King Of Heat (USA) Horse

Country

United States

Foal Date

12-Mar-23

Colour

chestnut

Sire

American Pharoah

Dam

Tepin Thru Life

Prize Money

17130

Owners

Rocker O Ranch Llc

About

King Of Heat is a three-year-old chestnut gelding bred in the United States, by American Pharoah out of Tepin Thru Life. He is under the care of trainer J. Keith Desormeaux and races for Rocker O Ranch Llc. Over eight starts he has secured one win and a third‑place finish, earning total prize money of $17,130. His most recent outing took place at Churchill Downs on 30 October 2026, where he finished 1st out of a field of 10.

Race Record

Event Summary Runner Stats Rank
Churchill Downs 30-Oct-26 1207m FAST R10 Race 10 - Maiden Claiming, SP: 8.50 James Graham 1 (10)
Churchill Downs 20-Sep-26 1408m FAST Flat, SP: 10/1 Luke Hoskins 54.9kg 9 (11)
Kentucky Downs 31-Aug-26 1408m FIRM R6 Md (of $236,657) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:23.010, SP: 41.00 1st Just Buy It ( L Saez 121 ) 2nd Bayfront ( T Gaffalione 121 ) 0.05L 3rd He's My Kind ( F Prat 121 ) 0.55L 8th King Of Heat ( J Graham 121 ) 9.80L See full results J Graham 54.9kg 9.80L 8 (12)
Horseshoe Indianapolis 13-May-26 1609m FIRM R7 Md $222 (of $60,256) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:37.330, SP: 11.00 was squeezed back at the start and trailed. 1st Candy Cane Crain ( E Esquivel 122 ) 2nd Feline Curious ( A Beschizza 122 ) 1.00L 3rd Terre Haute ( A Achard 122 ) 0.30L 12th King Of Heat ( J Graham 122 ) 22.00L See full results J Graham 55.3kg 22.00L 12 (12)
Churchill Downs 27-Apr-26 2012m R8 Md $2,139 (of $167,950) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:01.410, SP: 11.00 broke a step slow, trailed in the two path, shifted three wide down the backstretch, improved position around the far turn but fanned five wide entering the lane and tired. 1st Tiernanogue ( T Gaffalione 118 ) 2nd Direct Strike ( I O Jr 118 ) 0.50L 3rd Silver Shot ( J Ortiz 118 ) 5.50L 8th King Of Heat ( J Graham 118 ) 52.35L See full results J Graham 53.5kg 52.4kgL 8 (8)
Fair Grounds 08-Mar-26 1710m R2 Md $6,522 (of $76,726) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:42.800, SP: 13.00 settled, unhurried to half, swung four wide upper, up share third. 1st Corona De Oro ( B J Hernandez 117 ) 2nd Cromwell ( A Concepcion 125 ) 4.50L 3rd King Of Heat ( J Graham 117 ) 0.00L See full results J Graham 53.1kg 0.00L 3 (5)
Fair Grounds 15-Feb-26 1207m R2 Md $6,431 (of $91,873) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:09.180, SP: 26.00 1st Trouble Calling ( L Saez 120 ) 2nd Deep Flame ( F Geroux 120 ) 6.25L 3rd Mojacar ( J Ortiz 120 ) 1.50L 4th King Of Heat ( J Graham 120 ) 13.50L See full results J Graham 54.4kg 13.50L 4 (9)
Churchill Downs 29-Jun-25 1207m FAST Flat, SP: 40/1 James Graham 54kg 8 (11)