Soldier N Diplomat
Dark Bay or Brown Colt / February 14th, 2023 in KY / by Army Mule out of Diplomatic Miss
$241,000
2026 earnings
97
speed figure
0%
2026 wins
racing Record
2026 Stats
Career Stats
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Firsts
2
2
Seconds
2
0
Thirds
1
1
Unplaced
2
3
Starts
7
$241,000
Earnings
$426,634
$80,333
Earnings / Start
$60,948
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Bio
Soldier N Diplomat was a debut winner July 26, 2025, at Saratoga Race Course, where he stalked the pace and battled gamely to prevail by a neck for trainer Steve Asmussen and owner St. Elias Stable.
He was next tested against stakes competition and set the pace in the Grade 1 Hopeful Stakes before fading to finish a well-beaten fourth. Asmussen stretched the Army Mule colt out to one mile for his next start, a one-mile allowance-optional claiming race at Churchill Downs Oct. 26 and he proved much the best in a nine-length romp.
Soldier N Diplomat was a debut winner July 26, 2025, at Saratoga Race Course, where he stalked the pace and battled gamely to prevail by a neck for trainer Steve Asmussen and owner St. Elias Stable.
He was next tested against stakes competition and set the pace in the Grade 1 Hopeful Stakes before fading to finish a well-beaten fourth. Asmussen stretched the Army Mule colt out to one mile for his next start, a one-mile allowance-optional claiming race at Churchill Downs Oct. 26 and he proved much the best in a nine-length romp.
Soldier N Diplomat was tested next on the 2026 Kentucky Derby trail Nov. 29 at Churchill in the Grade 2 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes. He took the lead at the quarter-pole but faded late to finish third, beaten by 2 ¼ lengths by winner Further Ado.
Making his 3-year-old bow in the $1 million Southwest Stakes Feb. 6 at Oaklawn Park, Soldier N Diplomat led briefly in the stretch of the 1 1/16-mile race but could not hold off fast-finishing Silent Tactic in a second-place finish. He earned 10 qualifying points for the Kentucky Derby with the runner-up finish, bumping hos total to 13 points. In his next start, Soldier N Diplomat returned to Oaklawn in the $1 million Rebel Stakes March 1, where he raced in last early and made up some ground in the stretch to finish a non-threatening fifth, good for 5 more Derby points.
Soldier N Diplomat was produced by the unraced Violence mare Shadow Surge. Multiple graded stakes winner Miraculous Miss, by Mr. Greeley, is the grandam (maternal grandmother) of Soldier N Diplomat.
