Heroic Move

Heroic Move began his career at Oaklawn Park in February of his 3-year-old year and won his maiden race at first asking. He also added a Remington Park allowance win later that year on Oct. 11, 2023. Heroic Move then spent the winter/spring season of 2023-24 at Oaklawn Park where he raced four times and earned one allowance win on Feb. 25, 2024.

Heroic Move became a graded stakes winner for the first time in his career with a victory in the Grade 3 $400,000 Steve Sexton Mile on May 27, 2024, at Lone Star Park. Heroic Move trailed the six-horse field during the first half of the race and began moving into contention turning for home. He continued to close through the stretch and then won a close three-horse win photo by a neck.

Heroic Move is a back-to-back winner of the 1 1/16-mile $100,000 Zia Park Championship Stakes in 2024 and 2025.

Heroic Move also became a two-time winner of the Grade 3 Steve Sexton Mile when he used an heroic last-to-first move in a nine-horse field to win the race by 1 1/2 lengths on Memorial Day, May 25, 2026. In addition to winning the race in 2024 and 2026, Heroic Move also finished third in the Steve Sexton Mile in 2025. 

Heroic Move was bred in Kentucky by the sire Quality Road out of the mare Family Tree by Smart Strike.