Creator (foaled March 30, 2013, in Kentucky)[1] is a retired American Thoroughbred racehorse, best known as the winner of the 2016 Belmont Stakes and Arkansas Derby.

His dam, Morena, was a champion filly in Peru at both age 2 and 3 before being sent to the United States, where she finished third in the Personal Ensign Stakes.

"[3] Creator was trained by Steve Asmussen, whose numerous stakes winners included champion filly Untapable, also by Tapit.

"[4] Just before the Belmont Stakes, celebrity chef Bobby Flay purchased a minority interest in the colt.

[1] His first race on September 19 was typical: the chart says that he was outrun for the first half mile, went wide around the turn and closed fast, finishing second to Samicean (GER).

[8] He was next entered on March 19 in the Rebel Stakes, also at Oaklawn Park, a qualifying race on the Road to the Kentucky Derby.

His jockey, Ricardo Santana, took him through traffic and though the colt was lightly bumped, Creator powered clear and drew off to win by 1+1⁄4 lengths.

For the 2016 Belmont Stakes on June 11, he engaged Irad Ortiz, Jr, one of the leading jockeys on the New York circuit.

After racing at the back of the field around the first turn, Ortiz moved the colt up to sixth place down the backstretch, continuing to save ground on the rail.

Ortiz waited patiently until a hole opened, then burst through, rapidly closing on the leader, Destin, to win by a nose.

In the Travers Stakes on a fast track at Saratoga on 27 August Creator finished seventh of the thirteen runners behind Arrogate.