Jhirsch

Love the name.

The son of top stallion Not This Time won at Belmont, finished second at Laurel and third at Saratoga on the turf in 2024. The 4-year-old gelding won his 2025 debut for Riverdee in April, hit the board at Colonial Downs in the summer and closed the season with a runaway romp in the finale in November.

Making his hurdle debut at Middleburg in April, Jhirsch cruised to a 7 1/4-length romp for trainer Laird George and jockey Jamie Bargary.