Melba Montgomery (USA) Horse
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Melba Montgomery is a 3yo gr/ro from the United States trained by Steve R. Knapp. She is by Grazen out of Sky Marni. The horse has not yet broken her maiden, going winless in 11 starts. In her latest outing at Santa Anita on 18 Oct 2026, Juan J. Hernandez rode her to a second-place finish behind Blame The Track.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Anita 18-Oct-26 1106m FIRM R8 Md $4,609 (of $23,043) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:05.020, SP: 7.50 trailed inside rivals from off the rail then between leaving the backstretch, angled in and advanced from the fence through the turn, took aim at the leader in upper stretch, could not summon the needed late kick but finished gamely for second. 1st Blame The Track ( J Rosario 122 ) 2nd Melba Montgomery ( J J Hernandez 122 ) 2.50L 3rd Godbless Her ( E A Maldonado 122 ) 8.50L See full results | J J Hernandez 55.3kg 2.50L | 2 (9) |
| Los Alamitos Racecourse 21-Sep-26 1207m FIRM R7 Md $4,217 (of $12,651) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:12.050, SP: 4.33 stalked between runners in the two path, angled four wide at the top of the stretch and exchanged brief bumps with inner rival, took aim at the leader at the eighth pole, but was repelled by winner. 1st Snapshot ( D V Dyke 120 ) 2nd Melba Montgomery ( A Ayuso 120 ) 3.25L 3rd Lively Girl ( A Aguilar 120 ) 1.25L See full results | A Ayuso 54.4kg 3.25L | 2 (6) |
| Los Alamitos QH Racecourse 20-Sep-26 1207m R7 Los Alamitos QH Racecourse Race 7 $4,217 (of $21,086) Barrier 3 1st Snapshot ( 120 ) 2nd Melba Montgomery ( 120 ) 3rd Lively Girl ( 120 ) | 54.4kg | 2 (6) |
| Del Mar 17-Aug-26 1106m FIRM R10 Md $708 (of $32,568) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:05.850, SP: 5.50 was off slow to begin, trailed two wide into the turn, came four wide into the stretch and improved position. 1st Remember April ( W Orantes 120 ) 2nd Stylishly Big ( J Hernandez 120 ) 0.50L 3rd Champagnia ( T Pereira 120 ) 0.30L 7th Melba Montgomery ( A Ayuso 120 ) 6.50L See full results | A Ayuso 54.4kg 6.50L | 7 (12) |
| Del Mar 31-Jul-26 1609m FIRM R3 Md $716 (of $42,974) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:38.260, SP: 11.00 gained early control, set pace along the rail, resisted briefly on the second bend, then lost command and faded along the fence. 1st Sugar Reign ( A Aguilar 120 ) 2nd Springline ( A Escobedo 120 ) 3.25L 3rd Lady Ruth ( J Rosario 120 ) 0.15L 7th Melba Montgomery ( A Ayuso 120 ) 16.80L See full results | A Ayuso 54.4kg 16.80L | 7 (8) |