Spirit Of St Louis (USA)
About
Spirit Of St Louis is a 6yo dark bay/brown horse from the United States under the training of Chad C. Brown. He is a son of Medaglia D'oro out of the mare Khancord Kid. To date, he has claimed victory in 11 starts. On May 4, 2025, at Churchill Downs, he secured his biggest triumph by winning the $1,000,000 Old Forester Bourbon Turf Classic Stakes. Punters have found him to be a lucrative runner; backing him throughout his career would have generated a 52% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Downs 07-Sep-25 1609m GOOD R7 FanDuel TV Mint Millions Invitational Stakes (Stakes) (of $2,500,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:32.420, SP: 8.00 | M Franco 57.2kg 11.50L | 12 (13) |
| Saratoga 03-Aug-25 1609m FIRM R8 FanDuel Fourstardave Stakes (Stakes) $4,500 (of $750,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:33.870, SP: 9.00 to check off his heels, then kicked on belatedly to get up for the place honors in the final jumps while never threatening the winner. | M Franco 57.2kg 4.25L | 8 (10) |
| Saratoga 09-Jun-25 1911m GOOD R13 Resorts World Casino Manhattan Stakes (Stakes) $10,000 (of $1,000,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:48.930, SP: 9.00 got placed to a rating hold just off the inside past the stands the first time and through the first turn, tipped three wide down the backstretch settling near the rear of the field, continued three wide into and through the far turn coming under coaxing three furlongs out, angled six wide into upper stretch and offered no response. | M Franco 56.2kg 7.10L | 6 (8) |
| Churchill Downs 04-May-25 1810m GOOD R11 Old Forester Bourbon Turf Classic Stakes (Stakes) $630,000 (of $1,000,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:48.200, SP: 10.00 broke a beat slow, settled off of the pace hung three wide, took the far turn in the four path before fanning to the eight path entering upper stretch, rallied widest to bid outside of the leaders at the sixteenth pole and drove past. | M Franco 55.8kg | 1 (11) |
| Fair Grounds 23-Mar-25 1810m GOOD R10 Muniz Memorial Classic S. Presented by Horse Racing Nation (Stakes) $21,000 (of $300,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:50.450, SP: 7.00 pursued from midpack in the three to four path, floated six wide into the lane, offered grinding progress into the final furlong to issue a late bid for show but got outkicked. | T Gaffalione 56.2kg 1.75L | 4 (12) |
| Gulfstream 26-Jan-25 1810m GOOD R12 Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational S. presented by Qatar Racing (Stakes) $630,000 (of $1,000,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:44.500, SP: 8.50 bumped with an inner foe at the start, raced in midpack in the two path, waited around the far turn, swung out to the eight path turning into the stretch, and rallied to get up in the final strides. | T Gaffalione 55.8kg | 1 (12) |
| Belmont At The Big A 28-Oct-24 1709m GOOD R9 Mohawk Stakes (Stakes) $126,001 (of $200,001) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:23.090, SP: 4.00 7w uppr,up final 70yds | M Franco 57.2kg | 1 (8) |
| Keeneland 06-Oct-24 1609m GOOD R10 Keeneland race 10 $28,500 (of $579,724) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:34.230, SP: 10/1 3w,left lead,clip 1/16 | L Saez 57.2kg 2.50L | 5 (9) |
| Saratoga 26-Aug-24 1709m GOOD R4 West Point H. Presented by Trustco Bank (Stakes) $40,000 (of $200,001) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:41.240, SP: 2/5 2-3p,rally,led,caught | M Franco 57.2kg 0.05L | 2 (5) |
| Belmont At The Big A 08-Jul-24 1609m FIRM R2 Hudson Valley Stakes (Stakes) $78,750 (of $125,001) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:35.830, SP: 1/2 3w upper, edged clear | M Franco 56.2kg | 1 (5) |
| Saratoga 10-Jun-24 1709m R12 Race 12-Kingston Stakes $78,750 (of $125,001) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:37.440, SP: 5/6 4-5p2nd,eased up1/16 | M Franco 56.2kg | 1 (5) |
| Aqueduct 21-Apr-24 1609m GOOD R8 Danger's Hour Stakes (Stakes) $94,499 (of $149,999) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:33.570, SP: 2/1 Ins-2p,5p1/4,rally,clr | M Franco 54.4kg | 1 (8) |
| Belmont At The Big A 30-Oct-23 1709m FIRM R2 Mohawk Stakes (Stakes) $126,000 (of $200,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:44.900 two to three wide in pursuit, got set down angled three wide into upper stretch, rallied to take command a furlong from home, dug in gamely to fend off the runner up to the wire. | M Franco 57.2kg | 1 (5) |
| Belmont At The Big A 07-Oct-23 1810m GOOD R4 CL $78,750 (of $125,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:48.290 4w upper, inched away | M Franco 55.3kg | 1 (6) |
| Saratoga 28-Aug-23 1709m GOOD R3 CL $40,000 (of $200,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:42.630 Prompted, led, caught | I O Jr 53.5kg 1.25L | 2 (5) |
| Saratoga 21-Jul-23 1609m GOOD R7 CL $63,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:36.080 Ins-2p trns,rally,clr | I O Jr 57.2kg | 1 (9) |
| Belmont Park 11-Jun-23 1709m GOOD R13 CL $50,400 (of $80,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:43.420 Tkn up brk,2-3p2nd,5p | I O Jr 57.2kg | 1 (12) |
| Aqueduct 07-Apr-23 1810m R5 Race 5 $14,400 (of $72,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:54.530 four wide through the first turn, raced five paths off the inside down the backstretch and into the far turn, came under coaxing tucking four wide at the five-sixteenths and advanced on the leader, spun just off the inside into upper stretch issuing a challenge for the front, dug in latched on the leader to the outside a furlong from home, got nudged a bit outwards as the leader drifted slightly and briefly before being corrected a sixteenth out and ran on to the finish but was ultimately repelled to the end. | M Franco 55.3kg 1.25L | 2 (5) |
| Aqueduct 19-Feb-23 1609m FIRM R3 Race 3 $44,100 (of $70,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:39.470 got bumped at the start by CENTRAL PRIDE, who broke outwards and in turn bumped VALENTINO'S HERE, chased four to five wide advancing through the turn into contention three furlongs from home, seized command at the five-sixteenths, swung five wide into upper stretch, went clear under a drive and was geared down inside the final sixteenth. | M Franco 55.3kg | 1 (8) |