Highly Motivated
Bay Colt / March 22nd, 2018 in KY / by Into Mischief out of Strong Incentive
$196,000
2021 earnings
108
speed figure
0%
2021 wins
racing Record
2021 Stats
Career Stats
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Firsts
2
1
Seconds
2
1
Thirds
1
1
Unplaced
1
3
Starts
6
$196,000
Earnings
$320,050
$65,333
Earnings / Start
$53,342
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Bio
Highly Motivated made a bold impression in his second career start, at Belmont Park on Sept. 27, 2020. That afternoon, he broke his maiden by 1 3/4 lengths as the 7-10 favorite. He recovered from an awkward break to establish good stalking position, then drew off in the stretch.
Next out, on the Breeders' Cup World Championship undercard at Keeneland on Nov. 6, 2020, Highly Motivated won the Nyquist Stakes by 4 1/4 lengths. He once again broke awkwardly, but recovered quickly and pulled away in the stretch. He set a new track record, covering 6 1/2 furlongs in 1:14.99.
Highly Motivated made a bold impression in his second career start, at Belmont Park on Sept. 27, 2020. That afternoon, he broke his maiden by 1 3/4 lengths as the 7-10 favorite. He recovered from an awkward break to establish good stalking position, then drew off in the stretch.
Next out, on the Breeders' Cup World Championship undercard at Keeneland on Nov. 6, 2020, Highly Motivated won the Nyquist Stakes by 4 1/4 lengths. He once again broke awkwardly, but recovered quickly and pulled away in the stretch. He set a new track record, covering 6 1/2 furlongs in 1:14.99.
Highly Motivated made his 3-year-old debut in the Grade 3 Gotham Stakes March 6 at Aqueduct and ran third to earn 10 points toward qualifying for the 2021 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve.
In his final prep for the Kentucky Derby, Highly Motivated went right to the lead in the Toyota Blue Grass Stakes April 3 at Keeneland. He battled tenaciously when challenged by champion Essential Quality in deep stretch but could not hold off the determined winner and settled for a game runner-up finish and a spot in the starting gate May 1 at Churchill Downs.
Highly Motivated is trained by Chad Brown and owned by Klaravich Stables Inc. That combination co-owned and trained Highly Motivated's dam, Strong Incentive, who won the 2015 Jammed Lovely Stakes at Woodbine.
