Queen Goddess

Queen Goddess broke her maiden in her second career start at the age of 3, taking a 1 1/16-mile maiden special weight race at Del Mar on Aug. 7, 2021. She won by 1 1/2 lengths after rating just off the early pace. She followed that performance with a win in a first-level allowance optional claiming contest at Del Mar on Sept. 4. 

Queen Goddess earned her first graded stakes win in style, winning the Grade 1 American Oaks at Santa Anita Park on Dec. 26. Sent off at 14.60-1 in the off-the-turf affair, she went to the lead early, and could not be caught at a distance of 1 1/4 miles. It was her first career main track start and first main track victory.

After an unplaced finish in the Grade 3 Bayakoa Stakes at Oaklawn Park, Queen Goddess returned to the grass for her next start and won the Grade 3 Santa Ana Stakes at Santa Anita on Mar. 26, 2022. Racing 1 1/4 miles on firm footing, Queen Goddess completed the distance in a quick time of 1:59.3. In her subsequent start, Queen Goddess was stretched out to 1 1/2 miles on the grass for the first time and led much of the way until fading a big in the final furlongs and settling for second when beaten 1 1/4 lengths.

Queen Goddess ended her 4-year-old campaign on Dec. 31 at Gulfstream Park with a victory at 1 1/8 miles at Santa Anita in the Grade 3 $100,000 Robert J. Frankel Stakes. Queen Goddess took the field wire-to-wire and was never challenged on her way to a 2 1/2-length victory in a time of 1:48.35 on a turf course labeled good. She paid $6.00 to win as the 2-1 favorite.

Making her 5-year-old bow in the $500,000 TAA Pegasus World Cup Filly and Mare Turf Invitational Stakes Presented by Pepsi, Queen Goddess was rated off teh pace by jockey Luis Saez and surged clear in the stretch to prevail by 1 1/2 lengths from runner-up Shantisara.

Queen Goddess is trained by Michael McCarthy. She was bred in Kentucky by the sire Empire Maker out of the mare Royal Story by Lemon Drop Kid.