Just Like Max (USA) Horse

Country

United States

Foal Date

09-Mar-23

Colour

bay

Sire

Maximum Security

Dam

Zia Josie

Prize Money

126573

Owners

Joshua Galindo-torres

About

Just Like Max is a 3yo gelding from the United States trained by Climaco Galindo-Torres. He is sired by Maximum Security out of the dam Zia Josie. He has won 2 races in his career. On 22 Sep 2025 at Churchill Downs, Just Like Max captured his most significant victory to date, earning $57,000.00.

Race Record

Event Summary Runner Stats Rank
Horseshoe Indianapolis 16-Oct-26 1207m GOOD R5 Race 5 $2,156 (of $21,561) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:11.140, SP: 2.50 stumbled badly at the start, stalked the pace in the three path, was checked near the eighth pole in tight quarters and bid late. 1st Dreaming Smart ( J M Romero 118 ) 2nd Reflex ( A Mendoza 119 ) 1.75L 3rd Just Like Max ( A Burgos 118 , Cd 111 ) 2.00L See full results A Burgos 53.5kg, Cd 50.3kg 2.00L 3 (7)
Horseshoe Indianapolis 30-Sep-26 1609m FIRM R1 Race 1 $3,994 (of $19,971) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:37.130, SP: 6.00 vied between rivals, dueled inside of the winner but was no match in the stretch while second best. 1st Speed Bias ( S Bermudez 122 ) 2nd Just Like Max ( M J Pedroza 118 ) 6.50L 3rd Gettysburg Address ( E Esquivel 122 ) 4.25L See full results M J Pedroza 53.5kg 6.50L 2 (10)
Horseshoe Indianapolis 12-Sep-26 1609m FIRM R6 Race 6 $244 (of $33,144) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:34.800, SP: 15.00 stalked the pace between rivals and yielded late. 1st On Palm Sunday ( A Achard 122 ) 2nd Born Flashy ( S Bermudez 122 ) 0.75L 3rd Missionary Man ( D E Sheehy 124 ) 0.75L 5th Just Like Max ( A Mendoza 118 ) 2.25L See full results A Mendoza 53.5kg 2.25L 5 (11)
Horseshoe Indianapolis 19-Aug-26 1710m GOOD R7 Race 7 $3,350 (of $33,499) Barrier 15, Winning Time: 01:44.210, SP: 9.00 stalked the pace in the three path before fading in the stretch. 1st Shiesty To Chase ( A Crispin 119 ) 2nd Little Jake ( O Mojica 119 ) 1.50L 3rd Just Like Max ( A Mendoza 120 ) 4.75L See full results A Mendoza 54.4kg 4.75L 3 (8)
Ellis Park 01-Aug-26 1609m R1 Race 1 $24,686 (of $39,185) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:39.300, SP: 4.50 bumped with an outer rival at the start, laid close up along the inside, then two wide turning for home, transferred contact from an inner foe to an outer rival while forced to the five path entering the lane yet rallied to bid at the furlong grounds and drove clear. 1st Just Like Max ( A Mendoza 118 ) 2nd Politics ( M Meeks 118 ) 2.50L 3rd Refined Design ( G Saez 120 ) 0.20L See full results A Mendoza 53.5kg 1 (8)