Very Connected (USA) Horse
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Very Connected is a 3yo gelding from the United States trained by Kenneth G. McPeek. He is sired by the stallion Connect out of the dam C J'S Gal. He has secured one win in his career so far. On 22 Sep 2025 at Churchill Downs, Very Connected achieved his most notable victory, taking the $120000.00 MD purse.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Churchill Downs 03-May-26 1710m FIRM R2 Race 2 (of $127,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:42.120, SP: 26.00 pursued from midpack two wide and between horses, shifted out to the five path whlie chasing in upper stretch and lacked a bid. 1st Out Of The Woods ( J R Velazquez 122 ) 2nd Sovereign Law ( M Franco 120 ) 0.50L 3rd Our Moneyman ( A Concepcion 120 ) 1.25L 7th Very Connected ( C Elliott 118 ) 4.35L See full results | C Elliott 53.5kg 4.35L | 7 (11) |
| Keeneland 05-Apr-26 1710m FIRM R1 Race 1 $24,000 (of $120,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:45.560, SP: 4.33 tracked along the inside, pursued in the three to four path around the far turn then rallied willingly. 1st Thailand ( F Prat 118 ) 2nd Very Connected ( B J Hernandez 118 ) 3.50L 3rd Gethsemane ( I O Jr 120 ) 3.25L See full results | B J Hernandez 53.5kg 3.50L | 2 (5) |
| Riyadh 14-Feb-26 1609m GOOD R4 CL1 (of $5,640,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:39.300, SP: 41.00 1st Al Haram ( R Ferreira 126 ) 2nd Obliteration ( J Rosario 126 ) 1.25L 3rd Satono Voyage ( K Tosaki 126 ) 0.75L 8th Very Connected ( A Alfouraidi 126 ) 12.70L See full results | A Alfouraidi 57.2kg 12.70L | 8 (14) |
| Karlsruhe 14-Feb-26 1609m R4 Karlsruhe Race 4 (of $1,500,000) Barrier 12 1st Al Haram ( 126 ) 2nd Obliteration ( 126 ) 3rd Satono Voyage ( 126 ) 8th Very Connected ( A Alfouraidi 126 ) | A Alfouraidi 57.2kg | 8 (14) |
| Fair Grounds 21-Dec-25 1710m R11 Gun Runner Stakes (Stakes) $3,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:44.760, SP: 10.00 settled back to trail, passed retreating rival. 1st Chip Honcho ( P Lopez 122 ) 2nd Liberty National ( B J Hernandez 122 ) 0.75L 3rd Crown The Buckeye ( J Loveberry 122 ) 0.20L 5th Very Connected ( C Hernandez 122 ) 2.60L See full results | C Hernandez 55.3kg 2.60L | 5 (7) |
| Churchill Downs 30-Nov-25 1710m R10 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (Stakes) $28,000 (of $400,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:43.330, SP: 21.00 trailed along the inside, saved ground then offered a rail rally. 1st Further Ado ( I O Jr 122 ) 2nd Universe ( B J Hernandez 122 ) 1.75L 3rd Soldier N Diplomat ( T Gaffalione 122 ) 0.50L 4th Very Connected ( E Esquivel 122 ) 3.50L See full results | E Esquivel 55.3kg 3.50L | 4 (7) |
| Churchill Downs 27-Oct-25 1710m R10 Street Sense Stakes (Stakes) $20,000 (of $200,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:44.670, SP: 13.00 bumped with an outer foe at the start, laid off of the pace in the two path, trailed before fanning out to the five path while picking up stride entering the lane, then rallied to reach show at the wire. 1st Incredibolt ( J Torres 122 ) 2nd Universe ( J Ortiz 122 ) 1.75L 3rd Very Connected ( E Esquivel 122 ) 4.00L See full results | E Esquivel 55.3kg 4.00L | 3 (7) |
| Churchill Downs 22-Sep-25 1710m R4 Md $75,600 (of $120,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:46.090, SP: 4.33 leaned out and bumped a rival at the start, pursued from midpack in the two to three path, swung out to the six path into the lane, rallied to bid along with an inner rival in the final sixteenth, sparred with that one late and prevailed. 1st Very Connected ( E Esquivel 119 ) 2nd Prince Of Light ( T Gaffalione 119 ) 0.30L 3rd Thesheriffisnear ( J Graham 119 ) 1.75L See full results | E Esquivel 54kg | 1 (11) |
| Kentucky Downs 01-Sep-25 1610m FIRM R6 Md $17,000 (of $170,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:35.230, SP: 13.00 rated in the four path early, was roused at the top of the long stretch, got herded out to the seven path passing the quarter, and rallied to get up for show. 1st Password ( L Machado 119 ) 2nd Irish Law ( B A Curtis 119 ) 2.75L 3rd Very Connected ( B J Hernandez 119 ) 3.75L See full results | B J Hernandez 54kg 3.75L | 3 (12) |
| Colonial Downs 10-Aug-25 1410m R2 Md $1,200 (of $70,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:19.900, SP: 11.00 raced on the inside early and was climbing a bit and dropped back, then advanced on the inside on the turn before checking by the three eighths marker, moved out to be three to four wide off the bend and improved. 1st Nothing Personal ( J Rodriguez 119 ) 2nd Antrax ( G Ashton 119 ) 8.75L 3rd Sharons Beach ( B Curtis 119 ) 9.25L 5th Very Connected ( B J H Jr 119 ) 15.00L See full results | B J H Jr 54kg 15.00L | 5 (9) |