Thoroughbred Profile: Kid Cruz

The son of 1999’s Belmont Stakes winner, Lemon Drop Kid, Kid Cruz prefers to hang tight at the back of the pack before kicking into high gear at the top of the stretch and smoking the competition by 2-6th lengths. Kentucky-bred by Machner Hall and owned by Vina Del Mar Thoroughbreds and Black Swan Stable, Kid made an appearance during the 2014 triple crown with a start in the Preakness Stakes and was slated to run in the Belmont Stakes before his connections decided to scratch and run him in the 1-1/16 mile Easy Goer Stakes where he placed 1st, earlier on Belmont day.

Kid Cruz
March 30, 2011
(Lemon Drop Kid – Layreebelle, by Tale of the Cat)

Recent Starts:
Travers S. G1 [1 ¼] – 4th Place  (V.E. Day-1st, Wicked Strong-2nd, Tonalist-3rd)
Jim Dandy S. G2 [1 1/8] – 3rd Place  (Wicked Strong-1st, Tonalist-2nd)
Dwyer Stakes G3 [1 1/16] – 1st Place –  Final time: 1:41.12 (Captain Serious-2nd, Ulanbator-3rd)
Easy Goer Stakes [1 1/16] – 1st Place – Final time: 1:41.12 (Legend-2nd, Life In Shambles-3rd)
Preakness Stakes G1 [1 3/16] – 8th Place  (California Chrome-1st, Ride On Curlin-2nd, Social Inclusion-3rd)
Federico Tesio Stakes [1 1/16]–1st Place –  Final time 1:47.38  (Matuszak-2nd, Joint Custody-3rd)
Private Terms Stakes [1 1/8] – 1st Place –  Final time 1:54.82  (Joint Custody-2nd, Matuszak-3rd)

Notable Bloodlines:
Seattle Slew
Buckpasser

Distant Bloodlines: 1949 Tom Fool, 1952 Nashua, 1961 Raise a Native, 1961 Northern Dancer, 1970 Secretariat

Photo: © Jim McCue

Updated: March 2017