Elite Power Explained

Horsename:	Elite Power
Sire:	Curlin
Grandsire:	Smart Strike
Dam:	Broadway's Alibi
Damsire:	Vindication
Sex:	Colt
Foaled:	February 7, 2018^[1]
Country:	United States
Colour:	Chestnut
Record:	13: 9-1-1
Earnings:	US$3,775,711^[2]
Race:	Vosburgh Stakes (2022) Riyadh Dirt Sprint (2023) True North Stakes (2023) Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap (2023) Breeders' Cup Breeders' Cup Sprint (2022, 2023)
Awards:	American Champion Sprint Horse (2022, 2023)
Updated:	1 February 2024

Elite Power (foaled February 7, 2018) is a retired Champion American Thoroughbred racehorse who the Grade I Breeders' Cup Sprint at Keeneland, and the Grade II Vosburgh Stakes in 2022. Elite Power was awarded an Eclipse Award as American Champion Sprint Horse in 2022^[3] and in 2023.In 2023 Elite Power repeated winning the Breeders' Cup Sprint at Santa Anita Park.

Background

Elite Power is a chestnut colt that was bred in Kentucky by Alpha Delta Stables. His sire is Curlin, the 2007 and 2008 American Horse of the Year and stands at Hill 'n' Dale Farms and his dam is Broadway's Alibi was a stakes winner a multiple graded stakes winner who finished second, beaten less than a length, to Believe You Can in the 2012 Kentucky Oaks. The following year Alpha Delta purchased her for $2.15 million at the Keeneland November sale of breeding stock.^[4]

Elite Power was purchased by Juddmonte Farms for US$900,000 at the 2019 Keeneland September yearling sale.

Elite Power was trained by U.S. Racing Hall of Fame trainer William I. Mott.

On October 24, 2023, Juddmonte Farms announced that after the Breeders' Cup Sprint of that year (of which he ultimately won),^[5] the horse will be retired to stud for a service fee of US$50,000.^[6]

After a successful campaign in 2023 Elite Power was awarded an Eclipse Award as the U.S. Champion Sprint Horse for the second time.^[7]

Statistics

Date	Distance	Race	Grade	Track	Odds	Field	Finish	Winning Time	Winning (Losing) Margin	Jockey	Ref
2021  - Three-year-old season
	6 furlongs	Maiden Special Weight		Churchill Downs	8.30	8	6	1:08.68	(lengths)		^[8]
	1 mile	Maiden Special Weight		Churchill Downs	5.00	11	4	1:35.26	(lengths)		^[9]
2022  - Four-year-old season
	6 furlongs	Maiden Special Weight		Churchill Downs	7.90	11	3	1:08.71	(lengths)		^[10]
	7 furlongs	Maiden Special Weight		Churchill Downs	3.00	11	1	1:21.06	9 lengths		^[11]
	1 mile	Allowance		Churchill Downs	0.60*	9	1	1:34.19	lengths		^[12]
	6 furlongs	Allowance		Saratoga	1.10*	9	1	1:09.06	lengths		^[13]
	7 furlongs	Vosburgh Stakes	II	Aqueduct	0.50*	5	1	1:23.98			^[14]
	6 furlongs	Breeders' Cup Sprint	I	Keeneland	5.55	11	1	1:09.11			^[15]
2023 – Five-year-old season
	1200 metres	Riyadh Dirt Sprint	III	King Abdulaziz Racetrack	N/A	9	1	1:11.01	lengths		^[16]
	furlongs	True North Stakes	II	Belmont Park	0.75*	6	1	1:15.65			^[17]
	6 furlongs	Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap	I	Saratoga	1.10*	7	1	1:09.22	head		^[18]
	7 furlongs	Forego Stakes	I	Saratoga	0.75*	5	2	1:21.53	(lengths)		^[19]
	6 furlongs	Breeders' Cup Sprint	I	Santa Anita	1.70*	8	1	1:08.34			^[20]

Notes:
An (*) asterisk after the odds means Elite Power was the post-time favorite.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pedigree of Elite Power . Equineline . 1 February 2023.
2. Web site: Profile of Elite Power . Equibase . 6 November 2023.
3. Web site: Breeders' Cup Victory Propels Elite Power; The Juddmonte runner outpolled Cody's Wish, Jackie's Warrior, and others. . Byron . King . truenicks.com . 26 January 2023 . 1 February 2023.
4. Web site: Qatar Racing Breeders' Cup Sprint (G1): Elite Power; Elite Power found himself in elite company Nov. 5, triumphing in the $2 million Qatar Racing Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) at Keeneland Racecourse. . www.bloodhorse.com . 5 November 2023 . 1 February 2023.
5. Web site: 2023-11-04 . ELITE POWER DEFENDS HIS TITLE IN QATAR RACING BREEDERS’ CUP SPRINT . 2024-01-29 . breederscup.com . en.
6. Web site: Mitchell . Eric . 2023-10-24 . Elite Power Will Enter Stud at $50,000 . 2024-01-29 . www.bloodhorse.com.
7. Web site: Byron . King . Elite Power Goes Back-to-Back for Male Sprinter Title; Juddmonte's standout performer scores a second straight male sprint title. . bloodhorse.com . 24 January 2024 . 1 February 2024.
8. Web site: Chart for September 25, 2022 at Churchill Downs – Race 3 . equibase.com . 25 September 2021 . 1 February 2023 .
9. Web site: Chart for November 24, 2022 at Churchill Downs – Race 9 . equibase.com . 24 November 2021 . 1 February 2023 .
10. Web site: Chart for May 7, 2022 at Churchill Downs – Race 14 . equibase.com . 7 May 2022 . 1 February 2023 .
11. Web site: Chart for June 5, 2022 at Churchill Downs – Race 10 . equibase.com . 4 June 2022 . 1 February 2023 .
12. Web site: Chart for 30 June 2022 Allowance at Churchill Downs (race 7) . equibase.com . 30 June 2022 . 1 February 2023 .
13. Web site: Chart for 3 September 2022 at Saratoga Allowance Optional Claiming (race 7) . equibase.com . 3 September 2022 . 1 February 2023 .
14. Web site: Vosburgh Stakes Grade 2 (race 5) . Equibase . 8 October 2022 . 1 February 2023.
15. Web site: Qatar Racing Breeders' Cup Sprint (Grade 1 - race 7) . equibase.com . 5 November 2022 . 11 December 2022.
16. Web site: Riyadh Dirt Sprint presented by Sports Boulevard (Group 3) (race 7) . Racing Post . 25 February 2023 . 26 February 2023.
17. Web site: True North Stakes (Grade 2 - race 3) . equibase.com . 10 June 2023 . 10 June 2023.
18. Web site: 2023 Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap (Grade 1 - race 8) . www.equibase.com . 30 July 2023 . 29 July 2023 .
19. Web site: 2023 Forego Stakes (Grade 1 - race 7) . www.equibase.com . 26 August 2023 . 26 August 2023 .
20. Web site: Qatar Racing Breeders' Cup Sprint (Grade 1 - race 11) . equibase.com . 4 November 2023 . 6 November 2023.