Legal Heir (USA) Horse
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Legal Heir is a four-year-old dk b/br colt bred in the United States, by Nyquist out of How My Heart Works. Trained by Vann Belvoir and owned by Charles Henderson, the horse has started eleven times, capturing one victory, placing second two times and third two times, and has earned $128,410 in total. His most recent outing was at Santa Anita on 11 October 2026, where he finished 6th of 7 starters. His latest win came at Santa Anita on 15 June 2026.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Del Mar 14-Nov-26 1006m GOOD R5 Race 5 - Starter Optional Claiming, SP: 2.50 | Joel Rosario | 1 (6) |
| Santa Anita 11-Oct-26 1207m FIRM R1 Race 1 (of $96,185) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:07.280, SP: 11.00 pressed from outside, fought in the three path turning for home, led momentarily in upper stretch but was quickly overtaken by the winner and weakened in the furlong grounds. 1st Matt At Five ( J Hernandez 122 ) 2nd Private Gem ( J Rosario 125 ) 0.50L 3rd Decapo ( T Baze 123 ) 2.75L 6th Legal Heir ( K Kimura 123 ) 5.80L See full results | K Kimura 55.8kg 5.80L | 6 (7) |
| Del Mar 17-Aug-26 1006m FIRM R9 Race 9 $708 (of $114,696) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:55.980, SP: 26.00 stalked two wide between, moved to the rail for the turn once clear of inner rival, saved ground to the stretch, roused at the top of the lane, chased determinedly in the final furlong but also finished evenly. 1st Nasty Habit ( H Berrios 124 ) 2nd Gabaldon ( E Jaramillo 124 ) 0.50L 3rd Sir Rocket ( U Rispoli 124 ) 1.00L 6th Legal Heir ( K Kimura 122 ) 1.85L See full results | K Kimura 55.3kg 1.85L | 6 (10) |
| Del Mar 27-Jul-26 1006m FIRM R7 Race 7 $716 (of $116,046) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 00:56.180, SP: 11.00 1st Mescalero ( U Rispoli 122 ) 2nd Sir Rocket ( J Rosario 124 ) 0.50L 3rd Private Gem ( J R Leparoux 124 ) 1.00L 10th Legal Heir ( K Kimura 122 ) 0.00L See full results | K Kimura 55.3kg 0.00L | 10 (10) |
| Santa Anita 15-Jun-26 1207m FIRM R7 Md $58,126 (of $92,264) 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 ) 1.00L See full results | K Kimura 57.2kg | 1 (11) |
| Santa Anita 17-May-26 1308m FIRM R1 Md $18,177 (of $90,884) 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 13-Feb-26 1609m FIRM Flat, SP: 9/2 | Kazushi Kimura 56.2kg | 4 (6) |
| Santa Anita 09-Jan-26 1609m FIRM Flat, SP: 9/1 | Kazushi Kimura 56.2kg | 2 (6) |
| Del Mar 02-Nov-25 1710m FIRM Flat, SP: 13/2 | Kazushi Kimura 55.3kg | 3 (6) |
| Santa Anita 11-Oct-25 1609m FIRM Flat, SP: 7/2 | Kazushi Kimura 55.3kg | 3 (7) |
| Del Mar 18-Jul-25 1308m FAST Flat, SP: 6/1 | Kazushi Kimura 54.4kg | 5 (9) |
| Santa Anita 10-May-25 1308m FAST Flat, SP: 12/1 | Kazushi Kimura 53.5kg | 5 (7) |