Blue Mountains (USA) Horse
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Blue Mountains is a 3yo dk b/br racehorse from the United States trained by Michael W. McCarthy. He is by Midnight Lute out of Runninwithanangel and has not yet broken his maiden, failing to win in seven starts. In his most recent race at Churchill Downs on June 22, 2026, Ben Curtis rode him to a sixth‑place finish behind the winner, Barker.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Churchill Downs 22-Jun-26 1609m R11 Md (of $72,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:36.640, SP: 4.00 broke a step slow before being briefly put in tight between horses at the start, raced off of the pace in the three path, shifted to the six path into upper stretch and failed to menace. 1st Barker ( I O Jr 125 ) 2nd Bedeviled ( K J Asmussen 118 ) 1.75L 3rd Sequoia Stars ( G Saez 118 ) 2.75L 6th Blue Mountains ( B Curtis 118 ) 8.60L See full results | B Curtis 53.5kg 8.60L | 6 (11) |
| Churchill Downs 05-Jun-26 1609m R7 Md $14,400 (of $72,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:36.640, SP: 8.50 trailed early on, circled foes five deep around the turn, sustained his rally to reach place at the sixteenth pole, continued to gain on the tiring leader late but needed more. 1st Spellmaker ( R Arrieta 125 ) 2nd Blue Mountains ( B Curtis 118 ) 2.00L 3rd Disparate Impact ( F Geroux 125 ) 1.75L See full results | B Curtis 53.5kg 2.00L | 2 (11) |
| Keeneland 19-Apr-26 1710m FIRM R5 Md $5,500 (of $55,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:46.620, SP: 3.25 raced at the rear while moving out to the three path around the far turn, gained ground in the five path around the far turn then sustained his charge to gain show in the final sixteenth. 1st Street Party ( B Curtis 118 ) 2nd Discotheque ( D E Sheehy 126 ) 0.50L 3rd Blue Mountains ( F Prat 118 ) 2.25L See full results | F Prat 53.5kg 2.25L | 3 (10) |
| Turfway Park 12-Mar-26 1609m R7 Md $776 (of $100,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:38.870, SP: 21.00 brushed with an inner foe at the start, pursued from midpack along the inside, chased around the far turn then tired while hanging on his left lead. 1st Winter Holiday ( R Walter 120 ) 2nd Givethedevilhisdue ( C Victor 120 ) 4.25L 3rd Bhatia ( M Edgar 120 ) 2.50L 7th Blue Mountains ( C Gerardo 120 ) 19.00L See full results | C Gerardo 54.4kg 19.00L | 7 (10) |
| Turfway Park 04-Jan-26 1609m R5 Md $718 (of $100,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:40.500, SP: 13.00 bumped with an inner foe at the start, lacked speed along the inside, swung out to the six path into the lane and improved position. 1st Kilo Tango ( L Machado 120 ) 2nd Celtic Flame ( W Rodriguez 120 ) 0.50L 3rd Boss' Deed ( I Moncada 120 ) 2.50L 6th Blue Mountains ( M Garcia 120 ) 9.25L See full results | M Garcia 54.4kg 9.25L | 6 (12) |