Miles Ahead Aims to Snap 2023 Winless Streak

Miles Ahead , who hasn't won a race in 2023 despite finishing second or third in all of his starts, tries to get the "W" Nov. 23 in the Thanksgiving Classic Stakes at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots. 

The Competitive Edge   gelding is the most experienced runner in the field of nine with 31 career starts, but hasn't seen the winner's circle since the 2022 Louisville Thoroughbred Society Stakes, a span of six starts.

Paul McGee's trainee is 12-7-3 lifetime with $812,313 in earnings. This year, he is 0-3-2 from five starts with $165,810 in the bank. Miles Ahead's eight wins at six furlongs is more than double that of his closest competitors—Swift as I Am  and Kavod  (both of whom are winless this year)—who each have three wins at the distance. 

NOTABLE

• Swift as I Am is making just his second start in a year. He made his 2023 debut Sept. 22 in a starter allowance at Los Alamitos Race Course, finishing fourth.
• Four of the entries have run in graded company this year: Miles Ahead, Cowan , Super Ocho , and Kavod.