Major Contender (USA) Horse
Country
Foal Date
Colour
Sire
Dam
Prize Money
Trainer
Owners
About
Major Contender is a seven-year-old chestnut gelding bred in the United States, by Distorted Humor out of Pussyfoot. He races under trainer Dennis Hornbostel and is owned by John Cox. Over 49 starts he has captured six wins and has placed in the top positions 14 times, earning a total of $95,919. His most recent start came at Fairmount Park on 28 October 2026, where he finished 1st of 10 runners.
Raced At
Mountaineer • Fairmount Park • Sunland Park • Will Rogers Downs • Oaklawn Park • Remington Park • Horseshoe IndianapolisRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Mountaineer 11-Nov-26 1207m R5 Race 5 - Claiming, SP: 5.50 | Alexander Bendezu | 6 (8) |
| Fairmount Park 28-Oct-26 1207m FAST R9 Race 9 - Claiming, SP: 11.00 | Javier Diego | 1 (10) |
| Fairmount Park 26-Aug-26 1673m R10 Race 10 (of $13,984) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:44.880, SP: 7.50 bumped at the start, pressed the pace, challenged between horses on the turn, was steadied and stopped. 1st Rocket Hotshot ( A O Stanley 126 ) 2nd Boogie Bode ( A Santos 126 ) 3.50L 3rd Lemon Drop Shot ( F Reyes 126 ) 4.00L 8th Major Contender ( J M Simpson 126 ) 23.50L See full results | J M Simpson 57.2kg 23.50L | 8 (12) |
| Fairmount Park 05-Aug-26 2012m R6 Race 6 $360 (of $28,445) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:09.190, SP: 26.00 track up with the leaders to the last turn, but found the distance too taking and lacked a finish. 1st Code Runner ( A Bendezu 124 ) 2nd Fire Bryan ( E Baird 126 ) 3.50L 3rd Nightwind ( A Santos 124 ) 3.75L 6th Major Contender ( J Simpson 124 ) 14.25L See full results | J Simpson 56.2kg 14.25L | 6 (9) |
| Fairmount Park 22-Jul-26 1106m R1 Race 1 $285 (of $14,255) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:05.230, SP: 11.00 was hustled along inside, vied along the rail, dropped back on the turn and stopped. 1st Sonnyisnotsofunny ( V Lara 124 ) 2nd Khozan's Valentine ( J Tavares 126 ) 4.75L 3rd GOOD Scout ( J Diego 126 ) 0.75L 5th Major Contender ( J Simpson 124 ) 12.75L See full results | J Simpson 56.2kg 12.75L | 5 (6) |
| Fairmount Park 24-May-26 1609m R8 Race 8 $262 (of $21,011) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:41.720, SP: 11.00 hopped start, pulled jostled around first, tipped out, flattened. 1st Big Commerce ( J Aranguren 126 ) 2nd Mcmoney ( A Santos 124 ) 0.15L 3rd Code Runner ( A Bendezu 124 ) 2.75L 5th Major Contender ( C Orm 124 ) 5.55L See full results | C Orm 56.2kg 5.55L | 5 (10) |
| Sunland Park 30-Mar-26 1609m R2 Race 2 $3,661 (of $18,303) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:36.730, SP: 10.00 settled to the first turn, tracked the pace while widest up the backstretch, chased three wide to the quarter marker, angled in to upper stretch, could not make headway on the winner late and bested the rest for the place. 1st Rocks A Black Suit ( E Gomez 124 ) 2nd Major Contender ( E Medellin 124 ) 2.00L 3rd Free Again ( L Valenzuela 124 ) 1.25L See full results | E Medellin 56.2kg 2.00L | 2 (7) |
| Sunland Park 16-Mar-26 1609m Flat, SP: 8/1 | Erick Medellin 56.2kg | 6 (7) |
| Sunland Park 08-Mar-26 1609m Flat, SP: 10/3 | Erick Medellin 56.2kg | 7 (7) |
| Sunland Park 22-Feb-26 1609m Flat, SP: 33/1 | Erick Medellin 56.2kg | 3 (10) |
| Sunland Park 08-Feb-26 1308m Flat, SP: 40/1 | Aldo Arboleda 56.2kg | 8 (11) |
| Fairmount Park 28-Oct-25 1911m Flat, SP: 8/1 | Javour Simpson 56.2kg | 1 (9) |
| Fairmount Park 18-Oct-25 1710m Flat, SP: 14/1 | Emmanuel Giles 56.2kg | 7 (7) |
| Fairmount Park 27-Sep-25 1710m Flat, SP: 7/2 | Emmanuel Giles 56.2kg | 6 (6) |
| Fairmount Park 13-Sep-25 1673m Flat, SP: 9/1 | Israel Hernandez 56.2kg | 2 (7) |
| Fairmount Park 19-Aug-25 1710m Flat, SP: 7/1 | Emmanuel Giles 56.2kg | 2 (5) |
| Fairmount Park 05-Aug-25 1673m Flat, SP: 15/2 | Emmanuel Giles 57.2kg | 2 (7) |
| Fairmount Park 05-Jul-25 1673m FAST Flat, SP: 16/1 | Javier Diego 56.2kg | 3 (7) |
| Fairmount Park 24-Jun-25 1207m FIRM Flat, SP: 14/1 | Emmanuel Giles 56.2kg | 5 (5) |
| Fairmount Park 31-May-25 1609m FAST Flat, SP: 5/1 | Emmanuel Giles 57.2kg | 1 (7) |
| Fairmount Park 08-Oct-24 1207m FAST Flat, SP: 20/1 | Reynier Arrieta 56.2kg | 5 (6) |
| Fairmount Park 03-Sep-24 1207m FAST Flat, SP: 15/2 | Reynier Arrieta 57.2kg | 1 (7) |
| Will Rogers Downs 15-May-24 1106m FAST Flat, SP: 10/1 | Miguel Perez 56.7kg | 4 (5) |
| Will Rogers Downs 15-Apr-24 1207m FAST Flat, SP: 4/1 | Miguel Perez 56.7kg | 1 (6) |
| Will Rogers Downs 04-Mar-24 1609m FAST Flat, SP: 3/1 | Gerardo Mora 56.7kg | 6 (6) |
| Oaklawn Park 18-Feb-24 1710m FAST Flat, SP: 14/1 | Walter De La Cruz 53.5kg | 8 (10) |
| Oaklawn Park 01-Jan-24 1710m FAST Flat, SP: 33/1 | Luis Quinonez 54.9kg | 7 (9) |
| Remington Park 19-Nov-23 1408m FAST Flat, SP: 10/1 | Lindey Wade 55.3kg | 3 (11) |
| Remington Park 27-Oct-23 1609m FAST Flat, SP: 9/1 | Harry Hernandez 55.3kg | 2 (10) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 08-Jun-22 1710m SLOPPY Flat, SP: 12/1 | Emmanuel Esquivel 54.4kg | 4 (6) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 17-May-22 1673m FAST Flat, SP: 5/1 | Santo Sanjur 54.4kg | 5 (6) |