Take A Stance (USA) Horse
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Take A Stance is a 3yo dark bay/brown colt from the United States, trained by Michelle Nevin. He is by the stallion War Dancer out of the mare Tiz Possible and has won two races so far. On August 10, 2026 at Saratoga, he captured his biggest victory to date in the $55,000 Race 6, proving to be a profitable runner for bettors. Backing him throughout his career would have yielded a 278% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Belmont Park 15-Oct-26 1710m GOOD R5 Race 5 $6,513 (of $93,048) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:42.430, SP: 11.00 broke a bit outward and well enough to earn a forward position, continued to press the pace from the two path up the backstretch and through the far turn, took charge briefly at the five sixteenths before flattening out in the stretch. 1st Metatron ( S Marin 126 ) 2nd Sammy C Note ( A Fresu 126 ) 0.05L 3rd Salt Spartan ( D Davis 124 ) 3.30L 4th Take A Stance ( J Castellano 122 ) 5.30L See full results | J Castellano 55.3kg 5.30L | 4 (9) |
| Belmont Park 25-Sep-26 1408m FIRM R7 Race 7 $461 (of $92,229) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:19.890, SP: 17.00 tracked the pace on the outside, was asked in the four path on the turn, chased the winner under a drive into the final furlong and weakened. 1st Counter Move ( S Marin 126 ) 2nd Salt Spartan ( D Davis 124 ) 1.00L 3rd Naguile ( R J Santana 126 ) 0.50L 7th Take A Stance ( J Castellano 123 ) 5.25L See full results | J Castellano 55.8kg 5.25L | 7 (11) |
| Saratoga 10-Aug-26 1609m FIRM R6 Race 6 $49,114 (of $77,959) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:36.090, SP: 34.00 coaxed from the gate, established the front into the first turn and showed the way in hand along the inside settled into a comfortable rhythm through moderate splits, remained patiently handled until roused taking the two path into upper stretch, dug in under threat and clung gamely and stubbornly to command under attack from a pair of rivals and held them off on the wire to score. 1st Take A Stance ( J Castellano 121 ) 2nd I Can See That ( R J Santana 126 ) 0.15L 3rd Printer's Alley ( T Gaffalione 126 ) 0.15L See full results | J Castellano 54.9kg | 1 (11) |
| Saratoga 17-Jul-26 1710m FIRM R7 Race 7 $471 (of $78,478) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:42.660, SP: 26.00 was taken under a tight hold early then reserved in the two to three path, came under urging on the far turn, turned into the stretch in the five path and failed to threaten. 1st English Law ( F Prat 126 ) 2nd Coach Case ( D Davis 126 ) 0.50L 3rd Chips And Fish ( M Franco 121 ) 0.20L 10th Take A Stance ( R J Santana 121 ) 9.40L See full results | R J Santana 54.9kg 9.40L | 10 (10) |
| Belmont At The Big A 15-Jun-26 1609m R5 Race 5 $5,820 (of $58,197) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:35.430, SP: 6.50 1st Hard Circle ( D Davis 126 ) 2nd Royal Browne ( R Silvera 126 ) 4.25L 3rd Take A Stance ( R Gutierrez 120 ) 7.00L See full results | R Gutierrez 54.4kg 7.00L | 3 (8) |