Commandment (horse)
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| Commandment | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Into Mischief |
| Grandsire | Harlan's Holiday |
| Dam | Sippican Harbor |
| Damsire | Orb |
| Sex | Colt |
| Foaled | February 23, 2023[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Color | Bay |
| Breeder | Lee Pokoik |
| Owner | Wathnan Racing |
| Trainer | Brad H. Cox |
| Record | 5: 4 - 0 - 0 |
| Earnings | US$1,017,339[2] |
| Major wins | |
| Fountain of Youth Stakes (2026) Florida Derby (2026) | |
| Last updated on April 20, 2026 | |
Commandment (foaled February 23, 2023) is a Grade I winning American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2026 Florida Derby.
Commandment is a bay colt who was bred in Kentucky by Lee Pokoik and is out of a mare he raced—Sippican Harbor, winner of the 2018 Grade I Spinaway Stakes at Saratoga Racetrack.[3] Initially, Commandment was offered twice, once as a weanling at Fasig-Tipton's The November Sale, failing to meet his reserve at $485,000, and again at Fasig-Tipton's The Saratoga Sale as a yearling, with a final bid of $475,000. In the fall of 2023 at Keeneland's September Yearling Sale, Case Clay Thoroughbred Management bought the colt for $500,000 for Wathnan Racing.[3]
Commandment's sire is Into Mischief, a Grade I winner at the age of two who has been North America's leading sire by purse winnings in multiple years since 2018.[4]
Commandment is trained by US Champion trainer Brad H. Cox.[2]
Commandment was the leading qualification point earner in the 2026 Road to the Kentucky Derby.[5]