The 4-year-old son of More Than Ready, campaigned by Victory Racing Partners, broke his maiden on second asking in an $84,000 Gulfstream Park MSW at 3. After his win in a $127,000 allowance at Ellis Park, he would only compete at the stakes level. His first black type start was in graded stakes company winning the G3 Manila S. at Belmont Park, defeating a deep field consisting entirely of graded stakes winners and stakes winners. He followed up that victory with a third in the G2 National Museum Racing Hall of Fame S., behind eventual G1 winner Carl Spackler (IRE). More Than Looks followed that race up with a win in the $200,000 Jefferson Cup S. at Churchill Downs by 2 3/4 lengths. He earned the first of his four triple-digit Beyer -101- in this win.
Returning to the races at four, More Than Looks ran exclusively in G1 company. His first two starts of 2024 resulted in game second place finishes in the G1 Fourstardave H. at Saratoga and G1 Turf Mile S. at Keeneland, earning a 100 Beyer for his effort in the Turf Mile. Those two races set him up perfectly for an impressive run in the G1 Breeders’ Cup Mile, where he defeated a competitive international field consisting of 8 G1 winners. With the Breeders’ Cup victory he earned his highest career Beyer speed figure of 105 and brought his earnings to a total of $1,870,715.
“He’s an eye-catching horse that showed elite ability from day one,” said trainer Cherie DeVaux of More Than Looks. “His explosive turn of foot and competitive nature led to consistency at the highest level, and ultimately resulted in him becoming a Breeders’ Cup Champion.”
Bred by Hinkle Farms, More Than Looks hails from the female family of multiple G1 winner Critical Eye. His black type winning dam, Ladies’ Privilege - a $575,000 Keeneland November purchase, by Harlan’s Holiday, is a full sister to multiple graded stakes winner Takeover Target.
More Than Looks’ sire More Than Ready is the co-leading sire of Breeders’ Cup winners and wins, with 7 individual winners accumulating 8 wins. An international success, More Than Ready has sired nearly a 120 black type winners, almost 50 graded stakes winners and 13 G1 winners.
WON Maiden Special Weight (1mi, 70 yards, Gulfstream), Allowance ( 1/16 mi. Ellis Park), Manila S. (G3, 1mi., defeating Major Dude, Talk of the Nation, Nagirroc, etc.), Jefferson Cup S. (1mi., Churchill), 3rd National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame S. (G2, 1mi.)
WON Breeders' Cup Mile (G1, 1 mi., defeating Johannes, Carl Spackler (IRE), Porta Fortuna (IRE), Notable Speech (GB) etc.), 2nd Fourstardave H. (G1, 1mi.), Turf Mile (G1, 1mi.)
