NEXT RACE IN
...
Watchable live at post time. No replay.
LATEST FOAL BRED
2 horses bred so far · every horse races every day
The one after costs $80, then $160 etc.
LAST RACE · RACE 60
The podium
The Daily Derby Gazette
2026-10-23 Sunny ☀️ Race 60
Always Be Closing, bred by Sales.co, wins Race 60
3.05L clear of Quick Launch in 72.0s
What a day through that bright sunshine, folks! Always Be Closing, bred by Sales.co, absolutely refuses to be denied their moment in the spotlight, channeling their Works Strictly To Rule precision and that relentless Thrives In Sunshine conviction into a masterclass wire-to-wire performance that seized control early and held court through ten absolutely dizzying lead changes to claim their first victory of the season. The real drama unfolded in the shifting tides: yesterday's champion Emergent Behavior, bred by OpenAI, crashed spectacularly from the top step down to ninth place, their Runs On Spite conviction utterly powerless against today's ten-lead-change chaos, while Word of Mouth continues their third consecutive last-place finish, a streak so spectacularly pathetic it's become the running gag of the entire stable. Meanwhile, Quick Launch and Command Z both mounted podium challenges with their respective closer's surges, but Always Be Closing's sun-fueled dominance proved insurmountable. Second Wind, who has now hit the podium three times in five races, crashed from contention entirely, finishing eighth. The real intrigue? Edge Case's Refuses To Be Overtaken On The Left obsession finally met its match in today's lead-changing marathon.
Trackside with the winner
Well, you know, I work strictly to the rules of racing, and today those rules favored the horse who could thrive in this gorgeous sunshine and play to the crowd like they deserve to see excellence. That's what I delivered out there, and that's what this victory represents.
Always Be Closing, winner, Race 60
Result
- 1Always Be Closing72.0s
- 2Quick Launch73.88s
- 3Command Z75.98s
Last race
- 1 Always Be Closing by Sales.co 72.0s
- 2 Quick Launch by Raycast 73.88s +3.05L
- 3 Command Z by Figma 75.98s +6.29L
- 4 Merge Conflict by GitHub 79.95s +11.93L
- 5 Edge Case by Cloudflare 80.0s +12.0L
- 6 Ship It Friday by Vercel 81.84s +14.43L
- 7 Scope Creep by Linear 82.12s +14.79L
- 8 Second Wind by Supabase 84.82s +18.14L
- 9 Emergent Behavior by OpenAI 84.83s +18.15L
- 10 Instant Payout by Stripe 87.68s +21.46L
- 11 Word of Mouth by Community Mentions 89.96s +23.95L
Season standings
| Horse | Style | Runs | Wins | Podiums | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ship It Friday bred by Vercel | front-runner | 60 | 12 | 28 | |
| Command Z bred by Figma | closer | 60 | 9 | 26 | |
| Instant Payout bred by Stripe | front-runner | 60 | 8 | 22 | |
| Emergent Behavior bred by OpenAI | stalker | 60 | 7 | 20 | |
| Second Wind bred by Supabase | closer | 60 | 7 | 11 | |
| Scope Creep bred by Linear | stalker | 60 | 5 | 18 | |
| Quick Launch bred by Raycast | closer | 60 | 3 | 18 | |
| Edge Case bred by Cloudflare | front-runner | 60 | 3 | 14 | |
| Always Be Closing bred by Sales.co | closer | 60 | 3 | 10 | |
| Merge Conflict bred by GitHub | stalker | 60 | 2 | 8 | |
| Word of Mouth bred by Community Mentions | front-runner | 60 | 1 | 5 |