Emphasis (USA) Horse

Country

United States

Foal Date

16-Mar-23

Colour

dark bay or brown

Sire

Yaupon

Dam

Connie And Michael

Prize Money

96834

Owners

Spendthrift Farm Llc And Repole Stable

About

Emphasis is a three-year-old dark bay/brown colt foaled in the United States, by Yaupon out of Connie and Michael. He is under the guidance of trainer Todd A. Pletcher and is owned by Spendthrift Farm LLC and Repole Stable. In two starts he has captured one victory, accumulating $96,834 in earnings. His most recent start took place at Saratoga on August 30, 2026, where he finished 5th out of 8 runners. He previously won at Saratoga on July 20, 2025.

Raced At

Saratoga

Race Record

Event Summary Runner Stats Rank
Saratoga 30-Aug-26 1207m FIRM R2 Race 2 (of $167,052) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:10.060, SP: 11.00 chased the pace on the outside, moved from the four path to the three path early on the turn, dropped back into upper stretch and tired. 1st Dr. Kapur ( T Gaffalione 122 ) 2nd Anyway ( M Franco 122 ) 0.10L 3rd Sculcos Folly ( J Ortiz 122 ) 0.85L 5th Emphasis ( R J Santana 122 ) 4.85L See full results R J Santana 55.3kg 4.85L 5 (8)
Saratoga 20-Jul-25 1210m FIRM R7 Md $96,834 (of $153,705) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:11.830, SP: 5.00 broke in at the start bumping. 1st Emphasis ( R J Santana 119 ) 2nd Growth Equity ( M Franco 119 ) 1.00L 3rd Stradale ( J Ortiz 119 ) 1.50L See full results R J Santana 54kg 1 (8)