Motivated By Grace (USA) Horse
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Motivated By Grace is a 2yo horse from the United States trained by Joe Sharp. He is by Highly Motivated out of the dam Soundwave. The colt has not yet broken his maiden, remaining winless in two starts. In his most recent start at Keeneland on 16 Oct 2026, Yomar Jr Ortiz rode him to a sixth‑place finish behind winner Hormesis.
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| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Keeneland 16-Oct-26 1207m GOOD R2 Md (of $93,431) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:12.230, SP: 7.50 brushed with an outer foe leaving the gate, laid of of the pace in the four path, shifted out to the six path in upper stretch and failed to menace on her left lead. 1st Hormesis ( B J Hernandez 119 ) 2nd Swift Speed ( J Velazquez 119 ) 2.00L 3rd Made Up Stories ( J Loveberry 119 ) 3.25L 6th Motivated By Grace ( Y J Ortiz 119 , Cd 109 ) 8.80L See full results | Y J Ortiz 54kg, Cd 49.4kg 8.80L | 6 (10) |
| Churchill Downs 19-Sep-26 1207m R7 Md $1,662 (of $129,334) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:12.320, SP: 10.00 1st Anna Bo Banna ( E Esquivel 119 ) 2nd Tapit Nitro ( L Saez 119 ) 3.25L 3rd R Last Word ( J Ortiz 119 ) 1.00L 7th Motivated By Grace ( B Curtis 119 ) 9.10L See full results | B Curtis 54kg 9.10L | 7 (10) |