Played Hard
Former winner Pauline's Pearl (2022) was among the beaten runners, finishing sixth. The five-year-old mare is by Into Mischief out of Well Lived. The win was worth USD 472,500 to the winner. The winning time was 1m 42.48s.
United States of America
Churchill Downs · 05.05.23
Watch the racePurseUS$750,000
To the winnerUS$472,500
Distance1710 metres
Winning time1m 42.48s
SurfaceDirt · Fast
Conditions4up f/m
Runners10
Stories of this Result
Played Hard
Into Mischief
With this win, Into Mischief moved to 4 Group 1 wins this season, one win clear at the top of the sires' table. On the same weekend, the stallion also took the Kentucky Oaks with Pretty Mischievous. Next in the table: Sweynesse (3).
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Kentucky HBPA · English commentaryResult
10 runners · prize money to 4th placePosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
7thSoul Of An Angel4yo mare by Atreides × Factor OneJesus CastanonGerald James
8thSixtythreecaliber4yo filly by Gun Runner × ClassofsixtythreeEdgar MoralesThomas Amoss
Pedigree of the winner
As of race day 05.05.23Played Hard
Into MischiefSire
Well LivedDamby Tiznow
DamWell Lived
Played Hard is the only winner so far out of Well Lived (Tiznow). Well Lived is a full sister to Well Armed and to the stakes-placed Only In America.
Second damWell Dressed
Second dam Well Dressed (Notebook) was a stakes winner and the best of seven winners out of her dam. She is the dam of Well Armed (Tiznow), winner of the Gr.1 Dubai World Cup and the Grade 1 Goodwood Stakes, of the graded stakes winner Witty (Distorted Humor), a Group 3 winner and herself the dam of the Grade 3 winner Bombard (War Front) and the multiple graded stakes-placed Amuse (Medaglia d'Oro), and of Helsinki (Distorted Humor), placed in the Grade 1 Travers Stakes. Her winning daughter Formalities Aside (Awesome Again) is the dam of the stakes winner Awesome Flower and grandam of Cyberknife, a dual Grade 1 winner. Another daughter, the winner Life Well Lived (Tiznow), produced American Patriot (War Front), winner of the Grade 1 Maker's 46 Mile Stakes, who now stands at Darley Japan.
Third damTrithenia
Third dam Trithenia (Gold Meridian) has produced seven winners.
Wider family
This is also the family of the Japanese sire Symboli Kris S.
Next generation
Well Lived also has Highest Regards (Candy Ride), a colt now aged three, and foaled a Constitution colt on 3 April 2023.
Connections
Played Hard in 2023
1 placeTrainer / Jockey / Track
Ogden Phipps Stakes1710 metres · US$500,0003rd——10.06.2023Belmont ParkPrize money €43,934Race detailsWatch
All winners since 2020
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Video | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Pauline's PearlTapit × Hot Dixie Chick | Steve AsmussenJoel Rosario | Stonestreet StablesStonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC | ||
| 2021 | ShedaresthedevilDaredevil × Starship Warpspeed | Brad H CoxFlorent Geroux | Flurry Racing Stables, Qatar Racing Limited & Big Aut FarmsWinStar Farm | ||
| 2020 | Monomoy GirlTapizar × Drumette | Brad H CoxFlorent Geroux | Michael Dubb, Monomoy Stables, The Elkstone Group & Bethlehem StablesFPF LLC & Highfield Ranch |