Thunder Appeal (USA) Horse
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Thunder Appeal, a 5yo bay bred in the United States, is trained by Wesley A. Ward. He is by Air Force Blue out of Dragic. The horse has yet to break his maiden, remaining winless in five starts. In his most recent outing at Ellis Park on 18 Jul 2026, jockey Yedsit Hazlewood guided him to a sixth‑place finish, behind the winner Zap D'etat.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Ellis Park 18-Jul-26 1106m R9 Md (of $100,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:02.050, SP: 4.00 chased along the inside and failed to menace. 1st Zap D'etat ( F D L Cruz 124 ) 2nd Quintillion ( A Beschizza 124 ) 3.25L 3rd Grande Sorpreso ( F Arrieta 119 ) 4.50L 6th Thunder Appeal ( Y Hazlewood 124 ) 7.00L See full results | Y Hazlewood 56.2kg 7.00L | 6 (10) |
| Churchill Downs 29-Jun-26 1006m R4 Md $1,408 (of $120,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 00:56.810, SP: 5.00 1st Saint Of War ( T Gaffalione 118 ) 2nd Beijing ( A Concepcion 118 ) 2.75L 3rd Red Square ( I O Jr 118 ) 0.30L 6th Thunder Appeal ( J Ortiz 124 ) 4.50L See full results | J Ortiz 56.2kg 4.50L | 6 (12) |
| Turfway Park 16-Jan-25 1210m FIRM R6 Md $15,999 (of $79,998) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:11.680, SP: 4.50 inside speed to press pace to stretch, outkicked to the wire. 1st Theismann ( C Lanerie 122 ) 2nd Thunder Appeal ( W Rodriguez 122 ) 1.25L 3rd Holster ( G Saez 122 ) 0.50L See full results | W Rodriguez 55.3kg 1.25L | 2 (8) |
| Fair Grounds 09-Dec-24 1110m GOOD R3 Md $11,600 (of $58,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:04.720, SP: 2.00 vied along the inside before backing off to stalk from the pocket approaching the turn, proved no match for the clearing leader while bidding for place inside of a pair of foes in upper stretch, and edged that position at the furlong grounds. 1st Petcoff ( B J Hernandez 124 ) 2nd Thunder Appeal ( J Ortiz 122 ) 7.75L 3rd Cafe Racer ( J Loveberry 124 ) 1.75L See full results | J Ortiz 55.3kg 7.75L | 2 (6) |
| Kentucky Downs 09-Sep-24 1410m GOOD R11 Md $1,432 (of $170,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:21.650 was reserved early and failed to menace. 1st Born Flashy ( I O Jr 121 ) 2nd Balthazar ( L Dettori 124 ) 2.00L 3rd Research Results ( T Gaffalione 121 ) 0.30L 8th Thunder Appeal ( J Velazquez 121 ) 12.75L See full results | J Velazquez 54.9kg 12.75L | 8 (12) |