Defiant Giant (USA) Horse
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Defiant Giant is a five-year-old bay horse bred in the United States, by Lost Treasure out of Dance With Giants. He is trained by Shane Meyers and owned by Meagon Shanley. From 34 starts he has claimed seven victories, finished four seconds and six thirds, tallying $207,327 in earnings. His most recent start came at Charles Town on 22 October 2026, where he finished 5th of 6 runners. The last time he won was at Mountaineer on 7 September 2026.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Town 08-Nov-26 1408m R2 Race 2 - Starter Optional Claiming, SP: 2.62 | Carlos Lopez | 4 (5) |
| Charles Town 22-Oct-26 1710m FAST Flat, SP: 9/2 | Jahnxander Raspaldo 56.2kg | 5 (6) |
| Charles Town 11-Oct-26 1811m Flat, SP: 50/1 | Jose Diaz 57.2kg | 6 (10) |
| Mountaineer 07-Sep-26 1609m R3 Race 3 $13,141 (of $20,859) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:41.980, SP: 2.50 dueled between, asserted self late, driving. 1st Defiant Giant ( E Barbaran 124 ) 2nd Soupersilverdollar ( A R Ramgeet 124 ) 3.25L 3rd Letmeknowbeforeugo ( A Gomez 124 ) 5.25L See full results | E Barbaran 56.2kg | 1 (9) |
| Charles Town 07-Aug-26 1710m SOFT R6 Race 6 $14,493 (of $23,005) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:48.740, SP: 5.50 broke sharp, vied three wide into the far turn, slowly inched away from inside rivals around the far turn, kicked away through the final sixteenth. 1st Defiant Giant ( M Santaella 126 ) 2nd Sin Permiso ( J Mcguin 124 ) 4.25L 3rd Hurricane Alert ( N B Arroyo 124 ) 1.75L See full results | M Santaella 57.2kg | 1 (7) |
| Charles Town 11-Jul-26 1710m FIRM R5 Race 5 $201 (of $36,549) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:46.070, SP: 11.00 raced off the pace four and five wide, never factored. 1st Sisyphus ( R Latchman 124 ) 2nd Formal Affair ( J Acosta 122 ) 4.50L 3rd Mr Scatter ( J Barbosa 122 ) 0.75L 9th Defiant Giant ( A Bocachica 126 ) 18.35L See full results | A Bocachica 57.2kg 18.35L | 9 (10) |
| Mountaineer 15-Jun-26 1609m R4 Race 4 $16,097 (of $25,550) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:42.300, SP: 3.75 pressed the pace dueling inside of rival through the far turn then down the stretch prevailing gamely. 1st Defiant Giant ( N J Arroyo 120 ) 2nd Some R Blessed ( B Whitacre 120 ) 0.20L 3rd Starship Empire ( W Ho 120 ) 12.75L See full results | N J Arroyo 54.4kg | 1 (6) |
| Charles Town 30-May-26 1710m FIRM R4 Race 4 $2,479 (of $35,421) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:46.620, SP: 13.00 1st Sisyphus ( R Latchman 122 ) 2nd Iceteca ( M Santaella 122 ) 5.75L 3rd Rick'swarmheart ( D Araujo 124 ) 3.50L 4th Defiant Giant ( J Stokes 122 ) 12.75L See full results | J Stokes 55.3kg 12.75L | 4 (8) |
| Mountaineer 12-May-26 1609m FAST Flat, SP: 10/1 | Joe Stokes 54.4kg | 2 (6) |
| Charles Town 29-Mar-26 1710m Flat, SP: 9/1 | Joe Stokes 55.3kg | 6 (8) |
| Charles Town 13-Mar-26 1710m GOOD Flat, SP: 4/1 | Joe Stokes 55.3kg | 2 (5) |
| Charles Town 21-Feb-26 1408m SLOPPY Flat, SP: 4/1 | Joe Stokes 57.2kg | 2 (9) |
| Charles Town 06-Feb-26 1710m FAST Flat, SP: 11/2 | Joe Stokes 57.2kg | 3 (8) |
| Charles Town 13-Nov-25 1710m Flat, SP: 9/2 | Moises Santaella 56.2kg | 1 (6) |
| Charles Town 10-Oct-25 1308m FAST Flat, SP: 20/1 | Luis Batista 56.2kg | 4 (7) |
| Charles Town 14-Sep-25 1308m Flat, SP: 8/1 | John Hiraldo 56.2kg | 8 (9) |
| Charles Town 05-Sep-25 1408m SLOPPY Flat, SP: 10/1 | John Hiraldo 56.2kg | 7 (8) |
| Charles Town 07-Aug-25 1308m Flat, SP: 4/1 | Jhorma Cespedes 55.3kg | 3 (7) |
| Charles Town 11-Jul-25 1308m FAST Flat, SP: 13/2 | John Hiraldo 54.4kg | 6 (6) |
| Charles Town 13-Jun-25 1408m FAST Flat, SP: 6/1 | Juan Nunez 54.4kg | 3 (8) |
| Charles Town 16-May-25 1308m GOOD Flat, SP: 10/1 | Carlos Lopez 54.4kg | 3 (9) |
| Charles Town 02-May-25 1408m FAST Flat, SP: 14/1 | Denis Araujo 56.2kg | 5 (7) |
| Charles Town 25-Apr-25 1308m Flat, SP: 4/6 | Arnaldo Bocachica 55.3kg | 1 (9) |
| Charles Town 04-Apr-25 1308m FAST Flat, SP: 3/1 | Arnaldo Bocachica 54.4kg | 4 (9) |
| Charles Town 02-Mar-25 1408m FAST Flat, SP: 9/4 | Angel Cruz 54.4kg | 5 (7) |
| Charles Town 05-Dec-24 1408m FAST Flat, SP: 5/1 | Angel Cruz 53.5kg | 2 (7) |
| Charles Town 10-Nov-24 1710m FAST Flat, SP: 9/2 | Christian Maldonado 53.5kg | 3 (6) |
| Charles Town 19-Oct-24 1408m FAST Flat, SP: 7/4 | Arnaldo Bocachica 53.5kg | 4 (6) |
| Charles Town 25-Aug-24 1308m FAST Flat, SP: 7/2 | Ederik Robles 53.5kg | 3 (8) |
| Charles Town 19-Jul-24 1408m FAST Flat, SP: 5/2 | Arnaldo Bocachica 52.6kg | 1 (7) |
| Charles Town 02-Jun-24 1308m FAST Flat, SP: 14/1 | Arnaldo Bocachica 54.4kg | 4 (9) |
| Charles Town 12-May-24 1408m SLOPPY Flat, SP: 9/1 | Juan Nunez 54.4kg | 8 (9) |
| Charles Town 25-Apr-24 1308m FAST Flat, SP: 25/1 | Juan Nunez 55.3kg | 1 (10) |
| Charles Town 12-Apr-24 905m FAST Flat, SP: 25/1 | Christian Hiraldo 55.3kg | 4 (9) |
| Charles Town 15-Feb-24 905m FAST Flat, SP: 9/1 | Christian Hiraldo 52.6kg | 6 (8) |