Much Better
Dark Bay or Brown Ridgling / March 2nd, 2016 in KY / by Pioneerof the Nile out of Dust and Diamonds
$138,800
2019 earnings
106
speed figure
13%
2019 wins
racing Record
2019 Stats
Career Stats
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1
Firsts
2
2
Seconds
3
1
Thirds
1
4
Unplaced
5
8
Starts
11
$138,800
Earnings
$194,800
$17,350
Earnings / Start
$17,709
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Bio
After winning his career debut, Much Better tested turf and finished second in the Zuma Beach Stakes at Santa Anita in October. He closed out his juvenile campaign with an unplaced finish in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf.
After winning his career debut, Much Better tested turf and finished second in the Zuma Beach Stakes at Santa Anita in October. He closed out his juvenile campaign with an unplaced finish in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf.
In his first start of 2019, Much Better switched back to the main track for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert and finished third in the Grade 3 Sham Stakes on Jan. 5 at Santa Anita.He followed with a fourth-place finish in the Grade 3 Gotham Stakes on March 9, when he set a wicked early pace before fading late. Much Better cut back to seven furlongs for his next start in the Grade 3 Bay Shore Stakes on April 6 at Aqueduct and led into deep stretch before he was caught in the final furlong by Mind Control.
