McKinzie / Picolata (filly)
Currently Unnamed (McKinzie × Picolata) (foaled January 12, 2026) is a two-year-old Thoroughbred filly trained by Kenny McPeek, bred with a profile suited for classic American dirt racing. By McKinzie, a multiple Grade 1-winning son of Street Sense known for producing quality dirt runners, she carries the physical and pedigree foundation typical of route-oriented prospects. Projecting best from one mile to 1⅛ miles, she profiles as a traditional dirt route filly with the potential to develop into a classic-distance competitor, offering strong U.S. campaign appeal and long-term residual value through performance.
Why Her?
The McKinzie × Picolata filly is a classic dirt route prospect with the pedigree and physical profile suited for traditional American stakes development. Trained by Kenny McPeek, she represents a straightforward U.S. classic campaign type with strong upside as a mile to middle-distance runner.
SIRE
McKinzie
McKinzie (foaled March 7, 2015) is a retired Grade 1-winning American Thoroughbred racehorse and successful sire, best known for his consistency at the highest levels of dirt racing. As a racehorse, he won the 2018 Pennsylvania Derby, 2019 Whitney Stakes, and 2020 Met Mile, while placing in multiple other Grade 1 events. A son of Street Sense, McKinzie retired to stud as one of the most accomplished miler-to-middle-distance dirt horses of his generation and is now emerging as a promising sire of classic-type runners.
DAM
Picolata
Picolata (foaled in 2011) is an American Thoroughbred broodmare by Bellamy Road, a Grade 1-winning son of Concerto known for producing durable dirt runners. From a female family with stakes influences, Picolata represents a commercial American dirt pedigree valued for producing route-oriented progeny. As a broodmare, she has produced multiple sales-ring performers, including her McKinzie filly acquired for $220,000 at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale, reflecting the commercial strength and continued appeal of her bloodlines.