Rhetorical
Rhetorical defended the title he won in 2025. After the Turf Classic Stakes, this was the second Group 1 win of the season for the winner. He is one of 5 different Group 1 winners this season for sire Not This Time.
United States of America
Keeneland · 03.10.26
Watch the racePurse€ 878,700
Distance1609 metres
Winning time1m 36.35s
SurfaceTurf · Firm
Conditions3-year-olds and up
Runners8
Stories of this Result
Rhetorical
Not This Time
Not This Time had already sired a winner of this race: Up to the Mark (2023). With this win, the stallion moved to 7 Group 1 wins this season, one win behind leader Night Of Thunder in the 2026 sires' table.
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Keeneland · English commentaryResult
8 runners · prize money to 4th placePosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
4thBrilliant Berti5yo colt by Noble Mission × Believe In BertieBrian Joseph Hernandez JrCherie DeVaux€ 76,900
7thPlensa4yo gelding by Caravaggio × Proximity BiasAxel ConcepcionGeorge Arnold
8thMercante6yo gelding by Gun Runner × CaressingUmberto RispoliBrian Knippenberg
Pedigree of the winner
As of race day 03.10.26Rhetorical
Not This TimeSire
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.
Connections
Rhetorical in 2026
1 other win · 1 placeTrainer / Jockey / Track
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
All winners since 2020
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Video | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | RhetoricalNot This Time × Sheet Humor | William WaldenIrad Ortiz Jr | Gary Barber, Cheyenne Stable, LLC and Wachtel StableMallory Mort & Karen Mort | ||
| 2024 | Carl SpacklerLope De Vega × Zindaya | Chad C BrownTyler Gaffalione | E Five Racing Thoroughbreds LlcFifth Avenue Bloodstock | ||
| 2023 | Up to the MarkNot This Time × Belle's Finale | Todd PletcherJose L Ortiz | Repole Stable & St. Elias StableRamspring Farm | ||
| 2022 | AnnapolisWar Front × My Miss Sophia | Todd PletcherIrad Ortiz Jr | Bass RacingBass Stables | ||
| 2021 | In LoveAgnes Gold × Last Bet | Paulo LoboAlex Achard | Bonne Chance Farm & Stud R D IFazenda Mondesir / Stud Rio Dois Irmaos | ||
| 2020 | IvarAgnes Gold × May Be Now | Paulo LoboJoseph Talamo | Bonne Chance Farm & Stud R D IStud R D I |
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