Great King (2018) Horse
About
Great King is a 7yo bay horse trained by Francisco Rodriguez. It is by the stallion Shamardal out of the mare Darysina. To date, Great King has won four races. Its biggest triumph came on 10 Sep 2023 at Monmouth Park, when it captured the $57500.00 Race 9.
Raced At
Turf Paradise
• Los Alamitos Racecourse
• Del Mar
• Santa Anita
• Emerald Downs
• Belmont At The Big A
• Monmouth Park
• Tampa Bay Downs
• Gulfstream
• Epsom Downs
• Epsom
• Doncaster
• Royal Ascot
• Chelmsford City
• Wolverhampton
• Redcar
• KemptonRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Turf Paradise 31-Dec-25 1609m FIRM R7 Race 7 (of $11,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:38.740, SP: 1.80 hopped at the break, was steadied in tight quarters soon after, swung outside horses on the backstretch, remained wide far turn and gave way. 1st Little Trouble ( M Americano 124 ) 2nd Pacific Theater ( O Mojica 124 ) 1.25L 3rd Enos Slaughter ( S R Amador 124 ) 2.75L 10th Great King ( A Castellanos 124 ) 8.55L See full results | A Castellanos 56.2kg 8.55L | 10 (10) |
| Los Alamitos Racecourse 08-Dec-25 1110m FIRM R3 Race 3 $1,190 (of $17,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:02.800, SP: 3.75 chased four deep to the turn, three deep around the bend, bid four deep entering the lane and flattened in the final furlong. 1st Raging Waters ( A Ayuso 125 ) 2nd Bluegrass Go Go ( G Franco 125 ) 4.00L 3rd Winds Of Freedom ( K Frey 122 ) 1.25L 4th Great King ( K Kimura 125 ) 5.50L See full results | K Kimura 56.7kg 5.50L | 4 (8) |
| Del Mar 17-Nov-25 1610m GOOD R9 Race 9 $640 (of $32,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:37.460, SP: 11.00 1st Low Expectations ( A Armando 125 ) 2nd Joint Venture ( O Welfin 125 ) 0.15L 3rd Feel The Magic ( K Kazushi 125 ) 0.50L 5th Great King ( F Antonio 125 ) 6.55L See full results | F Antonio 56.7kg 6.55L | 5 (10) |
| Santa Anita 20-Oct-25 1610m FIRM R5 Race 5 $500 (of $34,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:34.800, SP: 13.00 stalked three deep in the early going, challenged three then two wide around the far turn, fought ot the eighth pole and weakened in the furlong grounds. 1st Castle Leoch ( A Lezcano 123 ) 2nd Vantastic ( J Hernandez 123 ) 0.50L 3rd Neon Lights ( E Maldonado 123 ) 0.50L 8th Great King ( K Kimura 123 ) 4.80L See full results | K Kimura 55.8kg 4.80L | 8 (12) |
| Los Alamitos Racecourse 14-Sep-25 1610m FIRM R1 Race 1 $1,960 (of $28,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:36.670, SP: 21.00 1st Joint Venture ( W Orantes 125 ) 2nd Low Expectations ( K Frey 125 ) 1.25L 3rd Doo Wop Don ( D Herrera 125 ) 0.50L 4th Great King ( K Kimura 125 ) 2.50L See full results | K Kimura 56.7kg 2.50L | 4 (8) |
| Del Mar 24-Aug-25 1610m FIRM R3 Race 3 $3,600 (of $36,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:35.730, SP: 11.00 showed the way early from inside, took pressure leaving the backstretch, headed around the far turn, lost command late on the bend, yielded in upper stretch, weakened in the furlong grounds but managed to save third. 1st Left Hand Man ( U Rispoli 121 ) 2nd Clooney ( A Fresu 121 ) 0.20L 3rd Great King ( K Kimura 121 ) 6.60L See full results | K Kimura 54.9kg 6.60L | 3 (7) |
| Emerald Downs 29-Jun-25 1610m FIRM R3 Race 3 $4,000 (of $20,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:34.250 1st Surprsinglyperfect ( K Krigger 125 ) 2nd Great King ( M Americano 122 ) 3rd Owhatarush ( S Amador 122 ) 2.00L See full results | M Americano 55.3kg | 2 (4) |
| Emerald Downs 26-May-25 1310m FIRM R4 Race 4 $11,340 (of $18,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:15.380, SP: 3.00 1st Great King ( K Krigger 122 ) 2nd Horse Doctor ( S Amador 122 ) 0.30L 3rd Dirt Road Red ( J Matias 122 ) 0.75L See full results | K Krigger 55.3kg | 1 (6) |
| Turf Paradise 17-Apr-25 1510m GOOD R4 Race 4 $2,350 (of $23,500) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:27.810, SP: 2.75 Bid5/16,led upr,caught 1st Arrest ( G Rodriguez 122 ) 2nd Wodeton ( G Franco 124 ) 1.25L 3rd Great King ( H Hernandez 122 ) 2.50L See full results | H Hernandez 55.3kg 2.50L | 3 (8) |
| Santa Anita 03-Feb-25 1610m GOOD R1 Race 1 $3,400 (of $34,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:35.960, SP: 4.33 stepped the front while racing keenly early, took pressure on the backstretch, maintained a short lead through the far turn, clung to a narrow advantage inside a trio of rivals entering the final furlong, lost command midstretch and yielded late. 1st Megayacht ( M Smith 122 ) 2nd Moody Jim ( T Pereira 122 ) 0.30L 3rd Great King ( K Frey 122 ) 1.25L See full results | K Frey 55.3kg 1.25L | 3 (8) |
| Santa Anita 17-Jan-25 1610m R10 Race 10 $6,800 (of $34,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:35.810, SP: 7.50 Pace ins,game to wire 1st Exultation ( J J Hernandez 122 ) 2nd Great King ( K Frey 122 ) 0.25L 3rd Bizzee Channel ( L Dettori 122 ) 1.25L See full results | K Frey 55.3kg 0.25L | 2 (9) |
| Los Alamitos Racecourse 08-Dec-24 1110m FIRM R3 Race 3 $500 (of $25,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:03.910, SP: 6.00 stalked from inside, saved ground through the turn, put to right handed urging in the lane and weakened in the late stages. 1st Cajun Brother ( A Fresu 125 ) 2nd Cane Creek Road ( M Garcia 123 ) 0.25L 3rd Chasin Munny ( S Carmona 125 , Cd 120 ) 0.75L 5th Great King ( K Frey 123 ) 4.25L See full results | K Frey 55.8kg 4.25L | 5 (7) |
| Del Mar 25-Nov-24 1610m GOOD R5 Race 5 $6,200 (of $31,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:36.120, SP: 3.00 Keen2w-ins,led,outkckd 1st Sydney Street ( H I Berrios 121 ) 2nd Great King ( U Rispoli 121 ) 1.00L 3rd Exultation ( J J Hernandez 121 ) 1.50L See full results | U Rispoli 54.9kg 1.00L | 2 (11) |
| Santa Anita 28-Oct-24 1310m GOOD R5 Race 5 $2,380 (of $34,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:14.800, SP: 4.33 tracked in hand early, got boxed in between rivals on the turn, lacked room behind the leaders with a sixteenth to go, move inside but could not regain lost momentum. 1st Whatmakessammyrun ( A Fresu 122 ) 2nd Jetovator ( E A Maldonado 122 ) 0.05L 3rd Commander ( H I Berrios 124 ) 0.55L 4th Great King ( J J Hernandez 122 ) 1.30L See full results | J J Hernandez 55.3kg 1.30L | 4 (8) |
| Santa Anita 25-Feb-24 1610m GOOD R5 Race 5 $1,380 (of $69,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:34.400 Inside-2wd, flattened 1st Kings River Knight ( J J Hernandez 124 ) 2nd Cathkin Peak ( A Fresu 124 ) 2.25L 3rd Zoffarelli ( H I Berrios 122 ) 3.00L 5th Great King ( L Dettori 122 ) 4.50L See full results | L Dettori 55.3kg 4.50L | 5 (7) |
| Santa Anita 04-Feb-24 1610m GOOD R8 Thunder Road Stakes (Stakes) $500 (of $100,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:33.570 pulled early then settled in the two path, came four wide into the stretch and failed to make an impact. 1st Goliad ( K Kimura 120 ) 2nd Dandy Man Shines ( U Rispoli 122 ) 3.00L 3rd Ah Jeez ( H I Berrios 120 ) 5.50L 6th Great King ( L Dettori 120 ) 9.00L See full results | L Dettori 54.4kg 9.00L | 6 (7) |
| Santa Anita 08-Jan-24 1610m GOOD R4 Race 4 $13,800 (of $69,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:33.870 trailed early on the inside into the clubhouse turn then moved into the two path, raced outside a rival around the far turn, moved out in the lane, closed well but ran out of time. 1st Goliad ( K Kimura 122 ) 2nd Great King ( L Dettori 122 ) 0.50L 3rd Crosby Beach ( F Prat 122 ) 1.25L See full results | L Dettori 55.3kg 0.50L | 2 (6) |
| Belmont At The Big A 20-Oct-23 1710m R6 CL (of $102,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:42.990 coaxed from the start, showed the way in hand along the inside, came under coaxing near the quarter pole, spun just off the inside into upper stretch and weakened. 1st Fort Washington ( J L Ortiz 122 ) 2nd James Aloysius ( J Castellano 124 ) 0.10L 3rd Emaraaty ( M Franco 122 ) 0.15L 8th Great King ( M Olver 124 , Cd 129 ) 8.25L See full results | M Olver 56.2kg, Cd 58.5kg 8.25L | 8 (9) |
| Monmouth Park 10-Sep-23 1710m GOOD R9 Race 9 $36,225 (of $57,500) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:43.700 set the pace on the inside, showed the way racing with a clear margin, shook free on the far turn, responded when roused, drew off and was ridden out. 1st Great King ( M Olver 113 , Cd 120 ) 2nd A Western Yarn ( J A V Jr 115 ) 4.75L 3rd Shady Mcgee ( M Rowland 120 ) 5.75L See full results | M Olver 51.3kg, Cd 54.4kg | 1 (11) |
| Monmouth Park 20-Aug-23 1710m R9 CL $5,750 (of $57,501) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:44.910 set the pace on the inside, dueled inside rivals on the far turn, dug in gamely in the three path in the stretch drive and held well to earn the show spot. 1st Ronstadt ( F Geroux 120 ) 2nd Shady Mcgee ( M Rowland 120 ) 0.10L 3rd Great King ( M Olver 120 , Cd 113 ) 0.85L See full results | M Olver 54.4kg, Cd 51.3kg 0.85L | 3 (10) |
| Monmouth Park 26-Jun-23 1210m R6 CL (of $60,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:10.240 raced off the pace between rivals, three wide on the turn, came four wide into the lane, lacked a bid and finished evenly. 1st My Harbors Dream ( I Castillo 120 ) 2nd Amity Road ( A Hernandez 122 ) 0.75L 3rd Judge Davis ( P Lopez 120 ) 1.75L 6th Great King ( J A Batista 120 ) 2.65L See full results | J A Batista 54.4kg 2.65L | 6 (7) |
| Monmouth Park 22-May-23 1110m R8 CL $11,500 (of $57,501) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:03.930 vied three wide for the lead, dueled on the turn, led into the stretch, dug in gamely outside but was no match for the winner late. 1st Minister For Magic ( P Lopez 115 ) 2nd Great King ( A A Rodriguez 120 ) 0.75L 3rd Freedom Road ( N Juarez 115 ) 2.25L See full results | A A Rodriguez 54.4kg 0.75L | 2 (7) |
| Tampa Bay Downs 23-Feb-23 1210m R5 Race 5 $5,600 (of $28,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:09.310 raced in the middle of the pack on the inside early, continued around the turn in the three and four path, launched a bid passing the quarter pole and gained ground steadily to the wire. 1st Topper T ( S Camacho 118 ) 2nd Great King ( J A Batista 118 ) 0.50L 3rd Sir Ollie ( M Meneses 118 ) 3.50L See full results | J A Batista 53.5kg 0.50L | 2 (6) |
| Gulfstream 08-Jan-23 1610m FIRM R10 Race 10 (of $87,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:36.950 was prominent early in the two path but faded in the stretch. 1st Picking Up Pennies ( E J Zayas 120 ) 2nd Twelve Volt Man ( T Gaffalione 122 ) 1.50L 3rd Pappacap ( J Rosario 120 ) 3.75L 5th Great King ( C Sutherland 120 ) 13.50L See full results | C Sutherland 54.4kg 13.50L | 5 (7) |
| Tampa Bay Downs 17-Dec-22 1410m FIRM R6 Race 6 $17,010 (of $27,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:22.740 dueled between horses up the backstretch, battled from the two and three path around the turn, kicked clear in upper stretch and held that margin to the wire. 1st Great King ( J A Batista 120 ) 2nd Petulante ( E Perez 118 ) 1.75L 3rd Happy Cajun ( A Santos 118 ) 6.75L See full results | J A Batista 54.4kg | 1 (7) |
| Gulfstream 07-Nov-22 1670m FIRM R7 Race 7 (of $51,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:40.740 led from the two path early but gaveway around the far turn. 1st Native Thunder ( E S Prado 118 ) 2nd On Thin Ice ( E Gonzalez 118 ) 0.50L 3rd Maritime Wings ( E Jaramillo 118 ) 2.00L 8th Great King ( C Sutherland 121 ) 6.55L See full results | C Sutherland 54.9kg 6.55L | 8 (11) |
| Gulfstream 10-Oct-22 1710m FIRM R4 Race 4 $5,100 (of $51,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:41.550 1st Marwad ( M A Vasquez 118 ) 2nd Sigrun Fast Boy ( E J Zayas 122 ) 0.75L 3rd Great King ( C Sutherland 122 ) 3.50L See full results | C Sutherland 55.3kg 3.50L | 3 (7) |
| Gulfstream 09-Oct-22 1710m SYNTHETIC CL (of $23,467), Winning Time: 01:41.550, SP: 3/1 Shut off 1/16 1st Marwad ( M Vasquez 118 ) 2nd Sigrun Fast Boy ( E Zayas 122 ) 0.75L 3rd Wicked Finn ( E Gonzalez 122 ) 0.30L 4th Great King ( C Sutherland 122 , Cd 0 ) 3.50L | C Sutherland 55.3kg, Cd 0 3.50L | 4 (7) |
| Epsom Downs 30-Aug-21 1410m GOOD R3 CL3Hcp (of $14,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:23.430, SP: 4.00 1st Firepower ( M Dwyer 128 ) 2nd Corazon Espinado ( O Murphy 137 ) 1.50L 3rd Lexington Dash ( L Browne 145 ) 2.50L UPL Great King ( R Ryan 130 ) 8.50L | R Ryan 59kg 8.50L | UPD (6) |
| Epsom 30-Aug-21 1410m GOOD CL3Hcp (of $8,659), Winning Time: 01:23.430, SP: 3/1 Off the pace in last pair, edging left 2f out, never on terms 1st Firepower ( M Dwyer 128 ) 2nd Corazon Espinado ( O Murphy 137 ) 1.50L 3rd Lexington Dash ( L Browne 145 ) 2.50L 5th Great King ( R Ryan 130 , Cd 0 ) 8.50L | R Ryan 59kg, Cd 0 8.50L | 5 (6) |
| Doncaster 18-Jul-21 1410m GOOD R3 CL3 Hcp $761 (of $11,805) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:23.840, SP: 5.00 Held up off the pace towards rear, headway far side of group chasing leaders 2f out, 4th and no impression inside final furlong 1st Baashir ( D O'neill 139 ) 2nd Gifted Ruler ( L Jones 139 ) 1.50L 3rd Just Frank ( D Muscutt 136 ) 0.50L 4th Great King ( R Ryan 128 ) 2.50L | R Ryan 58.1kg 2.50L | 4 (11) |
| Royal Ascot 19-Jun-21 1410m SOFT R2 CL1 (of $75,000) Barrier 16, Winning Time: 01:29.060, SP: 100/1 Chased leaders near side, pushed along over 2f out, ridden inside final 2f, weakened soon after 1st Creative Force ( J Doyle 127 ) 2nd Naval Crown ( W Buick 127 ) 1.25L 3rd Vadream ( J Spencer 124 ) 0.75L 12th Great King ( S D Sousa 127 , Cd 0 ) 14.00L | S D Sousa 57.6kg, Cd 0 14.00L | 12 (18) |
| Chelmsford City 04-Jun-21 1610m SYNTHETIC R4 CL3Hcp (of $11,500) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:36.630, SP: 6/4 Slowly into stride, soon prominent, led after 1f, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong 1st Kaheall ( T Marquand 125 ) 2nd My Swallow ( R L Moore 124 ) 0.50L 3rd Inveigle ( R Kingscote 125 ) 5th Great King ( A Atzeni 128 , Cd 0 ) 6.25L | A Atzeni 58.1kg, Cd 0 6.25L | 5 (6) |
| Wolverhampton 18-May-21 1740m SYNTHETIC R6 CL3Hcp $2,915 (of $11,500) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:47.920, SP: 7/4 Held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway and denied a clear run over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, up for 2nd towards post 1st Summa Peto ( J Fanning 123 ) 2nd Great King ( R Ryan 127 ) 3.75L 3rd Final Voyage ( L Morris 133 ) 0.20L | R Ryan 57.6kg 3.75L | 2 (7) |
| Newcastle 01-May-21 1420m SYNTHETIC R4 CL5Md $3,024 (of $5,600) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:25.950, SP: 10/3 Close up, headway to lead over 1f out, ran on strongly 1st Great King ( R Ryan 127 ) 2nd Ranchero ( R Havlin 127 ) 5.00L 3rd Badlands ( H Doyle 127 ) 0.50L | R Ryan 57.6kg | 1 (14) |
| Redcar 23-Sep-20 1410m SOFT R3 CL4Md $2,888 (of $15,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:31.550, SP: 4/7 Held tracking leaders, headway far side of group in 3rd over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 2nd final strides, no chance with winner 1st Isla Kai ( R Scott 131 ) 2nd Great King ( R Ryan 131 ) 1.50L 3rd Action Hero ( D Tudhope 131 ) 0.20L | R Ryan 59.4kg 1.50L | 2 (5) |
| Kempton 05-Sep-20 1610m SYNTHETIC R2 CL5Nv (of $6,300) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:41.200, SP: 13/8 Midfield, progress to chase leader over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, not quicken final furlong 1st Lightening Shore ( S W Kelly 131 ) 2nd Encourage ( T Greatrex 131 ) 0.50L 3rd Great King ( R Ryan 131 ) 1.75L | R Ryan 59.4kg 1.75L | 3 (7) |
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