Sandman | |
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![]() Sandman parading before the Preakness Stakes | |
Sire | Tapit |
Grandsire | Pulpit |
Dam | Distorted Music |
Damsire | Distorted Humor |
Sex | Colt |
Foaled | [1] | February 27, 2022
Country | United States |
Color | Gray |
Breeder | Lothenbach Stables at Chesapeake Farm(Drew Nardiello) |
Owner | D. J. Stable, St. Elias Stable, West Point Thoroughbreds & CJ Stables |
Trainer | Mark E. Casse |
Record | 11: 3 - 1 - 3 |
Earnings | US$1,494,595 [2] |
Major wins | |
Arkansas Derby (2025) | |
Last updated on July 27, 2025 |
Sandman (foaled February 27, 2022) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the Grade I Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park in 2025 as a three-year-old. [2]
Sandman is a gray colt that was bred in Kentucky by Robert Lothenbach of Lothenbach Stables. He was sired by Tapit, the leading sire in the US in 2014, 2015 and 2016. [3] Tapit stands at Gainesway Farm for $185,000 in 2025. Sandman is out of the Distorted Humor mare Distorted Music and is owned by D. J. Stable, St Elias Stable, West Point Thoroughbreds, and CJ Stables. [4] Sandman's dam Distorted Music has produced three winners including She Can't Sing, who won the Grade III Chilukki Stakes at Churchill Downs in 2022. [4]
Sandman was sold for $1,200,000 at the 2024 Ocala Breeders' Sales March Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training on consignment as part of a complete dispersal for his breeder, Lothenbach Stables. The dispersal followed Bob Lothenbach of Lothenbach Stables' death in November 2023 at age 64. [4]
A recent dispute over the naming of Sandman may prove that Sandman was named after a common advert slogan used in a commercial for the Waterbed Emporium - "Tell 'em the Sandman sent ya!". The Waterbed Emporium is a famous furniture retailer based in Cleveland, Ohio, which has links to the family of former Guns N' Roses drummer, Steven Adler. Social media influencers claim Sandman was named for the 1991 Metallica song "Enter Sandman" as a nod to Hall of Fame closer Mariano Rivera's entrance song. [5]
Date | Distance | Race | Grade | Track | Odds | Field | Finish | Winning Time | Winning (Losing) Margin | Jockey | Ref |
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2024 – Two-year-old season | |||||||||||
Jun 27, 2024 | 6 furlongs | Maiden Special Weight | Churchill Downs | 1.04* | 7 | 5 | 1:09.97 | (11+1⁄2 lengths) | Jose Ortiz | [6] | |
Aug 10, 2024 | 7 furlongs | Maiden Special Weight | Saratoga | 2.05 | 7 | 1 | 1:23.62 | 1+3⁄4 lengths | Dylan Davis | [7] | |
Sep 14, 2024 | 1 mile | Iroquois Stakes | III | Churchill Downs | 5.21 | 11 | 5 | 1:36.08 | (10 lengths) | Jose Ortiz | [8] |
Oct 27, 2024 | 1+1⁄16 miles | Street Sense Stakes | III | Churchill Downs | 2.70 | 9 | 3 | 1:43.86 | (5+1⁄4 lengths) | Brian Hernandez Jr. | [9] |
Dec 13, 2024 | 1 mile | Allowance Optional Claiming | Oaklawn Park | 1.60* | 9 | 1 | 1:38.71 | 1+3⁄4 lengths | Cristian Torres | [10] | |
2025 – Three-year-old season | |||||||||||
Jan 25, 2025 | 1+1⁄16 miles | Southwest Stakes | III | Oaklawn Park | 6.40 | 9 | 2 | 1:45.86 | (1 length) | Cristian Torres | [11] |
Feb 23, 2025 | 1+1⁄16 miles | Rebel Stakes | II | Oaklawn Park | 2.50* | 13 | 3 | 1:43.01 | (1+3⁄4 lengths) | Cristian Torres | [12] |
Mar 29, 2025 | 1+1⁄8 miles | Arkansas Derby | I | Oaklawn Park | 3.70 | 9 | 1 | 1:50.08 | 2+1⁄2 lengths | Jose Ortiz | [13] |
May 3, 2025 | 1+1⁄4 miles | Kentucky Derby | I | Churchill Downs | 5.77 | 19 | 7 | 2:02.31 | (12 lengths) | Jose Ortiz | [14] |
May 17, 2025 | 1+3⁄16 miles | Preakness Stakes | I | Pimlico | 6.40 | 9 | 3 | 1:55.47 | (2+3⁄4 lengths) | John R. Velazquez | [15] |
July 26, 2025 | 1+1⁄8 miles | Jim Dandy Stakes | II | Saratoga | 6.70 | 5 | 5 | 1:49.52 | (10+3⁄4 lengths) | Jose Ortiz | [16] |
Notes:
An (*) asterisk after the odds means Sandman was the post-time favorite.
Sire Tapit (2001) | Pulpit (1994) | A.P. Indy (1989) | Seattle Slew (1974) |
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Weekend Surprise (1980) | |||
Preach (1989) | Mr Prospector (1970) | ||
Narrate (1980) | |||
Tap Your Heels (1996) | Unbridled (1987) | Fappiano (1977) | |
Gana Facil (1981) | |||
Ruby Slippers (1982) | Nijinsky II (CAN) (1967) | ||
Moon Glitter (1972) | |||
Dam Distorted Music (2010) | Distorted Humor (1993) | Forty Niner (1985) | Mr Prospector (1970) |
File (1976) | |||
Danzig's Beauty (1987) | Danzig (1977) | ||
Sweetest Chant (1978) | |||
Music Room (2003) | Unbridled's Song (1993) | Unbridled (1987) | |
Trolley Song (1983) | |||
Note Musicale (GB) (1995) | Sadler's Wells (1981) | ||
It's In The Air (1976) (family 4-k) [17] |
*Sandman is inbred 3S x 4D to the stallion Unbridled, meaning that he appears third generation on the sire side of his pedigree and fourth generation on the dam side of his pedigree.
* Sandman is inbred 4S x 4D to the stallion Mr Prospector, meaning that he appears fourth generation on the sire side of his pedigree and fourth generation on the dam side of his pedigree.