Legal Heir (USA) Horse
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Legal Heir is a 4yo dark bay/brown horse from the United States trained by Vann Belvoir. He is by Nyquist out of How My Heart Works. Legal Heir has won one race so far. On 15th Jun 2026 at Santa Anita, he claimed his most significant win, taking the $65,000.00 purse.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Anita 15-Jun-26 1207m FIRM R7 Md $40,950 (of $65,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:08.220, SP: 5.00 sprinted to the front and crossed over to the inside, carried a comfortable lead through the turn, came under a ride approaching the stretch, showed the way into the final furlong and stayed clear under right handed encouragement. 1st Legal Heir ( K Kimura 126 ) 2nd Bogarts Bucchero ( E Jaramillo 121 ) 2.00L 3rd Meta Star ( A Ayuso 121 ) 3.00L See full results | K Kimura 57.2kg | 1 (11) |
| Santa Anita 17-May-26 1308m FIRM R1 Md $13,000 (of $65,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:16.350, SP: 4.00 sprinted clear and set the tone in the early going, challenged by outer rival at the quarter pole, relinquished the lead in upper stretch, stayed on well through the final furlong and held second. 1st Tiz All That ( E Maldonado 121 ) 2nd Legal Heir ( K Kimura 126 ) 1.25L 3rd Monumental ( A Ayuso 121 ) 1.75L See full results | K Kimura 57.2kg 1.25L | 2 (8) |
| Santa Anita 14-Feb-26 1609m FIRM R6 Md $4,900 (of $70,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:34.580, SP: 5.50 set all the pace from inside to the top of the lane, lost command in upper stretch and weakened in the furlong grounds. 1st Midnight Strike ( A Ayuso 124 ) 2nd Latitude ( F Geroux 124 ) 2.25L 3rd Midway Lane ( K Frey 124 ) 1.00L 4th Legal Heir ( K Kimura 124 ) 4.25L See full results | K Kimura 56.2kg 4.25L | 4 (6) |
| Santa Anita 10-Jan-26 1609m FIRM R6 Md $14,000 (of $70,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:34.170, SP: 10.00 1st Kokosan ( A Ayuso 124 ) 2nd Legal Heir ( K Kimura 124 ) 5.25L 3rd Rostovsky ( U Rispoli 124 ) 0.75L See full results | K Kimura 56.2kg 5.25L | 2 (8) |
| Del Mar 03-Nov-25 1710m FIRM R1 Md $6,000 (of $60,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:42.470, SP: 7.50 1st Final Edition ( U Rispoli 125 ) 2nd Kokosan ( M Smith 122 ) 0.50L 3rd Legal Heir ( K Kimura 122 ) 1.75L See full results | K Kimura 55.3kg 1.75L | 3 (6) |