Thoroughbred Profile: Medal Count

One of the top 3-year-olds in the nation, Medal Count followed the Triple Crown trail securing a spot in the 140th running of the Kentucky Derby, crossing the finish line in 8th place. With the Triple Crown title out of the question, the colt opted out of the Preakness Stakes and rejoined California Chrome at the Belmont Stakes, beating him by ¾’s of a length and finishing in 3rd place – a length and a head behind the victor. Bred in Kentucky by Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC and owned by Spendthrift Farm LLC, Medal Count is a graded stakes winner with experience on turf, polytrack and dirt, and his pace is consistent from start to finish.

Medal Count (KY)
May 1, 2011
(Dynaformer – Brisquette, by Unbridled’s Song)

Career Starts: 14-3-2-1

Breeder: Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC

Recent Starts:
J.Hirsch TurfClassic G1 [1½] ⊕ – 7th Place (Main Sequence-1st, Twilight Eclipse-2nd, Imagining-3rd)
Dueling Grounds Derby [1 5/16] ⊕ – 2nd Place (My Afleet-1st, Can’thelpbelieving-3rd)
Haskell Invit. G1 [1 1/8] – 9th Place   (Bayern-1st, Albano-2nd, Wildcat Red-3rd)
Belmont Stakes G1 [1 ½] – 3rd Place   (Tonalist-1st, Commissioner-2nd)
Kentucky Derby G1 [1 ¼]– 8th Place    (California Chrome-1st, Commanding Curve-2nd, Danza-3rd)
Blue Grass Stk G1 [1 1/8] <A> – 2nd Place    (Dance with Fate-1st, Pablo del Monte-3rd)
Trans. Stk G3 [1 1/16] <A> – 1st by 1¼ lengths – Final time 1:43.35 (Picozza-2nd, Woodfield Springs-3rd)
Fnt Yth Stk G2 [1 1/16] – 5th Place (Wildcat Red-1st, General a Rod-2nd, Top Billing-3rd)
SA Alw-NW1X [7½ F] ⊕ – 1st Place – by ½ length (Drover Road-2nd, Scorched Cat-3rd)