Brave Words (USA) Horse
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Brave Words, a four-year-old bay gelding bred in the United States and sired by Thousand Words out of Brave Michelle, races under the guidance of trainer Jeff W. Zook for owner Jeff Zook. In 22 career starts he has captured two races, placed second three times and third three times, accumulating earnings of $48,748. His most recent appearance was at Mountaineer on 21 October 2026, where he finished 2nd out of 6 starters. He last won at Mountaineer on 5 October 2026.
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Mountaineer • Presque Isle Downs • Thistledown • Turfway Park • Churchill Downs • Colonial DownsRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Mountaineer 04-Nov-26 1207m FAST R8 Race 8 - Claiming, SP: 4.50 | Kevin Gonzalez | 2 (10) |
| Mountaineer 21-Oct-26 1207m FAST Flat, SP: 13/2 | Kevin Gonzalez 56.2kg | 2 (6) |
| Mountaineer 05-Oct-26 1207m FAST Flat, SP: 14/1 | Kevin Gonzalez 56.2kg | 1 (7) |
| Presque Isle Downs 15-Sep-26 1673m R8 Race 8 (of $19,582) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:42.540, SP: 21.00 was not a factor. 1st Snovember ( D Delgado 123 ) 2nd Mr. Colossal ( A Ayala 123 ) 1.50L 3rd Twist 'n Twirl ( I Rodriguez 123 ) 2.75L 9th Brave Words ( V Severino 123 ) 24.25L See full results | V Severino 55.8kg 24.25L | 9 (9) |
| Mountaineer 31-Aug-26 1408m R2 Race 2 $202 (of $20,185) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:23.650, SP: 6.50 pressed through the far turn wilting in upper stretch. 1st Ozzy ( D Parker 124 ) 2nd Kentucky Go Go ( L Batista 124 ) 3.75L 3rd Junior Chief ( E Barbaran 124 ) 1.50L 9th Brave Words ( J Leon 124 ) 13.35L See full results | J Leon 56.2kg 13.35L | 9 (9) |
| Mountaineer 22-Jul-26 1408m R3 Race 3 $207 (of $20,669) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:13.050, SP: 13.00 showed early speed then faded on the turn. 1st Ante Antman ( K Gonzalez 120 ) 2nd How About It ( N J Arroyo 124 ) 1.75L 3rd Frozen Four ( F Garcia 124 ) 5.25L 7th Brave Words ( J J Monserrate 124 ) 19.00L See full results | J J Monserrate 56.2kg 19.00L | 7 (8) |
| Mountaineer 24-Jun-26 1609m R1 Race 1 $346 (of $17,300) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:35.470 set pace, gave way. 1st Westhampton ( J J Monserrate 124 ) 2nd State Of Attack ( F Garcia 120 ) 3.25L 3rd Lord Baranof ( B Weatherly 124 ) 5.75L 5th Brave Words ( J Stokes 124 ) 13.25L See full results | J Stokes 56.2kg 13.25L | 5 (10) |
| Mountaineer 18-May-26 1408m R2 Race 2 $224 (of $22,371) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:24.290, SP: 10.00 speed, stopped. 1st Blind Eye ( F Garcia 120 ) 2nd Hot Wings ( B Whitacre 120 ) 1.25L 3rd Bosley ( K Gonzalez 120 ) 0.50L 10th Brave Words ( R Barrios 120 ) 20.25L See full results | R Barrios 54.4kg 20.25L | 10 (10) |
| Presque Isle Downs 02-Oct-25 1207m Flat, SP: 16/1 | Israel Rodriguez 54.4kg | 7 (8) |
| Mountaineer 12-Aug-25 1408m FIRM Flat, SP: 16/1 | Brandon Whitacre 52.6kg | 7 (9) |
| Mountaineer 29-Jul-25 1609m FIRM Flat, SP: 9/4 | Brandon Whitacre 52.6kg | 1 (9) |
| Mountaineer 08-Jul-25 1609m Flat, SP: 3/1 | Brandon Whitacre 52.6kg | 2 (7) |
| Mountaineer 22-Jun-25 1006m GOOD Flat, SP: 7/4 | Brandon Whitacre 52.6kg | 3 (9) |
| Mountaineer 09-Jun-25 1609m SLOPPY Flat, SP: 9/4 | Brandon Whitacre 52.6kg | 2 (8) |
| Mountaineer 01-Jun-25 905m FAST Flat, SP: 7/2 | Agustin Bracho 53.5kg | 4 (10) |
| Thistledown 08-May-25 1609m FAST Flat, SP: 4/1 | Luis Rivera 54kg | 7 (8) |
| Mahoning Valley 02-Apr-25 1006m SLOPPY Flat, SP: 11/2 | Yuri Yaranga 55.3kg | 3 (7) |
| Turfway Park 23-Jan-25 1308m FAST Flat, SP: 6/1 | Albin Jimenez 54.4kg | 7 (12) |
| Turfway Park 20-Dec-24 1609m FAST Flat, SP: 5/1 | German Terraza 54kg | 3 (12) |
| Turfway Park 07-Dec-24 1207m FAST Flat, SP: 20/1 | German Terraza 54kg | 5 (12) |
| Churchill Downs 12-Sep-24 1308m FAST Flat, SP: 9/2 | Gavin Ashton 54kg | 10 (11) |
| Colonial Downs 22-Aug-24 1106m FAST Flat, SP: 10/3 | Jose Leon 55.3kg | 5 (8) |
| Colonial Downs 18-Jul-24 1106m GOOD Flat, SP: 14/1 | Jose Leon 54kg | 4 (7) |