Plensa (USA)
About
Plensa is a 3yo dark bay/brown colt from the United States trained by George R. Arnold II. He is by Caravaggio out of Proximity Bias. To date he has secured two career wins. On September 7, 2025 at Kentucky Downs, Plensa achieved his most important victory, taking the $2,000,000 Exacta Systems Gun Runner Stakes. The horse has proved profitable for bettors; backing him throughout his career would have generated a 236% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Keeneland 26-Oct-25 1610m FIRM R8 Bryan Station Stakes (Stakes) (of $600,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:35.780, SP: 11.00 reared while momentarily fractious in the starting gate, then broke a step slow, pursued off of the pace four wide and tired. | F Geroux 53.5kg 5.75L | 11 (12) |
| Kentucky Downs 07-Sep-25 1610m GOOD R8 Exacta Systems Gun Runner Stakes (Stakes) $1,260,000 (of $2,000,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:33.510, SP: 21.00 settled off the early pace racing in hand, raced near the inside through the far turn, angled out near the quarter pole and surged up under strong handling. | F Geroux 53.5kg | 1 (14) |
| Saratoga 19-Jul-25 1710m GOOD R9 Race 9 $11,000 (of $110,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:40.320, SP: 11.00 was hustled from the gate then brushed with a foe early, was taken up between horses nearing the first turn, raced in the two path on that bend, was reserved off the pace, traveled around most of the far turn in the two path then shifted to the three path, turned into the stretch in the five path and improved to get the show. | J Lezcano 55.3kg 4.00L | 3 (10) |
| Churchill Downs 16-Jun-25 1610m GOOD R6 Md $75,600 (of $120,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:36.180, SP: 2.50 broke a step slow, settled well back along the inside, launched a rally around the far turn, moved three wide turning for home before fanning five wide into the lane, sustained progress to gain command from inner rivals at the furlong grounds and held sway from an inner counterpart. | F Geroux 53.5kg | 1 (12) |
| Keeneland 14-Apr-25 1710m GOOD R3 Md $7,700 (of $110,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:41.710, SP: 7.00 shifted outwardly into the first turn, settled at the rear three to two wide, fanned out six wide into the lane and rallied willingly to miss show. | L Saez 54.4kg 5.75L | 4 (12) |
| Churchill Downs 10-Nov-24 1610m GOOD R5 Md $24,000 (of $120,001) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:37.550, SP: 3.25 prompt the early leader two from the outside, took command through the far turn, dug in deep stretch but missed in a game effort. | F Geroux 54kg 1.75L | 2 (12) |
| Keeneland 13-Oct-24 1710m GOOD R2 Md $20,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:43.450 laid off of the pace two wide, then between horses into the far turn, paused behind a rival turning for home, swung out to the five to six path in upper stretch and rallied to reach place in the final sixteenth. | F Geroux 54kg 2.00L | 2 (11) |