Test Score

Test Score
SireLookin At Lucky
GrandsireSmart Strike
DamJoy of Learning
DamsireKitten's Joy
Foaled (2022-04-27) April 27, 2022 (age 4)
CountryUnited States
ColorBay
BreederMrs. Jerry Amerman
OwnerAmerman Racing, LLC
TrainerH. Graham Motion
Record14: 5 - 3 -3
Earnings$2,015,025
Major wins
Twilight Derby (2025)
Belmont Derby Invitational Stakes (2025)
Pegasus World Cup Turf (2026)
Last updated on May 4th, 2026

Test Score is a winning horse for the Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes bred by Mrs. Jerry Amerman and owned by Amerman Racing, LLC.

Background

Test Score is a bay horse bred by Mrs. Jerry Amerman. He is by the Lookin At Lucky and Joy of Learning. He had multiple Grade I race wins such as the Belmont Derby and Pegasus World Cup Turf.

Racing career

2024: Two-year-old season

Test Score started his career with two different Maiden races and an entry into the With Anticipation Stakes before starting in the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Stakes (Black Type) where it finished second; he has run four races into his two-year-old season winning only one race and earning $123,575.

2025: Three-year-old season

During Test Score's three-year-old season and after three months off the horse won the Transylvania Stakes, Belmont Derby, and Twilight Derby. Test Score also got the highest grade in Hollywood Derby Field. Test Score also was a length behind first during Saratoga Derby Invitational on August 2 and got second by a nose in the American Turf on May 3.

2026: Four-year-old season

To start out his four-year-old season Test Score won the G1 Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational hosted at Gulfstream Park on 24 January.

On 2 May, Test Score entered the G1 Turf Classic Stakes at Churchill Downs finished 8th behind winner Rhetorical.

Racing Statistic

Date Distance Race Grade Track Surface Field Odds Finish Winning
Time 		Winning
(Losing)
Horse		 Jockey Ref
2024 two-year-old season
Jul 19 1,100 m Maiden Special Weight Saratoga Dirt 6 14/1 2nd 1:02.41 Governor Sam Manuel Franco
Aug 29 1,700 m With Anticipation Stakes GIII Saratoga Dirt 6 13/2 5th 1:41.79 Zulu Kingdom Junior Alvarado
Oct 4 1,600 m Maiden Special Weight Keeneland Turf 12 13/8 1st 1:37.47 (West Beach) Manuel Franco
Nov 1 1,600 m Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Stakes BT Del Mar Turf 14 10/1 2nd 1:37.44 Chasing Liberty Manuel Franco
2025 three-year-old season
Feb 1 1,700 m Kitten's Joy Stakes Listed Gulfstream Turf 7 6/4 3rd 1:40.48 Charlie's To Blame Tyler Gaffalione
Apr 7 1,700 m Transylvania Stakes GIII Keeneland Turf 12 8/1 1st 1:43.48 (Scipio) Manuel Franco
May 3 1,700 m American Turf Stakes GI Churchill Downs Turf 14 6/1 2nd 1:41.64 Zulu Kingdom Manuel Franco
Jul 4 1,800 m Belmont Derby GI Saratoga Turf 7 3/1 1st 1:45.56 (World Beater) Manuel Franco
Aug 2 2,000 m Saratoga Derby GI Saratoga Turf 9 3/1 3rd 1:52.82 World Beater Manuel Franco
Aug 30 2,000 m Nashville Derby GIII Kentucky Downs Turf 12 3/1 4th 2:06.07 Wimbledon Hawkeye Manuel Franco
Oct 25 1,800 m Twilight Derby GII Santa Anita Turf 5 4/6 1st 1:47.66 (Maaz) Juan Hernandez
Nov 29 1,800 m Hollywood Derby GI Del Mar Turf 8 4/6 3rd 1:50.74 Salamis Juan Hernandez
2026 four-year-old season
Jan 24 1,800 m Pegasus World Cup Turf GI Gulfstream Turf 12 8/1 1st 1:47.04 (One Stripe) Manuel Franco
May 2 1,800 m Turf Classic Stakes GI Churchill Downs Turf 9 4/1 8th 1:45.96 Rhetorical Manuel Franco
Jun 6 1,900 m Manhattan Stakes GI Saratoga Turf 9 12/1 2nd 1:50.50 Deterministic Manuel Franco
Aug 1 2000 m Arlington Million GI Colonial Downs Turf 7 3.50 5th 2:00.80 Burnham Square Manuel France

Notes:

  1. ↑ Official time of winning horse. The time written in Italics doesn't belong to Test Score.

Pedigree

Pedigree of Test Score
Sire
Lookin At Lucky
2007 b.		 Smart Strike
1992 b,		 Mr. Prospector Raise a Native
Gold Digger
Classy 'n Smart Smarten
No Class
Private Feeling
1999 b.		 Belong to Me Danzig
Belonging
Regal Feeling Clever Trick
Sharp Belle
Dam
Joy of Learning
2016 b.		 Kitten's Joy
2001 ch.		 El Prado Sadler's Wells
Lady Capulet
Kitten's First Lear Fan
That's My Hon
Miss Chapin
2001 b.		 Royal Academy Nijinsky
Crimson Saint
Society Dream Akarad
Society Bride

References

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  2. ↑ "Test Score". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  3. ↑ "Equibase". www.bloodhorse.com. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
  4. 1 2 "Test Score (KY) - Results". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
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  12. ↑ "equibase.com". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 2026-01-29.
  13. ↑ "equibase.com". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 2026-01-29.
  14. ↑ "Test Score Hangs On for $1M Pegasus Turf (G1) Victory". www.gulfstreampark.com. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  15. ↑ "Rhetorical Romps in Turf Classic Stakes". bloodhorse.com. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  16. ↑ "Race 1 - Maiden Special Weight Result". www.sportinglife.com. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
  17. ↑ "Race 10 - With Anticipation Stakes - Grade 3 Result". www.sportinglife.com. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
  18. ↑ "Race 2 - Maiden Special Weight Result". www.sportinglife.com. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
  19. ↑ "Race 4 - Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Stakes Result". www.sportinglife.com. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
  20. ↑ "Race 10 - Kitten's Joy Stakes Result". www.sportinglife.com. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
  21. ↑ "Race 8 - Transylvania Stakes Presented By Keeneland Select - Grade 3 Result". www.sportinglife.com. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
  22. ↑ "Race 9 - American Turf Stakes Presented By Ford - Grade 1 Result". www.sportinglife.com. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
  23. ↑ "Race 9 - Belmont Derby Invitational Stakes - Grade 1 Result". www.sportinglife.com. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
  24. ↑ "Race 9 - Saratoga Derby Invitational Stakes - Grade 1 Result". www.sportinglife.com. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
  25. ↑ "Race 10 - Dk Horse Nashville Derby Invitational Stakes - Grade 3 Result". www.sportinglife.com. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
  26. ↑ "Race 5 - Twilight Derby - Grade 2 Result". www.sportinglife.com. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
  27. ↑ "Race 9 - Hollywood Derby - Grade 1 Result". www.sportinglife.com. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
  28. ↑ "Race 12 - Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational Stakes - Grade 1 Result". www.sportinglife.com. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
  29. ↑ "Race 11 - Old Forester Bourbon Turf Classic Stakes - Grade 1 Result". www.sportinglife.com. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
  30. ↑ "Race 12 - Saratoga Manhattan Stakes - Grade 1 result". sportinglife.com. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  31. ↑ "Race 11 - Arlington Million - Grade 1 Result". Equibase. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  32. ↑ "Five-generation Pedigree Table". JBIS-Search. Retrieved 2026-02-02.