Drop Shot (USA) Horse
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Drop Shot is a 3yo gr/ro racehorse from the United States trained by George R. Arnold II. He is by Essential Quality out of Centre Court. He has not yet broken his maiden, having failed to win in five starts. In his most recent start at Keeneland on 4 Apr 2026, jockey Axel Concepcion guided him to a third‑place finish behind the winner Heading.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Keeneland 04-Apr-26 1609m SOFT R10 Md $11,000 (of $110,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:38.540, SP: 26.00 brushed with an outer foe at the start, pursued from midpack in the two path, swung out to the seven path entering the lane, ran on to bid for place in the final sixteenth but got outkicked. 1st Heading ( J R Velazquez 120 ) 2nd Supercharger ( J L Ortiz 120 ) 4.50L 3rd Drop Shot ( A Concepcion 120 ) 4.60L See full results | A Concepcion 54.4kg 4.60L | 3 (13) |
| Gulfstream 09-Feb-26 1609m FIRM R10 Md $680 (of $84,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:34.240, SP: 9.00 raced off the pace two wide around the first turn, went four wide around the far turn, swung eight wide turning for home and lacked the needed rally. 1st Beautiful War ( J Bravo 122 ) 2nd Credit History ( J Alvarado 122 ) 0.30L 3rd Comprehensive ( M Gutierrez 122 ) 0.15L 7th Drop Shot ( I O Jr 122 ) 5.80L See full results | I O Jr 55.3kg 5.80L | 7 (12) |
| Churchill Downs 10-Nov-25 1710m R10 Md $8,400 (of $120,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:45.430, SP: 5.00 pursued from midpack three to two wide around teh first turn, progressed five wide around the far turn, bid and gained an advantage in upper stretch, led in teh four path into the final furlong then yielded between horses late and missed show. 1st Zeppelin ( A Concepcion 119 ) 2nd Lemon's Law ( J Torres 119 ) 0.50L 3rd Thailand ( I O Jr 119 ) 0.30L 4th Drop Shot ( L Saez 119 ) 0.80L See full results | L Saez 54kg 0.80L | 4 (12) |
| Keeneland 06-Oct-25 1610m FIRM R4 Md $1,375 (of $110,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:36.970, SP: 4.33 laid off of the pace in the three to four path, shifted to the six path into upper stretch and ran on willingly. 1st Patrol Squad Six ( J Ortiz 119 ) 2nd Tribalism ( T Gaffalione 119 ) 0.30L 3rd Eva Ready ( F Prat 119 ) 0.50L 6th Drop Shot ( L Saez 119 ) 1.55L See full results | L Saez 54kg 1.55L | 6 (12) |
| Kentucky Downs 31-Aug-25 1210m FIRM R12 Md $11,900 (of $170,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:08.850, SP: 5.50 was off slowly, moved up six wide from the outside through the stretch run and moved up to improve position. 1st Judicial Review ( T Gaffalione 119 ) 2nd Wexford One ( M Franco 119 ) 1.50L 3rd Cynical Humor ( W Rodriguez 116 ) 1.25L 4th Drop Shot ( I O Jr 119 ) 4.75L See full results | I O Jr 54kg 4.75L | 4 (12) |