Protective Custody (USA) Horse
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Protective Custody is a 4yo colt from the United States trained by Claude R. McGaughey III. He is by Ghostzapper out of Hold Harmless and has captured two wins to date. On 4 May 2026 at Belmont’s Big A, he secured his most important triumph, capturing the $88,000 Race 9 purse.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Belmont At The Big A 22-Jun-26 2213m R2 Race 2 (of $90,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:18.550, SP: 3.25 1st Massarat ( M Franco 121 ) 2nd Relaxx ( F Prat 121 ) 0.10L 3rd Sol D'Oro ( R S Jr 123 ) 2.35L 5th Protective Custody ( J Lezcano 123 ) 5.35L See full results | J Lezcano 55.8kg 5.35L | 5 (6) |
| Belmont At The Big A 04-May-26 1811m R9 Race 9 $55,440 (of $88,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:51.110, SP: 5.00 1st Protective Custody ( J Lezcano 126 ) 2nd Getting Serious ( F Prat 120 ) 0.50L 3rd Soul Dance ( M Franco 126 ) 3.50L See full results | J Lezcano 57.2kg | 1 (9) |
| Laurel Park 19-Apr-26 1710m R5 Race 5 $4,900 (of $49,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:40.750, SP: 7.50 , steadied in close quarters entering the first turn, raced between horses around the far turn, worked out to the five path in upper stretch and flattened out. 1st Coach Mazzula ( J Toledo 114 ) 2nd Mambo Queen ( S Russell 123 ) 2.25L 3rd Protective Custody ( F Boyce 123 ) 2.50L See full results | F Boyce 55.8kg 2.50L | 3 (10) |
| Gulfstream 22-Feb-26 1710m FIRM R9 Race 9 $3,010 (of $86,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:40.830, SP: 15.00 1st Maggie Go ( I O Jr 121 ) 2nd La Cantera ( J Bravo 123 ) 1.75L 3rd Pretty Lavish ( T Gaffalione 121 ) 0.50L 4th Protective Custody ( J Velazquez 121 ) 0.00L See full results | J Velazquez 54.9kg 0.00L | 4 (9) |
| Laurel Park 20-Oct-25 1810m R3 Md $29,610 (of $47,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:51.270, SP: 3.25 laid in midpack along the inside, was cued from the rail midway around the far turn, tipped out to the three path at the top of the lane, bid between foes passing the furlong grounds, inched ahead late, and held on. 1st Protective Custody ( F Boyce 123 ) 2nd Tight Line ( J Toledo 123 ) 0.50L 3rd Lorraine ( H Karamanos 126 ) 0.55L See full results | F Boyce 55.8kg | 1 (10) |