| Volatile | |
| Sire: | Violence |
| Grandsire: | Medaglia D'Oro |
| Dam: | Melody Lady |
| Damsire: | Unbridleds Song |
| Sex: | Colt |
| Foaled: | March 20, 2016 |
| Country: | USA |
| Breeder: | Hill 'n' Dale Equine Holdings, Inc. & Stretch Run Ventures, LLC |
| Owner: | Three Chimneys Farm and Phoenix Thoroughbred III |
| Trainer: | Steven M. Asmussen |
| Jockey: | Ricardo Santana, Jr. |
| Record: | 6:5-1-0 |
| Earnings: | $341,040 |
| Wins: | Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap (2020) |
Volatile (foaled March 20, 2016) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse and the winner of the 2020 Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap.[1]
Volatile's first race was on July 13, 2019, at Ellis Park, where he came in first in a Maiden Special Weight race. He placed 2nd in an Allowance race on September 14, 2019, at Churchill Downs, then began a three race winstreak.
He grabbed an Allowance race victory on November 3, 2019, at Churchill Downs, and then picked up an Allowance Optional Claiming victory at Oaklawn Park on April 24, 2020.
Volatile picked up his first stakes win on June 6, 2020, at the Aristides Stakes. He came in as the 1:2 favorite and came within two one-hundredths of a second off of the track record during the win, defeating Honest Mischief and winning $100,000.[2] [3]
On July 25, 2020, at Saratoga, Volatile won the 2020 Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap. Volatile came into the four horse field as the heavy favorite at 2/5 odds and defeated Whitmore, who came in 2nd.[4] [5]