Rushie

Unplaced in his career debut in October 2019, Rushie won his first start as a 3-year-old by a length in February 2020 and two starts later added a 1 ¼-length win May 2 at Oaklawn Park.

The Liam’s Map colt made his stakes debut in the Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby June 6 and finished third, beaten by four lengths by Honor A. P. He followed with another third-place finish when shipping to Kentucky for the Grade 2 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes July 11 at Keeneland.

Rushie’s connections opted to bypass the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve in favor of the Grade 2 Pat Day Mile Stakes Presented by LG and E and KU on the Sept. 5 undercard and it proved a wise decision. Rushie stalked the pace from fifth while racing wide in the early stages, launched his bid from three wide on the far turn, and surged to the front in early stretch on his way to a 1 3/4-length victory.

Rushie made his 2021 debut in the Oaklawn Mile at Oaklawn Park on Apr. 10. He rallied up the inside in the stretch, then battled it out with By My Standards in the last sixteenth. It was close, but Rushie ended up finishing second by a nose.

Rushie is out of the Colonel John mare Conquest Angel, a half-sister to Grade 1 winner Peace and War.