Golden Buck (USA)
About
Golden Buck, a 4yo dk b/br bred in the United States, is trained by James M. Watkins. The colt is by Goldencents out of Ghost Galaxy. To date, Golden Buck has captured four victories. Its most notable triumph came on June 14, 2024 at Churchill Downs, where it won the $30,000 Md race.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fairmount Park 19-Oct-25 1710m R7 Race 7 $5,040 (of $8,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:48.440, SP: 1.73 | J E Felix 57.2kg | 1 (5) |
| Fairmount Park 08-Oct-25 1710m R1 Race 1 $5,670 (of $9,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:48.850, SP: 2.10 showed the way in the two path entering the backstretch, came under a ride entering the far turn, bumped with an inner foe around the quarter, faced challenges on both sides at the top of the lane, but dug in gamely to hold on. | J Felix 57.2kg | 1 (6) |
| Fairmount Park 10-Sep-25 1710m R2 Race 2 $1,800 (of $9,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:49.740, SP: 3.00 broke sharp, set the pace along the inside, pressured around the second bend, battled inside through the final furlong, game try. | J Felix 57.2kg 0.05L | 2 (7) |
| Fairmount Park 27-Aug-25 1210m R8 Race 8 $5,670 (of $9,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:13.760, SP: 2.20 dueled inside around the turn, stout drive, held on late. | A Santos 56.2kg | 1 (7) |
| Fairmount Park 13-Aug-25 1210m R5 Race 5 $1,200 (of $16,320) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:12.180, SP: 4.33 broke in at the start, tracked in the two path, was ridden from the rail around the turn, but flattened in the final furlong. | A Santos 56.2kg 9.25L | 3 (8) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 11-Jul-25 1210m FIRM R3 Race 3 $1,350 (of $13,500) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:09.940, SP: 10.00 was impeded at the start, raced in the two path and bid late for the show. | R Prescott 55.3kg 6.00L | 3 (7) |
| Fairmount Park 22-Jun-25 1210m FIRM R5 Race 5 $1,800 (of $9,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:13.330 was a bit keen early and taken back and switched out to stalk the leader from outside rather than inside, moved on that one to bid at the quarter pole, had a narrow lead through upper stretch but found a game competitor and was outfinished. | A Santos 56.2kg 0.10L | 2 (6) |
| Fairmount Park 04-Jun-25 1210m FIRM R3 Race 3 $240 (of $12,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:12.340, SP: 6.00 chased off the rail into the lane, came up empty stretch. | J Felix 56.2kg 12.50L | 6 (6) |
| Fairmount Park 18-May-25 1210m FIRM R2 Race 2 $240 (of $16,320) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:14.070 quickly moved to the lead, set the pace inside, came up empty. | V Santiago 56.2kg 14.00L | 5 (6) |
| Fairmount Park 17-Oct-24 1210m FIRM R4 Fanduel Sportsbook And Horse Racing race 4 $810 (of $7,972) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:12.970, SP: 2.90 3-5path turn, evenly | A Santos 53.5kg, Cd 0 4.00L | 4 (7) |
| Fanduel Sportsbook And Horse Racing 17-Oct-24 1210m R4 Fanduel Sportsbook And Horse Racing race 4 $810 (of $13,500) Barrier 5 | A Santos 53.5kg, Cd 0 | 4 (7) |
| Hawthorne 30-Sep-24 1670m FIRM R1 Race 1 $1,450 (of $14,499) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:42.280 vied for the lead, stalked the leaders from the four path, pressured the pace into the stretch, squared up and battled for the lead nearing the eighth pole, but did not have enough today for the win but out finished the rest. | A Centeno 54kg 7.50L | 3 (7) |
| Ellis Park 27-Aug-24 1410m FIRM R5 Race 5 $4,401 (of $22,002) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:25.800 broke in a tangle while brushing with an inner rival at the start, laid off of the pace in the five path, gained turning for home to reach place entering the lane, closed in on the clear leader late but needed more. | J L Castanon 53.5kg 1.25L | 2 (9) |
| Ellis Park 13-Aug-24 1610m GOOD R9 Race 9 $356 (of $27,999) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:33.270 stalked closest to the embattled leading pair and from the three path, chased them into the far turn, got outkicked by outer bidders nearing the lane, shifted out in upper stretch and faded. | J L Castanon 53.5kg 6.25L | 8 (12) |
| Ellis Park 29-Jul-24 1610m GOOD R1 Race 1 $1,000 (of $27,999) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:34.270 stalked five to three wide, bid outside of the leader and from three path around the far turn, got turned away in upper stretch, sustained a chase in the final sixteenth, but steadied late when put to tight quarters. | J L Castanon 53.5kg 2.30L | 5 (10) |
| Churchill Downs 14-Jun-24 1210m R1 Md $18,900 (of $30,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:10.830 vied for the lead with an outer pair of rivals while remaining a path off of the inside around the turn, gamely held an advantage from those foes through midstretch before an inner rival menaced in the final sixteenth and clung between horses late. | G Corrales 53.5kg | 1 (6) |
| Churchill Downs 27-May-24 1310m FIRM R5 Md (of $30,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:19.260 prompted outside of the top pair and from the four path, came under urging to sustain pressure into the turn, chased turning for home and kept on evenly between horses. | J L Castanon 53.5kg 2.25L | 6 (11) |
| Churchill Downs 28-Apr-24 1710m FIRM R6 Md (of $30,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:45.610 raced mid pack early on, was five deep around the far turn and weakened. | J L Castanon 53.5kg 16.50L | 7 (9) |
| Turfway Park 29-Mar-24 1310m FIRM R1 Md $2,540 (of $25,400) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:18.750 chased early on, dropped back a bit into the far turn, raced from the inside into the upper stretch, shifted out three deep through the drive and finished gamely to the wire. | F Peterson 54.4kg 1.85L | 3 (8) |
| Mahoning Valley 28-Nov-23 1610m GOOD R1 Md (of $24,302) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:43.000 broke inward bumping the winner at the start and trailed throughout. | L A Batista 55.3kg 36.25L | 7 (7) |
| Churchill Downs 23-Sep-23 1410m R5 Md (of $120,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:23.590 broke slowly and got outrun. | L Machado 54kg 39.00L | 7 (7) |