Further Ado (USA) Horse
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Further Ado is a 3yo colt from the United States trained by Brad H. Cox. He is by Gun Runner out of Sky Dreamer. To date, Further Ado has won four races. On 5 Apr 2026 at Keeneland, he secured his most important victory, winning the $1,250,000 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Monmouth Park 19-Jul-26 1811m FIRM R12 NYRA Bets Haskell Stakes (Stakes) (of $1,000,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:50.180, SP: 2.25 raced three wide early, stalked the pacesetter on the backside, chased three wide on the far turn, lacked a rally, then tired. 1st Baby Vino ( J A V Jr 119 ) 2nd Napoleon Solo ( P Lopez 122 ) 0.50L 3rd Iron Honor ( F Prat 119 ) 4.00L 5th Further Ado ( I O Jr 122 ) 5.75L See full results | I O Jr 55.3kg 5.75L | 5 (7) |
| Churchill Downs 08-Jun-26 1710m R8 Matt Winn Stakes (Stakes) $315,000 (of $500,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:41.260, SP: 1.50 1st Further Ado ( I O Jr 123 ) 2nd Our Moneyman ( A Concepcion 118 ) 2.00L 3rd Taptastic ( J Ortiz 118 ) 5.50L See full results | I O Jr 55.8kg | 1 (8) |
| Churchill Downs 03-May-26 2012m FIRM R12 Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (Stakes) (of $5,000,000) Barrier 18, Winning Time: 02:02.270, SP: 4.50 took contact from an inner rival while being floated out and forced to bump an outer foe at the start, pursued from midpack in the four path, inched forward between horses approaching the far turn, came under urging while within striking range around that bend, moved out five wide entering the lane, but was bumped by an outer foe into an inner rival in upper stretch then yielded among horses. 1st Golden Tempo ( J Ortiz 126 ) 2nd Renegade ( I O Jr 126 ) 0.30L 3rd Ocelli ( T Gaffalione 126 ) 0.75L 11th Further Ado ( J Velazquez 126 ) 7.80L See full results | J Velazquez 57.2kg 7.80L | 11 (18) |
| Keeneland 05-Apr-26 1811m FIRM R11 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (Stakes) $787,500 (of $1,250,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:49.580, SP: 1.73 was bumped between horses at the start, stalked from the five path, loomed a danger while perched outside of the top pair and from the four path into the far turn, bid and assumed command at the quarter pole, kicked away when set down in upper stretch, flopped back to his left lead at the sixteenth pole and was ridden out under mild urging. 1st Further Ado ( I O Jr 123 ) 2nd Ottinho ( F Prat 123 ) 11.00L 3rd Talkin ( J Rosario 123 ) 1.75L See full results | I O Jr 55.8kg | 1 (7) |
| Tampa Bay Downs 08-Mar-26 1710m GOOD R11 ESMARK Tampa Bay Derby (Stakes) $80,000 (of $400,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:43.230, SP: 4.33 1st The Puma ( J Castellano 122 ) 2nd Further Ado ( I O Jr 122 ) 0.75L 3rd Canaletto ( F Prat 122 ) 0.20L See full results | I O Jr 55.3kg 0.75L | 2 (9) |