Dark Rye (USA) Horse
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Dark Rye is a 3yo bay horse from the United States trained by Michelle Lovell. Its sire is the stallion Complexity and its dam is Bonita Blonde. The horse has not yet broken its maiden, having failed to win in four starts. In its latest outing at Horseshoe Indianapolis on 15 Oct 2026, Jane Elliott rode Dark Rye to a ninth‑place finish, trailing winner Pezzonovante.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 15-Oct-26 1609m SOFT R6 Md (of $46,726) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:41.150, SP: 7.00 stumbled at the start, raced evenly in the four path and returned home in the equine ambulance. 1st Pezzonovante ( M J Pedroza 120 ) 2nd Federal Agent ( F C L De 120 ) 10.50L 3rd Weekend Reveille ( R Prescott 124 ) 14.50L 9th Dark Rye ( J Elliott 120 ) 38.75L See full results | J Elliott 54.4kg 38.75L | 9 (9) |
| Churchill Downs 18-Sep-26 1308m R8 Md $919 (of $67,469) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:18.070, SP: 34.00 got away alertly then dropped back and raced between horses before being urged along into the turn but made no rally. 1st Act Of Parliament ( A Concepcion 121 ) 2nd Can't Stop Willis ( K Asmussen 124 ) 0.75L 3rd Phantom Slayer ( T Gaffalione 121 ) 0.75L 7th Dark Rye ( D E Sheehy 121 ) 8.50L See full results | D E Sheehy 54.9kg 8.50L | 7 (11) |
| Churchill Downs 30-May-26 1408m R5 Md $1,102 (of $79,489) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:23.970, SP: 21.00 pursued from midpack in the four to five path into the turn then weakened while leaning to the seven path entering the lane. 1st Royal Sapphire ( S Pauly 118 ) 2nd Torre Eiffel ( G Saez 124 ) 5.75L 3rd Wingfoot ( I O Jr 118 ) 0.75L 8th Dark Rye ( D E Sheehy 118 ) 11.60L See full results | D E Sheehy 53.5kg 11.60L | 8 (12) |
| Churchill Downs 01-May-26 1207m R12 Md $1,309 (of $93,732) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:10.130, SP: 17.00 pursued two wide, then between horses around the turn, shifted to the four path in upper stretch then tired. 1st Five Wishes ( B J Hernandez 118 ) 2nd Barker ( L Saez 125 ) 3.75L 3rd Castle Run ( J Ortiz 125 ) 1.75L 8th Dark Rye ( A Concepcion 118 ) 14.75L See full results | A Concepcion 53.5kg 14.75L | 8 (10) |