Golden Afternoon (USA) Horse
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Golden Afternoon is a 4yo from the United States trained by Nicholas Vaccarezza. He is by the stallion Goldencents out of the dam Afternoon. To date, Golden Afternoon has won four races. On 9 Sep 2024 at Kentucky Downs, he secured his most important win, claiming the $170,000 purse.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Ellis Park 03-Aug-26 1106m R8 Tri-State Turf Sprint Stakes (Stakes) (of $357,552) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:02.180, SP: 10.00 stalked form the four path, chased while leaning to the five path in upper stretch then faded between horses. 1st Joe Shiesty ( F D L Cruz 122 ) 2nd Okiro ( J Bravo 122 ) 1.00L 3rd Troubleshooting ( T Gaffalione 122 ) 1.25L 8th Golden Afternoon ( J A Torres 122 ) 4.35L See full results | J A Torres 55.3kg 4.35L | 8 (9) |
| Woodbine 28-Jun-26 1006m FIRM R7 bet365 Highlander Stakes (Stakes) $2,044 (of $290,065) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:56.270, SP: 3.75 stalked near the rear in the four path midway down the backside, was in tight three wide between horses losing some momentum at the five sixteenths pole, swung out widest in the five path in upper stretch, could see the field having little to offer at the furlong pole and was veering out sharply in deep stretch. 1st Miss Vyvyanne ( P Moran 115 ) 2nd Western Whirl ( F Aebly 118 ) 2.00L 3rd G T Five Hundred ( J Campos 120 ) 2.50L 6th Golden Afternoon ( R Hernandez 120 ) 0.00L See full results | R Hernandez 54.4kg 0.00L | 6 (7) |
| Churchill Downs 27-Apr-26 1106m R6 Race 6 $124,325 (of $197,341) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:01.660, SP: 2.10 stalked from the two path, shifted outside of the embattled leading pair in upper stretch, ranged up to bid at the furlong grounds, edged an avantage as an outer foe challenge in the final sixteenth and held. 1st Golden Afternoon ( I O Jr 122 ) 2nd Run Curtis Run ( T Gaffalione 122 ) 0.30L 3rd Step Forward ( J Ortiz 122 ) 0.50L See full results | I O Jr 55.3kg | 1 (8) |
| Keeneland 26-Oct-25 1610m FIRM R8 Bryan Station Stakes (Stakes) $11,519 (of $921,518) 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 Velazquez 118 ) 0.30L 3rd Giocoso ( B A Curtis 122 ) 1.50L 6th Golden Afternoon ( J Ortiz 118 ) 2.40L See full results | J Ortiz 53.5kg 2.40L | 6 (12) |
| Kentucky Downs 07-Sep-25 1310m GOOD R10 Ainsworth Franklin-Simpson Stakes (Stakes) $610,128 (of $3,050,640) 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) |