Spectacular Sam (USA) Horse
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Spectacular Sam is a 2yo colt from the United States trained by Robert Medina. He is sired by Cyberknife out of the dam Hughes Clues. He has not yet broken his maiden, remaining winless in four starts. In his most recent race at Keeneland on 8 Oct 2026, ridden by Tyler Gaffalione, he finished second behind the winner Jump Seat.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Keeneland 08-Oct-26 1710m FIRM R4 Md $31,574 (of $157,872) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:45.860, SP: 2.88 broke half a step slow, tracked along the inside, then within striking range outside of the top pair around the far turn, ranged up to bid at the quarter pole but was repelled at the furlong grounds and secured place. 1st Jump Seat ( I O Jr 119 ) 2nd Spectacular Sam ( T Gaffalione 119 ) 2.25L 3rd Energy Flows ( B J Hernandez 119 ) 4.50L See full results | T Gaffalione 54kg 2.25L | 2 (9) |
| Monmouth Park 30-Aug-26 1609m GOOD R7 Sorority Stakes (Stakes) $27,840 (of $139,200) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:36.710, SP: 2.63 pulled early and was steadied entering the first turn, settled off the pace inside, moved up three wide on the far turn, rallied into the stretch and finished well for place honors. 1st Emphatic ( E Gonzalez 118 ) 2nd Spectacular Sam ( J V Jr 116 ) 5.25L 3rd Revenge Of The Sis ( J Gomez 116 ) 1.50L See full results | J V Jr 52.6kg 5.25L | 2 (9) |
| Ellis Park 27-Jul-26 1609m R2 Md $28,653 (of $143,267) 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 ) 2.50L See full results | A Cedillo 54kg 0.25L | 2 (9) |
| Churchill Downs 29-Jun-26 1207m R3 Md $12,183 (of $174,039) 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) |