2022 Kentucky Derby Field - Pioneer Of Medina
Last Updated: 05/04/2022 at 8:24 PM ET
Pioneer of Medina is a 3 year old Colt owned by Sumaya U.S. Sables. Pioneer of medina was bred in Kentucky US by international Equites Holdings Inc. Pioneer of Medina has a 5.71 star rating. Pioneer of Medina is trained by Todd A. Pletcher.
Pioneer of Medina is ranked #19 on the leaderboard with total of 25 points and $116,000 in no restricted stakes earnings. Pioneer of Medina came in first in the Allowance Optional Claiming, 3rd in the Twinsspiire.com Louisiana Derby and 4th in the Risen Star.
Sumaya U.S. Stables who were close to the Kentucky Derby in 2017 winning the Rebel Star with Malagacy, and have come back five years later with Risen Star with a fourth-place finish by Pioneer of Medina. Pioneer of Medina is brother of American Pharoah who were both sired Pioneer of the Nile from Lights of Medina, an known winning Eskendereya mare. The family is from Chile; his third dam is Medina Sidonia from Winning, a by Nijinsky, who has been a Grade 1 winner twice in Chile up to a mile.
Pioneer of Medina is a long shot at 30-1 to win this years Derby. At those odds i wouldnt talk anyone off taking a chance on cashing in on this horse. The field is wide open and anything can happen. If Pioneer of Medina runs a good race he just may upset the field and beat out the competition.
