Good To Be King (USA) Horse
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Good To Be King is a two-year-old bay colt bred in the United States, by War Front out of Gypsy Touch. He races under the guidance of George R. Arnold Ii and belongs to Cherry Valley Farm, Llc. In five career starts he has captured two victories, placed second once and third once, and has accumulated earnings of $490,265. His most recent outing took place at Belmont Park on 4 October 2026, where he finished 1st out of a field of 7.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Belmont Park 04-Oct-26 1207m FIRM R10 Futurity Stakes (Stakes) $181,503 (of $288,100) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:09.060, SP: 3.25 chased just off the inside down the backstretch, tipped three then four wide through the turn coming under coaxing near the quarter pole before being set down spinning six wide into upper stretch, rallied to issue a challenge inside the final furlong and went on by the leader in the final jumps to prevail edging away at the finish. 1st Good To Be King ( M Franco 122 ) 2nd Regent's Park ( P Lopez 122 ) 1.00L 3rd Luminous Beauty ( J E Morelos 119 ) 5.25L See full results | M Franco 55.3kg | 1 (7) |
| Kentucky Downs 30-Aug-26 1308m FIRM R6 Keeneland Sales Kentucky Downs Juvenile Sprint Stakes (Stakes) $208,800 (of $1,044,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:17.390, SP: 5.00 1st Mid American ( J Torres 120 ) 2nd Good To Be King ( A Concepcion 120 ) 0.75L 3rd Pinpoint ( B Curtis 120 ) 2.00L See full results | A Concepcion 54.4kg 0.75L | 2 (11) |
| Ellis Park 02-Aug-26 1106m R9 Riverside Rush Stakes (Stakes) $28,514 (of $285,144) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:03.790, SP: 11.00 laid off of the pace along the inside, picked up stride while swinging five wide and between horses entering the lane, shifted inwardly to knife between rivals and rally in the two path in the final furlong, shifted outwardly while closing in in the final sixteenth, but got herded by the drifting leader late. 1st Fanshell Beach ( Y Hazlewood 117 ) 2nd Crack On ( D E Sheehy 117 ) 0.50L 3rd GOOD To Be King ( A Concepcion 120 ) 1.00L See full results | A Concepcion 54.4kg 1.00L | 3 (11) |
| Ellis Park 20-Jul-26 1609m R7 Md $59,456 (of $143,267) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:39.510, SP: 2.25 1st GOOD To Be King ( B J Hernandez 119 ) 2nd Sir Hansen ( Y Hazlewood 119 ) 0.00L 3rd Ferrous ( J Torres 119 ) 0.75L See full results | B J Hernandez 54kg 2nd Sir Hansen ( Y Hazlewood 54kg 0.00L | 1 (9) |
| Churchill Downs 19-Jun-26 1106m R1 Md $11,992 (of $171,315) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:03.220, SP: 13.00 1st Randie's Rascal ( L Machado 116 ) 2nd August ( J Ortiz 119 ) 2.25L 3rd Smoke Trail ( T Gaffalione 119 ) 0.50L 4th GOOD To Be King ( B J Hernandez 119 ) 5.00L See full results | B J Hernandez 54kg 5.00L | 4 (10) |