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Group 1 winner · 2026 North American season
Rhetorical
5yo Gelding by Not This Time×Sheet Humor
G1 wins2
G1 places1
Last winTurf Mile Stakes 03.10.26
Official Rating118
Rhetorical

G1 record 2026

2026 North American season
2Wins
1Placed
3Recorded G1 results
US$1.8MPrize 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.

G1 performance 2026

2 wins · 1 place
Trainer / Jockey / Track
Turf Mile Stakes1609 metres · € 878,7001stWilliam WaldenIrad Ortiz Jr03.10.2026KeenelandPrize money €691,961Race detailsWatch
Turf Classic Stakes1810 metres · € 1,242,5001stWilliam WaldenIrad Ortiz Jr02.05.2026Churchill DownsPrize money €830,353Race detailsWatch
Maker's Mark Mile1609 metres · € 444,8003rdWilliam WaldenIrad Ortiz Jr10.04.2026KeenelandPrize money €57,114Race detailsWatch

Total G1 career

G1 since 2025 · 3 wins · 1 place
Trainer / Jockey / Track
20262 wins · 1 place
Breeders' Cup Mile1609 metres · € 1,757,400—William WaldenJose L Ortiz31.10.2026KeenelandPrize money —Race detailsWatch
Turf Mile Stakes1609 metres · € 878,7001stWilliam WaldenIrad Ortiz Jr03.10.2026KeenelandPrize money €691,961Race detailsWatch
Fourstardave Stakes1609 metres · € 659,0004thWilliam WaldenManuel Franco08.08.2026SaratogaPrize money €46,131Race detailsWatch
Manhattan Stakes1911 metres · € 878,7004thWilliam WaldenIrad Ortiz Jr06.06.2026SaratogaPrize money €61,508Race detailsWatch
Turf Classic Stakes1810 metres · € 1,242,5001stWilliam WaldenIrad Ortiz Jr02.05.2026Churchill DownsPrize money €830,353Race detailsWatch
Maker's Mark Mile1609 metres · € 444,8003rdWilliam WaldenIrad Ortiz Jr10.04.2026KeenelandPrize money €57,114Race detailsWatch
20251 win · 0 places
Breeders' Cup Mile1609 metres · € 1,757,4004thWilliam WaldenIrad Ortiz Jr01.11.2025Del MarPrize money €123,015Race detailsWatch
Turf Mile Stakes1609 metres · € 1,098,4001stWilliam WaldenIrad Ortiz Jr04.10.2025KeenelandPrize money €691,961Race detailsWatch

G1 video record

8 races on film
Turf Mile StakesRhetorical · Irad Ortiz JrRace details →
Turf Classic StakesRhetorical · Irad Ortiz JrRace details →
More Videos (6)
Breeders' Cup Mile31.10.2026 · KeenelandWatch the Race
Fourstardave Stakes08.08.2026 · SaratogaWatch the Race
Manhattan Stakes06.06.2026 · SaratogaWatch the Race
Maker's Mark Mile10.04.2026 · KeenelandWatch the Race
Breeders' Cup Mile01.11.2025 · Del MarWatch the Race
Turf Mile Stakes04.10.2025 · KeenelandWatch the Race

Pedigree

As of race day 03.10.26
Rhetorical
Sheet HumorDamby Distorted Humor
DamSheet Humor

Rhetorical is out of Sheet Humor (Distorted Humor) and is the best of her three winners. He is a half-brother to Sterling Silver (Cupid), a multiple stakes winner and multiple graded-placed.

Second damSheets

Second dam Sheets (Scatmandu) won the Grade 3 Azalea Breeders' Cup S. on dirt and the Turf Amazon H. over five furlongs on turf at Philadelphia Park in 2008.

Third damOne Hot Minute

Third dam One Hot Minute (Relaunch).

Next generation

Sheet Humor produced a colt by Central Banker in 2022 and was most recently covered by Preservationist.

Official Rating

at the time of each Group 1 run
Latest recorded rating11831.10.26
Highest recorded rating11831.10.26
Recorded ratings
SeasonSeason bestLast recorded
202611831.10.26 · Breeders' Cup Mile11831.10.26
202511001.11.25 · Breeders' Cup Mile11001.11.25

Recorded values at the dates shown. The last entry is not a season-end rating.

Connections

TrainerWilliam WaldenProfile →
OwnerGary Barber, Cheyenne Stable, LLC & othersProfile →
BreederMallory Mort & Karen MortProfile →
Group 1 jockeys
1Irad Ortiz Jr3 rides · 2 wins

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