Litmus Test (USA) Horse

Country

United States

Foal Date

13-Apr-23

Colour

bay

Sire

Nyquist

Dam

Study Hard

Prize Money

1005839

Owners

Sf Racing, Llc, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables, Llc, Stonestreet Stables, Llc, Bashor Racing, Llc, Determined Stables, Golconda Stable, Waves Edge Capital, Llc And Donovan, Catherine

About

Litmus Test, a 3yo colt from the United States trained by Bob Baffert, is by Nyquist out of Study Hard. The horse has earned three wins in its career. On 14th Dec 2025 at Los Alamitos Racecourse, Litmus Test captured its biggest victory, taking the $200000.00 Los Alamitos Futurity (stakes).

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Santa Anita 16-Jun-26 1710m FIRM R6 Affirmed Stakes (Stakes) (of $100,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:45.320, SP: 3.50 1st Secured Freedom ( J Rosario 120 ) 2nd One More Freud ( M E Smith 124 ) 1.75L 3rd Constitution Andi ( V Espinoza 120 ) 3.00L 5th Litmus Test ( E Jaramillo 124 ) 6.25L See full resultsE Jaramillo 56.2kg 6.25L5 (7)
Churchill Downs 03-May-26 2012m FIRM R12 Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (Stakes) (of $5,000,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:02.270, SP: 67.00 came in just after the start stacking up the three rivals to his inside, was straightened away and rushed up along the inside before brushing with an outer foe into the first turn, stayed on to the second turn and stopped. 1st Golden Tempo ( J Ortiz 126 ) 2nd Renegade ( I O Jr 126 ) 0.30L 3rd Ocelli ( T Gaffalione 126 ) 0.75L 17th Litmus Test ( M Garcia 126 ) 37.40L See full resultsM Garcia 57.2kg 37.40L17 (18)
Oaklawn Park 29-Mar-26 1811m R13 Arkansas Derby (Stakes) $37,500 (of $1,500,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:49.700, SP: 6.00 broke near the back, four wide when back through the first turn, continued outside and had little when called on for the drive. 1st Renegade ( I O Jr 124 ) 2nd Silent Tactic ( C Torres 124 ) 4.00L 3rd Taptastic ( E Asmussen 121 ) 2.00L 7th Litmus Test ( F Arrieta 124 ) 12.50L See full resultsF Arrieta 56.2kg 12.50L7 (9)
Oaklawn Park 02-Mar-26 1710m R11 Rebel Stakes (Stakes) $100,000 (of $1,000,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:43.210, SP: 2.88 narrowly showed the way into the first turn while closest to the inside of a busy first flight, shook clear before a half, continued to show the way into the far turn, vied into the lane then proved no match for the top two the final furlong. 1st Class President ( J Velazquez 119 ) 2nd Silent Tactic ( C Torres 124 ) 0.15L 3rd Litmus Test ( F Prat 121 ) 5.30L See full resultsF Prat 54.9kg 5.30L3 (10)
Los Alamitos Racecourse 14-Dec-25 1710m FIRM R8 Los Alamitos Futurity (Stakes) $126,000 (of $200,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:42.380, SP: 1.62 1st Litmus Test ( J Hernandez 120 ) 2nd Blacksmith ( K Kimura 120 ) 1.25L 3rd Provenance ( K Frey 120 ) 3.50L See full resultsJ Hernandez 54.4kg1 (6)