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.

Raging Bull raced exclusively in Grade 1 races as a 4-year-old, finishing fourth in his first two starts of the year before a third-place effort in the Manhattan Stakes in June. He was second in the Fourstardave Handicap and third in the Ricoh Woodbine Mile to finish his season in September.

As a 5-year-old Raging Bull launched his season with his first Grade 1 tally, coming in the Shoemaker Mile at Santa Anita on Memorial Day weekend 2020 to earn a place in the Breeders' Cup Mile starting gate in November.

He subsequently finished third by a neck in the rescheduled (due to COVID-19) Maker’s Mark Mile in July at Keeneland before an unplaced finish in the Fourstardave Handicap in August at Saratoga Race Course. Returning to Keeneland in October, Raging Bull finished second by a length to Ivar in the Grade 1 Shadwell Turf Mile Stakes. He closed out his 5-year-old season by running 10^th of 14 in the Breeders’ Cup Mile.

Returning from a five-month freshening April 9, 2021, at Keeneland in the Maker’s Mark Mile, the third time in that race proved the charm as Raging Bull seized command coming into the stretch and held on gamely to post a clear victory.