Renegade (horse)
| Renegade | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Into Mischief |
| Grandsire | Harlan's Holiday |
| Dam | Spice Is Nice |
| Damsire | Curlin |
| Sex | Colt |
| Foaled | January 25, 2023[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Color | Bay |
| Breeder | Robert & Lawana Low |
| Owner | Robert & Lawana Low & Repole Stable |
| Trainer | Todd A. Pletcher |
| Record | 8: 3 - 3 - 2 |
| Earnings | US$2,506,500[2] |
| Major wins | |
| Arkansas Derby (2026) Jim Dandy Stakes (2026) | |
| Last updated on August 1, 2026 | |
Renegade (foaled January 25, 2023) is a multiple graded stakes winning American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2026 Arkansas Derby.
Background
Renegade is a bay colt who was bred in Kentucky by Robert and Lawana Low. He is out of the Graded-winning Curlin mare Spice Is Nice.[3] Spice Is Nice in 2021 won the Grade III Allaire duPont Distaff Match Series Stakes at Pimlico Racetrack.[4] Renegade's great dam Dame Dorothy was a Grade I winner winning the 2015 Humana Distaff Stakes at Churchill Downs.[5] In her career Dame Dorothy won 7 events from twelve starts and was only unplaced twice in her racing career.[6]
Mike Repole's Repole Stable bought into a 50/50 partnership with the Lows for $975,000 at the 2024 Keeneland September Yearling Sale for Renegade.[3]
Renegade's sire is Into Mischief, a Grade I winner at the age of two who has been North America's leading sire by purse winnings in multiple years since 2018.
Renegade is trained by US Hall of Fame trainer Todd A. Pletcher.
Statistics
| Date | Distance | Race | Grade | Track | Odds | Field | Finish | Winning Time |
Winning (Losing) Margin |
Jockey | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 – Two-year-old season | |||||||||||
| Aug 16, 2025 | 6+1⁄2 furlongs | Maiden Special Weight | Saratoga | 5.90 | 9 | 3 | 1:15.63 | (17+3⁄4 lengths) | Irad Ortiz Jr. | [7] | |
| Oct 17, 2025 | 1 mile | Maiden Special Weight | Aqueduct | 4.93 | 7 | 2[a] | 1:36.11 | head | John R. Velazquez | [8] | |
| Dec 6, 2025 | 1+1⁄8 miles | Remsen Stakes | II | Aqueduct | 2.97 | 11 | 2 | 1:50.97 | (2 lengths) | Irad Ortiz Jr. | [9] |
| 2026 – Three-year-old season | |||||||||||
| Feb 7, 2026 | 1+1⁄16 miles | Sam F. Davis Stakes | Listed | Tampa Bay Downs | 1.20* | 9 | 1 | 1:43.54 | 3+3⁄4 lengths | Irad Ortiz Jr. | [10] |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 1+1⁄8 miles | Arkansas Derby | I | Oaklawn Park | 1.00* | 8 | 1 | 1:49.70 | 4 lengths | Irad Ortiz Jr. | [11] |
| May 2, 2026 | 1+1⁄4 miles | Kentucky Derby | I | Churchill Downs | 5.65 | 18 | 2 | 2:02.27 | (neck) | Irad Ortiz Jr. | [12] |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 1+1⁄4 miles | Belmont Stakes | I | Saratoga | 1.75* | 9 | 3 | 2:03.49 | (5+1⁄4 lengths) | Irad Ortiz Jr. | [13] |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 1+1⁄8 miles | Jim Dandy Stakes | II | Saratoga | 1.36 | 5 | 1 | 1:49.08 | 1⁄2 length | Irad Ortiz Jr. | [14] |
Notes:
An (*) asterisk after the odds means Renegade was the post-time favourite.
- ↑ Renegade was first past the post but was disqualified for interference in the stretch run and Paladin was placed first
Pedigree
| Sire Into Mischief (2005) |
Harlan's Holiday (1999) |
Harlan (1989) |
Storm Cat (1983) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country Romance (1976) | |||
| Christmas in Aiken (1992) |
Affirmed (1975) | ||
| Dowager (1980) | |||
| Leslie's Lady (1996) |
Tricky Creek (1986) |
Clever Trick (1976) | |
| Battle Creek Girl (1977) | |||
| Crystal Lady (1990) |
Stop the Music (1970) | ||
| One Last Bird (1980) | |||
| Dam Spice Is Nice (2017) |
Curlin (2004) |
Smart Strike (1992) |
Mr. Prospector (1970) |
| Classy 'n Smart (1981) | |||
| Sherriff's Deputy (1994) |
Deputy Minister (1979) | ||
| Barbarika (1985) | |||
| Dame Dorothy (2011) |
Bernardini (2003) |
A.P. Indy (1989) | |
| Cara Rafaela (1993) | |||
| Vole Vole Monamour (1998) |
Woodman (1983) | ||
| A Votre Sante (1993) (family: 25)[15] |
References
- 1 2 "Pedigree of Renegade". Equineline. Retrieved April 20, 2026.
- ↑ "Profile of Renegade". Equibase. Retrieved May 4, 2026.
- 1 2 Ehalt, Bob (March 28, 2026). "Renegade Overpowers Rivals in Arkansas Derby; The Into Mischief colt heads to Churchill Downs as one of the Derby favorites". bloodhorse.com. Retrieved April 19, 2026.
- ↑ "2021 Allaire DuPont Stakes Grade 3 - (race 8)". Equibase. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ↑ "2015 Humana Distaff Stakes Grade 1 – (race 7)". Equibase. May 2, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
- ↑ "Dame Dorothy - career Statistics". equibase. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
- ↑ "Chart for August 16, 2025 at Saratoga – Race 7" (PDF). equibase.com. August 16, 2025. Retrieved April 20, 2026.
- ↑ "Chart for October 17, 2025 at Aqueduct (Grade 1 – race 5)" (PDF). www.equibase.com. October 17, 2025. Retrieved April 20, 2026.
- ↑ "2025 Remsen Stakes Grade 2 - (race 9)". Equibase. 6 December 2025. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ↑ "2026 Sam F. Davis Stakes Listed – (race 11)". Equibase. 7 February 2026. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ↑ "2026 Arkansas Derby Grade 1 – (race 13)" (PDF). Equibase. 28 March 2026. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
- ↑ "CHURCHILL DOWNS - May 2, 2026 - Race 12 - Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve" (PDF). Equibase. May 2, 2026. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
- ↑ "2026 NYRA Bets Belmont Stakes - (Race 13)". Equibase. June 6, 2026. Retrieved June 7, 2026.
- ↑ "2026 Jim Dandy Stakes presented by Mohegan Sun Grade 2 - (Race 10)". Equibase. August 1, 2026. Retrieved August 1, 2026.
- ↑ "Brimmer Mare – Family 25". Thoroughbred Bloodlines. Archived from the original on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2026.