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Flavien Prat
Record at Keeneland
Career Firsts
Starters in the Toyota Blue Grass Stakes
|
Year |
Horse |
Finish |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Zandon | Won |
| 2020 | Tiesto | 8th |
At Keeneland
First win came during the 2016 Spring Meet.
First stakes win was the 2019 Shadwell Turf Mile (G1) on Bowies Hero.
During the 2023 Spring Meet, won the Maker's Mark Mile (G1) on Chez Pierre (FR), the Baird Doubledogdare (G3) on Frost Point and the Beaumont (G2) Presented by Keeneland Select on Key of Life.
During the 2023 Fall meet, won the Thoroughbred Club of America (G2) on Yuugiri and the Franklin (G2) on Tony Ann.
During the 2021 Fall Meet, won the Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (G1) Presented by Dixiana on Shantisara (IRE) and First Lady (G1) Presented by UK HealthCare on Blowout (GB).
During the 2022 Spring Meet, won the Toyota Blue Grass (G1) on Zandon, Madison (G1) on Just One Time and Beaumont (G3) Presented by Keeneland Select on Matareya.
2022 Fall Meet wins were aboard Gina Romantica in the Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (G1) Presented by Dixiana and Andthewinneris in the Castle & Key Bourbon (G3).
Rode Flightline to win the 2022 Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) at Keeneland.
Career
Triple Crown wins (2): 2019 Kentucky Derby on Country House, 2021 Preakness on Rombauer
Breeders’ Cup wins (5): 2016 Turf Sprint on Obviously (IRE), 2017 Dirt Mile on Battle of Midway, 2019 Juvenile on Storm the Court; 2022 Classic on Flightline; 2023 Juvenile Fillies Turf on Hard to Justify.
North American record is 1,626 wins and earnings exceeding $153 million through Nov. 28, 2023.
Recorded his 1,000th win in North America Feb. 19, 2021, aboard Clockstrikestwelve at Santa Anita.
Won the 2019 Queen’s Plate at Woodbine on One Bad Boy.
Background
The son of a Standardbred trainer, Prat was 16 when he began riding in France in 2008 and a year later was the nation’s champion apprentice.
In 2009, he started riding periodically during the winter in Southern California before returning home to ride. At Santa Anita, he worked for Hall of Fame trainer Richard Mandella. Prat was 17 when he rode his first winner at Santa Anita in January 2010.
Prat’s first full season in North America was 2015, and he finished second in the standings of the Del Mar summer meet. At Del Mar, Prat earned his first North American Grade 1 win aboard Wild Dude in the Bing Crosby Stakes.
After earning multiple titles as leading rider at meets in Southern California, Prat rode full time at Keeneland’s 2022 Spring Meet.