.55L | 5 (9) |
| Fair Grounds 18-Feb-24 1710m FIRM R11 Mineshaft S. Presented by Relyne GI By Hagyard (Stakes) $50,000 (of $250,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:44.040 set the pace along the inside, felt firm pressure from an outer pair entering the backstretch, causing a fast opening half mile, maintained an advantage from those rivals around the far turn, shook free in upper stretch, but was headed by an outer bidder at the furlong grounds, battled on gamely to sustain a duel with that one through the late stages, but missed in a tight photo. | F Prat 54.4kg 0.10L | 2 (8) |
| Churchill Downs 24-Nov-23 1610m FIRM R8 Race 8 $93,240 (of $148,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:35.250 showed the way while tucking to the inside approaching the turn, led from a pair of outer bidders entering the lane, shook free of them in upper stretch and held sway. | F Prat 55.8kg | 1 (5) |
| Belmont At The Big A 22-Sep-23 1610m R2 CL $66,150 (of $105,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:34.800 established the front shortly after the start and showed the way in hand just off the inside until tucked inside into the turn, got set down taking the inside route into upper stretch, edged clear under a drive kept to task. | F Prat 55.3kg | 1 (7) |
| Ellis Park 13-Aug-23 1610m FIRM R9 Ellis Park race 9 $5,175 (of $750) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:35.950, SP: 2.30 4-2p,ins pair 2nd,yldd | F Geroux 55.3kg, Cd 0 2.50L | 4 (7) |
| Ellis Park 30-Jun-23 1410m FIRM (of $81,780), Winning Time: 01:21.410, SP: 4.50 Pace,kept on, 2nd best | L Saez 54.9kg 3.00L | 2 (6) |
| Remington Park 26-Sep-22 1810m R11 Oklahoma Derby (Stakes) $44,000 (of $440,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:49.500 was allowed to settled then raced on the inside down the backstretch, made a bid two wide on the far turn but came up empty in late stretch. | F Geroux 56.2kg 10.75L | 3 (8) |
| Philadelphia Park 23-Aug-22 1710m FIRM (of $148,000), Winning Time: 01:44.140, SP: 3.50 Drifted in, drew away | F Geroux 56.2kg | 1 (8) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 10-Jul-22 1710m GOOD R12 Indiana Derby (Stakes) $60,000 (of $300,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:44.480 stumbled and was forced in at the start, raced in the three path into the far turn when never far back, moved into the four path approaching the quarter pole, came into the lane from the five path with momentum, inched up on the winner inside the eighth pole, brushed with that one late and could not get past. | F Geroux 56.2kg 0.50L | 2 (8) |
| Churchill Downs 12-Jun-22 1610m FIRM CL (of $65,262), Winning Time: 01:34.920, SP: 2.80 Edged 1/8, drew away | R J Santana 53.5kg | 1 (12) |
| Oaklawn Park 16-Apr-22 1710m FIRM Md (of $74,667), Winning Time: 01:44.180, SP: 5.50 Headed 3/16,battled on | R J Santana 55.3kg | 1 (10) |