Formidable Man

Age:: 4 years old - Colt
Status:: Active
Pedigree:: City of Light - Fanticola by Silent Name
Owner(s):: Warren, Jr., William K. and Warren, Suzanne
Trainer:: Michael W. McCarthy
Bred:: Kentucky, US by Town & Country Horse Farms, LLC
Rating:: 7.82/10

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Formidable Man is a 4 year old colt and has raced from 2023 to 2025. He was sired by City of Light out of the Silent Name mare Fanticola. He was trained by Michael W. McCarthy and has raced for Warren, Jr., William K. and Warren, Suzanne, and was bred in Kentucky, United States by Town & Country Horse Farms, LLC. Formidable Man has raced at Churchill Downs, Del Mar, Gulfstream Park, Santa Anita with wins at Del Mar, Santa Anita. His stakes wins include wins in the 2025 Del Mar Mile (G2), 2025 Eddie Read (G2), 2025 Frank E. Kilroe Mile (G1), 2024 Hollywood Derby (G1), 2024 Del Mar Derby (G2), and the 2024 Oceanside (LS).

Pedigree / Progeny / Siblings

City of Light

Quality Road Paris Notion

Elusive Quality Kobla Dehere Fabulous Notion

Fanticola

Silent Name Catalina Cat

Sunday Silence Danzigaway Tabasco Cat Irish Dear

Stakes Tracker - Probables
Date	Horse	Race	Status
11/1/25	Formidable Man	2025 Breeders Cup Mile G1	Probable

Formidable Man - Race Results, Speed Figures, and Past Performances
Date	Finish (speed) Fin	Trk	Distance	Surface	Race	1st (HRN Speed fig) Finish (HRN Speed)	2nd	3rd	Time
8/30/25	1st (125)	DMR	1 m	Turf-Firm	2025 Del Mar Mile (G2)	Formidable Man (125) Almendares (GB) (123) Cabo Spirit (122)	Almendares (GB) (123)	Cabo Spirit (122)	1:34.2
7/27/25	1st (126)	DMR	1 1/8 m	Turf-Firm	2025 Eddie Read (G2)	Formidable Man (126) Cabo Spirit (123) Stay Hot (121)	Cabo Spirit (123)	Stay Hot (121)	1:48.55
5/26/25	4th (118)	SA	1 m	Turf-Firm	2025 Shoemaker Mile (G1)	King of Gosford (GB) (119) Mi Hermano Ramon (119) Cabo Spirit (119)	Mi Hermano Ramon (119)	Cabo Spirit (119)	1:33.52
3/1/25	1st (119)	SA	1 m	Turf-Firm	2025 Frank E. Kilroe Mile (G1)	Formidable Man (119) Zio Jo (117) Cabo Spirit (117)	Zio Jo (117)	Cabo Spirit (117)	1:34.57
1/25/25	12th (111)	GP	1 1/8 m	Turf-Firm	2025 Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational (G1)	Spirit of St Louis (128) Integration (127) Chasing the Crown (126)	Integration (127)	Chasing the Crown (126)	1:44.5
11/30/24	1st (115)	DMR	1 1/8 m	Turf-Firm	2024 Hollywood Derby (G1)	Formidable Man (115) King of Gosford (GB) (114) Donegal Momentum (114)	King of Gosford (GB) (114)	Donegal Momentum (114)	1:48.4
9/1/24	1st (110)	DMR	1 1/8 m	Turf-Firm	2024 Del Mar Derby (G2)	Formidable Man (110) Stay Hot (110) Atitlan (108)	Stay Hot (110)	Atitlan (108)	1:49.87
7/20/24	1st (119)	DMR	1 m	Turf-Firm	2024 Oceanside (LS)	Formidable Man (119) Guy Named Joe (117) Rothschild (116)	Guy Named Joe (117)	Rothschild (116)	1:34.76
6/1/24	6th (98)	CD	1 1/8 m	Turf-Firm	2024 Audubon (LS)	Cugino (111) Lagynos (105) Camaro Z (105)	Lagynos (105)	Camaro Z (105)	1:50.22
5/4/24	2nd (117)	CD	1 1/16M	Turf-Good	2024 American Turf (G2)	Trikari (119) Formidable Man (117) Lagynos (116)	Formidable Man (117)	Lagynos (116)	1:43.59
3/29/24	1st (109)	SA	1 1/8 m	Turf-Firm	Alwoc	Formidable Man (109) Moonlit Sonata (107) El Rey Rey (106)	Moonlit Sonata (107)	El Rey Rey (106)	1:46.96
2/24/24	2nd (100)	SA	1 m	Turf-Firm	Alwoc	Twirling Point (103) Formidable Man (100) Rastaman Vibe (97)	Formidable Man (100)	Rastaman Vibe (97)	1:36.26
1/6/24	6th (83)	SA	7 f	Dirt-Fast	2024 San Vicente (G2)	Muth (110) Pilot Commander (105) Slider (106)	Pilot Commander (105)	Slider (106)	1:23.01
10/8/23	6th (89)	SA	1 m	Turf-Firm	2023 Zuma Beach (G3)	Endlessly (106) Ngannou (101) Grand Mo the First (100)	Ngannou (101)	Grand Mo the First (100)	1:34.52
9/10/23	1st (94)	DMR	1 m	Turf-Firm	Msw	Formidable Man (94) Ngannou (93) Rastaman Vibe (91)	Ngannou (93)	Rastaman Vibe (91)	1:36.03
*Indicates preliminary speed figures

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