Since the commencement of races at the Saratoga Race Course, the equestrian community has been treated to a series of various stakes races. Every other day, there is a race taking place in various cities in the United States. It’s a new day for a horse taking the equestrian world by storm. He was racing at a popular race course, the video of which has been shared on social media.

The video showcases the nail-biting photo finish of a three-year-old gelding who is having the time of his life this season. In a handful of races this season, he has already etched his name in three of them while placing second in one of them.

A showcase of equestrian brilliance

Saturday was a day to remember for Wadsworth, a three-year-old gelding who added another feather to his equestrian crown. He claimed the $200,000 KY Downs Preview Dueling Grounds Derby at Ellis Park. The video of this race was shared by TVG on their X handle (formerly Twitter). This video showcases Wadsworth’s nail-biting photo finish. Though he did not start off the race well and was placed 7th during the middle of the race, as he moved towards the finish line, he covered the distance in no time and snatched the win from the hands of the Highway Robber. Wadsworth was ridden by the French jockey Florent Geroux, who guided him skillfully and led the six-furlong marker, making a strong move around the far turn.

In spite of being challenged by other horses, Wadsworth held his nerve and clocked a solid 1:46.30 for 1 1/8 miles on a firm course. It was one of the closest finishes of the day, as Highway Robber had been dominating the race since the beginning. But Wadsworth made his way to the top and beat Highway Robber, a 14-1 shot, just by a few inches. Anglophile, trained by Brian Lynch, finished third behind Highway Robber, just missing out by a neck. With this win, Wadsworth has claimed the third win of 2023 in five starts, and his stats are looking amazing.

His career and statistics

Wadsworth was born in January 2020 and was sired by Quality Road Dickinson. He made his debut last year and has had a total of nine starts until now, in which he has won four of them and been placed second in one. He was trained by Brad Cox, and Godolphin LLC is the owner of Wadsworth and has a career worth over $411,886. He has also won the American Derby this year and has raced at Churchill Downs, Ellis Park, Turfway Park, etc.

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He has made a statement with this win and has sent the message to others that he is ready to battle it out on any ground. With this close finish, Wadsworth will be remembered for a long time by equestrian fans.

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