American thoroughbred racehorse
Volatile |
---|
Sire | Violence |
---|
Grandsire | Medaglia D'Oro |
---|
Dam | Melody Lady |
---|
Damsire | Unbridleds Song |
---|
Sex | Colt |
---|
Foaled | March 20, 2016 |
---|
Country | USA |
---|
Breeder | Hill 'n' Dale Equine Holdings, Inc. & Stretch Run Ventures, LLC |
---|
Owner | Three Chimneys Farm and Phoenix Thoroughbred III |
---|
Trainer | Steven M. Asmussen |
---|
Jockey | Ricardo Santana, Jr. |
---|
Record | 6:5-1-0 |
---|
Earnings | $341,040 |
---|
|
Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap (2020) |
Volatile (foaled March 20, 2016 ) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse and the winner of the 2020 Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap.[1]
Career
Volatile's first race was on July 13, 2019, at Ellis Park, where he came in first in a Maiden Special Weight race. He placed 2nd in an Allowance race on September 14, 2019, at Churchill Downs, then began a three race winstreak.[1]
He grabbed an Allowance race victory on November 3, 2019, at Churchill Downs, and then picked up an Allowance Optional Claiming victory at Oaklawn Park on April 24, 2020.[1]
Volatile picked up his first stakes win on June 6, 2020, at the Aristides Stakes. He came in as the 1:2 favorite and came within two one-hundredths of a second off of the track record during the win, defeating Honest Mischief and winning $100,000.[2][3]
On July 25, 2020, at Saratoga, Volatile won the 2020 Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap. Volatile came into the four horse field as the heavy favorite at 2/5 odds and defeated Whitmore, who came in 2nd.[4][5]
Pedigree
Pedigree of Volatile (USA), 2016[6]
Sire Violence (USA) b. 2010
|
Medaglia D'Oro (USA) b. 1999
|
El Prado
|
Sadlers Wells
|
Lady Capulet
|
Cappucino Bay
|
Bailjumper
|
Dubbed In
|
Violent Beauty (USA) b. 2003
|
Gone West
|
Mr. Prospector
|
Secrettame
|
Storming Beauty
|
Storm Cat
|
Sky Beauty
|
Dam Melody Lady (USA) b. 2010
|
Unbridled's Song (USA) b. 1993
|
Unbridled
|
Fappiano
|
Gana Facil
|
Trolley Song
|
Caro
|
Lucky Spell
|
Lady Tak (USA) b. 2000
|
Mutakddim
|
Seeking the Gold
|
Oscillate
|
Star of My Eye
|
Lucky North
|
Dangerous Star
|
References