Kay Army (27 August 2020–20 August 2025) was a champion Chilean Thoroughbred racehorse who won the Chilean Triple Crown while undefeated, winning ten races in a row in Chile, including six consecutive Group One races. He raced briefly in the United States before dying from pneumonia.[1]
| Kay Army | |
|---|---|
 Kay Army winning the 2023 El Ensayo | |
| Sire | Katmai |
| Grandsire | Scat Daddy |
| Dam | Soviet Army |
| Damsire | Pure Prize |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | August 27, 2020 |
| Died | August 20, 2025 |
| Country | Chile |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Breeder | Haras Taomina (Agrícola Taomina Ltd.) |
| Owner | Stud Identic (Ignacio Hurtado and Ignacio Hurtado Jr.) |
| Record | 12: 10-0-1 |
| Earnings | $445,708 |
| Major wins | |
| Clásico Cotejo de Potrillos (2023) Clásico Álvaro Covarrubias P. (2023) | |
Background
editKay Army was a well-balanced chestnut stallion[2] with a large star, bred by Haras Taomina.[3]
In Chile, Kay Army was trained by Patricio Baeza. In the United States, he was trained by Bill Mott.[2]
Racing career
editChilean campaign
editKay Army debuted at the Club Hípico de Santiago at the age of two. He won two Group Three racess (Clásico Cotejo de Potrillos, Clásico Álvaro Covarrubias P.), a Group Two race (Clásico Criadores Machos Marcel Zarour A.), and a Group One race (Clásico Alberto Vial Infante) as a two-year-old.[4]
At age three, Kay Army won the Group One Polla de Potrillos and Group One Clásico Nacional Ricardo Lyon before contesting the Group One Clásico El Ensayo, the first leg of the Chilean Triple Crown. After winning El Ensayo, Kay Army raced outside Club Hípico de Santiago for the first time in winning the Group One Clásico St. Leger at Hipódromo Chile and Group One El Derby at Valparaíso Sporting Club, winning the national Chilean Triple Crown.[4][5]
Kay Army was dominant in all his starts in Chile.[6]
American campaign
editDuring early training in the United States, Kay Army was injured and took several months off for recovery.[1] He finished third in the Grade 2 Fort Marcy Stakes in his first American start.[7] In his next start, the Cape Henlopen Stakes, Kay Army was pulled up at the three-sixteenth pole and was walked off.[8]
Death
editAfter failing to finish his last race, Kay Army was rested. Towards the end of the summer of 2025, he resumed mostly normal training, recording a workout on August 5th. Later that month, he developed a case of pneumonia. He received intensive care at Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital for a week, but died the morning of August 20, 2025.[1]
Pedigree
edit| Sire Katmai (CHI) 2011 |
Scat Daddy (USA) 2004 |
Johannesburg (USA) | Hennessy (USA) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myth (USA) | |||
| Love Style (USA) | Mr. Prospector (USA) | ||
| Likeable Style (USA) | |||
| Kossanova (USA) 1997 |
Fly So Free (USA) | Time For A Change (USA) | |
| Free To Fly (USA) | |||
| Kossakowna (USA) | Mr. Prospector (USA) | ||
| Lotka (USA) | |||
| Dam Soviet Army (ARG) 2011 |
Pure Prize (USA) 1998 |
Storm Cat (USA) | Storm Bird (CAN) |
| Terlingua (USA) | |||
| Heavenly Prize (USA) | Seeking The Gold (USA) | ||
| Oh What a Dance (USA) | |||
| Soviet Filly (ARG) 2005 |
Orpen (USA) | Lure (USA) | |
| Bonita Francita (CAN) | |||
| Slew Briosa (ARG) | Slewsville (USA) | ||
| Evolución (ARG) |
Kay Army is inbred 4S x 4S x 5D to Mr. Prospector, meaning Mr. Prospector appears twice in the fourth generation on the sire's side of the pedigree and once in the fifth generation on the dam's side of the pedigree. Kay Army is also inbred 3D x 5S to Storm Cat, 5S x 5D to Nijinsky, and 5S x 5D to Danzig.
See also
editReferences
edit- 1 2 3 Mitagstein, Diego (2025-08-21). "Chilean Champion Kay Army Dies Following Complicated Pneumonia". Turf Diario. Retrieved 2026-04-08.
- 1 2 "Kay Army (horse)". American Classic Pedigrees. Retrieved 2026-04-08.
- ↑ "Kay Army: Invicto Todoterreno". Criadores de Chile. No. 235. 2023. p. 28.
- 1 2 "Kay Army Horse Profile". www.equibase.com. Archived from the original on 2025-12-10. Retrieved 2026-04-08.
- ↑ Abdo, Christian (2024-09-23). "Skippylongstocking In 'Tip-Top Shape' For Woodward". Paulick Report. Retrieved 2026-04-08.
- ↑ Eddy, Mary (2025-04-27). "Carson's Run, Deterministic Formidable Pair For Christophe Clement In Fort Marcy". Paulick Report. Retrieved 2026-04-08.
- ↑ Eddy, Mary (2025-05-03). "Deterministic Zips Gate To Wire In Fort Marcy In Course Record Time". Paulick Report | Latest news and commentary from the horse racing and equine world. Archived from the original on 2025-07-23. Retrieved 2026-04-08.
- ↑ "Cape Henlopen Stakes chart" (PDF). Equibase. Retrieved 2026-04-08.
- ↑ "Kay Army Horse Pedigree". www.pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 2026-04-08.