| Horsename: | Kingsbarns (US) |
| Sire: | Uncle Mo |
| Grandsire: | Indian Charlie |
| Dam: | Lady Tapit |
| Damsire: | Tapit |
| Foaled: | January 17, 2020[1] |
| Country: | United States |
| Color: | Bay |
| Breeder: | Parks Investment Group |
| Owner: | Spendthrift Farm |
| Trainer: | Todd A. Pletcher |
| Record: | 9: 6 – 2 – 0 |
| Earnings: | $1,559,060 |
| Wins: | Louisiana Derby (2023) Ben Ali Stakes (2024) Stephen Foster Stakes (2024) |
| Updated: | July 3, 2024 |
Kingsbarns (foaled January 17, 2020) is a retired multiple-Graded winning American Thoroughbred racehorse that won the 2023 Louisiana Derby and in 2024 won the Grade I Stephen Foster Stakes at Churchill Downs.
Kingsbarns is a bay horse that was bred in Kentucky by Parks Investment Group headed by Lee Seering. Seering bought Kingsbarns' dam Lady Tapit for $675,000 who was offered at the 2013 Keeneland September Yearling Sale and raced her before her career came to an abrupt halt after a training accident.[2] Kingsbarns was the second foal from Lady Tapit. His sire Uncle Mo since entering stud in 2012, stands for $150,000 at Ashford Stud in Versailles, Kentucky has been among the top sires in the Northern Hemisphere. As of April 2024 he ranks 20th overall in lifetime progeny earnings.[3] Kingsbarns sold for $250,000 at the 2021 Saratoga Select Yearling Sale to Tom McCrocklin as an agent for Champion Equine. He was then pinhooked and sold to Spendthrift Farm for $800,000 at the 2022 March Fasig-Tipton Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale.[2]
Kingsbarns was trained by US Hall of Fame trainer Todd A. Pletcher.
Kingsbarns was retired in August 2024 after straining a leg ligament in training, and will stand the 2025 breeding season at Spendthrift.[4]
| Date | Distance | Race | Grade | Track | Odds | Field | Finish | Winning Time | Winning (Losing) Margin | Jockey | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 – Three-year-old season | ||||||||||||
| 1 mile | Maiden Special Weight | Gulfstream Park | 3.00* | 11 | 1 | 1:39.18 | lengths | [5] | ||||
| 1 mile & 40 yards | Allowance Optional Claiming | Tampa Bay Downs | 0.50* | 7 | 1 | 1:40.78 | [6] | |||||
| miles | Louisiana Derby | II | Fair Grounds | 4.50 | 12 | 1 | 1:57.33 | lengths | [7] | |||
| miles | Kentucky Derby | I | Churchill Downs | 11.72 | 18 | 14 | 2:01.57 | (lengths) | [8] | |||
| miles | Pegasus Stakes | Listed | Monmouth Park | 0.50* | 6 | 2 | 1:57.73 | (neck) | [9] | |||
| 2024 – Four-year-old season | ||||||||||||
| 7 furlongs | Allowance Optional Claiming | Gulfstream Park | 0.60* | 8 | 1 | 1:22.47 | [10] | |||||
| miles | Ben Ali Stakes | III | Keeneland | 1.68* | 9 | 1 | 1:57.74 | [11] | ||||
| miles | Pimlico Special | III | Pimlico | 0.70* | 7 | 2 | 1:57.73 | (length) | [12] | |||
| miles | Stephen Foster Stakes | I | Churchill Downs | 9.95 | 8 | 1 | 1:48.09 | [13] |