Stop The Car (USA) Horse
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The three-year-old bay colt known as Stop The Car, bred in the United States by Maximum Security out of Pussyfoot, is under the care of trainer Brendan P. Walsh and races for Trade Winds Farm. Across eight career starts, he has captured two victories and placed third two times, accumulating $446,642 in earnings. His most recent start came at Churchill Downs on 20 September 2026, where he finished 6th out of a field of 6. Previously, he secured his latest win at Churchill Downs on 29 November 2025.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Churchill Downs 20-Sep-26 1408m FAST Flat, SP: 15/2 | Brian Jr Hernandez 53.5kg | 6 (6) |
| Ellis Park 10-Aug-26 1609m R7 Ellis Park Derby presented by Hallway Feeds (Stakes) $56,697 (of $566,974) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:35.560, SP: 7.00 raced off of the pace in the four path, fanned out to the six path in upper stretch and stayed on to miss place. 1st Igniter ( L Saez 118 ) 2nd Corona De Oro ( B J Hernandez 118 ) 4.00L 3rd Stop The Car ( B Curtis 118 ) 4.50L See full results | B Curtis 53.5kg 4.50L | 3 (5) |
| Churchill Downs 08-Jun-26 1710m R8 Matt Winn Stakes (Stakes) $6,856 (of $709,019) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:41.260, SP: 13.00 moved off the rail but racing inside a foe off the early pace, was three to four wide into the far turn, forced to fan eight wide into upper stretch, failed to rally. 1st Further Ado ( I O Jr 123 ) 2nd Our Moneyman ( A Concepcion 118 ) 2.00L 3rd Taptastic ( J Ortiz 118 ) 5.50L 6th Stop The Car ( T Gaffalione 118 ) 14.00L See full results | T Gaffalione 53.5kg 14.00L | 6 (8) |
| Churchill Downs 03-May-26 1609m FIRM R8 Pat Day Mile S. presented by SAP (Stakes) $104,138 (of $1,041,377) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:33.870, SP: 15.00 settled saving ground, came under a ride with three furlongs to run, angled out to continue the advance and was along the show. 1st Crude Velocity ( F Geroux 118 ) 2nd Englishman ( J Ortiz 118 ) 3.75L 3rd Stop The Car ( T Gaffalione 118 ) 6.50L See full results | T Gaffalione 53.5kg 6.50L | 3 (11) |
| Turfway Park 22-Mar-26 1811m R12 Jeff Ruby Steaks (Stakes) $77,226 (of $1,103,223) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:49.940, SP: 17.00 laid off of the pace in the four to five path into the backstretch, moved back down to the four path around the far turn before shifting to the five path in upper stretch, then moved up willingly. 1st Fulleffort ( I O Jr 123 ) 2nd Stark Contrast ( K Kimura 123 ) 2.50L 3rd Medici ( M Demuro 123 ) 3.50L 4th Stop The Car ( E Morales 123 ) 8.00L See full results | E Morales 55.8kg 8.00L | 4 (12) |
| Fair Grounds 18-Jan-26 1710m R13 Lecomte Stakes (Stakes) $3,740 (of $374,028) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:44.980, SP: 8.00 tracked the pace four wide, faded in the stretch. 1st Golden Tempo ( J Ortiz 122 ) 2nd Mesquite ( F Prat 122 ) 0.75L 3rd Carson Street ( A Concepcion 122 ) 0.30L 7th Stop The Car ( B A Curtis 122 ) 5.75L See full results | B A Curtis 55.3kg 5.75L | 7 (10) |
| Churchill Downs 29-Nov-25 1609m Flat, SP: 14/1 | Tyler Gaffalione 54.4kg | 1 (8) |
| Keeneland 24-Oct-25 1207m Flat, SP: 8/1 | Tyler Gaffalione 54kg | 1 (12) |