Volatile (horse)
| 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 |
| Major wins | |
| 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[edit]
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[edit]
| 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[edit]
- ^ a b c "Volatile". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "Notes & Quotes from the Aristides Stakes: Volatile Sets Track Record". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "Volatile Flies in Aristides". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "Volatile wins fourth straight in G1 Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "Volatile lives up to hype in Grade 1 Vanderbilt Handicap". Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "Volatile". Retrieved 9 January 2020.