Celtic Contender (USA) Horse
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Celtic Contender is a 5yo chestnut from the United States trained by Hamilton A. Smith. He is by Irish War Cry out of Celtic Katie and has won six races so far. On 13 Oct 2024 at Laurel Park he earned his biggest triumph, the $100,000 Maryland Million Sprint Stakes.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Colonial Downs 02-Aug-26 1408m R7 Reigh Count Stakes (Stakes) $28,514 (of $142,572) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:20.140, SP: 10.00 set a pressured pace to the inside of the winner, raced in the two to three wide path on the turn and dueled for command off the turn and to the furlong marker but could not match strides with the winner by the sixteenth marker while keeping on to be second best. 1st Verifire ( M Franco 122 ) 2nd Celtic Contender ( F Boyce 122 ) 2.25L 3rd Zero Blitz ( J Ruiz 122 ) 3.75L See full results | F Boyce 55.3kg 2.25L | 2 (7) |
| Laurel Park 28-Jun-26 1207m FIRM R10 Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash Stakes (Stakes) $50,761 (of $253,807) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:11.510, SP: 3.00 1st Hymn ( R Bejarano 126 ) 2nd Celtic Contender ( F Boyce 120 ) 5.50L 3rd Wickeddivine ( J Barbosa 120 ) 5.60L See full results | F Boyce 54.4kg 5.50L | 2 (6) |
| Laurel Park 17-May-26 1207m R8 Maryland Sprint Stakes (Stakes) $14,681 (of $209,732) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:10.730, SP: 4.00 broke on top, drafted back off the leading trio after a furlong, pursued three deep mid turn, angled four to five wide for the drive and failed to punch on through the final furlong. 1st Bring The Smoke ( T Gaffalione 120 ) 2nd Faust ( J L Ortiz 126 ) 0.25L 3rd Haileysfirstnotion ( J E Vargas 120 ) 0.50L 4th Celtic Contender ( F Boyce 120 ) 3.75L See full results | F Boyce 54.4kg 3.75L | 4 (7) |
| Laurel Park 29-Mar-26 1207m R7 Race 7 $57,647 (of $91,503) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:10.290, SP: 3.75 came in at the break, sprinted to the front, was kept in the two path under confident handling around the turn, responded when asked in upper stretch and eagerly increased his advantage while kept under pressure. 1st Celtic Contender ( F Boyce 123 ) 2nd Petingas Twin ( Y Hazlewood 123 , Cd 118 ) 3.25L 3rd S S Sinatra ( I Villalobos 123 ) 8.50L See full results | F Boyce 55.8kg | 1 (4) |
| Colonial Downs 27-Jul-25 1410m R9 Reigh Count Stakes (Stakes) $15,235 (of $152,346) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:21.010, SP: 10.00 was bumped at the break, then dueled for the lead on the inside and then could not match strides with the winner on the turn and cut the corner leaving the bend and fought on but lost the place award late. 1st Patriot Spirit ( M Sanchez 122 ) 2nd Inveigled ( B A Curtis 122 ) 4.00L 3rd Celtic Contender ( V Carrasco 122 ) 4.50L See full results | V Carrasco 55.3kg 4.50L | 3 (8) |