War of Will (horse)
Date Age Distance Surface ( condition ) Race Grade Track Odds Field Finish Winning Time Margin Jockey
Aug 24 , 2018 2 7 furlongs Turf ( good ) Maiden Special Weight Woodbine 1.65* 12 3 1:23.59 ( ​ 4 ⁄ 4 lengths ) Gary Boulanger
Sep 16 , 2018 2 1 mile Turf ( firm ) Summer Stakes I Woodbine 10.30 12 2 1:33.90 ( ​ ⁄ 4 lengths ) Joel Rosario
Oct 7 , 2018 2 ​ 1 ⁄ 16 miles Turf ( firm ) Bourbon Stakes III Keeneland 1.40* 13 4 1:45.10 ( ​ ⁄ 4 lengths ) Drayden Van Dyke
Nov 2 , 2018 2 1 mile Turf ( yielding ) Breeders ' Cup Juvenile Turf I Churchill Downs 15.70 14 5 1:40.06 ( ​ 3 ⁄ 2 lengths ) Joel Rosario
Nov 24 , 2018 2 ​ 1 ⁄ 16 miles Dirt ( sloppy ) Maiden special weight Churchill Downs 2.10* 11 1 1:45.45 5 lengths Tyler Gaffalione
Jan 19 , 2019 3 1 mile and 70 yards Dirt ( fast ) Lecomte Stakes III Fair Grounds 1.60* 12 1 1:43.44 4 lengths Tyler Gaffalione
Feb 16 , 2019 3 ​ 1 ⁄ 16 miles Dirt ( fast ) Risen Star Stakes II Fair Grounds 1.00* 14 1 1:44.59 ​ 2 ⁄ 4 lengths Tyler Gaffalione
Mar 23 , 2019 3 ​ 1 ⁄ 8 miles Dirt ( fast ) Louisiana Derby II Fair Grounds 0.80* 11 9 1:49.53 ( 12 lengths ) Tyler Gaffalione
May 4 , 2019 3 ​ 1 ⁄ 4 miles Dirt ( sloppy ) 2019 Kentucky Derby I Churchill Downs 16.70 19 7 2:03.93 ( ​ 4 ⁄ 2 lengths ) Tyler Gaffalione
May 18 , 2019 3 ​ 1 ⁄ 16 miles Dirt ( fast ) 2019 Preakness Stakes I Pimlico 6.10 13 1 1:54.34 ​ 1 ⁄ 4 lengths Tyler Gaffalione
Jun 8 , 2019 3 ​ 1 ⁄ 2 miles Dirt ( fast ) 2019 Belmont Stakes I Belmont Park 3.65 10 9 2:28.30 ( 10 lengths ) Tyler Gaffalione
Jul 27 , 2019 3 ​ 1 ⁄ 8 miles Dirt ( fast ) Jim Dandy Stakes II Saratoga 3.20 6 5 1:49.28 ( 5 lengths ) Tyler Gaffalione
Sep 21 , 2019 3 ​ 1 ⁄ 8 miles Dirt ( fast ) Pennsylvania Derby I Parx 3.30 6 3 1:50.94 ( ​ 1 ⁄ 4 lengths ) Tyler Gaffalione
Nov 2 , 2019 3 ​ 1 ⁄ 4 miles Dirt ( fast ) Breeders ' Cup Classic I Santa Anita Park 16.00 11 9 2:02.80 ( ​ 19 ⁄ 4 lengths ) Tyler Gaffalione
May 25 , 2020 4 1 mile Turf ( firm ) Shoemaker Mile I Santa Anita Park 6.10 10 6 1:32.73 ( ​ 3 ⁄ 4 lengths ) Tyler Gaffalione
July 10 , 2020 4 1 mile Turf ( firm ) Maker 's Mark Mile Stakes I Keeneland 5.90 10 1 1:34.55 nose Tyler Gaffalione
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War of Will (foaled April 17, 2016) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 2019 Preakness Stakes. After winning only one race at age two, he became an early contender on the 2019 Road to the Kentucky Derby with wins in the Lecomte and Risen Star Stakes. However, he had a troubled trip in the Kentucky Derby and finished seventh before rebounding to win the Preakness. He later finished ninth in the Belmont, fifth in the Jim Dandy and third in the Pennsylvania Derby.