RESORTS WORLD CASINO MANHATTAN STAKES (G1T)
Saratoga, June 6, $1,000,000 guaranteed, value of race $1,000,000, 4-year-olds and up, 9½ furlongs (turf), 1:50.50 (new course record; previous record, 1:51.40), course firm.
DETERMINISTIC (dkb/br h, 5 yo, 124 lb), A $550,000
Liam’s Map —Giulio’s Jewel , by Speightstown
B—Hinkle Farms, Ky.; O—St. Elias Stable, Langone, Ken, Duncker, C. Steven and Vicarage Stable; T—Miguel Clement
Test Score (b c, 4 yo, 124 lb), B+ $200,000
Lookin At Lucky —Joy of Learning , by Kitten’s Joy
B—Mrs. Jerry Amerman, Ky.; O—Amerman Racing
One Stripe (b h, 5 yo, 124 lb), A+ $120,000
One World —Silver Stripe , by Silvano
B—Drakenstein Stud, SAf.; O—Hollywood Racing and Sewgoolam, Rikesh
Margins: ½, ½, neck. Others: Rhetorical 124 ($60,000), Integration 120 ($40,000), Make Me King 122 ($7,500), Bright Picture 122 ($7,500), Tiz Dashing 122 ($7,500), Battle of Normandy 120 ($7,500). Winning jockey: Kendrick Carmouche.
Deterministic just keeps on rolling. The 5-year-old Liam’s Map horse notched his fifth consecutive graded stakes win in scoring a repeat victory in the $1 million Manhattan Stakes (G1T) June 6 at Saratoga Race Course.
Rating in second position early behind pacesetter Rhetorical , who posted fractions of :22.99, :47.01, 1:09.83, and 1:32.92, Deterministic was under confident handling by jockey Kendrick Carmouche as he traveled well down the backstretch. He made his move for the lead on the turn and battled down the lane, wearing down Rhetorical and putting him away in midstretch. He had an oncoming competitor in Test Score , but outlasted him by a half-length, setting a course-record time of 1:50.50; the previous record for 1 3/16 miles on the turf course was 1:51.40 set by Say the Word in 2020.
The Miguel Clement trainee returned $11.84 to win. One Stripe ran third, and pacesetter Rhetorical had to settle for fourth.
“He’s top class,” Clement said. I’ve always thought he was the best turf horse in the country. He proved that today. I thought we deserved the Eclipse Award last year, but I’m biased. Hopefully, everyone will understand why I think he’s the leader of the division.
“I think he’ll be a more attractive stallion prospect by keeping him closer or cutting him back to a mile. That’s probably the path we’ll do, but we’ll talk to the connections, and I’m sure we’ll come up with the right plan.”
Deterministic is owned by St. Elias Stable, Ken Langone, Steven Duncker, and Vicarage Stable. He was purchased by St. Elias for $625,000 at the 2022 Keeneland September Yearling Sale out of the consignment of his breeder, Hinkle Farms. He has five wins in his last five starts, all coming in graded stakes races. Carmouche has piloted him to all five of those wins, and the pair has yet to lose together.
“He was standing perfect,” Carmouche said. “He just left a tick slow. Once we got on the backside I eased him off Irad (Rhetorical), and, man, he was sitting in my hand so perfect. By the time I got to the half-mile pole, his ears started going back, so he was telling me he wanted to get after them. Then by the time I got to the five-sixteenths pole, I squeezed him a little, and then he really said, ‘Alright, send me home.’ And I knew (in) the last eighth of a mile, the way he had his ears pinned back, they would never catch him, man.
“What a sensational job by Miguel Clement and his team. I’m just so pleased, just so happy. He’s different, I’m telling you. The feeling you get, the whole way, too. He’s chill in the paddock, but once he’s out there, he’s all about business, all about business.”
Deterministic is the second grade 1 winner this year for Liam’s Map, who is also the sire of Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Napoleon Solo . Liam’s Map stands the 2026 season at Lane’s End for $50,000.
Deterministic’s Race and (Stakes) Record
Year
Age
Starts
1st
2nd
3rd
Earned
2023
At 2
1
1
0
0
$57,750
2024
At 3
8
3 (3)
2 (2)
1 (1)
$828,640
2025
At 4
4
3 (3)
1
0
$1,102,125
2026
At 5
2
2 (2)
0
0
$646,250
Lifetime
15
9 (8)
3 (2)
1 (1)
$2,634,765
Deterministic’s Pedigree
LIAM’S MAP
gr/ro, 2011
Unbridled’s Song, 1993
12s, SW, $1,311,800
1,651 f, 123 SW, 2.11 AEI
Unbridled, 1987
24s, SW, $4,489,475
566 f, 49 SW, 2.65 AEI
Fappiano
Gana Facil
Trolley Song, 1983
7s, wnr, $25,914
12 f, 9 r, 5 w, 1 SW
Caro
Lucky Spell
Miss Macy Sue, 2003
25s, SW, $880,915
7 f, 5 r, 4 w, 4 SW
Trippi, 1997
14s, SW, $666,220
1,192 f, 100 SW, 1.50 AEI
End Sweep
Jealous Appeal
DETERMINISTIC ,
dkb/br, h
January 30, 2021
Yada Yada, 1996
3s, unpl, $1,260
13 f, 13 r, 11 w, 2 SW
Great Above
Stem
Speightstown, 1998
16s, SW, $1,258,256
1,553 f, 170 SW, 1.88 AEI
Gone West, 1984
17s, SW, $682,251
1,263 f, 101 SW, 1.79 AEI
Mr. Prospector
Secrettame
GIULIO’S JEWEL
ch, 2010
Silken Cat, 1993
4s, SW, $102,120
10 f, 7 r, 3 w, 2 SW
Storm Cat
Silken Doll
Acadiana, 2004
5s, pl, $19,706
3 f, 2 r, 2 w
Tiznow, 1997
15s, SW, $6,427,830
1,741 f, 98 SW, 1.47 AEI
Cee’s Tizzy
Cee’s Song
Amelia, 1998
17s, SW, $179,565
11 f, 11 r, 7 w, 5 SW
Dixieland Band
Aquilegia
Deterministic’s
Family Notes
Sire: LIAM’S MAP, gr/ro, 2011. Raced 2 yrs, 8 sts, 6 wins, $1,358,940. Won Las Vegas Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1), Woodward S (G1), Harlan’s Holiday S; 2nd Whitney S (G1).
Lifetime: 8 crops, 819 foals, 565 rnrs (69%), 375 wnrs (46%), 89 2yo wnrs (11%), 38 sw (5%), 1.41 AEI, 1.59 CI, 568 sale yrlgs, avg $137,635, 1.5 TNA.
In 2026: 7 sw, 85 2yos, 2 2yo rnrs, 2 sale yrlgs, avg $160,000.
1st dam: Giulio’s Jewel, ch, 2010-2022. Bred by WinStar Farm, (Ky.). Raced 2 yrs, 9 sts, 3 wins, $85,900. Dam of 5 named foals, 4 rnrs, 4 wnrs, 1 sw. ($150,000, 2011 ftkjul yrlg).
2016: Frills, ch f, by Candy Ride (Arg). Raced 4 yrs, 29 sts, 10 wins, $270,530.
2017: Nu Pi Lambda, ch f, by City Zip. Raced 6 yrs, 28 sts, 1 win, $174,240. ($50,000 keesep yrlg; $80,000 ftsana 2yo).
2018: C, by Liam’s Map. Died 2018.
2019: Seeking Mo Jewel, dkb/br f, by Nyquist. Unraced. ($30,000 keesep yrlg).
2020: Barren.
2021: DETERMINISTIC, dkb/br c, by Liam’s Map. ($625,000 keesep yrlg).
At 3: Won New Kent County Virginia Derby (G3T), Gotham S (G3), Hill Prince S (G3T), 2nd Jockey Club Derby Invitational S (G3T), Manila S (G3T), 3rd Saratoga Derby Invitational S (G1T).
At 4: Won Resorts World Casino Manhattan S (G1T), FanDuel Fourstardave S (G1T), Fort Marcy S (G2T, NCR, BAQ, 9 furlongs in 1:45.70).
At 5: Won Resorts World Casino Manhattan S (G1T, NCR, Sar, 9 1/2 furlongs in 1:50.50), Fort Marcy S (G3T).
2022: Morana, dkb/br f, by Frosted. Raced 1 yr, 1 st, 1 win, $58,492.
Inbreeding: 5SX4D Mr. Prospector.
Nicking: LIAM’S MAP w/SPEIGHTSTOWN mares: 10 foals, 8 strs, 2 wnrs (20%), 2 2yo wnrs (20%), 1 SW (10%), 1 GSW (10%)
Broodmare sire: SPEIGHTSTOWN, ch, 1998-2023. Sire of 532 dams of 2,025 foals, 1,384 rnrs (68%), 971 wnrs (48%), 300 2yo wnrs (15%), 1.27 AEI, 1.28 CI; 104 sw.
2nd dam: Acadiana, b, 2004-2013. Bred by Helen Alexander, Helen K. Helen K Groves, and D. Alexander (Ky.). Raced 2 yrs, 5 sts, 0 wins, $19,706. Dam of Duff One (f, Harlan’s Holiday; $173,886, 2nd Knob Creek Lake Placid S (G2T), P. G. Johnson S (T); producer).