Public Defender (USA) Horse
About
Public Defender is a 4yo bay horse from the United States, trained by Saffie A. Joseph, Jr. He is by Constitution out of On The Backstreets. To date, the runner has secured five victories. On 14 Sep 2025 at Colonial Downs, Public Defender claimed its biggest triumph, winning the $100,000 Hcp. The horse has been a lucrative choice for bettors, delivering a 173% ROI for anyone who backed it throughout its career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gulfstream 21-Dec-25 1609m FIRM R9 Suwannee River Stakes (Stakes) $15,000 (of $150,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:32.310, SP: 4.33 settled off the pace while racing two wide, edged closer two wide around the far turn and finished well to gain the show. 1st Crevalle D'oro ( J Ruiz 121 ) 2nd Movin' On Up ( E J Zayas 121 ) 0.10L 3rd Public Defender ( F Prat 121 ) 2.35L See full results | F Prat 54.9kg 2.35L | 3 (11) |
| Keeneland 17-Oct-25 1710m FIRM R8 Race 8 $9,800 (of $140,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:43.570, SP: 6.50 stalked in the three to four path around the first turn, pursued three wide around the far turn, brushed the leader while offing a bid in upper stretch, but got outkicked by an outer rival shortly after, kept on to vie for place into the final sixteenth but yielded to an outer pair late. 1st Proctor Street ( T Gaffalione 122 ) 2nd She's Lookin Lucky ( L Dettori 122 ) 1.00L 3rd A Lilac Rolla ( F Geroux 122 ) 0.30L 4th Public Defender ( B Curtis 124 ) 1.35L See full results | B Curtis 56.2kg 1.35L | 4 (9) |
| Colonial Downs 14-Sep-25 1710m R9 Hcp $63,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:42.360, SP: 1.50 rated along, raced three wide near the quarter pole and finished well late to draw clear under strong handling. 1st Public Defender ( B Curtis 122 ) 2nd Vehemente ( M Sanchez 120 ) 2.75L 3rd Winfinity ( J Loveberry 120 ) 0.30L See full results | B Curtis 55.3kg | 1 (9) |
| Colonial Downs 10-Aug-25 1710m R3 Race 3 $45,360 (of $72,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:39.920, SP: 3.50 was well rated three to two wide early, inched closer nearing the quarter pole and came three wide off the bend and made a two wide bid to hit the front nearing the furlong marker and drew off impressively to prove much the best, driving. 1st Public Defender ( B Curtis 120 ) 2nd King's River ( I Villalobos 123 ) 5.00L 3rd Operation Torch ( V Carrasco 123 ) 0.75L See full results | B Curtis 54.4kg | 1 (8) |
| Colonial Downs 24-Jul-25 1710m GOOD R9 Race 9 $56,700 (of $90,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:43.110, SP: 4.00 was well placed along the inside, saved ground on the far turn and was boxed leaving the turn and waited for room, split rivals leaving the furlong marker and kicked away to prove best under a drive. 1st Public Defender ( B Curtis 123 ) 2nd Doesn'thurttoflirt ( I Villalobos 123 ) 2.75L 3rd Hale Bop ( X Perez 118 ) 0.30L See full results | B Curtis 55.8kg | 1 (8) |
| Gulfstream 25-Jan-25 1610m FIRM R5 Race 5 $27,720 (of $44,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:41.590, SP: 21.00 tracked the pace four wide around the first turn, bid between foes in the three path around the far turn, took the lead nearing the quarter pole, battled on through the stretch and just lasted. 1st Public Defender ( D Davis 120 ) 2nd Escape Room ( J Bravo 122 ) 0.30L 3rd Fantasy Performer ( D Egan 120 ) 0.75L See full results | D Davis 54.4kg | 1 (9) |
| Gulfstream 04-Jan-25 1510m GOOD R9 Race 9 $330 (of $43,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:28.800, SP: 15.00 checked not long after the start, trailed inside, swung widest in upper stretch and rallied belatedly. 1st Causin' Mayhem ( T Gaffalione 122 ) 2nd Oskar Martinez ( J Ruiz 122 ) 0.30L 3rd Deadpan ( I O Jr 122 ) 0.20L 5th Public Defender ( J Bravo 117 ) 2.60L See full results | J Bravo 53.1kg 2.60L | 5 (7) |
| Gulfstream 01-Dec-24 1610m GOOD R2 Race 2 $4,300 (of $43,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:33.480, SP: 15.00 bumped with an outer foe at the start, trailed in the four path, angled into the two path turning into the lane, and stayed on to be up for show. 1st Silver Moonlight ( E Zayas 120 ) 2nd La Scaloneta ( R Gutierrez 120 ) 0.00L 3rd Public Defender ( J Bravo 120 ) 7.25L See full results | J Bravo 54.4kg 7.25L | 3 (8) |
| Colonial Downs 05-Sep-24 1610m GOOD R5 Md $47,250 (of $75,001) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:36.320 stalked the pace from the fence down the backside, edged closer on the turn while in tight quarters against the rail, cut the corner coming home and rallied from the inside to prevail late in the drive in a blanket finish. 1st Public Defender ( F Boyce 114 ) 2nd Come Rain Or Shine ( M J Sanchez 119 ) 0.25L 3rd In This Moment ( J Barbosa 114 ) 0.50L See full results | F Boyce 51.7kg | 1 (9) |
| Gulfstream 11-Dec-23 1610m GOOD R8 Md $600 (of $70,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:34.350 tracked the pace three and four wide and weakened in the stretch. 1st Macanga ( J R Velazquez 118 ) 2nd Crevalle D'oro ( E J Zayas 118 ) 2.50L 3rd Pendulum ( L Reyes 118 ) 2.75L 6th Public Defender ( A A Gallardo 118 ) 5.50L See full results | A A Gallardo 53.5kg 5.50L | 6 (12) |
| Laurel Park 17-Nov-23 1210m FIRM R1 Md $1,560 (of $52,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:12.080 raced in the middle of the pack on the outside early, came around the turn in the three path and was outkicked in the stretch. 1st Discreet Ops ( J C Alvelo 122 ) 2nd Hateful ( D Araujo 122 ) 7.75L 3rd C C Royal ( V R Carrasco 122 ) 8.00L 5th Public Defender ( J Toledo 122 ) 8.80L See full results | J Toledo 55.3kg 8.80L | 5 (9) |
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