Gallant Lad (USA) Horse
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Gallant Lad, a US‑bred four-year-old bay gelding by Medaglia D'oro out of Theatric, is trained by Michael R. Matz and owned by Runnymoore Racing Llc. In eleven starts he has placed second once and third five times, still awaiting his first victory, and has accumulated $61,730 in earnings. His most recent race was at Delaware Park on 18 September 2026, where he finished third of seven.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Delaware Park 18-Sep-26 1673m FIRM R7 Md $3,936 (of $39,357) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:44.010, SP: 3.00 raced close to the pace, dropped back on the turn, went evenly late and held safely for show. 1st Skyrayleigh ( M J Sanchez 123 ) 2nd On The Rox ( J Rodriguez 120 ) 17.75L 3rd Gallant Lad ( V Cheminaud 123 ) 18.50L See full results | V Cheminaud 55.8kg 18.50L | 3 (7) |
| Gulfstream 13-Mar-26 1509m R10 Md $4,907 (of $70,105) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:27.830, SP: 8.00 checked entering the first turn, then settled into stride and pulled between rivals by the half mile marker, kept on between rivals on the far turn and came two wide into the lane and then was in traffic nearing the sixteenth marker and then ran on well late to lose the bob for the show award. 1st Caracas ( P Moran 126 ) 2nd Melody Man ( J Alvarado 126 ) 0.30L 3rd Sidearm ( L Saez 126 ) 1.75L 4th Gallant Lad ( J Velazquez 126 ) 2.05L See full results | J Velazquez 57.2kg 2.05L | 4 (9) |
| Gulfstream 18-Jan-26 1710m FIRM R11 Md $1,017 (of $125,673) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:40.620, SP: 21.00 saved ground and failed to menace. 1st Pitkin ( E Zayas 123 ) 2nd Bessamay ( J Castellano 123 ) 0.30L 3rd Limited Edition ( D Egan 123 ) 1.00L 6th Gallant Lad ( H Karamanos 123 ) 4.25L See full results | H Karamanos 55.8kg 4.25L | 6 (9) |
| Gulfstream 20-Dec-25 1609m FIRM R1 Md $651 (of $84,818) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:34.940, SP: 26.00 steadied along two wide through the opening half, continued two wide around the far turn and lacked the needed rally. 1st Cruise The Nile ( J Ruiz 121 ) 2nd Limited Edition ( D Egan 121 ) 0.00L 3rd Make It Make Sense ( R Maragh 121 ) 0.00L 5th Gallant Lad ( J Velazquez 121 ) 4.75L See full results | J Velazquez 54.9kg 4.75L | 5 (12) |
| Laurel Park 19-Oct-25 1810m R6 Md $769 (of $72,297) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:50.340, SP: 9.00 broke back, raced in hand and outside, raced four wide through the final bend then had little for the drive. 1st Juris Doctor ( J Toledo 123 ) 2nd Peak Performer ( S Leon 123 ) 2.50L 3rd Big Ern Mccracken ( A Adorno 126 ) 4.00L 10th Gallant Lad ( F Boyce 123 ) 10.35L See full results | F Boyce 55.8kg 10.35L | 10 (11) |
| Colonial Downs 11-Sep-25 1710m FIRM Flat, SP: 9/1 | Horacio Karamanos 54.4kg | 3 (8) |
| Delaware Park 13-Aug-25 1710m FIRM Flat, SP: 5/2 | Angel Cruz 53.5kg | 3 (9) |
| Monmouth Park 19-Jul-25 1710m FIRM Flat, SP: 9/2 | John Velazquez 54kg | 3 (11) |
| Laurel Park 14-Jun-25 1811m FIRM Flat, SP: 4/1 | Jevian Toledo 54kg | 2 (7) |
| Gulfstream 18-Jan-25 1710m Flat, SP: 11/2 | Jorge Ruiz 53.5kg | 6 (11) |
| Gulfstream 08-Dec-24 1609m FIRM Flat, SP: 20/1 | Jorge Ruiz 53.5kg | 3 (10) |