Willy D's (USA) Horse
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Willy D's is a 5yo bay horse from the United States trained by Michael J. Maker. He is by Lookin At Lucky out of Boston Mine. He has recorded eight wins so far. On 29th Aug 2026 at Charles Town, Willy D's claimed his biggest victory, taking the $1,000,000 Charles Town Classic Stakes. The horse has been profitable for bettors; backing him throughout his career would have yielded roughly a 1% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Town 29-Aug-26 1811m FIRM R11 Charles Town Classic Stakes (Stakes) $877,086 (of $1,392,200) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:50.680, SP: 9.00 set a contested pace in the three path, edged clear into the stretch under energetic handling, responded resolutely and edged clear under his jubilant pilot. 1st Willy D's ( R S Jr 124 ) 2nd Banishing ( F Arrieta 124 ) 1.75L 3rd Skippylongstocking ( T Gaffalione 124 ) 3.25L See full results | R S Jr 56.2kg | 1 (10) |
| Churchill Downs 28-Jun-26 1811m R11 Stephen Foster Stakes (Stakes) $142,132 (of $2,900,652) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:48.030, SP: 26.00 stalked along the inside, chased around the far turn and faded. 1st Magnitude ( J Ortiz 124 ) 2nd Baeza ( F Prat 124 ) 1.25L 3rd Sovereignty ( J Alvarado 124 ) 4.00L 5th Willy D's ( J Velazquez 124 ) 16.00L See full results | J Velazquez 56.2kg 16.00L | 5 (5) |
| Oaklawn Park 03-May-26 1710m R7 Lake Ouachita Stakes (Stakes) $174,951 (of $277,701) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:41.560, SP: 2.88 with the pace from the start, dueled up the backstretch, slipped away from the other speed in the final turn, clear into the stretch, responded when the runner up came calling out a furlong out, headed, found more and battled back in a gutty effort. 1st Willy D's ( F Arrieta 121 ) 2nd Coal Battle ( C Lanerie 119 ) 0.30L 3rd Mackman ( A Cedillo 121 ) 7.75L See full results | F Arrieta 54.9kg | 1 (8) |
| Turfway Park 22-Mar-26 1811m R10 TwinSpires Kentucky Cup Classic Stakes (Stakes) $268,352 (of $425,955) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:50.880, SP: 6.50 stalked in the two to three path, moved forward between rivals into the backstretch to prompt outside of the leader nearing the five furlong pole, vied between foes into the far turn, led reaching the five sixteenths pole, inched free in upper stretch then held well from an outer pursuer through the final furlong. 1st Willy D's ( J Velazquez 120 ) 2nd Mercante ( W Rodriguez 120 ) 0.75L 3rd Honor Marie ( J Ramos 122 ) 1.50L See full results | J Velazquez 54.4kg | 1 (9) |
| Fair Grounds 18-Jan-26 1710m R12 Louisiana S. Presented by Hagyard (Stakes) $18,327 (of $261,819) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:43.430, SP: 11.00 1st Accelerize ( F Prat 118 ) 2nd Just A Touch ( I O Jr 118 ) 0.30L 3rd Cadet Corps ( P Lopez 118 ) 0.30L 4th Willy D's ( R J Santana 118 ) 2.75L See full results | R J Santana 53.5kg 2.75L | 4 (8) |