What A Country (USA)
About
What A Country is an 8yo dark bay/brown horse from the United States trained by Fernando Bahena. The colt is by Verrazano out of the mare Broken Silence. To date, What A Country has secured four career victories. On May 31, 2020 at Churchill Downs, the horse achieved its most notable win, earning $79,000 in Race 8.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fairmount Park 12-Oct-25 1710m R7 Race 7 (of $16,500) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:47.540, SP: 8.00 | J Tavares 56.2kg 11.25L | 5 (8) |
| Fairmount Park 10-Sep-25 1710m R6 Race 6 $1,650 (of $16,500) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:48.290, SP: 21.00 slow into stride, chased the wide around the far turn, inside foe through the final sixteenth, fought on willingly out bobbed for the place. | J Simpson 56.2kg 4.10L | 3 (7) |
| Fairmount Park 31-Aug-25 1670m R5 Race 5 $360 (of $18,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:44.130 was unhurried early, raced seven wide through the second turn and never fired. | J Simpson 56.2kg 17.00L | 5 (4) |
| Fairmount Park 30-Aug-25 1670m FIRM R5 Fairmount Park race 5 $360 (of $10,800) Barrier 6, SP: 41.00 | J Simpson 56.2kg, Cd 0 17.00L | 5 (6) |
| Hawthorne 01-Aug-25 1670m R7 Race 7 $300 (of $15,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:40.830, SP: 26.00 , three to four wide early, failed to get involved. | A Bendezu 55.3kg 19.75L | 6 (6) |
| Fairmount Park 22-Jun-25 1670m FIRM R6 Race 6 $1,330 (of $19,040) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:45.020 5-6w 2nd turn,one-pace | J Simpson 56.2kg 4.75L | 4 (7) |
| Hawthorne 13-Sep-24 1710m GOOD R8 Race 8 $300 (of $22,002) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:43.790 raced far back and never threatened. | I Hernandez 55.3kg 31.25L | 9 (9) |
| Hawthorne 26-Aug-24 1670m FIRM R4 Race 4 $1,110 (of $37,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:42.520 was not a threat. | I Hernandez 55.3kg 10.80L | 5 (6) |
| Fairmount Park 07-Aug-24 1610m FIRM R6 Race 6-Allowance Optional Claiming $1,120 (of $16,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:39.770, SP: 12.00 Late run between foes | I Hernandez 57.2kg 11.25L | 4 (7) |
| Fanduel Sportsbook And Horse Racing 06-Aug-24 1610m R6 Fanduel Sportsbook And Horse Racing race 6 $960 (of $16,000) Barrier 4 | I Hernandez 57.2kg, Cd 0 | 4 (7) |
| Hawthorne 10-Jun-24 1670m FIRM R6 Race 6 $1,020 (of $34,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:42.860 off slow, raced on the rail and was no threat. | I Hernandez 55.3kg 16.50L | 5 (7) |
| Hawthorne 27-May-24 1610m FIRM R6 Race 6 $13,860 (of $22,002) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:43.220 Btw 3/8,bid 5w3/16,clr | I Hernandez 55.3kg | 1 (7) |
| Oaklawn Park 06-May-24 2820m FIRM R11 Race 11 $694 (of $125,001) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:22.950 fell back, lagged for ten furlongs, three wide into the stretch, passed tiring horses while never a threat. | C Barbosa 54.4kg, Cd 57.6kg 13.60L | 9 (13) |
| Oaklawn Park 06-Apr-24 1710m FIRM R7 Race 7 $200 (of $32,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:46.060 devoid of any speed for six furlongs, swung out five wide turning for home, improved position with some mild late interest midtrack. | H Torres 56.2kg 11.25L | 5 (12) |
| Oaklawn Park 16-Mar-24 1610m FIRM R2 Race 2 $462 (of $37,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:38.030 last away, trailed most of the way and never menaced. | H Torres 53.1kg 17.10L | 7 (8) |
| Oaklawn Park 09-Mar-24 1710m GOOD R8 Race 8 $350 (of $42,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:45.850 bumped at the start, trailed well back, picked off a couple of tiring rivals after the issue had been decided. | H Torres 53.1kg 10.55L | 8 (10) |
| Oaklawn Park 02-Jan-24 1710m FIRM R5 Race 5 $3,100 (of $31,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:45.930 last away, void of speed inside, continued to save ground into the lane, improved as a result, prove no match for the top two. | E Asmussen 54.9kg 10.75L | 3 (9) |
| Oaklawn Park 10-Dec-23 1710m FIRM R1 Race 1 (of $60,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:45.170 remained back in failing to menace. | E Asmussen 54.9kg 11.25L | 6 (7) |
| Keeneland 20-Oct-23 1710m R4 CL (of $61,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:46.220 raced at the rear along the inside, shifted out in upper stretch but needed more to gain a minor share. | K J Asmussen 55.3kg 11.25L | 5 (8) |
| Churchill Downs 01-Oct-23 1710m FIRM R1 Race 1 (of $64,400) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:43.580 showed little. | R S Jr 55.3kg 20.25L | 8 (8) |
| Churchill Downs 15-Sep-23 1810m R7 CL (of $134,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:50.400 lagged well behind throughout and showed little. | C J Lanerie 55.3kg 37.85L | 12 (12) |
| Belterra Park 20-Jul-23 1710m FIRM (of $1,870), Winning Time: 01:45.780, SP: 1.80 Chased/pressed/gamely | T Canuto 54.4kg 0.50L | 2 (3) |
| Ellis Park 02-Jul-23 1810m FIRM (of $50,054), Winning Time: 01:49.190, SP: 12.00 Stumbled stnever fired | C Torres 53.5kg, Cd 0 0.15L | 6 (12) |
| Churchill Downs 26-May-23 1810m FIRM (of $36,400), Winning Time: 01:51.430, SP: 4.00 Ins,3wbtw upr,ran on | L Saez 53.5kg 1.75L | 2 (6) |
| Oaklawn Park 31-Mar-23 1910m FIRM CL (of $24,000), Winning Time: 01:57.210, SP: 4.80 4w 1st,improved bit | F Arrieta 53.1kg, Cd 0 15.25L | 5 (7) |
| Oaklawn Park 03-Mar-23 1710m FIRM CL (of $19,200), Winning Time: 01:46.020, SP: 3.80 Last away, 3w, up 2nd | R Bejarano 54.9kg 1.25L | 2 (9) |
| Oaklawn Park 05-Feb-23 1910m FIRM CL (of $21,600), Winning Time: 01:59.130, SP: 6.00 4w1st turn,1/4,gaining | R Bejarano 53.5kg | 2 (7) |
| Ellis Park 18-Jul-22 1810m R2 Race 2 $10,962 (of $17,400) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:51.910 stalked four wide around the first turn, tucked to the two path while behind the leading trio down the backstretch, tipped back out to rally four wide at the five sixteenths pole, but between horses at the quarter pole, and kicked away in upper stretch. | R Bejarano 55.8kg | 1 (6) |
| Churchill Downs 05-Nov-20 1710m R8 Race 8 $6,230 (of $89,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:42.590 raced far off of the pace in the four path around the first turn, came under a drive while shifting down to the three path into the far turn, but failed to respond and did not play a factor. | J M Johnson 54.4kg 12.25L | 4 (6) |
| Keeneland 09-Oct-20 1710m R4 Race 4 $5,110 (of $73,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:43.180 trailed the field early on, was in the three path into the lane and flattened out late in the stretch run. | J M Johnson 54.4kg 4.75L | 4 (6) |
| Churchill Downs 19-Sep-20 1810m R9 Race 9 $48,510 (of $77,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:50.930 stalked two wide, bid for the lead three wide into the far turn before drawing clear under driving pressure at the three sixteenths pole, then tired a bit through the final sixteenth, but held safely. | J M Johnson 53.5kg | 1 (7) |
| Churchill Downs 27-Jun-20 1810m R3 Race 3 (of $81,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:50.060 advanced outside of horses down the backstretch to make a four wide bid for the lead in the five path into the far turn, vied around that bend, but weakened in upper stretch. | J M Johnson 54.4kg 8.90L | 6 (8) |
| Churchill Downs 31-May-20 1710m R8 Race 8 $49,770 (of $79,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:43.750 raced back early on, was in the six path into the lane, rallied down the stretch, drove past the leaders three wide and cleared in the final stages. | J M Johnson 53.5kg | 1 (11) |
| Oaklawn Park 03-May-20 1810m R6 Race 6 (of $60,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:49.970 lacked speed into the first turn, steadied in some traffic midway on that bend, saved ground second turn, failed to menace to finish up evenly. | J M Johnson 55.3kg | 6 (12) |
| Oaklawn Park 12-Apr-20 1710m R10 Race 10 $4,200 (of $60,000) Barrier 4 | J M Johnson 55.3kg | 4 (4) |
| Oaklawn Park 15-Mar-20 1710m R5 Race 5 $17,400 (of $87,000) Barrier 5 | J M Johnson 55.3kg | 2 (4) |