Touch Of Fire (USA) Horse
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About
Touch Of Fire is a 3yo dark bay/brown colt from the United States trained by Brad H. Cox. He is by Constitution out of Mexican Gold. The horse has recorded three wins so far. On May 31, 2026 at Churchill Downs, Touch Of Fire secured its most important triumph, taking the $275,000 Audubon Stakes. He has proved to be a profitable runner for bettors, offering about a 7% return on investment for those who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Downs 08-Sep-26 1609m FIRM R9 KTDF Gun Runner Stakes (Stakes) $170,116 (of $2,430,225) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:34.550, SP: 4.33 1st Bottas ( J Ortiz 122 ) 2nd Conducted ( L Saez 120 ) 1.25L 3rd Fuzzbuster ( J Torres 118 ) 3.25L 4th Touch Of Fire ( F Prat 120 ) 5.75L See full results | F Prat 54.4kg 5.75L | 4 (14) |
| Saratoga 08-Aug-26 1609m FIRM R9 NHF $56,815 (of $568,149) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:34.670, SP: 2.10 1st Bottas ( M Franco 124 ) 2nd Blinging It Back ( J Ortiz 120 ) 1.50L 3rd Touch Of Fire ( I O Jr 122 ) 1.75L See full results | I O Jr 55.3kg 1.75L | 3 (7) |
| Saratoga 05-Jul-26 1811m FIRM R9 Belmont Derby Stakes (Stakes) $75,627 (of $1,080,380) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:47.550, SP: 7.50 1st Title Role ( J Velazquez 122 ) 2nd West End Kid ( T Gaffalione 122 ) 0.15L 3rd Remember Mamba ( J Ortiz 122 ) 0.30L 4th Touch Of Fire ( F Prat 122 ) 1.30L See full results | F Prat 55.3kg 1.30L | 4 (10) |
| Churchill Downs 31-May-26 1811m R5 Audubon Stakes (Stakes) $241,604 (of $383,498) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:46.810, SP: 1.91 pressed two wide, vied around the far turn, assumed command in upper stretch and drove clear. 1st Touch Of Fire ( I O Jr 118 ) 2nd Tiernanogue ( T Gaffalione 118 ) 3.00L 3rd Zeppelin ( F Prat 118 ) 0.20L See full results | I O Jr 53.5kg | 1 (9) |
| Keeneland 11-Apr-26 1710m R3 Race 3 $106,909 (of $169,697) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:43.200, SP: 1.83 tugged off of the pace along the inside into and around teh first turn, roused between rivals nearing teh lane, shifted out to six to seven path leaving upper stretch then rallied to reel in the leaders in time. 1st Touch Of Fire ( I O Jr 118 ) 2nd Mendels Mate ( T Gaffalione 118 ) 0.30L 3rd Chambersville ( J Ortiz 118 ) 1.50L See full results | I O Jr 53.5kg | 1 (12) |