Thespian (USA) Horse
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Thespian is a 3yo dark bay/brown horse from the United States trained by Bob G. Dunham. He is sired by the stallion Medaglia D'oro out of the dam Acting Class. Thespian has not yet broken his maiden, having failed to win in five starts. In his most recent start at Saratoga on August 31, 2026, Thespian was ridden by Christopher Elliott and finished tenth behind the winner Modest Maclean.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Saratoga 31-Aug-26 1207m FIRM R8 Md (of $139,210) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:11.210, SP: 41.00 stumbled at the start, crossed directly to chase along the inside, came under prolonged coaxing half a mile from home, continued in the inside route into upper stretch, trailed throughout, then got attended to and vetted on track for an apparent heat stroke after being unsaddled and subsequently walked off under his own power. 1st Modest Maclean ( J Lezcano 122 ) 2nd High Leverage ( J Castellano 122 ) 1.00L 3rd Karsten ( E J Zayas 122 ) 1.50L 10th Thespian ( C Elliott 122 ) 40.50L See full results | C Elliott 55.3kg 40.50L | 10 (10) |
| Churchill Downs 01-Jun-26 1609m R10 Md $1,267 (of $93,185) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:36.100, SP: 34.00 1st Culture War ( J Alvarado 125 ) 2nd Timestream ( I O Jr 118 ) 2.00L 3rd Power Of Will ( D Cannon 125 ) 0.50L 7th Thespian ( W I Antongeorgi 118 ) 5.55L See full results | W I Antongeorgi 53.5kg 5.55L | 7 (11) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 13-May-26 1609m FIRM R7 Md $222 (of $60,256) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:37.330, SP: 21.00 1st Candy Cane Crain ( E Esquivel 122 ) 2nd Feline Curious ( A Beschizza 122 ) 1.00L 3rd Terre Haute ( A Achard 122 ) 0.30L 7th Thespian ( L Contreras 122 ) 7.75L See full results | L Contreras 55.3kg 7.75L | 7 (12) |
| Turfway Park 22-Mar-26 1609m R3 Md $801 (of $141,985) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:39.330, SP: 8.00 was bumped between horses and steadied back at the start, trailed in the two to three path then never got involved. 1st Celtic Flame ( W Rodriguez 120 ) 2nd Dinglewood ( L Machado 120 ) 1.25L 3rd Hey Dey ( I Moncada 120 ) 0.30L 8th Thespian ( J Rosario 120 ) 16.80L See full results | J Rosario 54.4kg 16.80L | 8 (12) |
| Turfway Park 22-Feb-26 1308m R5 Md $797 (of $141,263) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:19.380, SP: 17.00 broke slowly, trailed near the inside, steadied to avoid a loose horse approaching the three furlnog pole, shifted out to the five path and between horses entering the lane and failed to factor. 1st Canterville ( V Carrasco 120 ) 2nd Jet Off ( G Corrales 120 ) 3.75L 3rd Sedona Spirit ( G Saez 120 ) 4.25L 7th Thespian ( L Machado 120 ) 14.75L See full results | L Machado 54.4kg 14.75L | 7 (12) |