Group 1 record 2021
2021 North American season1Win
0Placed
1Recorded G1 result
US$630kPrize money
Recorded results are the Group 1 wins and placings in this database. Unplaced runs are not recorded, so no win rate is shown. Prize money is what the horse earned in these results; it stays empty where a prize is not on file.
Group 1 performance 2021
1 win · 0 placesTrainer / Jockey / Track
Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes2012 metres · US$ 999,9991stSteve AsmussenRicardo Santana Jr04.09.2021SaratogaPrize money €553,569Race detailsWatch
Total Group 1 career
Group 1 since 2020 · 1 win · 2 placesTrainer / Jockey / Track
20211 win · 0 places
Breeders' Cup Classic2012 metres · US$ 5,999,999—Steve AsmussenRicardo Santana Jr06.11.2021Del MarPrize money —Race detailsWatch
Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes2012 metres · US$ 999,9991stSteve AsmussenRicardo Santana Jr04.09.2021SaratogaPrize money €553,569Race detailsWatch
Saudi Cup1800 metres · US$ 20,000,00011th——20.02.2021King Abdulaziz RacecoursePrize money —Race detailsWatch
20200 wins · 2 places
Preakness Stakes1911 metres · US$ 1,000,001—Steve AsmussenPaco Lopez03.10.2020PimlicoPrize money —Race detailsWatch
Kentucky Derby2012 metres · US$ 3,000,0005thSteve AsmussenRicardo Santana Jr.05.09.2020Churchill DownsPrize money —Race detailsWatch
Travers Stakes2012 metres · US$ 1,000,0013rdLinda RiceJoel Rosario08.08.2020SaratogaPrize money €87,868Race detailsWatch
Belmont Stakes1811 metres · US$ 1,000,0013rdLinda RiceJoel Rosario20.06.2020Belmont ParkPrize money €87,868Race detailsWatch
Group 1 video record
7 races on filmMore Videos (6)
Breeders' Cup Classic06.11.2021 · Del MarWatch the Race
Saudi Cup20.02.2021 · King Abdulaziz RacecourseWatch the Race
Preakness Stakes03.10.2020 · PimlicoWatch the Race
Kentucky Derby05.09.2020 · Churchill DownsWatch the Race
Travers Stakes08.08.2020 · SaratogaWatch the Race
Belmont Stakes20.06.2020 · Belmont ParkWatch the Race
Pedigree
As of race day 04.09.21Max Player
Honor CodeSire
Fools In LoveDamby Not For Love
DamFools In Love
Max Player is out of the stakes winner Fools in Love (Not For Love), a half-sister to the multiple Grade 1 winner International Star (Fusaichi Pegasus). Each of her first three foals earned black type, among them Seahenge (Scat Daddy), a Group 2 winner at two and Group 1-placed in England, and the graded stakes-placed Urban Bourbon (City Zip).
Second damParlez
Second dam Parlez (French Deputy).
Third damSpeak Halory
Third dam Speak Halory (Verbatim).
Wider family
This is the family of Halory Hunter and Van Nistelrooy.
Next generation
Fools in Love had no foal in 2018. She has since produced colts by Ulysses in 2019 and 2021 and a filly by Frankel.