Hit Show

Hit Show was an immediate smash hit on the racetrack, winning his 2-year-old career debut by 5 1/4 lengths in a Keeneland seven-furlong maiden race on Oct. 9, 2022. He lost his second start but then rebounded in his third career start to win a non-winners of two allowance race by 3 1/2 lengths in a two-turn mile race at Oaklawn Park on Dec. 17 to round out his juvenile campaign.

Hit Show made his stakes debut in his first outing as a 3-year-old in the $250,000 Grade 3 Withers Stakes at Aqueduct on Feb. 11, 2023. Sent off as the 6-5 favorite on the tote board in a field of seven, Hit Show sat off a live pace in mid-pack and then rolled past the leaders to a big 5 1/2-length victory. His winning time for the 1 1/8-mile distance was 1:54.71.  The Withers was a points race on the Road to the 2023 Kentucky Derby, and with his win, Hit Show earned 20 qualifying points.

Hit Show is trained by Brad Cox. He was bred in Kentucky by the sire Candy Ride out of the mare Actress by Tapit.