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Major Contender (USA)

7yo ch g 13th Apr 2019

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Track Horse HorseTracker

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Major Contender (USA)

ch g 13th Apr 2019

Sire

Distorted Humor (USA)

Dam

Pussyfoot (USA)

Dam's Sire

Tiznow (USA)

Owner

John Cox

Trainer

Breeder

Last Win

Fairmount Park Tue, 28th Oct, 25 8/1, Javour Simpson (136 days)

Last Run

Sunland Park Sun, 8th Mar, 26 7th, 10/3, Erick Medellin (5 days)

Lifetime

Runs

Wins

Places

Win %

Earnings

Level Stk

Flat USA

17

3

5

18%

$32,022

3.00

Under Rules Total

17

3

5

18%

3.00

Form Figures

78614153222671-837

Form Timeline

Form Figures - 78614153222671-837

Date Course Conditions

Race Result

Jockey

Class n

MorningSP

08Mar26 Sun 8f 3y+ F(10K)

8-12[10/3]7th of 7, 0 behind Upward Mobility

22Feb26 Sun 8f 3y+ F(12K)

8-12[33/1]3rd of 10, 0 behind Sanger

08Feb26 Sun 6f 4y+ F(12K)

8-12[40/1]8th of 11, 0 behind Touch Of Glam

12Jan26 Sun 6f 3y+ F(12K)

28Oct25 Fai 9f 3y+ F(15K)

8-12[8/1]1st of 9, Try Try Again

18Oct25 Fai 8f 3y+ F(10K)

8-12[14/1]7th of 7, 0 behind Runningforcash

27Sep25 Fai 8f 3y+ F(10K)

8-12[7/2]6th of 6, 0 behind Tapinyourbluejeans

13Sep25 Fai 8f 3y+ F(10K)

8-12[9/1]2nd of 7, behind Code Runner

Israel Hernandez

19Aug25 Fai 8f 3y+ F(14K)

8-12[7/1]2nd of 5, behind Double Thunder

05Aug25 Fai 8f 3y+ F(8K)

9-0[15/2]2nd of 7, behind Carthage Cajun

05Jul25 Fai 8f Fast 3y+ F(14K)

8-12[16/1]3rd of 7, 0 behind Millard's Smile

24Jun25 Fai 6f Firm 3y+ F(10K)

8-12[14/1]5th of 5, 0 behind Tonys Morning Line

31May25 Fai 8f Fast 3y+ F(8K)

9-0[5/1]1st of 7, One Way Home

Change of Trainer Heather Irion to Anthony Blea

05Dec24 Mah 8f 3y+ F(13K)

Change of Trainer Alex Hartman to Heather Irion

15May24 Wil 5f Fast 3y+ F(13K)

8-13[10/1]4th of 5, 0 behind Timehascome

15Apr24 Wil 6f Fast 3y+ F(12K)

8-13[4/1]bl²1st of 6, Easy Big Boy

25Mar24 Wil 8f 3y+ F(12K)

04Mar24 Wil 8f Fast 3y+ F(12K)

8-13[3/1]6th of 6, 0 behind I'm Crenshaw

Change of Trainer Tammy Hornsby to Alex Hartman

18Feb24 Oak 8f Fast 4y+ F(30K)

8-6[14/1]8th of 10, 0 behind Fightertown

Walter De La Cruz

01Jan24 Oak 8f Fast 4y+ F(31K)

8-9[33/1]7th of 9, 0 behind Royal Act

Symbols Explained

ts² Tongue Strap vs² Visor hd² Hood es² Eye Shield ec² Eye Cover cp² Cheekpiece bl² Blinkers tt² Tongue Tie bf Beaten Favourite on Last Run srMentioned in Stewards Report in Results bbvBroke Blood Vessel

The superscript number on headgear bl² indicates number of times worn. A plus bl⁺ indicates more than 10 times where as red background bl¹indicates first time.

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Reports in which Major Contender (USA) was mentioned

Related by Dam Pussyfoot (USA)

Runner

Wins-

Runs

%Wins

Sire

Rightandjust (USA) b h 2018

1-

7

14

Awesome Again (USA)

Rebelious (USA) b g 2021

2-

10

20

The Factor (USA)

Global Tour (USA) b f 2022

2-

4

50

Maximum Security (USA)

Stop The Car (USA) b c 2023

2-

2

100

Maximum Security (USA)