Hat Creek Racing
$801,797
2026 earnings
30%
2026 wins
$4,457,572
lifetime earnings
racing Record
2026 Stats
Career Stats
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3
Firsts
70
2
Seconds
46
0
Thirds
27
5
Unplaced
136
10
Starts
279
$801,797
Earnings
$4,457,572
$80,180
Earnings / Start
$15,977
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Bio
Hat Creek Racing is a partnership managed by Gatewood Bell. Bell is a third-generation horseman who worked with trainer Kiaran McLaughlin in his early professional career and was a jockey agent. Bell moved on to start a bloodstock consulting business and in 2021 became vice president of racing at Keeneland.
Hat Creek Racing is a partnership managed by Gatewood Bell. Bell is a third-generation horseman who worked with trainer Kiaran McLaughlin in his early professional career and was a jockey agent. Bell moved on to start a bloodstock consulting business and in 2021 became vice president of racing at Keeneland.
Hat Creek’s best horses as sole owner or in partnership include Nootka Sound, Averly Jane, Illegal Smile, and Clothes Fall Off and Group 3-placed Chelsea Cloisters. In 2025, Hat Creek’s Percy’s Bar emerged as a top Kentucky-based 2-year-old filly, winning a stakes race at Churchill Downs and finishing second twice in Grade 1 stakes.
