Proxy (USA)

closely related to US 7f/8.5f turf winner Theros, half-brother to winners Hunting Ground (1m2f-2m AW/dirt 105) and Micheline (1m-10.5f turf inc at 2/stakes 104); finished second at Monmouth Park on debut over 1m and built on that by winning a 1m maiden at Fair Grounds in November; followed up at same course (8.5f) a month later; figures of 224 in Grade 2 / 3 races in early 2021; made winning return in claiming race at Fair Grounds (8.5f) on return from 321-day break in February 2022; placed form in Grade 2/3 company from March to July of that year before winning a Grade 1 at Churchill Downs (9f) in November after a break; fifth of twelve in Grade 1 Pegasus World Invitation Stakes at Gulfstream Park in January 2023; second, beaten a neck, in Grade 1 at Santa Anita (10f) in March; went one better in Grade 2 handicap at Oaklawn Park (9f) in April; not seen until late July after that but came back with a 1m1f Grade 3 success at Monmouth Park as a heavy odds on favourite; came within a nose of following up in Grade 1 over 10f at Saratoga in September; ran well again when third in Breeders' Cup Classic in November, which was his final race.