Golden Afternoon (USA) Horse
About
Golden Afternoon, a 3yo b from the United States, is trained by Nicholas Vaccarezza. The horse is by Goldencents out of the dam Afternoon. To date, Golden Afternoon has recorded three wins. On September 9, 2024, at Kentucky Downs, the horse secured its most important victory, earning the $170,000 purse.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Keeneland 26-Oct-25 1610m FIRM R8 Bryan Station Stakes (Stakes) (of $600,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:35.780, SP: 7.50 set the pace as the eventual winner applied outer pressure, got collared by that one entering the lane, yielded leaving the furlong grounds and faded late. 1st Troubleshooting ( T Gaffalione 118 ) 2nd Tenacious Leader ( J R Velazquez 118 ) 0.25L 3rd Giocoso ( B Curtis 122 ) 1.75L 6th Golden Afternoon ( J L Ortiz 118 ) 2.40L See full results | J L Ortiz 53.5kg 2.40L | 6 (12) |
| Kentucky Downs 07-Sep-25 1310m GOOD R10 Ainsworth Franklin-Simpson Stakes (Stakes) $400,000 (of $2,000,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:14.330, SP: 11.00 broke to the outside, bumped with rival, stalked the top pair near the rail, shifted out four, vied between near the eighth pole and missed in a game effort. 1st Troubleshooting ( T Gaffalione 120 ) 2nd Golden Afternoon ( J Ortiz 120 ) 0.50L 3rd Governor Sam ( I O Jr 120 ) 1.25L See full results | J Ortiz 54.4kg 0.50L | 2 (12) |
| Presque Isle Downs 01-Jul-25 1210m FIRM R7 Tom Ridge Stakes (Stakes) $63,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:08.920, SP: 2.25 prompted the pace down the backside, narrowed the margin on the turn edging closer to the pacesetter to engage that one turning for home, dueled in upper stretch on the lead and pulled away in the final sixteenth convincingly. 1st Golden Afternoon ( I O Jr 118 ) 2nd Big Vince ( W Rodriguez 122 ) 2.50L 3rd Good Directions ( I Rodriguez 118 ) 0.30L See full results | I O Jr 53.5kg | 1 (7) |
| Churchill Downs 04-May-25 1710m GOOD R9 American Turf S. presented by Ford (Stakes) $9,220 (of $1,000,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:41.640, SP: 34.00 was in the five path along the first turn and stalked the pace early on, raced in the three path in the far turn, fanned into the seven path into the lane and weakened late in the stretch drive. 1st Zulu Kingdom ( F Prat 122 ) 2nd Test Score ( M Franco 122 ) 1.25L 3rd New Century ( I O Jr 122 ) 0.15L 9th Golden Afternoon ( M Smith 122 ) 7.80L See full results | M Smith 55.3kg 7.80L | 9 (14) |
| Keeneland 08-Apr-25 1710m GOOD R8 Transylvania S. Presented by Keeneland Select (Stakes) $7,500 (of $600,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:43.840, SP: 9.00 got rank among foes early on, steadied passing the wire for the first time, pursued two to three wide and between horses, fanned out to the eight path into the lane and failed to factor. 1st Test Score ( M Franco 118 ) 2nd Scipio ( F Prat 118 ) 1.25L 3rd Maui Strong ( V Cheminaud 118 ) 1.25L 11th Golden Afternoon ( J Rosario 118 ) 13.25L See full results | J Rosario 53.5kg 13.25L | 11 (12) |
| Fair Grounds 02-Mar-25 1710m GOOD R9 Black Gold Stakes (Stakes) $20,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:45.730, SP: 2.88 vied for the lead with an outer rival into the backstretch, then with an outer pair around the far turn, clung on to an advantage in the two to three path into the final furlong, but was collared by an inner bidder at the sixteenth pole, drifted out and got bested. 1st Tom's Magic ( J Barbosa 118 ) 2nd Golden Afternoon ( A Concepcion 118 ) 2.00L 3rd Chasing Liberty ( F Geroux 122 ) 1.75L See full results | A Concepcion 53.5kg 2.00L | 2 (6) |
| Fair Grounds 19-Jan-25 1710m FIRM R12 Lecomte Stakes (Stakes) $17,501 (of $250,001) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:47.070, SP: 21.00 stalked along the inside, chased in the two path around the far turn, took aim on the clear leader from the three to four path in upper stretch, but lacked a bid, got outkicked between rivals entering the final sixteenth and saved fourth. 1st Disco Time ( F Geroux 122 ) 2nd Built ( J Loveberry 122 ) 0.30L 3rd Innovator ( J Torres 122 ) 0.50L 4th Golden Afternoon ( A Concepcion 122 ) 2.50L See full results | A Concepcion 55.3kg 2.50L | 4 (13) |
| Fair Grounds 29-Nov-24 1610m GOOD R6 Race 6 $37,170 (of $59,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:39.480, SP: 3.25 tracked the early pace setter three deep, moved up five wide into the upper stretch and finished well to get up under all out pressure. 1st Golden Afternoon ( A Concepcion 117 ) 2nd Curahee ( D Cohen 117 ) 0.50L 3rd Boss Of All Bosses ( J A Torres 114 ) 1.25L See full results | A Concepcion 53.1kg | 1 (12) |
| Keeneland 07-Oct-24 1710m GOOD R10 Castle & Key Bourbon Stakes (Stakes) $70,000 (of $350,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:42.280 bumped an outer rival at the start, pressed two wide, chased the leader while exchanging contact with an outer rival through the lane, bid between horses at the sixteenth pole, wrestled a brief advantage but was outkicked late. 1st Minaret Station ( C A Torres 118 ) 2nd Golden Afternoon ( L Saez 118 ) 1.50L 3rd Clock Tower ( G Corrales 118 ) 2.00L See full results | L Saez 53.5kg 1.50L | 2 (12) |
| Kentucky Downs 09-Sep-24 1310m GOOD R1 Md $107,100 (of $170,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:15.760 pressed the pace three wide and in between rivals, made a bid to be clear off the turn, then widened the margin to prove best under a drive. 1st Golden Afternoon ( I O Jr 119 ) 2nd Don't Backdown ( J A Torres 119 ) 2.75L 3rd Crystal Hill ( R S Jr 119 ) 7.25L See full results | I O Jr 54kg | 1 (9) |
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