Pondering (USA) Horse
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The four-year-old bay filly known as Pondering, bred in the United States by Hard Spun out of Always Thinking, is under the care of trainer Brendan P. Walsh and owned by Godolphin, Llc. In 19 starts she has secured four victories and finished in the placings three times, accumulating $760,117 in earnings. Her most recent outing took place at Keeneland on 12 October 2026, where she ran 6th out of 7 runners. The latest win was achieved at Woodbine on 8 November 2025.
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Woodbine • Keeneland • Presque Isle Downs • Churchill Downs • Turfway Park • Kentucky Downs • Ellis Park • Horseshoe Indianapolis • Fair Grounds • Belmont At The Big A • SaratogaRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Woodbine 08-Nov-26 1408m FAST R10 Race 10 - Bessarabian Stakes - Grade 3, SP: 11.00 | Sahin Civaci | 1 (9) |
| Keeneland 12-Oct-26 1106m SOFT R8 Franklin Stakes (Stakes) (of $574,120) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:04.520, SP: 17.00 pursued from midpack two wide and between horses, switched outside of foes and pursued three to four wide turning for home, but hung on her left lead through upper stretch, changed over while getting outkicked by an outer foe at the furlong grounds and faded. 1st Time To Dazzle ( I O Jr 121 ) 2nd Kehoe Beach ( J L Ortiz 121 ) 0.05L 3rd Itzel ( E Morales 121 ) 1.30L 6th Pondering ( L Saez 121 ) 3.80L See full results | L Saez 54.9kg 3.80L | 6 (7) |
| Presque Isle Downs 19-Sep-26 1308m R9 Presque Isle Downs Masters Stakes (Stakes) $6,326 (of $421,740) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:14.620, SP: 5.00 rated along racing in hand, loomed three wide near the quarter pole and weakened through the drive. 1st Reagan's Flame ( E Zayas 126 ) 2nd Paris Carver ( P Lopez 115 ) 0.00L 3rd Les Reys ( A Concepcion 119 ) 0.00L 6th Pondering ( P Moran 119 ) 8.25L See full results | P Moran 54kg 8.25L | 6 (8) |
| Woodbine 28-Jun-26 1509m FIRM R10 HPIbet Royal North Stakes (Stakes) $1,533 (of $217,549) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:29.080, SP: 8.00 was forced out and bumped a rival at the start, made an early advance outside foes four wide up the backstretch and into the far turn to get within range but could not sustain the effort. 1st Shifty ( R Hernandez 120 ) 2nd Fantastical ( J Campos 120 ) 0.75L 3rd Bessie Abott ( F Aebly 120 ) 4.50L 8th Pondering ( D Cannon 124 ) 7.65L See full results | D Cannon 56.2kg 7.65L | 8 (11) |
| Churchill Downs 04-Jun-26 1106m R8 Race 8 $2,547 (of $196,895) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:01.420, SP: 6.00 settled off of the pace along the inside, steadied into the turn, chased in the three path and between rivals in upper stretch, but lacked a rally and yielded. 1st Sunna ( J Rosario 125 ) 2nd Mae Town ( F Geroux 125 ) 0.75L 3rd Big Trouble ( D Cannon 125 ) 1.50L 8th Pondering ( T Gaffalione 125 ) 8.00L See full results | T Gaffalione 56.7kg 8.00L | 8 (8) |
| Keeneland 13-Apr-26 1106m R7 Giant's Causeway S. Presented by Keeneland Select (Stakes) $7,080 (of $566,412) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:02.170, SP: 17.00 1st In Our Time ( F Prat 122 ) 2nd Creed's Gold ( J Castellano 122 ) 1.75L 3rd Movin' On Up ( J R Leparoux 122 ) 1.50L 6th Pondering ( T Gaffalione 122 ) 5.55L See full results | T Gaffalione 55.3kg 5.55L | 6 (13) |
| Turfway Park 21-Dec-25 1207m Flat, SP: 6/4 | Irad Ortiz Jr 55.3kg | 2 (8) |
| Woodbine 08-Nov-25 1408m Flat, SP: 12/1 | Declan Cannon 54.9kg | 1 (14) |
| Keeneland 12-Oct-25 1106m FIRM Flat, SP: 8/1 | Tyler Gaffalione 53.5kg | 3 (7) |
| Kentucky Downs 06-Sep-25 1308m GOOD Flat, SP: 12/1 | Tyler Gaffalione 54.4kg | 10 (12) |
| Ellis Park 02-Aug-25 1106m FIRM Flat, SP: 5/2 | Tyler Gaffalione 53.5kg | 1 (8) |
| Ellis Park 06-Jul-25 1106m FIRM Flat, SP: 10/3 | Luan Machado 53.5kg | 2 (9) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 11-Jun-25 1006m GOOD Flat, SP: 9/4 | Evin Roman 53.5kg | 1 (9) |
| Churchill Downs 15-May-25 1106m FIRM Flat, SP: 6/1 | Brian Jr Hernandez 53.5kg | 4 (12) |
| Fair Grounds 16-Mar-25 1207m FAST Flat, SP: 9/2 | Declan Cannon 54kg | 4 (5) |
| Fair Grounds 17-Feb-25 1207m FAST Flat, SP: 13/2 | Declan Cannon 54kg | 8 (8) |
| Fair Grounds 20-Jan-25 1106m GOOD Flat, SP: 11/10 | Declan Cannon 54kg | 8 (8) |
| Belmont At The Big A 05-Oct-24 1609m FAST Flat, SP: 7/2 | Flavien Prat 54.4kg | 7 (7) |
| Saratoga 31-Aug-24 1408m GOOD Flat, SP: 9/2 | Luan Machado 54.4kg | 7 (11) |
| Ellis Park 22-Jul-24 1106m FAST Flat, SP: 11/8 | Luan Machado 54kg | 1 (7) |