Spectacular Sam (USA) Horse
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Spectacular Sam is a 2yo colt from the United States trained by Robert Medina. He is by Cyberknife out of Hughes Clues. The horse has not yet broken his maiden, having failed to win in two starts. In his most recent start at Ellis Park on July 27, 2026, Spectacular Sam, ridden by Abel Cedillo, finished second behind Stripe Show.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Ellis Park 27-Jul-26 1609m R2 Md $20,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:39.390, SP: 5.50 lacked speed in the four path into the backstretch, crept closer in the four to five path around the far turn, rallied while hanging on his left lead, shifted out to bid in the final sixteenth but was denied. 1st Stripe Show ( J Torres 119 ) 2nd Spectacular Sam ( A Cedillo 119 ) 0.25L 3rd Bluegrass Princess ( B J Hernandez 119 ) 2.75L See full results | A Cedillo 54kg 0.25L | 2 (9) |
| Churchill Downs 29-Jun-26 1207m R3 Md $8,400 (of $120,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:11.970, SP: 11.00 broke a step slow, raced off of the pace in the four path, floated out to the seven path in midstretch then rallied with a late kick to gain fourth and miss show at the wire. 1st Haute In Herre ( L Saez 119 ) 2nd Texas Dandelion ( J Ortiz 119 ) 0.50L 3rd Intraosseous ( J Alvarado 119 ) 1.00L 4th Spectacular Sam ( T Gaffalione 119 ) 2.00L See full results | T Gaffalione 54kg 2.00L | 4 (12) |