Diaghilev (USA) Horse
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Diaghilev, a 3yo bay bred in the United States and trained by Richard E. Mandella, is by Maclean's Music out of Choreograph. The horse has not yet broken its maiden, remaining winless in six starts. In its most recent start at Santa Anita on 19 Apr 2026, jockey Mike E. Smith guided Diaghilev to a third‑place finish behind winner Bright Eye Bungle.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Anita 19-Apr-26 1207m FIRM R10 Md $6,500 (of $65,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:08.510, SP: 7.50 forwardly behind the top pair early, bid three deep on the turn, fought between into the last sixteenth and got outkicked. 1st Bright Eye Bungle ( H I Berrios 120 ) 2nd Conquer We Must ( A Fresu 120 ) 1.25L 3rd Diaghilev ( M E Smith 120 ) 1.75L See full results | M E Smith 54.4kg 1.75L | 3 (10) |
| Santa Anita 16-Mar-26 1207m FIRM R3 Md $14,000 (of $70,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:09.250, SP: 7.00 1st Tap The Gin ( A Lezcano 122 ) 2nd Diaghilev ( M Smith 122 ) 1.50L 3rd Melismatic ( K Kimura 122 ) 1.25L See full results | M Smith 55.3kg 1.50L | 2 (7) |
| Santa Anita 16-Feb-26 1308m FIRM R1 Md $7,000 (of $70,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:15.860, SP: 3.75 close up early then dropped bnack bit and tracked pace from off the rail, came four wide into the stretch, battled inside winner through the drive and gave ground grudgingly in final strides. 1st Work ( A Ayuso 122 ) 2nd Toby's Honor ( K Frey 122 ) 0.30L 3rd Diaghilev ( M Demuro 122 ) 1.00L See full results | M Demuro 55.3kg 1.00L | 3 (8) |
| Del Mar 23-Nov-25 1310m GOOD R9 Md $500 (of $60,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:16.090, SP: 26.00 followed in range on the inside, chased near the fence around the bend and tired. 1st So Happy ( M Smith 122 ) 2nd Winston Ave ( U Rispoli 122 ) 0.75L 3rd Cactus Charlie ( R Gonzalez 122 ) 4.50L 9th Diaghilev ( M Demuro 122 ) 12.50L See full results | M Demuro 55.3kg 12.50L | 9 (10) |
| Del Mar 03-Nov-25 1010m FIRM R3 Md $6,000 (of $60,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:57.390, SP: 3.50 prompted to the pace from outside, kept the heat on the winner through the turn, could not kick on with that rival at the top of the lane, flattened in the late stages but managed to hold third. 1st Track Tiger ( A Fresu 122 ) 2nd Cactus Charlie ( R Gonzalez 122 ) 2.50L 3rd Diaghilev ( U Rispoli 122 ) 3.00L See full results | U Rispoli 55.3kg 3.00L | 3 (8) |
| Santa Anita 13-Oct-25 1210m FIRM R10 Md $4,200 (of $60,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:09.590, SP: 9.00 tracked the speed from inside, steered out in upper stretch, finished willingly but got outkicked for third. 1st Migo ( L Abel 122 ) 2nd Green Screen ( K Kazushi 122 ) 1.00L 3rd Cactus Charlie ( B Hector 122 ) 0.50L 4th Diaghilev ( S Mike 122 ) 2.25L See full results | S Mike 55.3kg 2.25L | 4 (11) |