Chess Match (USA) Horse
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Chess Match, a 3yo b bred in the United States, is trained by Edward J. Delauro. He is sired by Curlin out of the dam Checkupfromzneckup. The horse has not yet broken its maiden status, remaining winless in five starts. In its most recent start at Belmont At The Big A on 13th Jun 2026, Katie Davis rode Chess Match to a third‑place finish behind the winner Ghost Army.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Belmont At The Big A 13-Jun-26 1609m R8 Md $4,300 (of $43,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:40.470, SP: 21.00 settled well off the pace, was urged along in the four path on the turn, spun into the stretch in the five path and improved for the show. 1st Ghost Army ( J Rodriguez 126 ) 2nd Mr R T ( E J Zayas 126 ) 0.50L 3rd Chess Match ( K Davis 120 ) 2.75L See full results | K Davis 54.4kg 2.75L | 3 (7) |
| Belmont At The Big A 15-May-26 1609m R4 Md $5,950 (of $85,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:36.170, SP: 41.00 was off slowly and reserved while on the outside down the backside, moved in to be two wide entering the turn and angled out nearing the three sixteenths and was not a threat. 1st Silver Talent ( F Prat 120 ) 2nd Dark Assault ( M Franco 120 ) 3.75L 3rd Chili Palmer ( D Davis 120 ) 4.00L 4th Chess Match ( S Civaci 120 ) 21.75L See full results | S Civaci 54.4kg 21.75L | 4 (6) |
| Belmont At The Big A 08-May-26 1308m R5 Md $1,275 (of $85,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:16.300, SP: 41.00 1st White Smoke Rising ( J Velazquez 121 ) 2nd Cite Your Sources ( M Franco 121 ) 1.50L 3rd Onepac ( R Gutierrez 126 ) 1.50L 6th Chess Match ( J Castellano 121 ) 15.35L See full results | J Castellano 54.9kg 15.35L | 6 (7) |
| Aqueduct 12-Apr-26 1609m R4 Md $3,080 (of $44,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:38.630, SP: 2.20 chased three to four paths off the rail down the backstretch, tucked to the two path placed to prolonged coaxing at the half mile pole, made his way to the rail midway on the turn, cornered just off the inside into upper stretch and tired. 1st Xcel ( K Carmouche 120 ) 2nd Restless Renegade ( M Franco 126 ) 6.00L 3rd Go Dharma ( O M Hernandez 120 ) 6.25L 4th Chess Match ( E Zayas 120 ) 13.00L See full results | E Zayas 54.4kg 13.00L | 4 (5) |
| Gulfstream 08-Feb-26 1710m FIRM R8 Md $680 (of $84,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:46.520, SP: 11.00 played no factor while racing three and four wide. 1st Easterly ( E Zayas 122 ) 2nd Fourth Dimension ( J Alvarado 122 ) 2.75L 3rd Mr. Miracle ( T Gaffalione 122 ) 0.30L 6th Chess Match ( D Egan 122 ) 11.75L See full results | D Egan 55.3kg 11.75L | 6 (7) |