First World War
Dark Bay or Brown Colt / April 1st, 2021 in KY / by War Front out of Sundaysatthebeach
$418,995
2024 earnings
104
speed figure
40%
2024 wins
racing Record
2024 Stats
Career Stats
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2
Firsts
3
2
Seconds
3
0
Thirds
0
1
Unplaced
2
5
Starts
8
$418,995
Earnings
$550,363
$83,799
Earnings / Start
$68,795
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Bio
First World War, a War Front colt trained by Brendan Walsh, won at first asking on Sept. 13, 2024, at Kentucky Downs, defeating 11 foes by two lengths in a one-mile turf race. He then tried stakes company in the Dixiana Bourbon Stakes at Keeneland and finished a good fourth before moving to dirt for two starts. Both of those resulted in runner-up finishes, the first in a 1 1/16-mile allowance optional claimer at Churchill Downs and then in the one-mile Mucho Macho Man Stakes at Gulfstream Park.
First World War, a War Front colt trained by Brendan Walsh, won at first asking on Sept. 13, 2024, at Kentucky Downs, defeating 11 foes by two lengths in a one-mile turf race. He then tried stakes company in the Dixiana Bourbon Stakes at Keeneland and finished a good fourth before moving to dirt for two starts. Both of those resulted in runner-up finishes, the first in a 1 1/16-mile allowance optional claimer at Churchill Downs and then in the one-mile Mucho Macho Man Stakes at Gulfstream Park. First World War finished strong in the Mucho Macho Man but yielded to Otello by a half-length.
Returned to turf in the Feb. 3 Grade 3 Kitten’s Joy Stakes at Gulfstream, First World War picked up his first stakes victory under regular jockey Tyler Gaffalione.
First World War was sent to Penn National on May 31, 2024 and scored the biggest win of his career to date when prevailing by a nose in a close three-horse finish in the Grade 3 $400,000 Penn Mile Stakes under jockey Frankie Dettori.
The Kentucky-bred colt is out of the Grade 3-placed, winning Medaglia d’Oro mare Sundaysatthebeach, and his second dam (maternal grandmother) is two-time Grade 1 winner Ask the Moon.
