Settling Storm (USA) Horse
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Settling Storm is a 6yo bay horse from the United States trained by Pavel Matejka. He is by Tonalist out of Storm Tide and has collected six victories to date. On 17 May 2026 at Churchill Downs, he earned his most valuable triumph, capturing the $141,000 prize in Race 6. The runner has consistently delivered value to bettors; a lifelong wager would have generated a 35% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Churchill Downs 28-Jun-26 1811m R5 Anchorage Stakes (Stakes) (of $275,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:48.450, SP: 41.00 pressed two wide, yielded in the three path turning for home then faded four wide and between horses in upper stretch. 1st Pin Up Betty ( F Prat 118 ) 2nd Way To Be Marie ( L Saez 118 ) 2.00L 3rd Warming ( J R Velazquez 120 ) 2.50L 8th Settling Storm ( M Garcia 118 ) 12.50L See full results | M Garcia 53.5kg 12.50L | 8 (9) |
| Churchill Downs 17-May-26 1609m R6 Race 6 $88,830 (of $141,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:37.890, SP: 17.00 vied for the lead with an inner rival while kept in the three path, led narrowly in the four path entering the lane, gamely dueled with an inner challenger into the final furlong and repelled that foe late. 1st Settling Storm ( M Garcia 122 ) 2nd For Love And Honor ( B J Hernandez 122 ) 1.25L 3rd La Marinera ( A Crispin 122 ) 0.75L See full results | M Garcia 55.3kg | 1 (12) |
| Keeneland 16-Apr-26 1710m R8 Race 8 $1,750 (of $140,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:42.470, SP: 34.00 broke a step slow, lacked speed in the two path and failed to factor. 1st Sweet Treasure ( I O Jr 118 ) 2nd Smiling Ellie ( J Ortiz 118 ) 1.25L 3rd She's Lookin Lucky ( J Velazquez 118 ) 0.75L 8th Settling Storm ( M Garcia 118 ) 12.30L See full results | M Garcia 53.5kg 12.30L | 8 (11) |
| Turfway Park 01-Mar-26 1609m R8 Wintergreen Stakes (Stakes) $25,000 (of $125,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:38.420, SP: 10.00 brushed with an outer foe at the start, raced off of the pace in the four path, chased in the four to five path around the far turn then stayed on to claim place in the final furlong while no match for the winner. 1st Literate ( L Machado 124 ) 2nd Settling Storm ( M Garcia 120 ) 10.75L 3rd Devassa ( W Rodriguez 120 ) 4.00L See full results | M Garcia 54.4kg 10.75L | 2 (7) |
| Turfway Park 22-Jan-26 1609m R7 Race 7 $66,780 (of $106,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:41.430, SP: 6.00 settled off of the pace along the inside, progressed in the four path around the far turn, bid outside of the leader at the furlong grounds and drove past. 1st Settling Storm ( G Martin 120 ) 2nd Girl Of My Dreams ( B Joseph 120 ) 2.00L 3rd Fantastical ( M Edgar 120 ) 5.50L See full results | G Martin 54.4kg | 1 (7) |