Raging Bull (FR)

Raging Bull was an impressive debut winner as a 3-year-old in April 2018 at Keeneland, closing from off the pace for a two-length win in a one-mile turf race. He followed with an allowance victory in June at Belmont Park at the same distance.

Making his stakes debut in the Manila Stakes at Belmont Park in July, Raging Bull rallied to finish second. He improved upon that effort in his next start in the Grade 2 National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame Stakes at Saratoga Race Course, where he finished powerfully in the final sixteenth of a mile to nip multiple graded stakes winner Maraud in the final strides. Raging Bull maintained his stakes-winning form in his next start, rallying late to edge Up the Ante in the Grade 3 Saranac Stakes on the Sept. 1 Woodward Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets undercard.

After a disappointing fifth-place finish in the Grade 2 Hill Prince Stakes in October, raging Bull rebounded in a big way in the Grade 1 Hollywood Derby on Dec. 1 when he closed powerfully from 11th to prevail by a half-length.