Legitimate (USA) Horse

Country

United States

Foal Date

11-Apr-22

Colour

dark bay or brown

Sire

Authentic

Dam

Azara

Prize Money

99214

Trainer

Paul J. McGee

Owners

Amerman Racing, LLC

About

Legitimate is a 4yo dk b/br from United States trained by Paul J. McGee. It is sired by the stallion Authentic out of the dam Azara. Legitimate has won 1 race in its career so far. On 27th Jan 2025 at Santa Anita, Legitimate earned its most important victory to date, collecting $60000.00 in prize money.

Race Record

Event Summary Runner Stats Rank
Keeneland 15-Oct-26 1710m FIRM R7 Race 7 (of $91,616) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:44.730, SP: 13.00 raced off of the pace in the three to four path and failed to factor. 1st King Of Ashes ( F Prat 122 ) 2nd Admiral Hall ( L Machado 122 ) 4.00L 3rd Hop Sing ( B J H Jr 122 ) 6.25L 5th Legitimate ( R Bejarano 122 ) 20.00L See full results R Bejarano 55.3kg 20.00L 5 (7)
Churchill Downs 27-Jun-26 1710m R11 Race 11 $1,634 (of $120,252) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:44.400, SP: 5.00 stalked from the four to three path, tipped four wide and between horses entering the lane, but shied while getting outkicked by an outer foe in midstretch then weakened between horses. 1st Baytown Bruiser ( F Geroux 126 ) 2nd Funny Uncle ( I O Jr 124 ) 0.75L 3rd Sound Cause ( K Asmussen 124 ) 2.50L 9th Legitimate ( B J Hernandez 124 ) 11.20L See full results B J Hernandez 56.2kg 11.20L 9 (11)
Churchill Downs 17-May-26 1710m R10 Race 10 $11,605 (of $116,051) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:45.550, SP: 5.50 set a clear pace in the two path, but proved no match for an outer bier approaching the five sixteenths pole then yielded yet lasted for show. 1st Thrilla ( L Machado 124 ) 2nd Spirit Of A Walkon ( C Lanerie 120 ) 0.75L 3rd Legitimate ( M Garcia 124 ) 6.50L See full results M Garcia 56.2kg 6.50L 3 (10)
Santa Anita 28-Mar-26 1308m FIRM R1 Race 1 $3,559 (of $50,845) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:16.140, SP: 2.10 1st I'm Otter Here ( H Berrios 124 ) 2nd Gordon's Legacy ( A Ayuso 124 ) 0.20L 3rd Bee Eye Gee ( C Belmont 124 ) 2.25L 4th Legitimate ( E Jaramillo 124 ) 12.85L See full results E Jaramillo 56.2kg 12.85L 4 (6)
Santa Anita 29-Dec-25 1308m GOOD R7 Race 7 $744 (of $104,213) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:12.770, SP: 15.00 tracked from the two path, between rivals leaving the bend, lost a clear path at the top of the lane and could not rally after. 1st Proof He Rides ( K Frey 124 ) 2nd Yacowlef ( H Berrios 124 ) 1.00L 3rd Ballyvaughan Gig ( G Franco 124 ) 0.50L 8th Legitimate ( J Ortiz 120 ) 0.00L See full results J Ortiz 54.4kg 0.00L 8 (12)