Proton (USA) Horse
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Proton is a 3yo b from the United States trained by H. Graham Motion. He is sired by the stallion Astern out of the dam Charged. Proton has recorded two wins in his career so far. On 28th Sep 2025 at Laurel Park, Proton captured his most significant victory to date, collecting the $125000.00 Laurel Futurity (stakes).
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Colonial Downs 13-Jul-26 1106m R8 Race 8 $7,400 (of $74,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:01.800, SP: 5.00 was reserved early on the inside, moved out on the turn and came six wide into the lane and closed well late getting up for the show award. 1st Spidey Man ( M Chuan 118 ) 2nd Doubting Thomas ( J Ruiz 118 ) 0.10L 3rd Proton ( J Vargas 118 , Cd 113 ) 1.85L See full results | J Vargas 53.5kg, Cd 51.3kg 1.85L | 3 (10) |
| Laurel Park 17-May-26 1609m R9 James W. Murphy Stakes (Stakes) $7,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:35.820, SP: 2.75 tracked outside horses down the backstretch, circled the far turn three wide, floated to the four path in upper stretch and passed a tired foe late. 1st Turf Star ( J Ruiz 118 ) 2nd My Favorite Bird ( F Prat 118 ) 0.50L 3rd Attfield ( R S Jr 122 ) 3.50L 4th Proton ( J R Velazquez 122 ) 3.60L See full results | J R Velazquez 55.3kg 3.60L | 4 (7) |
| Keeneland 04-Apr-26 1710m SOFT R8 UK HealthCare Transylvania Stakes (Stakes) $7,500 (of $600,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:44.490, SP: 11.00 stalked along the inside, chased around the far turn then yielded after flopping back to his left lead in the final furlong. 1st Remember Mamba ( J Ortiz 118 ) 2nd Honey Dutch ( T Gaffalione 118 ) 0.50L 3rd Vasy ( F Prat 118 ) 0.30L 7th Proton ( J Velazquez 118 ) 4.00L See full results | J Velazquez 53.5kg 4.00L | 7 (11) |
| Tampa Bay Downs 08-Mar-26 1609m GOOD R7 Columbia Stakes (Stakes) $25,000 (of $125,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:37.610, SP: 4.00 raced in the two path around the first turn, pressed the pace between horses up the backstretch, came around the far turn still in the two path and could not go with the winner in the stretch but chased on to the finish. 1st Alpyland ( J Castellano 121 ) 2nd Proton ( J Velazquez 121 ) 2.00L 3rd Knoty Knicks ( J Alvarado 119 ) 0.15L See full results | J Velazquez 54.9kg 2.00L | 2 (8) |
| Del Mar 01-Dec-25 1610m FIRM R3 Cecil B. DeMille Stakes (Stakes) $7,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:36.420, SP: 5.00 1st Unrivaled Time ( D Herrera 120 ) 2nd Iriseach ( U Rispoli 120 ) 0.75L 3rd Hey Nay Nay ( F Prat 124 ) 0.30L 4th Proton ( J Hernandez 124 ) 1.75L See full results | J Hernandez 56.2kg 1.75L | 4 (7) |