Merit Man

Merit Man is a 15 year old horse that was born in 2010 and raced from 2012 to 2014. He was sired by With Distinction out of the Precise End mare Precise Strike. He was trained by Robert B. Hess Jr. and raced for Purple Shamrock Racing, Double Kee LLC, and was bred in Florida, United States by [Add Data]. Merit Man has raced at Belmont Park, Del Mar, Gulfstream Park, Santa Anita Park with wins at Del Mar, Gulfstream Park, Santa Anita Park. His stakes wins include wins in the 2014 Green Flash Handicap (LS), 2013 Spectacular Bid (LS), and the 2012 Tim Conway (LS).

Merit 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
8/13/14	1st (98)	DMR	5 f	Synthetic	2014 Green Flash Handicap (LS)	Merit Man (98) Remind Mee (95) Wine Police	Remind Mee (95)	Wine Police	0:57.22
7/18/14	4th (72)	DMR	5 f	Turf	Alwoc	Pure Tactics Ankeny Hill (75) Caracortado	Ankeny Hill (75)	Caracortado	0:55.39
6/8/13	11th	BEL	7 f	Dirt	2013 Woody Stephens (G2)	Forty Tales Declan's Warrior Clearly Now	Declan's Warrior	Clearly Now	1:22.47
3/30/13	3rd	GP	1 1/8 m	Dirt	2013 Florida Derby (G1)	Orb Itsmyluckyday Merit Man	Itsmyluckyday	Merit Man	1:50.87
2/2/13	4th	GP	7 f	Dirt	2013 Hutcheson (G2)	Honorable Dillon Forty Tales Undrafted	Forty Tales	Undrafted	1:22.53
1/1/13	1st	GP	6 f	Dirt	2013 Spectacular Bid (LS)	Merit Man City Of Weston Little Distorted	City Of Weston	Little Distorted	1:11.39
11/2/12	2nd	SA	6 f	Dirt	2012 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Sprint (RS)	Hightail Merit Man Sweet Shirley Mae	Merit Man	Sweet Shirley Mae	1:09.75
10/6/12	1st	SA	6 f	Dirt	2012 Tim Conway (LS)	Merit Man South Floyd No Rachmones	South Floyd	No Rachmones	1:10.56
9/2/12	1st	DMR	5 1/2 f	Synthetic	Msw	Merit Man Sacred Ovation Quietasacat	Sacred Ovation	Quietasacat	1:03.67
*Indicates preliminary speed figures

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