Test Score

Test Score, a Lookin At Lucky colt homebred by Jerry and Joan Amerman, finished second and fifth in his first two starts, both on turf at Saratoga, and then graduated with a late rally in a one-mile turf maiden Oct. 1, 2024, at Keeneland. He was then shipped to Del Mar for a stakes debut in the one-mile Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Stakes in November and came up a neck short to Chasing Liberty after making another closing move.

The Graham Motion trainee returned for his 3-year-old bow and finished a rallying third in the Kitten’s Joy Stakes Feb. 1, 2025, at Gulfstream Park. He then returned to the course where he earned his first win and put it all together in the Grade 3 Transylvania Stakes Presented by Keeneland Select on April 7, rolling from off the pace to win the 1 1/16-mile turf event by 1 ¼ lengths.

Following a runner-up finish behind Zulu Kingdom in the Grade 1 American Turf Stakes at Churchill Downs on May 3, Test Score was back in the winner's circle again in his next start which came in the Grade 1 $750,000 Belmont Derby Invitational Stakes going 1 1/8 miles on the grass at Saratoga on July 4. Sent off as the 3.30-1 third choice in the race in a field of seven in the Belmont Derby, Test Score stalked the pace and was able to challenge the leaders and seize control of the race in deep stretch. He drew off late to win by 1 1/4 lengths under jockey Manny Franco.

Test Score is out of the Kitten’s Joy mare Joy of Learning, who is a half-sister to Grade 1 turf winner Coffee Clique and Grade 3 turf winner Admission Office.