For Flying (2020) Horse

Foal Date
04-Sep-20
Colour
gray or roan
Sire
Drosselmeyer
Prize Money
242989
Trainer
H. Graham Motion
Owners
Newstead Stables Llc
About

For Flying is a 5yo gelding/roan trained by H. Graham Motion. It is by the stallion Drosselmeyer out of the mare Table Mountain. To date, For Flying has secured four wins. On August 18, 2024, at Colonial Downs, the horse earned its most important victory, collecting $90,000 in Race 1.

Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Keeneland 17-Oct-25 1710m FIRM R8 Race 8 (of $140,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:43.570, SP: 8.00 tracked along the inside, then from the two path around the far turn, but was blocked between horses in upper stretch and failed to menace.I O Jr 55.3kg 2.55L7 (9)
Woodbine 14-Sep-25 1710m FIRM R7 Ontario Matron Stakes (Stakes) $15,000 (of $150,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:42.920, SP: 13.00 was tucked in on the rail behind the leader on the first turn, moved well just a few lengths off following the pacesetter down the backside, crept closer inside rivals on the last turn, skimmed the fence in the mix at the top of the lane, shifted out in the two path by the furlong marker and finished up willingly to be a clear third at the wire.D Davis 54.9kg 3.75L3 (11)
Woodbine 27-Jul-25 1710m R5 Trillium S. Presented by Don Julio (Stakes) $10,500 (of $150,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:43.230, SP: 11.00 was nudged up top having a narrow advantage inside another around the initial bend under a modest pace, reined back to draft behind the pacesetter along the backside, moved in to bid in the two path between foes at the three eighths marker, fought on still in the mix of things three wide in upper stretch, had little left for the final furlong and faded between horses to settle on the fringes in the end.R Munger 55.3kg 3.75L4 (6)
Woodbine 01-Jun-25 1710m FIRM R10 Belle Mahone Stakes (Stakes) $30,000 (of $150,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:42.260, SP: 11.00 was intent and quickly moved clear shifting in having made the lead heading into the first turn, was soon overtaken by an outside foe prompting the issue and retook the lead still facing outside pressure, was overtaken coming to the top of the stretch, proved no match for the winner but kept on to save the place.M Franco 54kg 5.00L2 (8)
Laurel Park 15-Sep-24 1810m GOOD R8 All Along Stakes (Stakes) $3,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:47.540 Headstrong,3w btw 1/4V R Carrasco 55.3kg 6.25L5 (7)
Colonial Downs 18-Aug-24 1710m GOOD R1 Race 1 $56,700 (of $90,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:42.190 well placed tracking the leaders from a clear pocket down the backside, glided up to the leaders on the far turn, battled from four wide down the lane and prevailed determinedly.J Ruiz 55.3kg1 (6)
Delaware Park 28-Jun-24 1710m SOFT R7 Race 7 $26,460 (of $42,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:46.370 stalked the pace along the inside, awaited room on the turn, got through, angled out for the drive, surged and got up late.K Gomez 54.4kg1 (8)
Cidade Jardim 11-Nov-23 2010m Cidade Jardim race 193 $2,496 (of $13,727) Barrier 257.2kg2 (13)
Cidade Jardim 08-Oct-23 1810m Cidade Jardim race 143 (of $13,080) Barrier 5F Larroque 57.2kg, Cd 07 (8)
Cidade Jardim 02-Sep-23 1610m Cidade Jardim race 97 $8,242 (of $13,600) Barrier 357.2kg1 (9)
Cidade Jardim 05-Aug-23 1610m Cidade Jardim race 53 $6,558 (of $36,068) Barrier 457.2kg2 (12)
Cidade Jardim 01-Jul-23 1410m R7 Cidade Jardim race 7 $1,278 (of $2,109) Barrier 657.2kg1 (12)