Final Countdown (USA) Horse

Country

United States

Foal Date

12-May-22

Colour

bay

Sire

Gio Ponti

Dam

Cinnie

Prize Money

70345

Trainer

Robert Pompell

Owners

Schmid, Carol And Dale

About

Final Countdown is a 4yo bay horse from the United States trained by Robert Pompell. He is by Gio Ponti out of Cinnie and has not yet broken his maiden, failing to win in 14 starts. In his most recent outing at Horseshoe Indianapolis on September 30, 2026, Alex Achard rode him to a second‑place finish behind Big Boy Thunder.

Race Record

Event Summary Runner Stats Rank
Horseshoe Indianapolis 30-Sep-26 1207m FIRM R2 Md $12,416 (of $62,081) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:10.000, SP: 9.00 stalked the pace inside, angled to the four path in early stretch and gained the place late. 1st Big Boy Thunder ( F D L Cruz 120 ) 2nd Final Countdown ( A Achard 124 ) 11.25L 3rd Mayweather ( E Morales 120 ) 12.50L See full results A Achard 56.2kg 11.25L 2 (5)
Churchill Downs 14-Sep-26 1308m R10 Md $1,739 (of $167,256) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:15.600, SP: 67.00 made little impact racing well back from three to four wide. 1st Big Jake ( F Prat 121 ) 2nd Nomolimbo ( F Arrieta 124 ) 7.75L 3rd C's Today ( M Garcia 121 ) 1.50L 8th Final Countdown ( C Emigh 124 ) 22.50L See full results C Emigh 56.2kg 22.50L 8 (11)
Ellis Park 08-Aug-26 1106m R9 Md $4,082 (of $142,037) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:01.710, SP: 41.00 chased the pace early three wide, raced in the five path into the lane and ran on late in the stretch run. 1st On Par ( B J Hernandez 119 ) 2nd Mr. Vaggio ( F C L De 119 ) 0.75L 3rd Caragogo ( V Carrasco 119 ) 0.50L 5th Final Countdown ( A Bendezu 124 ) 1.60L See full results A Bendezu 56.2kg 1.60L 5 (12)
Ellis Park 18-Jul-26 1106m R9 Md $1,147 (of $143,367) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:02.050, SP: 13.00 broke a beat slow, raced off of the pace in the four path and failed to factor. 1st Zap D'etat ( F C L De 124 ) 2nd Quintillion ( A Beschizza 124 ) 3.25L 3rd Grande Sorpreso ( F Arrieta 119 ) 1.25L 9th Final Countdown ( A Bendezu 124 ) 10.10L See full results A Bendezu 56.2kg 10.10L 9 (10)
Churchill Downs 15-Jun-26 1207m R6 Md $2,050 (of $170,334) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:09.770, SP: 41.00 pursued from midpack in the four path then faded between horses around the turn. 1st Mumdoggie ( L Saez 118 ) 2nd Stellenbosch ( F Geroux 118 ) 3.50L 3rd Eleos ( M Garcia 118 ) 1.25L 9th Final Countdown ( A Cedillo 124 ) 12.25L See full results A Cedillo 56.2kg 12.25L 9 (10)