Check The Grade

(USA)

Country

United States

Foal Date

05-Mar-19

Colour

bay

Sire

Valiant Minister

Dam

Sweet Chantal

Prize Money

$123812

Trainer

Javier Negrete

Owners

Frazer Johnson, Jr

About

Check The Grade is a 6yo from the United States trained by Javier Negrete. It is sired by Valiant Minister out of Sweet Chantal. Check The Grade has won 4 races in its career. On June 4, 2022, at Gulfstream, Check The Grade achieved its most notable victory, winning with a purse of $29000.

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Gulfstream 21-Jul-25 1005m R4 Race 4 (of $24,500) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:57.360, SP: 16/1 hustled early, showed speed, vied to mid-stretch, gave way late.	E Greenidge 56.2kg, Cd 53.1kg 7.05L	6 (6)
Gulfstream 06-Jul-25 1106m FIRM R3 Race 3 $210 (of $27,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:03.050, SP: 25.00 Chased inside,empty	E Greenidge 55.3kg, Cd 52.2kg 25.75L	8 (8)
Gulfstream 13-Jun-25 1005m GOOD R5 Gulfstream race 5 $430 (of $25,800) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:55.780, SP: 45/1 Dueled, gave way	J Lopez 55.8kg 10.25L	8 (8)
Gulfstream 24-Jan-25 1005m FIRM R9 Race 9 $720 (of $94,489) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:56.850, SP: 40.00 Pressed 3path, tired	L Panici 54.4kg 10.75L	7 (9)
Gulfstream 27-Dec-24 1106m FIRM R9 Race 9 $430 (of $43,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:02.630, SP: 33.00 Sent clr,empty 3/16	J Trejos 54.4kg 10.85L	9 (9)
Gulfstream 29-Nov-24 1005m GOOD R5 Race 5 $440 (of $61,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 00:55.710, SP: 25.00 Ld3p early,wknd fnl1/8	L Panici 54.4kg 4.55L	8 (12)
Gulfstream 02-Nov-24 1005m GOOD R6 Race 6 $12,200 (of $61,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 00:54.550, SP: 33.00 2p,roused3/16,held2nd	M Gonzalez 54.4kg, Cd 51.3kg 4.75L	2 (10)
Gulfstream 21-Sep-24 1106m FIRM R5 Race 5 $210 (of $25,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:05.070, SP: 33/10 Rail, pace, tired	M Gonzalez 56.2kg, Cd 53.1kg 7.50L	7 (8)
Gulfstream 25-Aug-24 1005m FIRM R11 Race 11 $15,751 (of $25,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:57.100, SP: 17/2 Pace 2p, held firm	M Gonzalez 55.3kg, Cd 52.2kg	1 (7)
Gulfstream 14-Jul-24 1005m FIRM R7 Race 7 $330 (of $25,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:56.750, SP: 55/1 Pace 2path, left lead	A Thomas 55.3kg 5.60L	5 (9)
Gulfstream 07-Aug-23 1106m FIRM R5 CL $180 (of $22,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:04.330, SP: 35/1 Pace 3p, retreated	A Thomas 55.3kg 27.50L	7 (7)
Gulfstream 01-Jul-23 1106m FIRM R3 CL (of $10,160) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:04.640, SP: 22/1 Coaxed 2p, weakened,	K Berrugate 55.8kg, Cd 53.5kg 10.00L	5 (8)
Gulfstream 11-Jun-23 1106m FIRM R11 CL (of $11,430) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:04.570, SP: 55/1 Rail, pace, faltered	M Hernandez 55.8kg, Cd 52.6kg 18.25L	9 (9)
Gulfstream 19-May-23 1005m FIRM R3 CL (of $14,393) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:57.210, SP: 10/1 Pace 2path, tired	A Morrison 54.4kg, Cd 51.3kg 0.15L	5 (6)
Gulfstream 07-Apr-23 m (of $21,000), Winning Time: 00:56.950 chased the pace from the rail and came up empty in the lane.	L Reyes 54.4kg, Cd 0 10.80L	7 (7)
Gulfstream 06-Apr-23 1005m FIRM (of $13,652), Winning Time: 00:56.950, SP: 22/1 Chased inside, empty	L Reyes 54.4kg, Cd 0 0.15L	7 (7)
Gulfstream 16-Mar-23 m (of $24,000), Winning Time: 01:04.340 bumped with an outer foe at the start, set the pace in the two path, was roused when headed along the rail passing the quarter pole, but gaveway in upper stretch.	A Morales 51.3kg, Cd 0 13.30L	6 (8)
Gulfstream 15-Mar-23 1106m FIRM (of $12,700), Winning Time: 01:04.340, SP: 13/1 Bmp,2p,headed1/4,yield	A Morales 54.4kg, Cd 0 13.25L	6 (8)
Gulfstream 17-Feb-23 m (of $24,000), Winning Time: 00:56.580 tracked the pace from the rail and weakened in the lane. SHE'.	L Reyes 54.4kg, Cd 0 2.05L	5 (7)
Gulfstream 16-Feb-23 1005m SYNTHETIC CL (of $14,800), Winning Time: 00:56.580, SP: 28/1 Rail, weakened	L Reyes 54.4kg, Cd 0 2.25L	5 (7)
Tampa Bay Downs 09-Jan-23 m (of $18,000), Winning Time: 01:11.570 tracked the pace setter on the outside up the backstretch, challenged from the two path coming around the bend and tired in the stretch.	A Arroyo 54kg, Cd 0 11.20L	5 (5)
Tampa Bay Downs 08-Jan-23 1207m SYNTHETIC CL (of $9,067), Winning Time: 01:11.570, SP: 6/1 Track,2p bid3/8,tired	A Arroyo 54kg, Cd 0 11.25L	5 (5)
Tampa Bay Downs 17-Dec-22 m $1,260 (of $18,000), Winning Time: 01:04.310 showed the way up the backstretch, extended her lead while saving ground around the turn and weakened in the final furlong.	A Arroyo 53.5kg, Cd 0 4.60L	4 (8)
Tampa Bay Downs 16-Dec-22 1106m SYNTHETIC CL (of $9,067), Winning Time: 01:04.310, SP: 10/1 Led,svd gnd,weaken1/8	A Arroyo 53.5kg, Cd 0 4.50L	4 (8)
Gulfstream 22-Oct-22 m (of $22,000), Winning Time: 00:56.670 pressed the pace in the three path and weakened in the lane.	L Reyes 54.4kg, Cd 0 6.50L	5 (6)
Gulfstream 21-Oct-22 1005m SYNTHETIC CL (of $12,089), Winning Time: 00:56.670, SP: 5/1 Pressed 3path, wknd	L Reyes 54.4kg, Cd 0 6.50L	5 (6)
Colonial Downs 23-Aug-22 m $17,640 (of $28,000), Winning Time: 01:04.710 tracked the leaders on the outside up the backstretch, dueled from the two and three path around the turn, kicked clear in upper stretch and drew off to the wire.	L Reyes 54.4kg, Cd 0	1 (10)
Colonial Downs 11-Aug-22 m $17,640 (of $28,000), Winning Time: 01:04.210 bumped with the horse to her outside leaving the gate, recovered to stalk the leader on the outside up the backstretch, began a bid from the three path coming around the turn, kicked clear in upper stretch and drew off to the wire.	L Reyes 53.5kg, Cd 0	1 (10)
Colonial Downs 20-Jul-22 m (of $34,500), Winning Time: 01:04.930 raced off the pace on the inside up the backstretch, began to improve position from the two path around the turn and flattened out in the final furlong.	L Reyes 53.5kg, Cd 0 5.80L	7 (9)
Gulfstream 04-Jun-22 m $18,270 (of $29,000), Winning Time: 01:05.020 broke in at the start, stalked the early pace, raced four wide through the upper stretch and finished well to get up under strong handling.	L Reyes 53.5kg, Cd 0	1 (8)