Secretary Of War (USA)
About
Secretary Of War is a 5yo b from the United States trained by S. Matthew Kintz. It is by the stallion War Dancer out of the dam Toscanova. The horse has recorded six wins in its career. On 3 Oct 2025 at Presque Isle Downs, Secretary Of War earned its most important victory to date, collecting $18,000 in Race 1.
Raced At
Presque Isle Downs
• Turfway Park
• Horseshoe Indianapolis
• Tampa Bay Downs
• Meadowlands
• SaratogaRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Presque Isle Downs 22-Oct-25 1710m R4 Race 4 $1,800 (of $18,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:43.710, SP: 8.00 reserved off the pace to the far turn, rallied steadily coming home, angled out to the clear in the final eighth and just missed the place. | W Martinez 56.7kg 4.50L | 3 (7) |
| Presque Isle Downs 03-Oct-25 1710m R1 Race 1 $11,340 (of $18,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:44.240, SP: 4.33 tracked the pacesetter to the far turn, rallied steadily on the bend to narrow the gap turning for home and wore that one down in the final strides. | W Martinez 56.7kg | 1 (5) |
| Presque Isle Downs 10-Sep-25 1670m R8 Race 8 $10,080 (of $16,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:40.830, SP: 4.50 | W Martinez 55.8kg | 1 (7) |
| Presque Isle Downs 21-Aug-25 1810m R6 Race 6 $325 (of $13,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:48.780, SP: 4.33 dueld on the lead while racing three wide setting a FAST pace, exchanged the lead several times in an early match race and gave way turning for home. | I Rodriguez 55.8kg 13.50L | 5 (6) |
| Presque Isle Downs 12-Aug-25 1670m R6 Race 6 $2,600 (of $13,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:42.120, SP: 11.00 prompted the pace for five-eighths, could not keep pace with the winner midway on the far turn while under an early drive and ran-on gamely to hold the place. | I Rodriguez 55.8kg 4.25L | 2 (8) |
| Presque Isle Downs 05-Jul-25 1670m FIRM R2 Race 2 $2,600 (of $13,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:42.070, SP: 4.50 was well placed racing along the fence just off the pace down the backside, came under stout restraint to be kept off heels for a sixteenth of a mile to the far turn, angled three wide on the bend to the clear and dueled the winner through the lane but failed to get passed. | S Marin 56.7kg 0.75L | 2 (6) |
| Presque Isle Downs 24-Jun-25 1670m FIRM R4 Race 4 $7,560 (of $12,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:44.240, SP: 10.00 Re-bid driving,cleared | I Rodriguez 56.7kg | 1 (8) |
| Presque Isle Downs 28-May-25 1610m FIRM R8 Race 8 $200 (of $11,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:38.620, SP: 4.00 broke outward crowding rival at the start, raced up to stalk the pace for a half and gradually faded from contention. | I Rodriguez 55.8kg 7.00L | 6 (9) |
| Presque Isle Downs 25-Oct-24 1710m FIRM R4 Race 4 $250 (of $13,001) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:44.860, SP: 10.00 mid pack and outside, moved up down the backstretch, then faded through the second turn. | V Severino 55.3kg 6.00L | 8 (9) |
| Presque Isle Downs 11-Oct-24 1670m FIRM R7 Race 7 $2,400 (of $11,999) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:40.940 mid pack, gained position three wide through the second turn, fanned four wide into the stretch, made a steady gain, edged ahead at the furlong marker, then was no match late, while clearly best of the rest. | V Severino 56.2kg 0.75L | 2 (9) |
| Presque Isle Downs 27-Sep-24 1670m FIRM R2 Race 2 $2,400 (of $11,999) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:43.185 Stdy str,no late gain | V Severino 56.2kg 2.00L | 3 (6) |
| Presque Isle Downs 26-Sep-24 m R2 Presque Isle Downs race 2 $2,400 (of $12,000) Barrier 6 | 56.2kg | 2 (6) |
| Presque Isle Downs 11-Sep-24 1670m FIRM R8 Race 8 $250 (of $11,999) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:40.750 passed tiring rivals, widest. | V Severino 56.2kg 10.55L | 7 (10) |
| Presque Isle Downs 22-Aug-24 1670m FIRM R6 Race 6 $325 (of $13,001) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:40.710 mid pack, looped up three and four wide through the second turn, came four wide into the stretch and ran evenly. | R Montanez 55.3kg 5.25L | 5 (9) |
| Presque Isle Downs 23-Jul-24 1670m FIRM R4 Race 4 $250 (of $13,001) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:42.870 Bid turn, flattened | R Montanez 55.3kg 4.90L | 6 (7) |
| Presque Isle Downs 05-Jul-24 1710m FIRM R4 Race 4 $2,600 (of $13,001) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:44.530 tracked the pace, saved ground through the turns, was boxed and steadied through the second turn, waited, got through, made a steady gain, edged ahead inside the furlong marker, then was outfinished. | R Montanez 55.3kg 0.05L | 2 (7) |
| Presque Isle Downs 20-Jun-24 1670m FIRM R6 Race 6 $911 (of $13,001) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:41.560 mid pack, gained position three and four wide through the second turn, came four wide into the stretch, drifted in, weakened and held a share. | R Montanez 55.3kg 1.75L | 4 (8) |
| Turfway Park 30-Mar-24 1310m FIRM R8 Race 8 (of $16,933) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:17.130 hopped at the start and raced off the early pace, saved ground entering the head of the lane and lacked the needed response for impact. | T Canuto 54.4kg 6.35L | 5 (10) |
| Turfway Park 03-Mar-24 1610m FIRM R4 Race 4 (of $17,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:37.990 through early, never factored and outrun. | T Canuto 54.4kg 14.60L | 6 (11) |
| Turfway Park 08-Feb-24 1610m FIRM R1 Race 1 (of $17,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:41.670 inside run close to the leaders, stayed game in the stretch faded. | T Canuto 55.8kg 6.85L | 7 (10) |
| Turfway Park 14-Jan-24 1610m R2 Race 2 $8,820 (of $14,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:42.220 secured GOOD position to far turn while never far back, asked for run and responded keenly to rally along in time. | T Canuto 55.8kg | 1 (11) |
| Turfway Park 24-Dec-23 1710m R2 Race 2 $8,820 (of $14,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:47.720 tracking in a GOOD spot to the stretch, rallied on gamely through the stretch in a gutsy effort to prevail. | T Canuto 53.5kg | 1 (9) |
| Mahoning Valley 28-Nov-23 1610m GOOD R2 Race 2 (of $12,099) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:42.640 also bumped at the start, was no threat. | L A Gonzalez 55.3kg 21.75L | 7 (7) |
| Presque Isle Downs 26-Oct-23 1670m R9 CL $1,300 (of $13,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:44.560 unhurried, looped up three and four wide through the second turn, came four wide into the stretch, made a steady gain and lacked the needed late kick. | A A Gallardo 54.9kg 1.00L | 3 (10) |
| Presque Isle Downs 06-Oct-23 1610m R2 Md $9,450 (of $15,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:40.130 tracked the pace, moved up while boxed through the second turn, got through inside the leader into the stretch, then made a steady gain and drove clear late. | A A Gallardo 54.9kg | 1 (5) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 07-Sep-23 1710m R5 Md (of $17,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:45.050 was floated outwardly at the start, then stalked the pace while wide throughout the first half, was in a steady drive throughout the far turn, bid gamely in an attempt to gain the lead in early stretch, lost crop the last sixteenth and gave way in the end. | L Machado 54.4kg 6.25L | 7 (8) |
| Tampa Bay Downs 04-Dec-22 1710m GOOD R1 Race 1 $1,850 (of $18,500) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:44.320 pressed the pace from the three path around the first turn, dropped back to chase the leader up the backstretch, dueled from the two path around the far turn and was outkicked in the lane. | A A Gallardo 54kg 3.75L | 3 (6) |
| Meadowlands 08-Oct-22 1710m R1 Race 1 $1,470 (of $21,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:51.030 stalked between rivals, advanced between horses on the far turn, steadied lacking room at the top of the stretch, then weakened on the rail. | I Castillo 53.5kg 8.30L | 4 (8) |
| Saratoga 20-Aug-22 1710m R6 Race 6 $6,160 (of $88,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:45.020 was bumped at the start then forced into another opponent, recovered to go to the front, showed the way on the inside, was asked on the far turn, came under the crop in upper stretch, was collared outside the sixteenth-pole and weakened. | M Franco 54kg 4.00L | 4 (10) |
| Saratoga 05-Aug-22 1710m GOOD R6 Race 6 $8,800 (of $88,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:44.440 was taken in hand early, tugged keenly at the bit into the first turn, saved ground while rated off the pace, moved closer on the far turn, shifted to the two path around the five-sixteenths, was asked at the quarter-pole, came between foes in upper stretch, chased under a drive into the final sixteenth, was taken in hand while being out-kicked late and safely secured the show. | M Franco 54kg 2.50L | 3 (10) |