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Bourbon War

2019 Belmont Stakes Contender

Owner: Bourbon Lane Stable and Lake Star Stable
Trainer: Mark Hennig
Jockey: Mike Smith
Post Position: 5
ML Odds: 15/1

Get to Know Bourbon War


Sire: Tapit (Pulpit)
Dam: My Conquestadory (Artie Schiller)
Date of Birth: February 23, 2016
Breeder: Conquest Stables, LLC

Starts: 6
Wins: 2
Seconds: 1
Thirds: 0
Earnings: $202,100

Last 4 Races


Date Track Race Finish
May 18, 2019Pimlico Race CoursePreakness Stakes (Gr. 1)8th
March 30, 2019Gulfstream ParkXpressbet Florida Derby (Gr. 1)4th
March 2, 2019Gulfstream ParkXpressbet Fountain of Youth Stakes (Gr. 2)2nd
January 18, 2019Gulfstream ParkAllowance Optional Claiming1st

Bettor's Edge

By Jeremy Plonk

Well-backed at 5-1 in the Preakness, a blinkers-on experiment backfired on trainer Mark Hennig as Bourbon War went quicker than normal early and was without his customary finishing kick. Hennig will remove the blinkers for the Belmont Stakes in hopes of getting the Xpressbet Florida Derby fourth-place finisher back on track. He’ll also team with Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith, a 3-time winner of this race aboard Drosselmeyer, Palace Malice and last year with Triple Crown champ Justify. Bourbon War is 0-for-4 in stakes races and has missed the trifecta in 3 of those, but his Florida Derby form was flattered in Louisville given the performances of Maximum Security and Code of Honor. Sire Tapit has been responsible for 3 Belmont winners in recent years and also has Tacitus and Intrepid Heart in this year’s race.

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5.31.2019

Bourbon War Enters Picture for G1 Belmont Stakes

ELMONT, N.Y. - Bourbon Lane Stable and Lake Star Stable's Bourbon War, trained by Mark Hennig, will make his next start in the Grade 1 $1.5 million Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets on Saturday,...

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5.6.2019

Bourbon War Added to List of 2019 Preakness Stakes Probables

BALTIMORE, MD – Bourbon Lane Stable and Lake Star Stable’s Bourbon War, fourth in the $1 million Xpressbet.com Florida Derby (G1) at Gulfstream Park in his most recent start, has joined the prob...

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3.22.2019

Bourbon War, Hidden Scroll, Maximum Security Work for Xpressbet Florida Derby

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Bourbon Lane Stable and Lake Star Stable’s Bourbon War breezed a half-mile in 49.88 seconds at Gulfstream Park Friday morning in preparation for a scheduled start in the $...

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