Restrainedvengence

Restrainedvengence was a three-time stakes winner in 2020. He took the Curribot Handicap at Sunland Park on Mar. 15, the All American Stakes at Golden Gate Fields on May 25, and the Downs at Albuquerque Handicap on Sept. 19. 

Through the first third of 2021, Restrainedvengence was stakes-placed twice. He finished second in the Santana Mile Stakes at Santa Anita Park on Mar. 28, then was third in the Grade 3 San Francisco Mile at Golden Gate on Apr. 24. On June 20 at Santa Anita, the Hold Me Back gelding broke through with his first graded stakes win, taking the Grade 3 American Stakes at Santa Anita Park by a half-length over odds-on favorite Neptune's Storm. That was his ninth career victory in 31 starts and it boosted his earnings to over $768,000 for owners Kelly Brinkerhoff and Bob Grayson Jr. and trainer Val Brinkerhoff.

A few months later, Restrainedvengence won the Downs at Albuquerque Handicap for the second year in a row, doing so as the 13-10 favorite on Sept. 18. Off that victory, he closed to finish third in the Grade 1 Big Ass Fans Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile.