Citizen Bull (foaled 2 April 2022) is a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse. As a two-year-old, won the Grade I American Pharoah Stakes and Breeders' Cup Juvenile.
Background Citizen Bull is a bay colt bred in Kentucky by Robert and Lawana Low. His sire is Into Mischief and his dam is No Joke who was sired by Distorted Humor.
Citizen Bull is owned by SF Racing, Starlight Racing, Sol Kumin's Madaket Stables, Stonestreet Stables, Dianne Bashor, Determined Stables, Robert Masterson, Tom J. Ryan, Waves Edge Capital, and Catherine Donovan. Citizen Bull was purchased for $675,000 from the Taylor Made Sales Agency consignment at the 2023 Keeneland September Yearling Sale.
Racing career 2024: two-year-old season 2025: three-year-old season
Statistics Date Distance Race Grade Track Odds Field Finish WinningTime Winning(Losing)Margin Jockey Ref2024 – two-year-old season furlongs Maiden Special Weight Del Mar 2.60 6 1 1:03.42 7 furlongs Del Mar Futurity I Del Mar1.30* 7 3 1:23.02 ( lengths) miles American Pharoah Stakes ISanta Anita3.30 7 1 1:44.30 2 lengths miles Breeders' Cup Juvenile I Del Mar15.90 10 1 1:43.07 lengths 2025 – three-year-old season 1 mile Robert B. Lewis Stakes IIISanta Anita0.90* 5 1 1:36.71 lengths miles Santa Anita Derby I Santa Anita 2.10 5 4 1:49.56 ( lengths) miles Kentucky Derby I Churchill Downs 13.98 19 15 2:02.31 ( lengths) 7 furlongs Woody Stephens Stakes I Saratoga 4.60 11 4 1:21.36 ( lengths) 1 mile Shared Belief Stakes Listed Del Mar 0.40* 3 1 1:35.12 lengths 1 mile Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile I Del Mar5.60 8 21:34.71 (head)
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An (*) asterisk after the odds means Citizen Bull was the post-time favourite.
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