Sicilian Defense (USA) Horse
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Sicilian Defense is a five-year-old bay gelding bred in the United States, by Uncle Mo out of Strombolian. He is trained by Horacio De Paz and owned by Saratoga Dreams Racing Llc. Over 14 starts he has captured one victory and finished three seconds, earning $150,323 in prize money. His most recent start came at Belmont Park on 12 October 2026, where he placed 7th of 9. His latest win was at Fair Grounds on 29 November 2024.
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Belmont Park • Saratoga • Churchill Downs • Keeneland • Fair Grounds • Ellis Park • Oaklawn Park • GulfstreamRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Belmont Park 12-Oct-26 1308m FIRM R8 Race 8 (of $76,071) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:10.430, SP: 4.00 moved up to vie for command along the inside, surrendered after the quarter pole and faded down the lane. 1st Three Thirteen ( E J Zayas 123 ) 2nd Mozambique ( A Fresu 126 ) 0.10L 3rd Razorcat ( D Davis 126 ) 0.35L 7th Sicilian Defense ( M Franco 126 ) 3.65L See full results | M Franco 57.2kg 3.65L | 7 (9) |
| Saratoga 08-Sep-26 1106m FIRM R9 Race 9 $1,625 (of $108,319) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:02.320, SP: 15.00 1st Light Fantastic ( M Franco 126 ) 2nd Escapades ( J Lezcano 126 ) 1.75L 3rd Ambassador Blue ( J Alvarado 123 ) 0.50L 6th Sicilian Defense ( R J Santana 126 ) 4.05L See full results | R J Santana 57.2kg 4.05L | 6 (7) |
| Saratoga 17-Jul-26 1710m FIRM R7 Race 7 $471 (of $78,478) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:42.660, SP: 11.00 was hustled from the gate then moved in, prompted the pace on the outside in the two path, was asked on the far turn, dropped back in upper stretch and tired. 1st English Law ( F Prat 126 ) 2nd Coach Case ( D Davis 126 ) 0.50L 3rd Chips And Fish ( M Franco 121 ) 0.20L 9th Sicilian Defense ( J Ortiz 126 ) 6.90L See full results | J Ortiz 57.2kg 6.90L | 9 (10) |
| Churchill Downs 30-May-26 1710m R3 Race 3 $1,625 (of $114,352) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:41.420, SP: 9.00 vied two wide, then between horses once a pair of outer rivals offered bids turning for home, but yielded in upper stretch and faded. 1st Rapoport ( L Machado 124 ) 2nd Mount Horeb ( F Prat 124 ) 0.20L 3rd Abbi Fede ( I O Jr 124 ) 0.50L 6th Sicilian Defense ( J Ortiz 124 ) 5.35L See full results | J Ortiz 56.2kg 5.35L | 6 (8) |
| Keeneland 12-Apr-26 1609m FIRM R7 Race 7 $2,123 (of $169,851) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:35.520, SP: 6.50 stalked near the inside then faded. 1st Noble Confessor ( T Gaffalione 118 ) 2nd Cinister Cix ( L Saez 118 ) 0.20L 3rd Love'm Or Liam ( J Alvarado 118 ) 0.20L 8th Sicilian Defense ( I O Jr 118 ) 12.30L See full results | I O Jr 53.5kg 12.30L | 8 (9) |
| Churchill Downs 01-Jun-25 1609m FIRM Flat, SP: 11/2 | Jose Ortiz 56.2kg | 9 (12) |
| Keeneland 09-Apr-25 1609m GOOD Flat, SP: 9/1 | Jose Ortiz 53.5kg | 6 (12) |
| Fair Grounds 15-Feb-25 1609m FIRM Flat, SP: 13/2 | Jose Ortiz 54.4kg | 2 (12) |
| Fair Grounds 18-Jan-25 1609m SLOPPY Flat, SP: 11/4 | Jose Ortiz 55.3kg | 4 (9) |
| Fair Grounds 29-Nov-24 1710m FIRM Flat, SP: 13/8 | Jose Ortiz 54.9kg | 1 (8) |
| Churchill Downs 03-Nov-24 1811m FIRM Flat, SP: 5/1 | Jose Ortiz 54.9kg | 2 (12) |
| Ellis Park 05-Jul-24 1609m GOOD Flat, SP: 14/1 | Brian Jr Hernandez 53.5kg | 2 (8) |
| Oaklawn Park 24-Feb-24 1710m FAST Flat, SP: 12/1 | Ramon Vazquez 55.3kg | 12 (12) |
| Gulfstream 13-Jan-24 1207m FAST Flat, SP: 9/2 | Tyler Gaffalione 53.5kg | 6 (10) |