Son Of A Birch (USA)
About
Son Of A Birch is a 5yo dk b/br horse from the United States trained by Thomas Morley. Its sire is the stallion Temple City and its dam is Urquia. The horse has recorded three wins in its career. On 6 May 2023 at Belmont Park, Son Of A Birch secured its most important victory to date, earning the $90,000.00 claim.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Saratoga 28-Aug-25 1609m R4 Race 4 (of $68,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:35.810, SP: 5.00 | F Prat 55.8kg 1.35L | 7 (8) |
| Belmont At The Big A 09-May-25 1609m GOOD R7 Race 7 $9,200 (of $92,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:35.060, SP: 16.00 2-3p turns,4p1/4,up3rd | J Lezcano 53.5kg 3.25L | 3 (5) |
| Fair Grounds 20-Mar-25 1106m GOOD R7 Race 7 (of $55,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:04.980, SP: 9.00 Stalk ins,chasd,no bid | B Curtis 54.4kg 5.25L | 6 (7) |
| Fair Grounds 22-Dec-24 1106m GOOD R8 Richard R. Scherer Memorial Stakes (Stakes) $3,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:03.610, SP: 5.25 3p,brushd/miss 4th btw | J Torres 53.5kg 4.10L | 5 (6) |
| Aqueduct 10-Nov-24 1207m GOOD R8 Aqueduct Turf Sprint Championship Stakes (Stakes) $1,125 (of $149,999) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:48.420, SP: 15.00 Chased ins, outkicked | J Velazquez 55.3kg 2.10L | 6 (10) |
| Belmont At The Big A 06-Oct-24 1207m GOOD R6 Belmont Turf Sprint Stakes (Stakes) $14,000 (of $200,001) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:07.740, SP: 26.00 3-4w upper, belatedly | B Curtis 55.3kg 1.80L | 4 (8) |
| Belmont At The Big A 05-Jul-24 1207m GOOD R6 Race 6 $10,500 (of $104,998) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:06.730, SP: 12.00 Ins-2p,3p1/4,willingly | J Castellano 55.8kg 1.50L | 3 (10) |
| Monmouth Park 27-May-24 1106m GOOD R9 Race 9 $33,075 (of $52,500) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:01.150 Wait 7/16,bmp 1/8,up | N Juarez 54.9kg | 1 (12) |
| Fair Grounds 25-Mar-24 1106m GOOD R8 Race 8 $36,540 (of $36,250) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:03.290, SP: 16/5 2w,4p1/4,led,lug,bump | J A Torres 54.9kg | 1 (12) |
| Fair Grounds 05-Jan-24 1106m GOOD R9 Race 9-Allowance $10,600 (of $53,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:04.820 2wbtw,split,bid,denied | J A Torres 54.4kg 0.30L | 2 (11) |
| Fair Grounds 08-Dec-23 1106m GOOD R8 Fair Grounds race 8 $10,600 (of $31,800) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:04.010, SP: 5/2 3-4p btwn,rallied btwn | J Torres 53.5kg 2.50L | 2 (11) |
| Churchill Downs 10-Nov-23 1106m GOOD R5 $14,100 (of $80,880) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:05.110, SP: 18/1 3-2wd btw,ran on btw | J Torres 53.5kg 2.75L | 3 (7) |
| Saratoga 14-Aug-23 1106m GOOD R10 (of $9,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:02.540, SP: 22/1 7w upper, outkicked | J Castellano 53.5kg 1.75L | 5 (9) |
| Belmont Park 21-May-23 1408m FIRM R2 CL (of $150,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:25.320 pressed the pace loosely between foes, vied in the two path on the turn, dropped back into upper stretch and tired. | E Cancel 53.5kg 14.60L | 6 (8) |
| Belmont Park 06-May-23 1207m GOOD R1 CLMd $56,700 (of $90,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:12.370 2p trn,btwn3/16,gamely | E Cancel 53.5kg | 1 (5) |
| Saratoga 31-Jul-22 1709m GOOD R2 Race 2 (of $105,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:44.540 brushed with a rival at the start, was taken in hand while moving towards the front early, tucked into the two path while pulling hard nearing the first turn, moved out entering the backstretch, was rank while hard to rate on the outside, made a three wide bid on the far turn, dropped back into upper stretch and tired. | J Castellano 54kg 9.00L | 7 (10) |
| Belmont Park 02-Jul-22 1207m R5 Race 5 (of $90,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:07.840 stumbled inward at the start and bumped soundly with a foe, raced on the outside at the rear with his head cocked to the outside, dropped in to race in the two path around the turn, came three wide into the stretch then moved out a bit, dropped in around the sixteenth-pole and failed to threaten. | J Castellano 54kg 13.05L | 5 (10) |