Defiance (USA)
About
Defiance is a 4yo dark bay/brown colt from the United States trained by Richard E. Mandella. He is out of Avenge and by the stallion Curlin. Defiance has recorded one win in his career. On 27 January 2025 at Santa Anita, he secured his most important victory to date, taking the $60,000 purse.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Del Mar 15-Aug-25 2212m FIRM R7 Race 7 (of $81,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:17.290, SP: 11/4 lagged behind in the opening stages on the inside, went outside a rival into the far turn, angled five deep at the quarter pole, closed in but lacked room midstretch and could not regain momentum after. | M Demuro 55.8kg 3.00L | 4 (8) |
| Del Mar 20-Jul-25 1609m GOOD R11 Race 11 $8,100 (of $81,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:36.280, SP: 9.00 content to trail early and steered to the inside, came off the rail on the far turn and exited the bend in the three path, angled out for a clear run in the lane, flew late and gained third. | M Demuro 55.8kg 2.00L | 3 (11) |
| Santa Anita 27-May-25 1810m GOOD R5 Race 5 $1,220 (of $61,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:47.160, SP: 7/1 3wd, 2-3wd, evenly | K Kimura 56.2kg 2.50L | 5 (7) |
| Santa Anita 21-Apr-25 1609m GOOD R1 Race 1 $6,100 (of $61,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:34.520, SP: 16.00 Ins-2w,tip out,edgd2nd | K Kimura 56.2kg 2.00L | 3 (6) |
| Santa Anita 23-Mar-25 1609m GOOD R9 Race 9 $1,340 (of $67,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:34.140, SP: 13.00 3wd,ins-3wd,tipped out | K Kimura 55.3kg 4.50L | 5 (9) |
| Santa Anita 27-Jan-25 1307m GOOD R1 Md $37,800 (of $60,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:15.180, SP: 5/2 3w-ins-2w,rallied btwn | U Rispoli 56.2kg | 1 (7) |