Meritorious (USA) Horse
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Meritorious is a 4yo b from the United States trained by Niall Saville. He is by the stallion Honor A. P. out of the dam Katherine. To date he has recorded one win. On 21 Sep 2026 at Laurel Park he secured his biggest victory, earning $47000.00 Md. The horse has been a profit generator for bettors; backing him throughout his career would have yielded an 83% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Laurel Park 21-Sep-26 1710m GOOD R3 Md $41,623 (of $66,068) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:43.780, SP: 5.50 1st Meritorious ( J Barbosa 126 ) 2nd Rio Grande ( S Russell 122 ) 0.05L 3rd Executive ( V Cheminaud 126 ) 0.80L See full results | J Barbosa 57.2kg | 1 (10) |
| Keeneland 09-Apr-25 1810m GOOD R2 Md $18,156 (of $181,555) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:51.540, SP: 15.00 stalked along the inside, pursued from the pocket turning for home, chased into the lane, shifted outside of the top pair in midstretch, then ran on but was denied place. 1st Tomasello ( J Ortiz 120 ) 2nd Van Ginkel ( F Prat 120 ) 0.00L 3rd Meritorious ( J Torres 120 ) 4.00L See full results | J Torres 54.4kg 4.00L | 3 (12) |
| Gulfstream 02-Mar-25 1410m FIRM R6 Md $15,147 (of $151,467) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:22.940, SP: 26.00 brushed with the horse to his outside at the start, trailed the field up the backstretch, dropped further behind while racing in the three path around the turn and then improved position steadily in the lane. 1st Disruptor ( I O Jr 118 ) 2nd Shangrala Road ( L Saez 118 ) 9.25L 3rd Meritorious ( J Velazquez 118 ) 16.25L See full results | J Velazquez 53.5kg 16.25L | 3 (8) |