Scorching

Owner

Braverman, Paul and Pinch, Timothy

Trainer

John Charalambous

Jockey

Cancel, Eric

Breeder

Huntington Stud Farm Corp.

Earnings

$210,877

Color

Dark Bay or Brown

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Wagering February 24, 2025

Study Guide: 2025 Gotham Stakes

The penultimate leg of Aqueduct’s six-race Road to the Kentucky Derby series is Saturday’s $300,000 Gotham (G3), worth 50-25-15-10-5 points to the top five finishers.

Derby News February 27, 2025

Burning questions in San Felipe, Fountain of Youth, Gotham

Tests of distance and class are common themes across the San Felipe (G2), Fountain of Youth (G2), and Gotham (G3), but the results could also boost the stock of horses who aren’t running this weekend.

Derby News September 30, 2026

Coach Pope heads Breeders’ Futurity; Hughes, U. S. S. Valor tops draws in American Pharoah, Champagne

The 2026-27 Road to the Kentucky Derby is underway, and qualifying points will be offered in a trio of anticipated Grade 1 stakes for two-year-olds on Saturday: the American Pharoah, Breeders’ Futurity, and Champagne.