Had To Have Him (USA) Horse
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Had To Have Him is a 5yo b horse from the United States trained by John E. Salzman, Jr. He is by Force The Pass out of Success At Sunup and has recorded six wins so far. On 12 Oct 2025 at Laurel Park he secured his most important triumph, collecting the $100,000 Maryland Million Turf Sprint Stakes.
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| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Laurel Park 21-Jun-26 1207m FIRM R9 Ben's Cat Stakes (Stakes) $20,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:08.770, SP: 4.33 , reluctant to loa into the starting gate, rushed up after breaking last, sprinted clear entering the turn and moved to the inner rail, was hooked by the winner in mid stretch and dug in gamely. 1st Witty ( J Barbosa 122 ) 2nd Had To Have Him ( J Toledo 120 ) 0.50L 3rd Whenigettoheaven ( Y Hazlewood 120 ) 0.60L See full results | J Toledo 54.4kg 0.50L | 2 (5) |
| Laurel Park 17-May-26 1106m R12 Jim McKay Turf Sprint Stakes (Stakes) (of $125,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:01.370, SP: 13.00 , reluctant to load, stalked three to four wide, shifted wider with pursuit of the dueling leaders in upper stretch, lacked a kick leaving mid stretch and faded. 1st Chasing Liberty ( I O Jr 120 ) 2nd Outlaw Kid ( J Ruiz 124 ) 0.05L 3rd Card Trick ( F Boyce 120 ) 2.05L 9th Had To Have Him ( J Toledo 120 ) 3.90L See full results | J Toledo 54.4kg 3.90L | 9 (10) |
| Laurel Park 19-Apr-26 1106m R8 King T. Leatherbury Stakes (Stakes) $1,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:01.590, SP: 11.00 , bumped and in tight at the break, rated back early and settled well off the pace, circled four wide into the stretch and finished willingly. 1st Outlaw Kid ( J Ruiz 120 ) 2nd Chasing Liberty ( A Cruz 122 ) 0.25L 3rd Whenigettoheaven ( Y Hazlewood 126 ) 1.25L 6th Had To Have Him ( J Toledo 124 ) 3.10L See full results | J Toledo 56.2kg 3.10L | 6 (13) |
| Laurel Park 12-Oct-25 1110m R2 Maryland Million Turf Sprint Stakes (Stakes) $63,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:02.470, SP: 2.63 rated kindly while inside foes heading to the turn, eased out approaching the three eighths, circled four wide into the lane, closed in under right handed asking, switched over to his left lead with a furlong remaining, took over a sixteenth out, edged away slightly then held FIRM. 1st Had To Have Him ( J Toledo 124 ) 2nd Whenigettoheaven ( J Torrealba 122 ) 0.75L 3rd Great Idea ( M J Sanchez 120 ) 0.85L See full results | J Toledo 56.2kg | 1 (6) |
| Laurel Park 14-Sep-25 1210m R8 Laurel Dash Stakes (Stakes) $63,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:09.200, SP: 4.00 1st Had To Have Him ( J Torrealba 120 ) 2nd Mischievous Angel ( V Cheminaud 120 ) 0.00L 3rd Fierce And Strong ( J Torres 124 ) 0.00L See full results | J Torrealba 54.4kg | 1 (10) |