Chess Match (USA) Horse
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Chess Match is a three-year-old bay colt bred in the United States, by Curlin out of Checkupfromzneckup. He is conditioned by Rudy R. Rodriguez and owned by Rodriguez, Rudy, R. In nine career starts he has earned $24,028 and has managed a single third-place finish, but no victory yet. His most recent outing was at Belmont Park on 15 October 2026, where he finished 7th of 8.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Belmont Park 15-Oct-26 1609m GOOD R2 Race 2 (of $88,753) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:36.390, SP: 51.00 chased along the inside coaxed along from three furlongs out, spun just off the inside into upper stretch, made no impact. 1st Global Asset ( J Ruiz 126 ) 2nd Griffin's Wharf ( R J Santana 126 ) 0.50L 3rd Overseer ( D Davis 122 ) 0.75L 7th Chess Match ( A Fresu 122 ) 14.00L See full results | A Fresu 55.3kg 14.00L | 7 (8) |
| Belmont Park 01-Oct-26 1408m FIRM R5 Md $233 (of $54,427) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:25.270, SP: 6.00 was hustled from the gate then ridden along near the back, saved ground on the turn and failed to threaten. 1st Holding Power ( R J Santana 123 ) 2nd Tampa Storm ( J Lezcano 123 ) 0.15L 3rd Chris's Song ( A Fresu 126 ) 0.30L 6th Chess Match ( F Prat 123 ) 6.15L See full results | F Prat 55.8kg 6.15L | 6 (12) |
| Saratoga 18-Jul-26 1408m FIRM R2 Md $1,075 (of $107,525) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:23.970, SP: 51.00 1st Discotheque ( I O Jr 126 ) 2nd The Standard ( J Ortiz 122 ) 0.50L 3rd Old Time Rocknroll ( D Davis 122 ) 0.50L 7th Chess Match ( K Davis 122 ) 25.25L See full results | K Davis 55.3kg 25.25L | 7 (8) |
| Belmont At The Big A 27-Jun-26 1609m R1 Md $1,304 (of $86,929) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:36.040, SP: 41.00 broke out then was hustled, raced in the three path on the first turn, settled outside without cover, was urged along late on the backstretch, traveled around the far turn in the three path, dropped back in the five path into upper stretch and failed to rally. 1st Fateful Lightning ( K Carmouche 126 ) 2nd Mortal Lock ( M Franco 126 ) 0.25L 3rd Executive ( R J Santana 126 ) 0.30L 6th Chess Match ( K Davis 120 ) 8.85L See full results | K Davis 54.4kg 8.85L | 6 (7) |
| Belmont At The Big A 13-Jun-26 1609m R8 Md $6,112 (of $61,123) 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 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 14-May-26 1609m FAST Flat, SP: 40/1 | Sahin Civaci 54.4kg | 4 (5) |
| Belmont At The Big A 07-May-26 1308m Flat, SP: 40/1 | Javier Castellano 54.9kg | 6 (7) |
| Aqueduct 11-Apr-26 1609m Flat, SP: 6/5 | Edgard Zayas 54.4kg | 4 (5) |
| Gulfstream 07-Feb-26 1710m FAST Flat, SP: 10/1 | D Egan 55.3kg | 6 (7) |