Express Train

Express Train won the second start of his career by 14 ½ lengths Aug. 28, 2019 at Del Mar. He next ran fourth in the Grade 1 American Pharoah Stakes, beaten by 8 ½ lengths by Eight Rings.

He did not race again for more than 6 ½ months, returning in August 2020 at Del Mar with a two-length win in an allowance-optional claiming race. After a runner-up finish at the same level, Express Train tried the turf for the Grade 2 Twilight Derby but never fired in a troubled trip.

Back on dirt for the final start of his 3-year-old season, Express Train finished second to highly regarded Charlatan in the Grade 1 Runhappy Malibu Stakes Dec. 26 at Santa Anita.

The Union Rags colt secured a breakthrough stakes win in his 4-year-old bow, when he surged clear in the stretch to post a convincing win in the Grade 2 San Pasqual Stakes Jan. 30 at Santa Anita. Express Train led by two lengths in early stretch of the March 6 Santa Anita Handicap, but he was caught by fast-closing Idol in the final strides of the 1 1/4-mile Grade 1 race. He then finished third in the Grade 2 Oaklawn Handicap at Oaklawn Park on Apr. 17. He held on to win his second graded stakes win of the year in the Grade 2 San Diego Handicap at Del Mar on July 17.

Express Train is out of the Mineshaft mare I’m a Flake. Multiple Grade 1 winner November Snow is the grandam (maternal grandmother) of Express Train.