Coolmore Group
Coolmore Group had already owned a winner of this race: Maximum Security (2020). With this win, the owner leads the 2025 owners' table on 20 Group 1 wins. The owner also owned Journalism (second) in this edition.
United States of America
Del Mar · 30.08.25
Watch the racePurse€878,700
To the winner€553,600
Distance2012 metres
Winning time2m 1.00s
SurfaceDirt · Fast
Conditions3-year-olds and up
Runners7
Stories of this Result
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FanDuel Racing · English commentaryResult
7 runners · prize money to 4th placePosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
6thMidnight Mammoth6yo gelding by Midnight Lute × Taker HomeArmando AyusoCraig Dollase
7thTarantino7yo gelding by Pioneerof The Nile × Without DelayEdwin MaldonadoPeter Eurton
Pedigree of the winner
As of race day 30.08.25Fierceness
City Of LightSire
Nonna BellaDamby Stay Thirsty
DamNonna Bella
Fierceness is out of Nonna Bella (Stay Thirsty), who has had three winners from three runners, among them his full brother Mentee, winner of the Grade 3 Futurity Stakes at Aqueduct. Nonna Bella is a half-sister to Outwork (Uncle Mo), winner of the Wood Memorial Stakes, then a Grade 1, and now a sire.
Second damNonna Mia
Second dam Nonna Mia (Empire Maker) was Grade 1-placed.
Third damHoly Bubbette
Third dam Holy Bubbette (Holy Bull).
Wider family
This is also the family of Cairo Prince (Pioneerof the Nile), a multiple Graded winner and sire.
Next generation
Nonna Bella has a yearling colt by Uncle Mo and a weanling filly by Curlin, and was covered by Gun Runner for 2026.
Connections
Fierceness in 2025
2 placesTrainer / Jockey / Track
Breeders' Cup Classic2012 metres · €6,150,8003rdTodd PletcherJohn R Velazquez01.11.2025Del MarPrize money €615,076Race detailsWatch
Metropolitan Handicap1609 metres · €878,7002ndTodd PletcherJohn R Velazquez07.06.2025SaratogaPrize money €175,736Race detailsWatch
All winners since 2020
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Video | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | MixtoGood Magic × Musical Mystery | Doug O'NeillKyle Frey | Calumet FarmFarfellow Farms | ||
| 2023 | Arabian KnightUncle Mo × Borealis Night | Bob BaffertFlavien Prat | Zedan RacingCorser Thoroughbreds | ||
| 2022 | FlightlineTapit × Feathered | John W SadlerFlavien Prat | Hronis Racing, Summer Wind Equine, West Point Thoroughbreds, & Siena FarmSummer Wind Equine | ||
| 2021 | TripoliKitten's Joy × Love Train | John W SadlerTiago Pereira | Hronis RacingBlue Devil Racing Stable, LLC | ||
| 2020 | Maximum SecurityNew Year's Day × Lil Indy | Bob BaffertAbel Cedillo | Gary L & Mary E West, Mrs J Magnier, M Tabor & D SmithGary and Mary West |
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