Highway Robber (USA) Horse
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Highway Robber, a 6yo ch from the United States trained by Brian Lynch, is by Hard Spun out of Yabba. The horse has secured six wins in its career. Its most notable triumph arrived on August 4, 2025 at Ellis Park, when it captured the $300,000 Ky Downs Preview Turf Cup Stakes. It has been a profitable runner for bettors; backing Highway Robber throughout its career would have produced a 1% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Keeneland 09-Oct-26 1710m FIRM R9 Race 9 $43,128 (of $215,640) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:40.820, SP: 4.50 saved ground while rating near the rear, shifted out five wide leaving the three sixteenths pole, rallied to bid outside of the leader in the final sixteenth but was denied. 1st Facteur Cheval ( I O Jr 122 ) 2nd Highway Robber ( T Gaffalione 122 ) 0.50L 3rd Funtastic Again ( L Saez 122 ) 2.00L See full results | T Gaffalione 55.3kg 0.50L | 2 (9) |
| Ellis Park 04-Aug-25 2010m GOOD R7 KY Downs Preview Turf Cup Stakes (Stakes) $292,208 (of $463,822) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:58.600, SP: 1.67 rated at the rear along the inside, was blocked behind rivals turning for home, progressed inside of foes while just off of the fence in upper stretch, tipped outside of the top trio at the sixteenth pole, bid along with an outer rival shortly after and prevailed. 1st Highway Robber ( C Torres 122 ) 2nd Ole Crazy Bone ( J Torres 122 ) 0.20L 3rd Anglophile ( D Cannon 122 ) 0.50L See full results | C Torres 55.3kg | 1 (8) |
| Churchill Downs 15-Jun-25 2210m GOOD R10 Chorleywood Stakes (Stakes) $61,595 (of $307,977) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:15.010, SP: 3.50 laid off of the pace along the inside, then in the two path around the second turn, crept closer in the three path around the final bend, fanned out to the five path entering the lane, rallied to bid in upper stretch, vied into the final furlong, but got outkicked by an outer rival at the sixteenth pole. 1st Rebel Red ( J Ortiz 118 ) 2nd Highway Robber ( C Torres 118 ) 2.00L 3rd Verstappen ( B A Curtis 118 ) 1.00L See full results | C Torres 53.5kg 2.00L | 2 (9) |
| Churchill Downs 04-May-25 1810m GOOD R11 Old Forester Bourbon Turf Classic Stakes (Stakes) $155,135 (of $1,551,350) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:48.200, SP: 21.00 was off half a beat slow, saved ground off of the pace, ranged up in the two path to bid inside of the leaders in midstretch, but got outkicked and missed place. 1st Spirit Of St Louis ( M Franco 123 ) 2nd Mercante ( J Ramos 123 ) 0.75L 3rd Highway Robber ( D Cannon 123 ) 1.00L See full results | D Cannon 55.8kg 1.00L | 3 (10) |
| Meydan 02-Mar-25 2410m GOOD R7 Race 7-Dubai City Of Gold Sponsored By Emirates Airline Stakes-Group 2-Turf (of $367,046) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:30.630, SP: 6.50 1st Silver Knott ( W Buick 128 ) 2nd Passion And Glory ( D B Mcmonagle 128 ) 2.00L 3rd See Hector ( S Osborne 128 ) 1.50L 7th Highway Robber ( O Murphy 128 ) 16.25L See full results | O Murphy 58.1kg 16.25L | 7 (7) |