First Player (USA)
About
First Player is a 5yo ch from United States trained by Paul J. McGee. He is by the stallion The Player out of the dam Bodacious Bets. To date, First Player has recorded two wins. On 7 June 2024 at Churchill Downs, he secured his biggest victory, taking the $58,000.00 Md prize. The horse has proved profitable for bettors; anyone who backed him throughout his career would have achieved a 54% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Ellis Park 21-Jul-25 1609m GOOD R6 Race 6 $20,400 (of $102,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:35.070, SP: 14.00 tracked in teh five path into the backstretch, tucked to the three path with five furlongs to go, pursued before shifting back out to the five path entering the lane and ran on to edge place in the final furlong. | J R Leparoux 55.8kg 7.25L | 2 (5) |
| Churchill Downs 30-Jun-25 1709m FIRM R2 Race 2 $8,890 (of $127,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:41.530, SP: 9.00 tracked two wide, then from the three path down the backstretch, chased the top pair while coming under urging around the far turn, then tired in the five path in upper stretch. | E Morales 56.2kg 10.00L | 4 (6) |
| Fair Grounds 22-Dec-24 1609m GOOD R3 Race 3 (of $59,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:37.860, SP: 8.00 bobbled at the start, lacked speed in the two to four path, fanned out to the seven path in upper stretch and moved up. | E Morales 54kg 10.35L | 7 (12) |
| Churchill Downs 16-Nov-24 1408m FIRM R5 Race 5 $14,600 (of $73,001) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:22.880, SP: 10.00 chased forwardly in the two path along with an outer rival, slowly closed in on the clear leader while trading contact with his outer counterpart in upper stretch, bid along with an outer pair at the furlong grounds, got outkicked by his widest competitor and kept on to be second best. | R Bejarano 54.4kg 1.50L | 2 (8) |
| Keeneland 26-Oct-24 1911m GOOD R5 Race 5 $1,375 (of $109,999) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:54.480, SP: 33.00 drifted out to the five path while off of the pace into the first turn, settled tucking back tot he four path around that bend, spun for home in the five path before shifting inwardly in upper stretch, then failed to threaten between horses. | R Bejarano 55.3kg 7.00L | 6 (12) |
| Churchill Downs 27-Sep-24 2011m FIRM R7 Churchill Downs race 7 $1,523 (of $71,811) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:02.310, SP: 7/2 Vied ins,btw 2nd,faded | T Gaffalione 55.3kg 9.25L | 6 (8) |
| Ellis Park 19-Aug-24 1810m FIRM R3 Race 3 $23,310 (of $37,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:52.760, SP: 11/2 3p1st,bid1/4,clrd,drv | E Morales 55.3kg | 1 (6) |
| Churchill Downs 24-Jun-24 1709m FIRM R2 Race 2 $2,484 (of $72,001) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:45.170, SP: 7/2 Bumped btw st,rank 1st | E Morales 56.2kg 3.60L | 5 (6) |
| Churchill Downs 07-Jun-24 1709m FIRM R3 Md $36,540 (of $58,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:44.979, SP: 14/1 Prss 2w,4-3p,clrd,held | E Morales 56.7kg | 1 (10) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 10-Oct-23 1673m FIRM R2 CLMd $3,400 (of $34,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:43.350 4w,bid3/8,vied btw str | E Morales 55.3kg 1.30L | 3 (5) |
| Churchill Downs 16-Sep-23 1709m FIRM R1 CLMd $2,070 (of $60,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:44.180 was bumped by an inner rival into an outer foe at the start, got keen while off of the pace two wide and between horses into the first turn, settled along the inside approaching the backstretch, but lacked room in upper stretch, remained blocked until the furlong grounds but lacked a bid once clear. | B J H Jr 54.4kg 11.75L | 5 (7) |
| Ellis Park 11-Aug-23 1709m GOOD Md (of $24,553), Winning Time: 01:42.850, SP: 4/1 Ins,6p upr,grind,missd | B J Hernandez 53.5kg 0.15L | 2 (7) |
| Ellis Park 23-Jul-23 1810m GOOD Md (of $42,968), Winning Time: 01:48.460, SP: 75/1 Inside, faded | E Morales 53.5kg, Cd 0 13.75L | 7 (12) |
| Ellis Park 02-Jul-23 1408m FIRM Md (of $73,660), Winning Time: 01:22.020, SP: 75/1 3p btwn, empty | E Morales 54kg, Cd 0 15.75L | 10 (11) |