Goldencents

Goldencents (foaled March 7, 2010) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning consecutive runnings of the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile.

Goldencents made a successful racecourse debut in a five and half furlong maiden race at Del Mar on September 2, winning by more than seven lengths.

On his final appearance of the season, the colt started 13/5 second favorite for the Delta Downs Jackpot Stakes on November 17 and recorded his first major success, beating the favored Bern Identity by one and a quarter lengths.

[5] After finishing fourth in the San Felipe Stakes in March, he started at odds of 13/2 for the Grade I Santa Anita Derby on April 6.

"[7] In the Kentucky Derby on May 4 at Churchill Downs, the colt started as the 7.9/1 third choice in the betting, but after racing prominently in the early stages he faded badly and finished seventeenth of the nineteen runners behind Orb.

Goldencents was cut back in distance for the Grade I Bing Crosby Stakes over six furlongs at Del Mar in July and was beaten a head by the four-year-old sprinter Points Offthebench.

On November 1 at Santa Anita, Goldencents started at odds of 5/1 for the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile, in which he was opposed by Verrazano and the 2012 Travers Stakes dead-heaters Alpha and Golden Ticket.

Ridden by Mike Smith, he took the lead a furlong and a half out but was caught 100 yards from the finish and beaten a length into second place by Palace Malice.

The colt started 7/10 favourite for the Bing Crosby Handicap, but finished second again, failing by half a length to overhaul the gelding Big Macher after being bumped exiting the gate.

The colt was sent into the lead by Bejarano from the start before accelerating clear of his rivals on the final turn and winning by four and a quarter lengths from the favored Fed Biz.

He proved too good for his American opponents but was caught in the final stride and beaten a nose by the Hong Kong-trained gelding Rich Tapestry.

Goldencents at the 2013 Preakness Stakes