He was sired by dual Classic winner Thunder Gulch and was produced by the stakes-winning mare Turko's Turn, by Turkoman.

He was called "The Big Red Train" or "T-Rex" by his trainer Bob Baffert, the latter in recognition of his occasional bad behavior.

[4] Point Given made his debut on August 12, 2000, in a maiden special weight race at Del Mar, finishing second.

He reared up at the start and was far back during the early running but made a wide move turning into the stretch and drew off to win by 3+1⁄2 lengths.

Point Given battled back and started to pull clear of Yonaguska, only to be passed in the final strides by a fast-closing A P Valentine.

He broke poorly from post position 1 and was in tenth place moving into the first turn, then fell even further back down the backstretch, trailing by over 10 lengths with less than a half mile remaining in the race.

Point Given closed rapidly down the stretch but came up a nose short to Macho Uno in a photo finish.

"[9] Point Given was a finalist at the 2000 Eclipse Awards but finished second in the voting to Macho Uno for Champion Two-Year-Old honors.

[4] After a brief layoff, Point Given returned in the San Felipe Stakes at Santa Anita Park on March 17, 2001, a relatively late start for a horse on the Triple Crown trail.

He sat back off the early pace then made a strong move down the stretch and drew off to win by 2+1⁄4 lengths.

[11] Point Given was made the favorite for the 2001 Kentucky Derby on May 5 but gave his supporters cause for concern when he reared several times after a routine gallop on the morning of the race.

His exercise rider Pepe Aragon held on "like a gerbil hanging on to a piece of PVC pipe" and the horse was unharmed.

[14] In the Preakness Stakes on May 19, Point Given made a three-wide move around the final turn and then battled with Congaree for first place.

After receiving stitches, the medication made him start acting colicky so Baffert withheld his hay to avoid making the stomach problems worse.

[22] One week after his victory in the Travers Stakes, Point Given was found to have a strained tendon that ended his racing career.

[38] In November 2017, Calumet announced that Point Given was being pensioned from stud duties and would be relocated to the Kentucky Horse Park.