There Are Two Horses Named in Memory of Johnny Gaudreau and They’re Running in the Same Race
The Grade 1 Champagne winner earns a Breeders’ Cup Juvenile berth, and Gaudreau opens as the 8-5 second choice behind U.S.S. Valor.
- On Saturday, two colts named after late NHL star Johnny Gaudreau—"Gaudreau" and "Johnny Hockey"—will compete in the Grade 1 Champagne at Belmont Park, with the winner qualifying for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile.
- Vincent Conanan of Next Level Stables and Bradley Thoroughbreds registered the names after the NHL star and his brother Matthew Gaudreau died in a 2024 cycling accident near their New Jersey hometown.
- Trained by Chad Brown with jockey Flavien Prat, "Gaudreau" won his August 8 debut at Saratoga Race Course; "Johnny Hockey" picked up his first victory at Monmouth Park on the Jersey shore.
- Gaudreau opened as the 8-5 second choice on the morning line for the Champagne, behind 3-5 favorite U.S.S. Valor, while Johnny Hockey is a 30-1 long shot in the six-horse field.
- Conanan hopes for a 1-2 finish, stating, "I know he'll go out there and do his best, the same way Johnny would," as the race honors the late player's competitive spirit.
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There are two horses named in memory of Johnny Gaudreau and they’re running in the same race
Because he grew up playing hockey with and against Johnny Gaudreau in their teenage years, Vincent Conanan talks about the late NHL star plenty. He gets chills when old text messages from Gaudreau show up when he's searching his phone. Conanan buys tho...
There are two horses named in memory of Johnny Gaudreau and they'
Because he grew up playing hockey with and against Johnny Gaudreau in their teenage years, Vincent Conanan talks about the late NHL star plenty. He gets chills when old text messages from Gaudreau show up when he’s
There are two horses named in memory of Johnny Gaudreau and they're running in the same race
Vincent Conanan grew up playing hockey with and against Johnny Gaudreau, the NHL winger who died along with his brother, Matthew, while riding their bicycles near their hometown on the eve of their sister Katie’s wedding in August 2024.
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