Battle of Midway

Battle of Midway won his career debut in January 2017 and then finished third in the Grade 2 San Vicente Stakes. He followed with a hard-fought victory over Reach the World in an allowance-optional claiming race on March 9.

Trainer Jerry Hollendorfer pointed Battle of Midway to the Grade 1, $1 million Santa Anita Derby on April 8 for his next start, and his charge put in a huge effort to finish second behind Gormley after dueling furiously for the lead with two horses for the first six furlongs. Battle of Midway earned 40 qualifying points for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands, a race he finished third in.

Rested after the Kentucky Derby, Battle of Midway made his next start in the Grade 3 Affirmed Stakes on June 24 and won by 4 1/4 lengths as the 1-to-10 favorite, earning a trip East for the Grade 1 betfair.com Haskell Invitational Stakes. After dueling with Timeline through the early stages of the July 30 Haskell , Battle of Midway faded in early stretch to finish sixth of seven.

Battle of Midway rebounded from his disappointing Haskell with a 6 1/4-length romp in the Shared Belief Stakes at one mile at Del Mar. He then ran second in the Grade 3 Ohio Derby. Returning to Del Mar  at the distance he won the Shared Belief Stakes, Battle of Midway took aim at the Breeders' Cup Las Vegas Dirt Mile. After a nice stalking trip, Battle of Midway put away Sharp Azteca in deep stretch to earn his first Grade 1 win.

Battle of Midway returned to training after he proved infertile at stud, and made his first 2018 start in the Pat O’Brien Stakes on Aug. 25 at Del Mar. He finished second to Catalina Cruiser in that seven-furlong contest.

Battle of Midway then ran fifth in the Kelso Handicap at Belmont Park after shipping to New York, but returned to California and won two consecutive stakes races, a listed stakes at Santa Anita and then the Grade 3 Native Diver Stakes at Del Mar on Nov. 25. He closed out the year with a game runner-up finish to Gift Box in the Grade 2 San Antonio Mile Stakes on Dec. 26 at Santa Anita Park, losing by a half-length.

In his 2019 debut, Battle of Midway outfinished Grade 1 winner McKinzie in the stretch of the Grade 2 San Pasqual Stakes to win by half a length.

Battle of Midway is by the late leading sire Smart Strike, and his dam (mother) is Grade 1 winner Rigoletta.