BACKGROUND Thoroughbred
Background is a thoroughbred horse born in United States of America in 2017. Race horse Background is by Khozan (USA) out of Ephyra (USA) , trained by Mike Puhich. Background form is available here. Owned by MIKE PUHICH.
Pedigree :
| Sire | KHOZAN (USA) 2012 |
| Dam | EPHYRA (USA) 2010 |
| Dam Sire | CORINTHIAN (USA) 2003 |
About the horse :
| Foal Date | 31 Mar 2017 |
| Description | 9yo CH Gelding |
| Trainer | Mike Puhich |
| Owner | Mike Puhich |
| Career | 8 Wins (17%) - 14 Placings (46%) - 48 starts |
| Wins | 1408m (1), 1609m (4), 1710m (2), 1811m (1) |
| PM | United States of America : USD $570,765 |
Starts:48 |
Win Rate:17% |
Place Rate:46% |
Background Past Races
| 2 of 6, 10 May 2026, R7 STARTER ALW 1760y | USD $ 14,000 | 55.5kg | J: A M CRUZ | T: M PUHICH | Got Bk-Got into the frame | 1:36.62 | Winner: AFJAN |
| 4 of 9, 14 Mar 2026, R2 CLAIMING 1830y | USD $ 15,000 | 55.0kg | J: JOSE ORTIZ | T: C SANTAMARIA | MF-Got home fair | 1:42.76 | Winner: HEXCEL |
| 2 of 11, 31 Jan 2026, R9 CLAIMING 1870y | USD $ 15,000 | 55.0kg | J: H HERNANDEZ | T: R DIODORO | Led-Couldn't hold on | 1:45.58 | Winner: BEN DREAMING |
Horse Stat |
||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jockey
|
Win
|
Win%
|
Place
|
Place%
|
Starts
|
PM
|
Profit
|
POT
|
||||
| ROCCO BOWEN | 3 | 23% | 4 | 31% | 13 | $311,964 | 323 | 325 | ||||
| ANGELES GEOVANNI FRANKO | 2 | 33% | 1 | 17% | 6 | $199,978 | 75 | 192 | ||||
| TYLER BAZE | 1 | 20% | 3 | 60% | 5 | $112,640 | -15 | 50 | ||||
| JOSEPH TALAMO | 1 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $48,623 | 34 | 340 | ||||
| LUAN MACHADO | 1 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $52,846 | 50 | 497 | ||||
| J ROCCO JR | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $814 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| DESHAWN L PARKER | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $4,373 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| J R LEPAROUX | 0 | 0% | 2 | 67% | 3 | $22,804 | -30 | 0 | ||||
| CRISTIAN MAURICIO TORRES | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $3,578 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| FRANCISCO ARRIETA | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 2 | $6,570 | -20 | 0 | ||||
| KEITH J ASMUSSEN | 0 | 0% | 2 | 29% | 7 | $22,747 | -70 | 0 | ||||
| ERIK ASMUSSEN | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $558 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| JOSE ORTIZ | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 2 | $2,459 | -20 | 0 | ||||
| TYLER GAFFALIONE | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $898 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| HARRY HERNANDEZ | 0 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 1 | $4,280 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| JIM GRAHAM | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $0 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| ALEX M CRUZ | 0 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 1 | $3,813 | -10 | 0 | ||||
|
Course
|
Win
|
Win%
|
Place
|
Place%
|
Starts
|
PM
|
Profit
|
POT
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAKLAWN PARK | 4 | 22% | 5 | 28% | 18 | $417,934 | 355 | 275 |
| CHURCHILL DOWNS | 2 | 15% | 3 | 23% | 13 | $180,675 | -15 | 73 |
| EMERALD DOWNS | 1 | 33% | 1 | 33% | 3 | $87,024 | 3 | 77 |
| ELLIS PARK | 1 | 33% | 0 | 0% | 3 | $52,346 | 14 | 113 |
| ARLINGTON | 0 | 0% | 2 | 100% | 2 | $33,850 | -20 | 0 |
| KEENELAND | 0 | 0% | 2 | 67% | 3 | $14,496 | -30 | 0 |
| FAIRGROUNDS | 0 | 0% | 1 | 33% | 3 | $5,544 | -30 | 0 |
| HORSESHOE INDIANAPOLIS | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 2 | $4,931 | -20 | 0 |
| CHURCHILL DOWNS | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $2,145 | -10 | 0 |