Editorial early-watch card

Unranked · not an official contender listing

Booked

A large, fast son of Yaupon who improved his gate behavior and controlled the Sanford from the start. His early résumé combines a maiden win with a decisive first graded-stakes test.

Derby year27early watch
DisciplineThoroughbred racing
Season statusEarly two-year-old watch
Editorial reviewJul 26, 2026

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Booked wins the 2026 Sanford Stakes (G3) at Saratoga. Official race video from NYRA.Watch at The New York Racing Association (opens in a new tab)Provider-hosted YouTube embed
Watchlist, not standings. This card follows a noteworthy juvenile before the official Road opens. It does not claim nomination, qualification, entry, rank, odds, or Kentucky Derby participation.

Reviewed public record

Research card

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Trainer
Steve Asmussen
Owners
Jackpot Farm · Alvin Fults · Jason Itkin · Michael D. Smith
Foaled
2024
Sex / color
Colt / Dark bay
Sire
Yaupon
Dam
Fingerprint (by Competitive Edge)
Public record
3 starts · 2 wins · 1 second
Breeding
Indiana-bred by Peace Of Heaven Thoroughbreds
Road status
Not open · no official points

Why this horse is here

Latest public signal

Booked supplied the clearest graded-stakes signal among the reviewed early juveniles, winning Saratoga’s six-furlong Sanford by six lengths in 1:11.24.

Jul 4, 2026

Sanford Stakes (G3)

1st by 6 lengths · 6 furlongs in 1:11.24

Saratoga Race Course
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What comes nextSaratoga Special (G2) · target, not a confirmed entry

Steve Asmussen indicated Booked could make his next start here; an entry was not confirmed at review time.

Exact-name news watch

News mentioning Booked

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No additional recent exact-name coverage for Booked appears in the monitored feeds right now.

Checked Aug 3, 2026, 12:06 AM EDT. Ambiguous names require either a headline match or a second horse-specific signal.

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Provenance

Sources behind this card

Publishers remain the authority for corrections, entries, scratches and later updates.

Continue researching

Every connection below is generated from fields already present in the source-linked archive. It is a research lead, not a claim that two horses had equivalent careers.

These horses share multiple recorded identity fields, such as discipline, breed, country, sex, or foaling period.

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    Bacio

    A fast-rising American turf sprinter whose four-win first five starts culminated in an emphatic 2026 Royal Ascot victory for the MyRacehorse partnership.

    Foaled within five years
    2023
    Shared discipline
    Racing
    Shared recorded sex category
    Colt / Dark bay
    Continue to profile
  • Rights-reviewed source image associated with Do Deuce on Wikimedia Commons

    Racing

    Do Deuce

    Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse

    Foaled within five years
    2019
    Shared discipline
    Racing
    Shared recorded sex category
    Colt / Dark bay
    Continue to profile
  • Rights-reviewed source image associated with Forever Young on Wikimedia Commons

    Racing

    Forever Young

    japanese-bred Thoroughbred racehorse (2021–)

    Foaled within five years
    2021
    Shared discipline
    Racing
    Shared recorded sex category
    Colt / Dark bay
    Continue to profile
  • Rights-reviewed source image associated with Equinox on Wikimedia Commons

    Racing

    Equinox

    Japanese-bred Thoroughbred racehorse

    Foaled within five years
    2019
    Shared discipline
    Racing
    Shared recorded sex category
    Colt / Dark bay
    Continue to profile

These source-linked records share the same discipline classification; open each profile to establish any closer comparison.

Field notebook

  1. Pedigree ledger

    List each sire, dam, and damsire recorded for Booked; open the linked source before carrying a relationship into another generation.

    Based on: Recorded pedigree fields
  2. Era comparison

    Start with Booked's recorded foaling year (2024). Date every comparison and keep later commentary separate from contemporaneous results.

    Based on: Recorded foaling year
  3. Connection map

    Trace the recorded trainer, owner entries one source at a time. Preserve the role and date attached to each source rather than assuming a permanent relationship.

    Based on: Named connections, events, or honors
  4. Identity language

    Copy breed, studbook, sex, and place terms exactly as the source presents them; note conflicts instead of silently standardizing them.

    Based on: Recorded identity fields
  5. Source check

    Open the 1 linked source, record the publisher and retrieval or revision date, and mark which displayed fields each source actually supports.

    Based on: Linked source trail

From profile to reading room

Continue from Booked's record

4 original briefs · 30 reading minutes · 19 direct references. These are research-method companions, not additional claims about the horse.

01Aftercare and welfare

Discipline research

A finish line is not an exit plan

Retirement can mean rehabilitation, retraining, adoption, sanctuary, or another carefully matched role. Good research follows the horse beyond the final chart.

Why read this next: This aftercare and welfare brief shares the profile's Thoroughbred racing classification. Its 5 direct references help test context and source boundaries; the brief is not evidence about this individual horse.

7 min read5 sources
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02Bloodstock research

Discipline research

Stud fee is a price tag, not a breeding verdict

The advertised fee opens a stallion dossier. Book size, opportunity, mare quality, crop age, contract terms, and the goals for the mating determine what the price can and cannot mean.

Why read this next: This bloodstock research brief shares the profile's Thoroughbred racing classification. Its 4 direct references help test context and source boundaries; the brief is not evidence about this individual horse.

8 min read4 sources
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03Kentucky Derby research

Discipline research

The Derby leaderboard is an entry queue, not a power ranking

Points answer whether a horse can get into the gate. The performances beneath those points help answer what kind of contender may arrive there.

Why read this next: This kentucky derby research brief shares the profile's Thoroughbred racing classification. Its 5 direct references help test context and source boundaries; the brief is not evidence about this individual horse.

7 min read5 sources
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04Race-record literacy

Discipline research

The number never ran the race

A speed figure makes performances comparable; it does not make their circumstances identical. Read the class, surface, pace, trip, and chart before deciding what the number means.

Why read this next: This race-record literacy brief shares the profile's Thoroughbred racing classification. Its 5 direct references help test context and source boundaries; the brief is not evidence about this individual horse.

8 min read5 sources
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Data boundary

Season labels matter

This card follows a noteworthy juvenile before the official Road opens. It does not claim nomination, qualification, entry, rank, odds, or Kentucky Derby participation.

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