| Program Trading | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Lope de Vega |
| Grandsire | Shamardal |
| Dam | Dreamlike |
| Damsire | Oasis Dream |
| Sex | Colt |
| Foaled | April 22, 2020[1] |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Fittocks Stud & Arrow Farm Stud |
| Owner | Klaravich Stables |
| Trainer | Chad C. Brown |
| Record | 7: 5 - 1 - 0 |
| Earnings | US$1,324,250[2] |
| Major wins | |
| Saratoga Derby (2023) Hollywood Derby (2023) Turf Classic Stakes (2024) | |
| Last updated on June 10, 2024 | |
Program Trading (foaled April 22, 2020) is a multiple Grade 1 winning British-bred American-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. The horse as a three-year-old in 2023 the horse won the Grade 1 Saratoga DerbyatSaratoga Racetrack and the Hollywood DerbyatDel Mar Racetrack.
Program Trading is a bay ridgling who was bred by Fittocks Stud, located in UpendinCambridgeshire and Arrow Farm and Stud. Bloodstock agent Mike Ryan bought both Program Trading and Domestic Spending at the 2021 Tattersalls October Yearling Sale where they were consigned him to sale and Ryan purchased him for 250,000 guineas (US$356,551]).[3]
Program Trading is sired by Irish-bred Lope de Vega. Lope de Vega will stand for a 2024 stud fee of €125,000 at Ballylinch Stud in Ireland. Program Trading is the first stakes winner and one of two winners in three starters for the Oasis Dream mare Dreamlike. A winner once in six starts with three seconds, Dreamlike is a half sister to Group 2 Park Hill Stakes winner Silk Sari. Program Trading's third dam is Irish champion Gossamer, a full sister to 1994 Breeders' Cup Mile winner Barathea.
Program Trading is trained by Chad C. Brown and owned by Seth Klarman's Klaravich Stables.[2]
| Date | Distance | Race | Group Grade |
Track | Odds | Field | Finish | Time | Winning (Losing) Margin |
Jockey | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 – Three-year-old season | |||||||||||
| 14 May 2023 | 1+1⁄16 miles | Maiden Special Weight | Monmouth Park | 3.00 | 10 | 1 | 1:41.13 | 5lengths | Samy Camacho | [4] | |
| 25 Jun 2023 | 1+1⁄16 miles | Allowance Optional Claiming | Belmont Park | 0.75* | 7 | 1 | 1:40.34 | 2+1⁄4 lengths | Flavien Prat | [5] | |
| 5 Aug 2023 | 1+3⁄16 miles | Saratoga Derby | I | Saratoga | 3.60 | 8 | 1 | 1:56.63 | head | Flavien Prat | [6] |
| 9 Sep 2023 | 1+1⁄8 miles | Virginia Derby | III | Colonial Downs | 0.70* | 9 | 2 | 1:46.41[a] | (1+1⁄4 lengths) | Flavien Prat | [7] |
| 2 Dec 2023 | 1+1⁄8 miles | Hollywood Derby | I | Del Mar | 0.90* | 7 | 1 | 1:47.82 | neck | Flavien Prat | [8] |
| 2024 – Four-year-old season | |||||||||||
| 4 May 2024 | 1+1⁄8 miles | Turf Classic Stakes | I | Churchill Downs | 4.09 | 10 | 1 | 1:50.30 | head | Flavien Prat | [9] |
| 8 Jun 2024 | 1+3⁄16 miles | Manhattan Stakes | I | Saratoga | 2.75* | 8 | 5 | 1:51.94 | (2+1⁄2 lengths) | Flavien Prat | [10] |
Legend:
Turf
Notes:
An (*) asterisk after the odds means Program Trading was the post-time favourite.
| Sire Lope de Vega (IRE) (2007) |
Shamardal (2002) |
Giant's Causeway (1997) |
Storm Cat (1983) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mariah's Storm (1991) | |||
| Helsinki (GB) (1993) |
Machiavellian (1987) | ||
| Helen Street (GB) (1982) | |||
| Lady Vettori (GB) (1997) |
Vettori (IRE) (1992) |
Machiavellian (1987) | |
| Air Distingue (1980) | |||
| Lady Golconda (FR) (1992) |
Kendor (FR) (1986) | ||
| Lady Sharp (FR) (1981) | |||
| Dam Dreamlike (GB) (2012) |
Oasis Dream (GB) (2000) |
Green Desert (1983) |
Danzig (1977) |
| Foreign Courier (1979) | |||
| Hope (IRE) (1991) |
Dancing Brave (1983) | ||
| Bahamian (IRE) (1985) | |||
| So Silk GB) (2004) |
Rainbow Quest (1981) |
Blushing Groom (FR) (1974) | |
| I Will Follow (1975) | |||
| Gossamer (GB) (1999) |
Sadlers Wells (1981) | ||
| Brocade (1981) (family: 14-a)[11] |
