Ivar (BRZ)
Dark Bay or Brown Horse / October 3rd, 2016 in BRZ / by Agnes Gold (JPN) out of May Be Now
$227,500
2021 earnings
122
speed figure
0%
2021 wins
racing Record
2021 Stats
Career Stats
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Firsts
5
0
Seconds
0
1
Thirds
2
2
Unplaced
4
3
Starts
11
$227,500
Earnings
$906,913
$75,833
Earnings / Start
$82,447
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Bio
Ivar, a Brazilian-bred son of Agnes Gold, began his racing career in Argentina where he won all three of his starts, including two Group 1 stakes. He moved to the U.S. in 2020 and finished fifth in his debut, but then won a 1 1/16-mile allowance optional claiming race at Churchill Downs in June and then finished third in a listed stakes at Kentucky Downs in September.
Ivar, a Brazilian-bred son of Agnes Gold, began his racing career in Argentina where he won all three of his starts, including two Group 1 stakes. He moved to the U.S. in 2020 and finished fifth in his debut, but then won a 1 1/16-mile allowance optional claiming race at Churchill Downs in June and then finished third in a listed stakes at Kentucky Downs in September.
Trainer Paulo Lobo then ambitiously placed Ivar in the Grade 1 Shadwell Turf Mile Stakes at Keeneland on Oct. 3, a “Win and You’re In” qualifier for the Breeders’ Cup Mile. He powered clear in the stretch to post an upset victory by a length over Raging Bull and punch his ticket to the Mile on Nov. 7 at Keeneland.
Ivar finished fourth in the 2020 Mile, then went to the sidelines until May 1, 2021. That day, he finished sixth in the Grade 1 Old Forester Bourbon Turf Classic at Churchill Downs. Following that race, he went on another break, and did not return until October. He was fourth in the Grade 1 Keeneland Turf Mile in his final Breeders' Cup prep. At the Breeders' Cup four weeks later at Del Mar, he closed to finish third.
