Bracket Buster (USA) Horse
About
Bracket Buster is a 3yo b from the United States trained by Victoria H. Oliver. The horse is by Vekoma out of Spring Dance. To date, Bracket Buster has captured three victories. Its biggest triumph came on 29 September 2025 at Remington Park, where it won the $400,000 Oklahoma Derby (stakes).
Raced At
Keeneland
• Remington Park
• Saratoga
• Monmouth Park
• Churchill Downs
• Horseshoe IndianapolisRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Keeneland 26-Oct-25 1810m FIRM R9 Hagyard Fayette Stakes (Stakes) $24,500 (of $350,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:50.390, SP: 4.00 tracked along the inside, tipped out with five furlongs to go, pursued four deep around the far turn, got outkicked by an inner rival while chasing into the final furlong and kept on willingly. 1st Hit Show ( I O Jr 126 ) 2nd Rattle N Roll ( E Esquivel 122 ) 1.00L 3rd Gosger ( L Saez 118 ) 1.25L 4th Bracket Buster ( J R Velazquez 118 ) 3.25L See full results | J R Velazquez 53.5kg 3.25L | 4 (11) |
| Remington Park 29-Sep-25 1810m FIRM R10 Oklahoma Derby (Stakes) $252,000 (of $400,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:49.990, SP: 2.00 stalked the pace while two wide on the backstretch, rallied on the far turn then was in a strong drive to take command in mid stretch and drew off in the end. 1st Bracket Buster ( S Luis 124 ) 2nd Iron Dome ( O Jose 124 ) 3.25L 3rd Mister Omaha ( Q Luis 124 ) 0.50L See full results | S Luis 56.2kg | 1 (7) |
| Saratoga 24-Aug-25 2010m R13 DraftKings Travers Stakes (Stakes) $250,000 (of $1,250,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:00.840, SP: 34.00 established a forward position early, rounded the first turn in the two path, prompted the pace on the outside, turned up the pressure on the leader in the three path early on the far turn, took the advantage with three furlongs to run, dropped to the two path while roused later on that bend, lost the advantage to the winner into upper stretch, remained on his inside lead in the drive and proved no match while well clear for the place. 1st Sovereignty ( J Alvarado 126 ) 2nd Bracket Buster ( L Saez 126 ) 10.00L 3rd Magnitude ( B Curtis 126 ) 10.75L See full results | L Saez 57.2kg 10.00L | 2 (5) |
| Monmouth Park 20-Jul-25 1810m R12 NYRA Bets Haskell Stakes (Stakes) $70,000 (of $1,000,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:48.150, SP: 26.00 vied inside early, then tracked close up on the inside, chased on the far turn, came two wide into the lane and weakened. 1st Journalism ( U Rispoli 122 ) 2nd Gosger ( L Saez 119 ) 0.50L 3rd Goal Oriented ( F Prat 119 ) 0.30L 4th Bracket Buster ( J Velazquez 119 ) 8.00L See full results | J Velazquez 54kg 8.00L | 4 (8) |
| Monmouth Park 15-Jun-25 1710m FIRM R8 NYRA Bets Pegasus Stakes (Stakes) $94,500 (of $150,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:44.640, SP: 5.00 vied inside for the lead, alternated heads apart on the backside, took charge on the far turn, responded when roused at the quarter pole, kicked away and was geared down passing the sixteenth pole. 1st Bracket Buster ( A Concepcion 116 ) 2nd Wildncrazynight ( I Castillo 116 ) 7.00L 3rd Valentinian ( S Marin 116 ) 1.75L See full results | A Concepcion 52.6kg | 1 (6) |
| Churchill Downs 04-May-25 1710m FIRM R3 Race 3 $1,445 (of $127,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:42.830, SP: 10.00 stalked the pace early along the inside, was in the three path into the lane and faded late in the stretch run. 1st Goal Oriented ( F Prat 118 ) 2nd Hypnus ( B J Hernandez 118 ) 0.00L 3rd Tiz Secure ( J Hernandez 118 ) 0.00L 7th Bracket Buster ( M Franco 118 ) 12.30L See full results | M Franco 53.5kg 12.30L | 7 (10) |
| Keeneland 13-Apr-25 1710m FIRM R9 Stonestreet Lexington Stakes (Stakes) $80,000 (of $400,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:44.150, SP: 21.00 Ins foe,dueled,outkckd 1st Gosger ( I O Jr 123 ) 2nd Bracket Buster ( M Franco 123 ) 2.00L 3rd Praetor ( F Prat 123 ) 3.50L See full results | M Franco 55.8kg 2.00L | 2 (7) |
| Churchill Downs 28-Oct-24 1710m FIRM R10 Street Sense Stakes (Stakes) $5,820 (of $200,001) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:43.860, SP: 17.00 tracked along the inside, then two wide and between horses into the backstretch, got shuffled back behind a tiring rival turning for home, shifted three wide into the lane and failed to menace. 1st Sovereignty ( J Alvarado 122 ) 2nd Tiztastic ( C A Torres 122 ) 5.00L 3rd Sandman ( B J H Jr 122 ) 5.25L 5th Bracket Buster ( A Concepcion 122 ) 9.10L See full results | A Concepcion 55.3kg 9.10L | 5 (9) |
| Keeneland 10-Oct-24 1710m FIRM R6 Md $63,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:45.340 prompted two wide, vied between horses around the far turn, dueled with an outer rival into the lane and held sway from that one while hanging on his left lead. 1st Bracket Buster ( J R Velazquez 119 ) 2nd Morlock ( L Saez 119 ) 0.50L 3rd Whiskey Shot ( F Prat 119 ) 2.00L See full results | J R Velazquez 54kg | 1 (12) |
| Churchill Downs 13-Sep-24 1210m FIRM R8 Md $1,278 (of $120,001) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:09.980 stalked three to four wide and between horses, floated to the six path into the lane and gave way. 1st Big Boat ( C A Torres 119 ) 2nd Kalahari Dreams ( A Concepcion 119 ) 3.50L 3rd Furio ( T Gaffalione 119 ) 5.25L 7th Bracket Buster ( B J H Jr 119 ) 10.50L See full results | B J H Jr 54kg 10.50L | 7 (11) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 08-Aug-24 1110m FIRM R7 Md $4,352 (of $43,522) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:05.620 was unrushed early, angled four wide on the turn and rallied belatedly. 1st Macho Man ( R A Prescott 120 ) 2nd Vino Dominus ( E Morales 120 ) 0.75L 3rd Bracket Buster ( W A Rodriguez 120 ) 3.00L See full results | W A Rodriguez 54.4kg 3.00L | 3 (10) |
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