War Officer (USA) Horse
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War Officer is a six-year-old bay gelding bred in the United States, by War Front out of Claire De Lune. He races under the care of Michael J. Maker and is owned by Saffie Joseph, Jr. In 24 starts he has secured four victories, placed second seven times and third two times, accumulating $412,105 in prize money. His most recent start was at Churchill Downs on 19 September 2026, where he finished 2nd among 10 starters. His latest win occurred at Colonial Downs on 9 August 2026.
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Churchill Downs • Kentucky Downs • Colonial Downs • Belmont At The Big A • Gulfstream • Presque Isle Downs • Saratoga • AqueductRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Churchill Downs 15-Nov-26 1710m FIRM R12 Race 12 - Starter Allowance, SP: 17.00 | Yomar Jr Ortiz | 2 (12) |
| Churchill Downs 19-Sep-26 1710m R8 Race 8 $24,180 (of $120,899) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:40.270, SP: 4.33 1st Lucky Mischief ( M Gutierrez 122 ) 2nd War Officer ( T Gaffalione 122 ) 1.50L 3rd Baltimore Heart ( E Esquivel 122 ) 1.75L See full results | T Gaffalione 55.3kg 1.50L | 2 (10) |
| Kentucky Downs 06-Sep-26 2112m FIRM R3 Race 3 $18,010 (of $257,280) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:09.130, SP: 6.50 settled towards the back along the inside through the early stages then came out a bit while heading up the hill and being positioned in the third flight, was between rivals heading down the hill then tipped out in the upper and improved in the stretch while being no match for the top finishers. 1st Idratherbeblessed ( A Fresu 122 ) 2nd Esmark ( L Saez 122 ) 0.30L 3rd Andthewinneris ( B Curtis 124 ) 1.50L 4th War Officer ( T Gaffalione 122 ) 6.75L See full results | T Gaffalione 55.3kg 6.75L | 4 (9) |
| Colonial Downs 09-Aug-26 2012m R6 Race 6 $64,186 (of $101,882) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:00.810, SP: 3.50 1st War Officer ( N Juarez 123 ) 2nd Alakan ( J Vargas 118 ) 7.50L 3rd Lordship ( J Barbosa 123 ) 3.50L See full results | N Juarez 55.8kg | 1 (7) |
| Belmont At The Big A 27-Jun-26 1911m R8 Race 8 $761 (of $101,417) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:52.520, SP: 7.50 1st Carc Brothers ( M Franco 126 ) 2nd Outsource ( R J Santana 126 ) 3.75L 3rd Salt Spartan ( K Carmouche 126 ) 0.75L 7th War Officer ( F Prat 126 ) 6.60L See full results | F Prat 57.2kg 6.60L | 7 (10) |
| Churchill Downs 11-May-26 1811m R5 Race 5 $8,298 (of $118,539) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:46.870, SP: 17.00 settled off of the pace two to three wide, then between horses into the far turn, swung seven wide entering the lane then ran on willingly to miss show. 1st Write Off Jerry ( I O Jr 118 ) 2nd Factor Analysis ( B Curtis 118 ) 1.75L 3rd Sugoi ( E Morales 118 ) 0.50L 4th War Officer ( V Cheminaud 118 ) 2.35L See full results | V Cheminaud 53.5kg 2.35L | 4 (11) |
| Gulfstream 26-Feb-26 1710m FIRM Flat, SP: 13/2 | Irad Ortiz Jr 54.9kg | 6 (9) |
| Gulfstream 29-Jan-26 1609m Flat, SP: 7/1 | D Egan 54.9kg | 5 (9) |
| Presque Isle Downs 23-Oct-25 1308m Flat, SP: 9/4 | Israel Rodriguez 56.7kg | 4 (8) |
| Presque Isle Downs 09-Oct-25 1609m Flat, SP: 7/4 | Israel Rodriguez 55.8kg | 1 (4) |
| Belmont At The Big A 12-Sep-25 1710m FIRM Flat, SP: 9/1 | Dylan Davis 56.2kg | 9 (10) |
| Saratoga 30-Jul-25 2213m FIRM Flat, SP: 5/1 | Luis Saez 56.7kg | 3 (9) |
| Belmont At The Big A 21-Jun-25 1710m FIRM Flat, SP: 5/1 | Kendrick Carmouche 56.2kg | 2 (9) |
| Belmont At The Big A 24-May-25 1811m GOOD Flat, SP: 15/8 | Irad Ortiz Jr 57.2kg | 2 (8) |
| Gulfstream 24-Apr-25 1609m FIRM Flat, SP: 4/1 | Edgard Zayas 56.7kg | 1 (7) |
| Gulfstream 26-Mar-25 1509m Flat, SP: 11/4 | Irad Ortiz Jr 56.7kg | 1 (8) |
| Gulfstream 19-Feb-25 1710m Flat, SP: 1/3 | Irad Ortiz Jr 55.3kg | 2 (5) |
| Gulfstream 12-Jan-25 1609m FIRM Flat, SP: 7/4 | Luis Saez 55.3kg | 5 (10) |
| Gulfstream 10-Mar-24 1911m FAST Flat, SP: 5/2 | Jose Ortiz 56.7kg | 4 (8) |
| Gulfstream 08-Feb-24 2414m Flat, SP: 9/4 | Jose Ortiz 55.8kg | 2 (5) |
| Gulfstream 04-Jan-24 1911m Flat, SP: 3/1 | Jose Ortiz 55.8kg | 2 (6) |
| Aqueduct 16-Nov-23 1811m FIRM Flat, SP: 9/4 | Jose Ortiz 54.9kg | 6 (11) |
| Belmont At The Big A 28-Oct-23 1911m FIRM Flat, SP: 7/4 | Irad Ortiz Jr 54.4kg | 3 (10) |
| Saratoga 24-Aug-23 1911m FIRM Flat, SP: 4/1 | Irad Ortiz Jr 53.5kg | 2 (9) |
| Saratoga 30-Jul-23 1710m FAST Flat, SP: 5/1 | Irad Ortiz Jr 53.5kg | 5 (8) |