Epic Summer (USA) Horse

Country

United States

Foal Date

02-May-23

Colour

dark bay or brown

Sire

Vekoma

Prize Money

103400

Trainer

Linda Rice

Owners

Linda Rice

About

Epic Summer is a 3yo dk b/br foaled in the United States and trained by Linda Rice. Its sire is Vekoma and its dam is Summer Again. To date, Epic Summer has recorded one victory in its running career. The horse's most notable triumph came on 27th Oct 2025 at Belmont – The Big A, where it captured the $85000.00 Md race. Throughout its campaign it has been a rewarding prospect for bettors, delivering an 83% ROI for anyone who backed it from the start.

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Churchill Downs 30-May-26 1609m R6 Race 6 (of $62,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:36.970, SP: 15.00 chased along the inside, weakened then was eased through the final furlong. 1st Petoskey Stones ( I O Jr 118 ) 2nd Landing Craft ( J L Ortiz 124 ) 0.25L 3rd Cant Stop Munnings ( F Prat 124 ) 4.25L 9th Epic Summer ( B Curtis 118 ) 40.30L See full resultsB Curtis 53.5kg 40.30L9 (9)
Churchill Downs 27-Apr-26 1408m R4 Race 4 $2,340 (of $78,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:23.320, SP: 2.50 came out subtly at the start, stalked from the five path, chased while getting outkicked by an inner rival entering the lane and gave way. 1st Perfect Audible ( J Ortiz 118 ) 2nd Kid Twist ( A Beschizza 118 ) 2.00L 3rd Versed ( E Morales 118 ) 4.00L 5th Epic Summer ( L Saez 118 ) 7.60L See full resultsL Saez 53.5kg 7.60L5 (7)
Aqueduct 30-Mar-26 1609m R1 Race 1 $3,320 (of $83,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:35.470, SP: 6.50 1st Hedge Ratio ( F Prat 123 ) 2nd Schoolyardsuperman ( M Franco 123 ) 1.00L 3rd Blue Forty Two ( C Elliott 121 ) 11.25L 5th Epic Summer ( K Carmouche 123 ) 24.50L See full resultsK Carmouche 55.8kg 24.50L5 (5)
Gulfstream 01-Feb-26 1408m FIRM R8 Swale Stakes (Stakes) $4,455 (of $175,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:23.460, SP: 15.00 pressed the winner in the four path and tired in the lane. 1st Solitude Dude ( I O Jr 120 ) 2nd Class President ( J Velazquez 118 ) 3.75L 3rd Hammond ( E Zayas 120 ) 1.75L 5th Epic Summer ( J Castellano 118 ) 12.25L See full resultsJ Castellano 53.5kg 12.25L5 (6)
Gulfstream 04-Jan-26 1609m FIRM R10 Mucho Macho Man Stakes (Stakes) $4,410 (of $175,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:38.230, SP: 5.00 vied two wide between foes down the backstretch, dueled inside around the turn and tired in the stretch. 1st Commandment ( I O Jr 118 ) 2nd Roger That Dana ( R Rojas 118 ) 6.75L 3rd Thunder Chuck ( D Egan 118 ) 1.75L 5th Epic Summer ( T Gaffalione 118 ) 13.75L See full resultsT Gaffalione 53.5kg 13.75L5 (7)
Belmont At The Big A 27-Oct-25 1310m R3 Md $53,550 (of $85,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:16.300, SP: 11.00 dueled for the early lead on the inside, then raced in the two path on the turn and vied for command inside a duo by the five sixteenths, made a two to three wide bid off the bend and was clear by the furlong marker and then kicked away to prove best, driving. 1st Epic Summer ( J Rosario 119 ) 2nd Schoolyardsuperman ( M Franco 119 ) 3.25L 3rd Dark Assault ( S Marin 119 ) 0.20L See full resultsJ Rosario 54kg1 (6)