Rapid Ascent (USA) Horse
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Rapid Ascent, a 3yo horse from the United States trained by William Cowans, is by Quality Road out of Thissmytime. The horse has not yet broken its maiden, having failed to win in two starts. In its most recent outing at Horseshoe Indianapolis on 8 Jul 2026, jockey Emmanuel Esquivel guided Rapid Ascent to a fourth‑place finish behind winner Mount Vernon.
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| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 08-Jul-26 1609m FIRM R10 Md $3,046 (of $43,520) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:38.910, SP: 11.00 bore out at the start, vied between rivals and faded in the stretch. 1st Mount Vernon ( A Beschizza 120 ) 2nd Cromwell ( A Concepcion 124 ) 0.25L 3rd Oubliette ( A Achard 124 ) 4.25L 4th Rapid Ascent ( E Esquivel 120 ) 8.50L See full results | E Esquivel 54.4kg 8.50L | 4 (8) |
| Churchill Downs 26-May-26 1207m R1 Md $4,690 (of $67,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:10.690, SP: 7.50 broke a step slow, prompted four deep into the turn, vied turning for home before getting floated five wide entering the lane, yielded to inner rivals in upper stretch then kept on mildly late. 1st Join ( T Gaffalione 118 ) 2nd Mouqeer ( K Asmussen 118 ) 5.75L 3rd Dontworryboutnothn ( V Torres 124 ) 0.30L 4th Rapid Ascent ( L Machado 118 ) 6.75L See full results | L Machado 53.5kg 6.75L | 4 (5) |