Golden Afternoon (USA) Horse
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Golden Afternoon, a four-year-old bay gelding bred in the United States and sired by Goldencents out of Afternoon, is under the care of trainer Nicholas Vaccarezza and owned by Greco, Eddie, Greco and others. Across 14 starts, he has captured four victories and placed second four times, accumulating earnings of $1,742,102. His most recent outing took place at Keeneland on 22 October 2026, where he finished 7th out of 7 starters. Prior to that, his latest win was recorded at Churchill Downs on 27 April 2026.
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Churchill Downs • Keeneland • Kentucky Downs • Ellis Park • Woodbine • Presque Isle Downs • Fair GroundsRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Churchill Downs 08-Nov-26 1207m FAST R10 Race 10 - Bet On Sunshine Stakes, SP: 34.00 | Umberto Rispoli | 11 (11) |
| Keeneland 22-Oct-26 1106m GOOD Flat, SP: 10/3 | Irad Ortiz Jr 54.9kg | 7 (7) |
| Kentucky Downs 06-Sep-26 1207m FIRM R6 Light and Wonder Kentucky Downs Turf Sprint Stakes (Stakes) $486,815 (of $2,434,075) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:09.280, SP: 17.00 1st Possiblemente ( J L Ortiz 123 ) 2nd Golden Afternoon ( J A Torres 121 ) 1.25L 3rd Mondogetsbuckets ( F Geroux 121 ) 2.50L See full results | J A Torres 54.9kg 1.25L | 2 (11) |
| Ellis Park 03-Aug-26 1106m R8 Tri-State Turf Sprint Stakes (Stakes) $2,682 (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 C L De 122 ) 2nd Okiro ( J Bravo 122 ) 1.00L 3rd Troubleshooting ( T Gaffalione 122 ) 0.30L 8th Golden Afternoon ( J Torres 122 ) 4.35L See full results | J 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 06-Sep-25 1308m GOOD Flat, SP: 10/1 | Jose Ortiz 54.4kg | 2 (12) |
| Presque Isle Downs 30-Jun-25 1207m FAST Flat, SP: 5/4 | Irad Ortiz Jr 53.5kg | 1 (7) |
| Churchill Downs 03-May-25 1710m GOOD Flat, SP: 33/1 | Mike Smith 55.3kg | 9 (14) |
| Keeneland 07-Apr-25 1710m GOOD Flat, SP: 8/1 | Joel Rosario 53.5kg | 11 (12) |
| Fair Grounds 01-Mar-25 1710m FIRM Flat, SP: 15/8 | Axel Concepcion 53.5kg | 2 (6) |
| Fair Grounds 18-Jan-25 1710m SLOPPY Flat, SP: 20/1 | Axel Concepcion 55.3kg | 4 (13) |
| Fair Grounds 28-Nov-24 1609m FIRM Flat, SP: 9/4 | Axel Concepcion 53.1kg | 1 (12) |
| Keeneland 06-Oct-24 1710m FIRM Flat, SP: 12/1 | Luis Saez 53.5kg | 2 (12) |
| Kentucky Downs 08-Sep-24 1308m FIRM Flat, SP: 11/4 | Irad Ortiz Jr 54kg | 1 (9) |