Whitethorn (USA) Horse
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Whitethorn is a 4yo dk b/br gelding from the United States trained by Todd A. Pletcher. He is by Not This Time out of Cognitive. Whitethorn has not broken his maiden, finishing unplaced in six starts. In his most recent start at Belmont's Big A on 26 May 2026, he was ridden by Manuel Franco and came in second, behind Trading Strategy.
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| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Belmont At The Big A 26-May-26 2213m R5 Md $17,000 (of $85,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:05.000, SP: 1.53 1st Trading Strategy ( D Davis 126 ) 2nd Whitethorn ( M Franco 126 ) 2.50L 3rd Baffle ( K Carmouche 120 ) 15.50L See full results | M Franco 57.2kg 2.50L | 2 (9) |
| Keeneland 24-Apr-26 1811m FIRM R9 Md $22,000 (of $110,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:51.960, SP: 3.25 settled in the two path, shifted out to the five path in upper stretch, rallied to offer a late bid outside of the leader but needed more. 1st Miss Pharaoh ( M Gutierrez 126 ) 2nd Whitethorn ( I O Jr 126 ) 0.50L 3rd Mary Lois ( F Prat 118 ) 0.75L See full results | I O Jr 57.2kg 0.50L | 2 (12) |
| Gulfstream 06-Feb-26 1609m FIRM R6 Md $16,800 (of $84,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:39.480, SP: 1.57 1st Absolute Honor ( M Husbands 123 ) 2nd Whitethorn ( I O Jr 123 ) 5.50L 3rd Tejanita ( T Gaffalione 123 ) 3.50L See full results | I O Jr 55.8kg 5.50L | 2 (6) |
| Gulfstream 28-Dec-25 1609m FIRM R1 Md $11,200 (of $56,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:35.640, SP: 3.50 was rated along the inside to the quarter pole and swung out three wide leaving the turn and finished well to gain the place award. 1st Motown Diva ( M Vasquez 121 ) 2nd Whitethorn ( I O Jr 121 ) 1.75L 3rd Via Veneto ( E Zayas 121 ) 0.20L See full results | I O Jr 54.9kg 1.75L | 2 (11) |
| Churchill Downs 06-Nov-25 1610m R2 Md $24,000 (of $120,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:36.380, SP: 2.50 settled back to race off the pace in the two path, split foes in the far turn to make a four wide bid entering the stretch, began to rally in the stretch but flattened out late. 1st American Pearl ( J Torres 120 ) 2nd Whitethorn ( J Ortiz 120 ) 1.75L 3rd Sonhador ( C Lanerie 124 ) 3.00L See full results | J Ortiz 54.4kg 1.75L | 2 (6) |
| Churchill Downs 27-Sep-25 1710m R6 Md $12,000 (of $120,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:44.410, SP: 5.00 laid off of the pace along the inside, then in the three path and between horses down the backstretch, pursued among foes around the far turn, encountered traffic entering the lane, altered out from behind rivals and to the five to six path at the three sixteenths pole, then rallied to offer a late bid for show but was denied. 1st Crimsonite ( K Asmussen 120 ) 2nd Sonhador ( T Gaffalione 124 ) 2.75L 3rd Whitethorn ( J Ortiz 120 ) 3.25L See full results | J Ortiz 54.4kg 3.25L | 3 (6) |