Expensive Cut (USA) Horse
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Expensive Cut is a seven-year-old dk b/br gelding bred in the United States, by Karakontie out of Costela. He races under the training of Ilkay Kantarmaci and races for Ab Racing Llc. In 41 starts he has secured four victories and placed 15 times, earning total prize money of $270,068. His most recent outing was at Belmont Park on 30 October 2026, where he finished 5th of 6. His latest win was recorded at Keeneland on 27 April 2022.
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Belmont Park • Saratoga • Finger Lakes • Belmont At The Big A • Delaware Park • Oaklawn Park • Churchill Downs • Ellis Park • Keeneland • Monmouth ParkRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Belmont Park 07-Nov-26 1609m R5 Race 5 - Claiming, SP: 10.00 | Silvestre Gonzalez | 3 (10) |
| Belmont Park 30-Oct-26 1710m R3 Race 3 - Claiming, SP: 8.00 | Manuel Franco | 5 (6) |
| Belmont Park 22-Oct-26 1710m Flat, SP: 6/4 | Ricardo Jr Santana 56.2kg | 3 (5) |
| Belmont Park 10-Oct-26 1710m FIRM R5 Race 5 $12,637 (of $63,184) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:43.030, SP: 7.50 1st Ambition ( C Elliott 126 ) 2nd Expensive Cut ( R J Santana 124 ) 1.00L 3rd Peek ( M Franco 126 ) 1.25L See full results | R J Santana 56.2kg 1.00L | 2 (9) |
| Saratoga 29-Aug-26 1811m FIRM R3 Race 3 $3,606 (of $51,511) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:50.790, SP: 13.00 showed speed on the inside of a foe while along the rail, tossed his head and checked repeatedly while inside to the two path on the first turn, settled on the backstretch, was urged along in the two then three path on the far turn and came up empty. 1st Spoiler ( R J Santana 123 ) 2nd Polar Bear Plunge ( M Franco 121 ) 0.20L 3rd Shipsational ( D Davis 121 ) 3.00L 4th Expensive Cut ( S Gonzalez 121 ) 11.35L See full results | S Gonzalez 54.9kg 11.35L | 4 (7) |
| Finger Lakes 30-Jul-26 1710m SOFT R1 Race 1 $951 (of $31,699) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:46.290, SP: 3.25 1st Passioned ( K Coa 124 ) 2nd Olazabal ( J Flores 124 ) 2.50L 3rd Rhymes Like Dimes ( M J Davila 121 ) 1.00L 5th Expensive Cut ( R Gutierrez 121 ) 9.00L See full results | R Gutierrez 54.9kg 9.00L | 5 (5) |
| Belmont At The Big A 27-Jun-26 1609m R2 Race 2 $7,969 (of $79,685) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:35.960, SP: 5.00 1st Quiet Wisdom ( J Castellano 121 ) 2nd Sagamore Mischief ( M Franco 121 ) 0.50L 3rd Expensive Cut ( E Zayas 121 ) 1.00L See full results | E Zayas 54.9kg 1.00L | 3 (6) |
| Belmont At The Big A 14-Jun-26 1609m R3 Race 3 $7,949 (of $39,745) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:37.340, SP: 3.50 1st Metatron's Muse ( S Gonzalez 121 ) 2nd Expensive Cut ( R Silvera 121 ) 0.10L 3rd Sagamore Mischief ( M Franco 121 ) 2.50L See full results | R Silvera 54.9kg 0.10L | 2 (6) |
| Delaware Park 09-Aug-25 1673m Flat, SP: 6/1 | Silvestre Gonzalez 55.3kg | 4 (7) |
| Oaklawn Park 24-Feb-25 1710m FAST Flat, SP: 15/8 | Rafael Bejarano 53.5kg | 2 (7) |
| Churchill Downs 28-Nov-24 1609m SLOPPY Flat, SP: 10/1 | Brian Jr Hernandez 54.9kg | 6 (6) |
| Churchill Downs 07-Nov-24 1710m GOOD Flat, SP: 9/2 | Brian Jr Hernandez 54.9kg | 5 (7) |
| Churchill Downs 15-Sep-24 1811m FAST Flat, SP: 40/1 | Martin Garcia 55.3kg | 12 (12) |
| Ellis Park 12-Aug-24 1811m FAST Flat, SP: 12/1 | Brian Jr Hernandez 55.3kg | 2 (7) |
| Churchill Downs 29-Jun-24 1408m FAST Flat, SP: 9/2 | Rafael Bejarano 53.5kg | 4 (8) |
| Churchill Downs 31-May-24 1609m FAST Flat, SP: 7/2 | Rafael Bejarano 53.5kg | 3 (9) |
| Oaklawn Park 09-Feb-24 1710m FAST Flat, SP: 12/1 | Rafael Bejarano 54.4kg | 2 (9) |
| Oaklawn Park 13-Jan-24 1609m FAST Flat, SP: 14/1 | Emmanuel Esquivel 54kg | 7 (10) |
| Churchill Downs 10-Nov-23 1710m FAST Flat, SP: 13/2 | Edgar Morales 54.9kg | 2 (7) |
| Keeneland 19-Oct-23 1710m FAST Flat, SP: 5/1 | Joseph Rocco Jr 55.3kg | 3 (8) |
| Delaware Park 26-Aug-23 1673m FIRM Flat, SP: 15/2 | Silvestre Gonzalez 54.4kg | 5 (9) |
| Monmouth Park 17-Jun-23 1609m FAST Flat, SP: 11/4 | Silvestre Gonzalez 55.3kg | 5 (7) |
| Keeneland 27-Apr-22 1710m Flat, SP: 10/3 | Alice Beckman 53.5kg | 1 (5) |
| Keeneland 14-Apr-22 1408m FAST Flat, SP: 33/1 | Alice Beckman 53.5kg | 4 (7) |