Next Up (USA) Horse
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Next Up is a 4yo from the United States trained by Matthew P. Sims. It is sired by the stallion Accelerate out of the dam Pinch Hit. Next Up has won 2 races in its career so far. On 27th Jul 2025 at Ellis Park, Next Up earned its most significant victory to date, capturing the $102000.00 purse in Race 9.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Keeneland 16-Oct-26 1710m GOOD R7 Race 7 $37,372 (of $186,862) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:47.000, SP: 3.75 laid off of the pace along the inside, bided time while stalking from the pocket around the far turn, tipped out and bid three deep entering the lane but was fended off by the leader through the final furlong and was turned away late. 1st Competitive Market ( J L Ortiz 122 ) 2nd Next Up ( M Gutierrez 122 ) 2.50L 3rd Perrylu ( L Saez 124 ) 11.75L See full results | M Gutierrez 55.3kg 2.50L | 2 (5) |
| Churchill Downs 20-Sep-26 1609m R9 Race 9 $37,673 (of $188,364) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:33.300, SP: 7.00 unhurried early, ridden along two wide near the five sixteenths pole, tipped out six wide into the upper stretch and finished gamely to just missed in a game effort. 1st Caviar BreakFAST ( E Esquivel 122 ) 2nd Next Up ( M Gutierrez 122 ) 0.25L 3rd Buttons And Lace ( E Morales 122 ) 1.50L See full results | M Gutierrez 55.3kg 0.25L | 2 (9) |
| Ellis Park 24-Aug-26 1710m R8 Ellis Park Turf Stakes (Stakes) $1,717 (of $245,280) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:40.600, SP: 15.00 pursued two wide, chased four wide and between horses turning for home and lacked a bid. 1st Totally Justified ( J Bealmear 122 ) 2nd Lush Lips ( T Gaffalione 124 ) 1.00L 3rd Just Ruthless ( J Torres 122 ) 2.25L 6th Next Up ( M Gutierrez 122 ) 4.75L See full results | M Gutierrez 55.3kg 4.75L | 6 (10) |
| Ellis Park 26-Jul-26 1710m R7 Race 7 $29,799 (of $148,997) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:41.240, SP: 3.00 pursued from midpack along the inside, progressed two to three wide turning for home, bid outside of the top pair and from the four path leaving the quarter pole, gained an advantage in upper stretch, dug in while getting collared by an outer challenger at the sixteenth pole, dueled late but was bested. 1st Poppy The Princess ( E Morales 122 ) 2nd Next Up ( M Gutierrez 122 ) 0.10L 3rd Streetwhereyoulive ( R Bejarano 122 ) 1.75L See full results | M Gutierrez 55.3kg 0.10L | 2 (8) |
| Churchill Downs 25-Jun-26 1710m R3 Race 3 $2,696 (of $89,862) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:44.850, SP: 3.00 settled off of the pace three wide, fanned out to the six path in upper stretch but lacked a rally. 1st Rando ( C Torres 124 ) 2nd Don't Be Salty ( I O Jr 124 ) 0.20L 3rd Wits And Wagers ( A Beschizza 124 ) 4.50L 5th Next Up ( L Machado 124 ) 6.10L See full results | L Machado 56.2kg 6.10L | 5 (7) |