Coal Front

Coal Front won his career debut at Keeneland Race Course by 6 1/2 lengths before another dominant score in his second race, powering to a 2 3/4-length victory in June 2017 at Belmont Park. He made his stakes debut in the Grade 2 Amsterdam Stakes in July at Saratoga and surged clear to a dominant victory to improve to three wins in as many starts.

Riding a three-race winning streak to begin his career, Coal Front made his next start in the Grade 1 H. Allen Jerkens Stakes on Aug. 26 at Saratoga, where he finished a non-threatening fifth. He bounced back inpressively to win the Grade 3 Gallant Bob Stakes at Parx Racing, where her turned back a powerful rally from American Pastime to prevail.

Coal Front returned from a layoff of more than 13 months with an unplaced finish in the Grade 3 Bold Ruler Handicap in November 2018 at Aqueduct, but he regained his top form in his subsequent start when he overwhelmed 10 opponents to win the Grade 3 Mr. Prospector Stakes on Dec. 22 at Gulfstream Park.

Pletcher stretched Coal Front out to two turns for his first start at age 5 in the Grade 3 Razorback Handicap at Oaklawn Park on Feb. 18, 2019. He broke from the far outside 14 post but gained good stalking position under John Velazquez and took the lead in early stretch only to be challenged by Copper Bullet near the finish. Coal Front held on for a game victory, his sixth in eight starts.

Coal Front next headed to Dubai to compete in the $1.5 million Godolphin Mile. After shipping halfway around the world, Coal Front trained well all week and continued his success, tracking the pace until late stretch when he surged past Heavy Metal to bring home a win for the U.S.