Vexatious (horse)

Vexatious's first race was on October 28, 2016, at Santa Anita, where he came in third. He picked up his first win in a Maiden Special Weight race on November 26, 2016, at Del Mar.[2]

He started competing in stakes races during the 2017 season. Through five stakes races, his best results were 3rd-place finishes at the Grade-2 April 1, 2017 Fair Grounds Oaks and the April 14th, 2017, Grade-3 Fantasy Stakes.[1]

Vexatious did not pick up another win until August 15, 2018, when he won the listed August 15, 2018, CTT and TOC Stakes (Black Type) at Del Mar.[1]

On October 21, 2018, he won his first graded stakes race when he won the Grade-3 2018 Dowager Stakes after Beach Flower was disqualified.[3] Vexatious came into the race at 4:1 odds and received $75,000 for the victory. He followed the victory up with a 3rd-place finish at the November 22nd, 2018, Grade-3 Red Carpet Handicap to close the 2018 season.

He had a disappointing 2019 season going winless. His best results were 2nd-place finishes at the Grade-3 July Modesty Handicap and the August Summer Colony Stakes.[1]

His 2020 season did not start out much better, as he was only able to manage a 5th-place finish in an Allowance Optional Claiming Race, a 3rd-place finish in an Allowance race and a 2nd-place finish at the Grade-2 Ruffian Stakes. His luck finally changed though on August 1, 2020. At 9:1 odds, he defeated favorite Midnight Bisou and captured his first ever Grade-1 victory by winning the Personal Ensign Stakes.[4][5]