Endorsed

Endorsed won one start in each of his 2-year-old and 3-year-olds seasons but competed in some important stakes races, running second in the Curlin Stakes and fourth in the Travers Stakes at Saratoga in summer 2019. Endorsed placed in stakes races every year from 2019 through 2022 while winning five times and running second eight times in 32 races. 

In his 33^rd career start to kick-off his 7-year-old season, debut the son of Medaglia d’Oro earned a breakthrough victory in the Grade 3 $150,000 Fred W. Hooper Stakes Presented by Whispering Angel on Jan. 28, 2023 at Gulfstream Park. Endorsed swept into contention after a rough start, went three-wide on the turn, and closed powerfully through the center of the lane to post an open-length victory.

Perhaps never better than as a 7-year-old, Endorsed kept his winning ways going by taking another stakes win in his next start, which came in the Grade 2 $200,000 Winstar Gulfstream Park Mile on March 4.  Sent off as the 5-1 third choice on the tote board in a field of nine, Endorsed sat right off the embattled pace setters including 3-5 favorite Charge It, and then took command into the stretch and pulled away to a 1 1/2-length win in a time of 1:35.25.

Grade 1 winner Dance Card, by Tapit, is the dam of Endorsed as well as 2022 Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile winner Cody’s Wish. Endorsed is trained by Mike Maker.