Messier

Bay Colt / March 23rd, 2019 in ON / by Empire Maker out of Checkered Past

$105,600

2021 earnings

95

speed figure

67%

2021 wins

racing Record

2021 Stats

Career Stats

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2 Firsts 2

1 Seconds 1

0 Thirds 0

0 Unplaced 0

3 Starts 3

$105,600 Earnings $105,600

$35,200 Earnings / Start $35,200

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Bio

Messier, a 2-year-old son of Belmont Stakes winner Empire Maker, finished second in his career debut in June 2021 at Los Alamitos but graduated with honors in his next start at Santa Anita Park on Oct. 22, winning a six-furlong maiden race by 6 ½ lengths.

Trainer Bob Baffert elevated him to stakes company for his third start in the Grade 3 Bob Hope Stakes, a seven-furlong race at Del Mar on Nov. 13. Sent off as the 6-5 favorite against only four opponents – two of them stablemates – Messier rallied from a stalking position to win going away by 3 ½ lengths.

Messier, a 2-year-old son of Belmont Stakes winner Empire Maker, finished second in his career debut in June 2021 at Los Alamitos but graduated with honors in his next start at Santa Anita Park on Oct. 22, winning a six-furlong maiden race by 6 ½ lengths.

Trainer Bob Baffert elevated him to stakes company for his third start in the Grade 3 Bob Hope Stakes, a seven-furlong race at Del Mar on Nov. 13. Sent off as the 6-5 favorite against only four opponents – two of them stablemates – Messier rallied from a stalking position to win going away by 3 ½ lengths.

Messier is owned by the partnership of Golconda Stable, Madaket Stables, SF Racing, Siena Farm, Starlight Racing, Waves Edge Capital, Catherine Donovan, Robert Masterson, and Jay Schoenfarber. He was bred in Ontario by storied Sam-Son Farm and is out of the two-time stakes-winning mare Checkered Past, by Smart Strike. His relatives include Canadian champions Catch the Ring and Catch the Thrill.

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