dunn preview – g3 the good cow

Florida (FL)
Saturday, January 24, 2026 — 3:45 PM EST
The Good Cow
Grade 3 – Purse $150,000
Restricted to 3 Year Olds
8 furlongs on Dirt

Today we are at Gulfstream Park in sunny Hallandale Beach Florida for The Good Cow, an eight furlong race on the dirt featuring some of the best three year old horses the Sim has to offer. They’re racing for the winner’s share of the $150,000. This is a closely matched group so jockey tactics and racing luck will probably play important roles in determining the winner.

Here is a closer look at the field:

#11
crimson catholic                               
tipperary barn                                                          
dgivins                                                9/1

Out of the tipperary barn is this three year old CATHOLIC BOY colt out of the Sim Mare CRIMSON NICOLE. He has finished in the money in six of his fourteen career starts including two wins. He finished his two year old season by running in five Graded Stakes and one Stakes race with the best results being an 83 speed third at the “G3 Charcoal Breeder’s Cup” and a 95 speed third place finish last time out at the “Mecca Juvenile”. He makes his first start of 2026 here and should be in the mix to find a spot on the board.  

#3
silky johnson                         
despearly barn                                  
a darling                                 6/1

Out of the despearly barn is this three year old scratch bred INTO MISCHIEF (x SMART STRIKE x SADLER’S WELLS) colt. He ended his two year old season in mid December with a win at an eight and a half furlong Allowance Race in Kentucky where he ran career best 95 speed and beat TIP TAP CAT by more than six lengths. He is making his first Stakes start here and will likely go to the front early and could have enough speed to hold off this competitive field of eleven.

#4
vowbreaker              
asrstar0 barn
o a haack                                9/2

Out of the asrstar0 barn is this three year old INTO MISCHIEF filly out of the Sim Mare WORDSKEPTRETURNING. Our most inexperienced entry and only filly in the race has two wins in three starts and comes in off a blazing HOT 100 speed win at a mile Allowance Race in Indiana where she was not challenged and beat her closest competitor by more than eight lengths. She goes off as the favorite here and should like the distance and will be well positioned to take down the boys as they make the turn for home.

#1
mandalounar                     
ladybarn barn                       
b fairfield                                9/1

Out of the ladybarn barn is this three year old MANDALOUN gelding out of the Sim Mare LUNAR TICK.He has finished in the money in four of his six career starts and comes in off back to back wins. Last time out he ran 95 speed over an eight furlong fast track in Virginia and he beat CARACAROZY by more than six lengths. He will look to run near the front of the pack and should have a good chance of extending his winning streak to three straight.

#10
ouyen kestar                                                 
breed2sell barn                     
j duncan                                 7/1

Out of the breed2sell barn is this three year old ESSENTIAL QUALITY coltout of the Sim Mare FINKE STARLETS. He broke his Maiden in his second career start and followed that up with back to back wins including one at the “Sabbatarian Dirt Juvenile”. Last time out he made the junp to Grade 3 at the “G3 Pleasure Stakes” where he ran 92 speed and was never a factor and finished sixth. was third again at a six and a half furlong race in Surrey where his speed dropped back to 78. He comes in well rested and should get a bump in speed that will help him to compete with this group.

#2
big victory                             
buddydex barn                                 
l kraft                                      8/1                 

Out of the buddydex barn is this three year old VICTORY GALLOP coltout of the Sim Mare BIG SUR BABE. He has finished in the money in five of his eight career starts including two wins. Two back he had a win at this distance at an Allowance Race in Kentucky and last time out he ran sixth at an eight and a half furlong Allowance Race where he ran 90 speed and could not find his stride. He liks to run near the back of the pack and will hope to have lots of gas in the tank to run down the early leaders.

#9
minister d’oro                                   
avengers1 barn                     
b orazio                                  12/1

Out of the avengers1 barn is this three year old scratch bred  BOLT D’ORO (x DEPUTY MINISTER x PLEASANT COLONY) colt. He broke his Maiden in his second start but has failed to find a spot in the winner’s circle in the three starts since. His career best speed is just 88 and he will need a big jump to be able to compete with this competitive field of eleven.

#5
kakist                      
lostkey19 barn                      
j caves                                    8/1

Out of the lostkey19 barn is this three year old HIGHER POWER colt out of the Sim Mare KUP KAKES. He has finished in the money in all but one of his six career starts and broke his Maiden last time out when he busted 95 speed over an eight and a half furlong track and beat SECRET LAUNCHER by five and a quarter lengths. He should garner lots of attention at the betting windows and will be well positioned as  they come down the stretch and has the speed to get the win here.  

#8
wine on the rocks                             
atw22 barn                            
e sharp                                    14/1

Out of the atw22 barn is this three year old VINO ROSSO colt out of the Sim Mare ARUNDEL. He makes his first start here at a distance greater than seven furlongs and should like the distance. He had his first win two back when he ran 84 speed at an Allowance Race in Maryland and followed that up at the same track with an 87 speed third place finish. He makes his first start as a three year old here and might be overmatched but should see steady improvement as the year goes on.

#6
enigmaknite                                      
snoopthedogg11 barn                     
t o’conner                              11/1

Out of the snoopthedogg11 barn is this three year old AIKENITE gelding out of the Sim Mare PIONEEROF MYSTERY. He has finished in the money in five of his six career starts including three wins with the most recent being a 99 speed romp at the “Ransomaffirmedsir Turf Juvenile” where he beat DOCTOR NICK by five and a half lengths. The speed from that race should play here and he has a good chance of finding a spot on the board in his first Graded Stakes start.

#7
filly fever                               
danzigmoon29 barn                         
b carley                                   10/1

Out of the snoopthedogg11 barn is this three year old FIRST DUDE gelding out of the Sim Mare WOMEN FEVER. He has five wins in eight career starts and had a streak of three straight broken last time out when he ran seventh at the “Sunshine Park Derby”. Two back he ran career best 95 speed and went to the front early to win the “Scrub Jay Futurity” and beat BROOKS ALIANTE by just a neck. He should be in the mix here and might be a nice long shot pick to find a spot on the board.