Olympiad (horse)

Olympiad (foaled February 5, 2018) is an American multiple graded stakes winning Thoroughbred racehorse. His graded stakes wins include the Grade I Jockey Club Gold Cup at Saratoga Race Course, the Grade II New Orleans Classic Stakes at the Fair Grounds and the Grade II Stephen Foster Stakes at Churchill Downs.

Olympiad
Sire	Speightstown
Grandsire	Gone West
Dam	Tokyo Time
Damsire	Medaglia d'Oro
Sex	Horse
Foaled	February 5, 2018[1]
Country	United States
Color	Bay
Breeder	Emory A. Hamilton
Owner	Grandview Equine, Cheyenne Stable & LNJ Foxwoods
Trainer	William I. Mott
Record	13 : 8–2–1
Earnings	$3,027,560[2]
Major wins
Mineshaft Stakes (2022) New Orleans Classic Stakes (2022) Alysheba Stakes (2022) Stephen Foster Stakes (2022) Jockey Club Gold Cup (2022)
Last updated on December 5, 2022

Background

Olympiad is a bay horse who was bred in Kentucky by Emory A. Hamilton, a son of Speightstown, winner of the 2004 Breeders' Cup Sprint and was named that year's Champion sprinter. He is the third foal from the Medaglia d'Oro mare Tokyo Time and her first graded stakes winner. Olympiad was bought on behalf of the ownership group for $700,000 by Solis/Litt Bloodstock from the Gainesway consignment to the 2019 Keeneland September Yearling Sale.^[3] In 2022 his sire Speightstown stands at WinStar Farm for US$75,000.^[3]

His dam Tokyo Time is a half sister to graded stakes winners Hungry Island and Soaring Empire in addition to Flying Dixie, the dam of 2019 Grade 1 Woodward Stakes victor and sire Preservationist.^[4] In 2022 his sire Speightstown stands at WinStar Farm for US$75,000.^[3]

Olympiad is trained by U.S. Racing Hall of Fame trainer William I. Mott.^[3]

Career highlights

In his first graded stakes win of his career Olympiad broke the track record for the 1+1⁄16 miles distance at the Fair Grounds Race Course in the Grade III Mineshaft Stakes by 1⁄100 of a second.^[4]

Olympiad won his first Grade I in the Jockey Club Gold Cup at Saratoga Race Course starting as the 17/10 favorite and winning by two lengths in a time of 2:02.11 for the 1+1⁄4 miles distance.^[3]

Olympiad finished second to Flightline in the 2022 Breeders' Cup Classic at Keeneland Racecourse.^[5]

Statistics

Date	Distance	Race	Grade	Track	Odds	Field	Finish	Winning Time	Winning (Losing) Margin	Jockey	Ref
2020 – Two-year-old season
Aug 1, 2020	6 furlongs	Maiden Special Weight		Saratoga	1.70*	8	3[a]	1:09.95	(9+3⁄4 lengths)	Junior Alvarado	[6]
Sep 5, 2020	7 furlongs	Maiden Special Weight		Saratoga	2.15*	9	1	1:22.78	2+3⁄4 lengths	Junior Alvarado	[7]
2021 – Three-year-old season
Sep 4, 2021	6+1⁄2 furlongs	Allowance		Saratoga	7.20	10	2	1:14.33	(4+1⁄4 lengths)	Junior Alvarado	[8]
Oct 14, 2021	7 furlongs	Allowance		Keeneland	0.90*	10	1	1:21.92	1⁄2 length	Flavien Prat	[9]
Dec 4, 2021	1 mile	Cigar Mile Handicap	I	Aqueduct	9.60	8	4	1:36.68	(4+1⁄2 lengths)	Irad Ortiz Jr.	[10]
2022 – Four-year-old season
Jan 15, 2022	1+1⁄16 miles	Allowance Optional Claiming		Gulfstream Park	0.60*	6	1	1:42.44	7+1⁄4 lengths	Junior Alvarado	[11]
Feb 19, 2022	1+1⁄16 miles	Mineshaft Stakes	III	Fair Grounds	1.00*	8	1	1:42.01[b]	2+1⁄4 lengths	Junior Alvarado	[12]
Mar 26, 2022	1+1⁄8 miles	New Orleans Classic Stakes	II	Fair Grounds	0.60*	6	1	1:47.74	2 lengths	Junior Alvarado	[13]
May 6, 2022	1+1⁄16 miles	Alysheba Stakes	II	Churchill Downs	0.90*	7	1	1:41.60	2+1⁄2 lengths	Junior Alvarado	[14]
Jul 2, 2022	1+1⁄8 miles	Stephen Foster Stakes	II	Churchill Downs	1.50*	7	1	1:47.66	2+1⁄4 lengths	Junior Alvarado	[15]
Aug 6, 2022	1+1⁄8 miles	Whitney Stakes	I	Saratoga	1.85	5	4	1:48.97	(9+1⁄4 lengths)	Junior Alvarado	[16]
Sep 3, 2022	1+1⁄4 miles	Jockey Club Gold Cup	I	Saratoga	1.70*	8	1	2:02.11	2 lengths	Junior Alvarado	[17]
Nov 5, 2022	1+1⁄4 miles	Breeders' Cup Classic	I	Keeneland	26.88	8	2	2:00.05	(8+1⁄4 lengths)	Junior Alvarado	[18]

Notes:
An (*) asterisk after the odds means Olympiad was the post-time favorite.

1. Olympiad ran as an entry with stablemate Outlier who finished eighth
2. New track record

Stud career

It was announced on October 24, 2022, that upon his retirement from racing, Olympiad will take up stallion duties at Gainesway Farm.^[19]

Pedigree

Pedigree of Olympiad, bay colt, February 5, 2018^[1]

Sire Speightstown (1998)	Gone West (1984)	Mr. Prospector (1970)	Raise a Native (1961)
			Gold Digger (1962)
		Secrettame (1978)	Secretariat (1970)
			Tamarett (1962)
	Silken Cat (Canada) (1993)	Storm Cat (1983)	Storm Bird (Canada) (1978)
			Terlingua (1976)
		Silken Doll (1980)	Chieftain (1961)
			Insilca (1974)
Dam Tokyo Time (2010)	Medaglia d'Oro (1999)	El Prado (IRE) (1989)	Sadler's Wells (1981)
			Lady Capulet (1974)
		Cappucino Bay (1989)	Bailjumper (1974)
			Dubbed In (1973)
	Flying Passage (2000)	A.P. Indy (1989)	Seattle Slew (1974)
			Weekend Surprise (1980)
		Chic Shrine (1984)	Mr. Prospector (1970)
			Too Chic (1979) (family 13-d)[20]

Olympiad is inbred 3s × 4d to Mr Prospector.