Upstart Yankee (USA) Horse
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Upstart Yankee, a 7yo dark bay/brown horse from the United States trained by Bill McLean, is by Upstart out of West Kentucky. The gelding has won six races so far, and its most important victory came on 3 Sep 2024 at Del Mar, when it earned $22999.00 in Race 7.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Los Alamitos Racecourse 29-Jun-26 1609m GOOD R7 Race 7 (of $15,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:38.170, SP: 13.00 laid off the pace two to three wide, ran in the two path on the far turn and failed to rally. 1st What A Gift ( A Ayuso 118 ) 2nd Mother's Prayer ( T J Pereira 124 ) 1.50L 3rd Smiling Jojo ( F Monroy 124 ) 1.55L 5th Upstart Yankee ( A Lezcano 124 ) 4.30L See full results | A Lezcano 56.2kg 4.30L | 5 (8) |
| Santa Anita 31-May-26 1609m FIRM R2 Race 2 $1,500 (of $15,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:38.750, SP: 7.00 tracked the top pair from inside, asked around the far turn, chased within striking distance down the stretch but finished evenly late. 1st Sunset Storm ( A Bautista 124 ) 2nd Levon ( A Aguilar 124 ) 0.20L 3rd Upstart Yankee ( A Lezcano 124 ) 2.35L See full results | A Lezcano 56.2kg 2.35L | 3 (6) |
| Santa Anita 02-May-26 1609m FIRM R7 Race 7 $500 (of $15,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:39.430, SP: 34.00 unhurried in the early going and moved inside, gained along the rail then in the two path on the second bend only to flatten out in the drive. 1st Leyas Candy ( A Ayuso 124 ) 2nd Mother's Prayer ( T Pereira 124 ) 2.75L 3rd Northern Quest ( E Payeras 124 ) 1.75L 5th Upstart Yankee ( A Lezcano 124 ) 9.75L See full results | A Lezcano 56.2kg 9.75L | 5 (10) |
| Santa Anita 18-Apr-26 1609m FIRM R8 Race 8 $500 (of $18,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:38.100, SP: 13.00 trailed three wide early, lagged behind in the middle stages, rounded the far turn four to five wide and was never a factor. 1st Mighty Kai ( K Kimura 126 ) 2nd Leyas Candy ( E Maldonado 124 ) 3.50L 3rd Mother's Prayer ( T Pereira 124 ) 9.50L 6th Upstart Yankee ( E Jaramillo 124 ) 25.25L See full results | E Jaramillo 56.2kg 25.25L | 6 (7) |
| Santa Anita 20-Oct-25 1610m FIRM R6 Race 6 $500 (of $14,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:37.630, SP: 13.00 chased two wide then between rivals on the first turn, asked two then three wide on the second bend and failed to rally. 1st Be Punctual ( K Frey 125 ) 2nd Sydney Street ( A Escobedo 125 ) 15.00L 3rd Big Spin ( K Kimura 125 ) 0.30L 5th Upstart Yankee ( W Orantes 125 ) 18.05L See full results | W Orantes 56.7kg 18.05L | 5 (8) |