At a glance
Identity snapshot
Verified biographical fields, separated from interpretation.
- Foaled
- April 5, 2023, Kentucky, United States
- Sex / color
- Colt / chestnut
- Current discipline
- Thoroughbred turf sprinting
- Current trainer
- Wesley Ward
- Current record
- 5 starts: 4 wins, 1 second through July 27, 2026
Profile
The story
Bacio was foaled in Kentucky on April 5, 2023, from the speed-oriented pairing of Maclean's Music and Katie's Kiss, a stakes-winning daughter of Kantharos. He was offered by Top Line Sales at the 2025 OBS March sale after a :9 4/5 under-tack breeze, but did not meet his reserve. The colt entered Wesley Ward's barn and won his Monmouth Park debut in August 2025. A second in the listed Speakeasy Stakes was followed by a Del Mar allowance win, giving the young sprinter a compact but increasingly persuasive American record.
His three-year-old season accelerated quickly. Bacio won a five-furlong Churchill Downs allowance in :55.67, then traveled to Britain for the Palace of Holyroodhouse Handicap at Royal Ascot. Racing on the stands' side under Juan Hernandez, he finished 3 3/4 lengths clear of 26 rivals in :58.36. MyRacehorse reported a 120+ Timeform assessment after the race. The partnership's current feed says Ward intends to bypass the King George Stakes and point toward the Group 1 Nunthorpe at York. That target remains a plan, not a result, and this profile dates it accordingly.
Editorial analysis
Why this horse matters
Bacio is a useful horse to follow because his record connects several parts of modern racing research at once: a two-year-old auction breeze, fractional ownership disclosures, American allowance form, international travel, a large-field Royal Ascot sprint, and an ambitious Group 1 target. His profile also shows why current horses need dated sourcing. Results are settled facts; ratings belong to their publishers; ownership interests are legal structures; and future targets can change.
Selected record
Career highlights
A concise chronology of documented championship and major-event performances.
- 2025
Winning debut
Won his first start at Monmouth Park on August 8.
- 2025
Speakeasy Stakes
Finished second in the listed Santa Anita sprint; MyRacehorse reported a 72 Beyer Speed Figure.
- 2025
Del Mar allowance
Won over five furlongs on turf in :56.36.
- 2026
Churchill Downs allowance
Returned with a five-furlong turf win in :55.67.
- 2026
Royal Ascot breakthrough
Won the Palace of Holyroodhouse Handicap by 3 3/4 lengths against 26 rivals in :58.36.
- 2026
Nunthorpe target
MyRacehorse reported the Group 1 Nunthorpe at York as the next intended race; this is a dated target, not a confirmed result.
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News mentioning Bacio
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No recent exact-name coverage for Bacio appears in the monitored thoroughbred racing feeds right now.
Checked Aug 2, 2026, 10:26 PM EDT. No match means only that the current monitored feed window contains no exact reference; it is not a claim that no coverage exists elsewhere.
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Research record
Pedigree, people and career facts remain grouped by type for quick comparison.
Career record
- Record through review
- 5-4-1-0
- Earnings through review
- $246,161
- Royal Ascot
- Won the 2026 Palace of Holyroodhouse Handicap by 3 3/4 lengths in :58.36
- Churchill allowance
- Won a 5-furlong turf allowance in :55.67 in 2026
- Del Mar allowance
- Won a 5-furlong turf allowance in :56.36 in 2025
- Listed placing
- Second in the 2025 Speakeasy Stakes
Pedigree
- Sire
- Maclean's Music
- Dam
- Katie's Kiss
- Damsire
- Kantharos
Connections
- Trainer
- Wesley Ward
- MyRacehorse structure
- MRH CF, LLC - Series Bacio holds a 51% interest, according to its SEC-filed offering
- Royal Ascot ownership
- My Racehorse / Shockley / Hanna / Messenger
- Breeder
- Torie Gladwell
- Royal Ascot rider
- Juan Hernandez
Reading the record
Research context
Technical and historical notes, presented as context rather than instruction.
The 5-4-1-0 record and $246,161 earnings are a dated snapshot through July 27, 2026; open the official profiles for later starts.
The 120+ Timeform assessment and the two displayed Beyer figures are attributed to MyRacehorse's report rather than presented as EquinAtlas calculations.
Series Bacio's 51% interest describes the LLC series' disclosed asset interest. It is not the same thing as saying every micro-shareholder owns 51% of the horse.
A July 22 Keeneland work of five furlongs in 1:00.60, ranked 3 of 6, was current at review time and will age quickly.
An exact Bacio race photograph is available from commercial publishers, but EquinAtlas has not received a reuse license. A generic or lookalike horse is deliberately not substituted.
Provenance
Detailed source trail
Open the institutional record behind the dossier and see exactly what each source supports.
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
MRH CF, LLC - Series Bacio, Form C offering statement (opens in a new tab)
Foaling date, sex, sire, dam, trainer, early race record, disclosed valuation, 51% series interest, and offering structure.
Accessed July 27, 2026
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company
Bacio Scores Royal Ascot Triumph to Lead Stakes-Winning OBS Grads (opens in a new tab)
Royal Ascot margin, field size, rider, trainer, ownership, breeder, pedigree, U.S. win count, and 2025 sale context.
Accessed July 27, 2026
MyRacehorse
Bacio official horse profile (opens in a new tab)
Current stable identity, race record, earnings, results, workouts, and ownership-platform context at review time.
Accessed July 27, 2026
MyRacehorse
A Royal Ascot to Remember (opens in a new tab)
Royal Ascot result, reported Timeform assessment, post-race condition, and stated Nunthorpe target.
Accessed July 27, 2026
At The Races
Bacio (USA) form profile (opens in a new tab)
Current form reading path and dated future-entry context.
Accessed July 27, 2026
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Field notebook
Questions the available evidence can support
Pedigree ledger
List each sire, dam, and damsire recorded for Bacio; open the linked source before carrying a relationship into another generation.
Based on: Recorded pedigree fieldsEra comparison
Start with Bacio's recorded foaling year (2023). Date every comparison and keep later commentary separate from contemporaneous results.
Based on: Recorded foaling yearConnection map
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Based on: Named connections, events, or honorsIdentity language
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Based on: Recorded identity fieldsSource check
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Based on: Linked source trail
From profile to reading room
Continue from Bacio's record
4 original briefs · 30 reading minutes · 19 direct references. These are research-method companions, not additional claims about the horse.
Discipline research
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The Derby leaderboard is an entry queue, not a power ranking
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The number never ran the race
A speed figure makes performances comparable; it does not make their circumstances identical. Read the class, surface, pace, trip, and chart before deciding what the number means.
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Unknown is not a blank to fill
This dossier publishes reviewed fields and source-backed editorial analysis only. A field that is not shown remains not established in the reviewed current sources. EquinAtlas does not infer missing results, ownership, health, availability, or commercial terms.