Meet the Contenders: 2025 Holy Bull Stakes
Ferocious (Photo by Coglianese Photos)
January 28th, 2025
Meet the horses running in the 2025 Holy Bull at Gulfstream Park this Saturday. For each horse, we're listing a pro, a con, and a rating of potential. The star rating of 1 to 5 represents opportunity to perform well. Be sure to follow these contenders by adding them to your stable alerts.
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Kinetic Control wins at Churchill Downs. (Photo by Coady Media)
#1 Kinetic Control *
Pro: Showed more speed last time and his barn is having a good winter here.
Con: Appears relatively slow on paper; needs notable improvement.
Ferocious (Photo by Coglianese Photos)
#2 Ferocious *****
Pro: Dual G1-placed colt endured a tough trip in the BC Juvenile (G1); adds blinkers.
Con: Breeders’ Cup form hasn’t been validated yet and he’ll be a short price.
Tappan Street wins at Gulfstream Park. (Photo by Coady Media)
#3 Tappan Street ****
Pro: Stalked a fast pace and won debut; $1 million yearling is promising.
Con: Wouldn’t want to get into an early pace battle.
Guns Loaded breaking his maiden at Churchill Downs (Photo by Coady Media)
#4 Guns Loaded ***
Pro: Held on to win Mucho Macho Man S. in stakes debut.
Con: Almost gave the win away last time and it was a rather slow race.
He's Not Joking wins the Grey S. at Woodbine. (Photo by Michael Burns)
#5 He’s Not Joking **
Pro: Likely a bit better than last suggests, as he was a G3 winner in Canada.
Con: That flopped occurred in only dirt try; perhaps better on Tapeta.
Burning Glory wins at Churchill Downs. (Photo by Coady Media)
#6 Burning Glory ***
Pro: Blue blood earned his diploma in his third attempt after a prolonged stretch battle.
Con: Figures to need a strong pace for the best chance.
Burnham Square wins at GulfstreamPark. (Photo by Coglianese Photo)
#7 Burnham Square ***
Pro: Won for fun first-time blinkers after starting in claiming ranks.
Con: One of several jumping from maiden to graded stakes, so progress is needed.
