Coal Battle (USA) Horse
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Coal Battle is a 4yo dark bay/brown gelding from the United States trained by Lonnie Briley. He is by Coal Front out of Wolfblade. To date he has recorded four wins. On 14 Dec 2024 at Remington Park he earned his most important victory, taking the $299,999 Remington Springboard Mile Stakes. The horse has been lucrative for bettors, delivering an 88% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Churchill Downs 29-Jun-26 1609m R10 Hanshin S. Presented by JRA (Stakes) $21,000 (of $300,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:34.060, SP: 6.50 tracked along the inside, gained place leaving the three sixteenths pole but got outkicked entering the final sixteenth then got nailed for show. 1st Nu What's New ( L Saez 120 ) 2nd Owen Almighty ( J R Velazquez 118 ) 1.50L 3rd Hall Of Fame ( J L Ortiz 118 ) 3.25L 4th Coal Battle ( C J Lanerie 118 ) 3.35L See full results | C J Lanerie 53.5kg 3.35L | 4 (10) |
| Churchill Downs 31-May-26 1710m R11 Arlington Stakes (Stakes) $2,500 (of $275,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:40.080, SP: 17.00 1st Lagynos ( J Ortiz 120 ) 2nd Minaret Station ( C Torres 118 ) 0.75L 3rd West Hollywood ( I O Jr 118 ) 1.00L 6th Coal Battle ( C Lanerie 118 ) 3.75L See full results | C Lanerie 53.5kg 3.75L | 6 (10) |
| Oaklawn Park 03-May-26 1710m R7 Lake Ouachita Stakes (Stakes) $40,000 (of $200,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:41.560, SP: 3.50 off the pace and the inside, closer three wide from the second flight far turn, engaged the winner from the outside approaching the furlong marker, briefly put a head in front, dueled to the wire, outgutted in the final strides. 1st Willy D's ( F Arrieta 121 ) 2nd Coal Battle ( C Lanerie 119 ) 0.25L 3rd Mackman ( A Cedillo 121 ) 7.75L See full results | C Lanerie 54kg 0.25L | 2 (8) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 06-Jul-25 1710m FIRM R12 Indiana Derby (Stakes) $60,000 (of $300,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:41.150, SP: 4.00 stalked the pace in the two path, bid at the half-mile pole, dueled through the stretch and held the place. 1st Tip Top Thomas ( J Velazquez 122 ) 2nd Coal Battle ( C Lanerie 124 ) 0.50L 3rd Brotha Keny ( J Ramos 118 ) 0.75L See full results | C Lanerie 56.2kg 0.50L | 2 (7) |
| Churchill Downs 09-Jun-25 1710m FIRM R8 Matt Winn Stakes (Stakes) $40,000 (of $400,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:42.120, SP: 10.00 took contact from an inner rival leaving the gate, checked when put in tight quarters between the top pair passing the wire for the first time, recovered to stalk the loose leader from the three path, pressed around the far turn before offering a bid in upper stretch, but was fended off through midstretch and yielded place to an inner rival in the final sixteenth. 1st East Avenue ( L Saez 123 ) 2nd Burnham Square ( B J Hernandez 123 ) 0.50L 3rd Coal Battle ( C Lanerie 123 ) 1.25L See full results | C Lanerie 55.8kg 1.25L | 3 (4) |