Penei (USA)
About
Penei is a 3yo colt from the United States trained by J. Keith Desormeaux. He is by Mendelssohn out of Ghostinhim. The horse has not yet broken his maiden, remaining winless in seven starts. In his most recent start at Churchill Downs on 18 Sep 2025, James Graham rode Penei to a fifth‑place finish, behind the winner Fine Vino.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Churchill Downs 18-Sep-25 1609m R9 Md (of $48,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:36.230, SP: 17.00 bumped with an inner rival at the start, lacked speed in the three path, swung out to the six path into the lane and moved up. | J Graham 54.4kg 16.25L | 5 (12) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 26-Aug-25 1207m FIRM R1 Md $2,516 (of $25,160) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:12.520, SP: 5.00 saved ground, shifted to the three path in early stretch and rallied, just missing the place. | J Graham 54.4kg 4.35L | 3 (7) |
| Churchill Downs 17-May-25 1609m FIRM R9 Md $836 (of $62,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:35.630, SP: 21.00 broke outwardly and was off slow, lagged well behind leaving the chute, improved three wide with ah half mile to go, progressed in the two path before swinging out to the five to six path in upper stretch, but flattened out. | J Graham 53.5kg 10.80L | 6 (11) |
| Churchill Downs 09-May-25 1207m FIRM R5 Md $4,800 (of $48,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:10.730, SP: 21.00 broke slowly, raced off of the pace in the five to six path before fanning to the seven path entering the lane, leaned in while delaying a lead change until midstretch, then ran on late to gain show in the closing stages. | J Graham 53.5kg 5.00L | 3 (10) |
| Churchill Downs 23-Sep-24 1709m FIRM R5 Md $928 (of $58,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:45.290 Shffld bck, no threat | J Graham 54kg | 6 (8) |
| Colonial Downs 25-Aug-24 1307m FIRM R4 Md $1,000 (of $59,999) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:17.510 Duel ins, weakened, | J Riquelme 55.3kg 8.85L | 6 (10) |
| Colonial Downs 18-Aug-24 1106m GOOD R4 Md $1,000 (of $59,999) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:04.040 Failed to menace | J Riquelme 55.3kg 18.75L | 8 (9) |