Democracy Defender (USA) Horse
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Democracy Defender is a 3yo dark bay/brown horse from the United States, trained by Jorge R. Abreu. He is by American Pharoah out of Jody's Song. The colt has yet to break his maiden, having failed to win in three starts. In his most recent race at Keeneland on April 4, 2026, he was ridden by Irad Ortiz Jr. and finished sixth behind the winner Heading.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Keeneland 04-Apr-26 1609m SOFT R10 Md (of $110,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:38.540, SP: 6.00 was brushed on both sides at the start, saved ground off of the pace, progressed in upper stretch but was blocked behind traffic at the furlong grounds, angled out and lacked a bid. 1st Heading ( J R Velazquez 120 ) 2nd Supercharger ( J L Ortiz 120 ) 4.50L 3rd Drop Shot ( A Concepcion 120 ) 4.60L 6th Democracy Defender ( I O Jr 120 ) 6.10L See full results | I O Jr 54.4kg 6.10L | 6 (13) |
| Tampa Bay Downs 07-Mar-26 1609m R3 Md $11,000 (of $55,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:38.280, SP: 2.10 bumped with the horses to either side at the start, raced in the two path early, settled off the pace on the inside for the run up the backstretch, came around the far bend in the four path, began a bid passing the quarter pole and improved position in the stretch. 1st Instability ( S Marin 119 ) 2nd Democracy Defender ( D Centeno 119 ) 4.50L 3rd Neo Zapper ( R Mitchell 119 ) 1.50L See full results | D Centeno 54kg 4.50L | 2 (11) |
| Gulfstream 26-Jan-26 1509m FIRM R5 Md $16,800 (of $84,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:29.450, SP: 21.00 was four wide into the first turn and then settled while still four wide, made a four wide sweep to vie for command leaving the quarter pole took over leaving the three sixteenths and led into the furlong grounds under right handed crop urging, then switched to the left with eighty yards to go and was denied on the wire. 1st Vasy ( T Gaffalione 122 ) 2nd Democracy Defender ( L Panici 122 ) 0.25L 3rd Fancy Sailor ( L Saez 122 ) 0.30L See full results | L Panici 55.3kg 0.25L | 2 (10) |