Cyclone State

Owner

Gold Square LLC, Messina, George and Lee, Michael

Trainer

Chad Summers

Jockey

Rivera Jr., Luis R.

Breeder

H. Allen Poindexter

Earnings

$82,500

Color

Bay

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Horse Profile January 10, 2025

Kentucky Derby Horse Profile: Cyclone State

Gold Square, LLC, George Messina, and Michael Lee’s Cyclone State earned 10 points on the 2025 Road to the Kentucky Derby following his facile, 3 1/2-length score in the Jerome S. at Aqueduct on Jan. 4.

Cyclone State carries speed to convincing Jerome win

Cyclone State showed speed from the start and joined the Kentucky Derby trail with a dominant win in the Jerome S. at Aqueduct, picking up 10 points in his stakes debut.

Study Guide: 2025 Withers Stakes

At 1 1/8 miles in distance, Saturday’s $250,000 Withers S. at Aqueduct is the longest Road to the Kentucky Derby qualifier contested thus far in 2025.