title: Volatile (horse)
text: # Volatile (horse)
  
  Volatile (foaled March 20, 2016 ) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse and the winner of the 2020 Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap.
  
  ## Career
  
  Volatile's first race was on July 13, 2019, at Ellis Park, where he came in first in a Maiden Special Weight race. He placed 2nd in an Allowance race on September 14, 2019, at Churchill Downs, then began a three race winstreak.
  
  He grabbed an Allowance race victory on November 3, 2019, at Churchill Downs, and then picked up an Allowance Optional Claiming victory at Oaklawn Park on April 24, 2020.
  
  Volatile picked up his first stakes win on June 6, 2020, at the Aristides Stakes. He came in as the 1:2 favorite and came within two one-hundredths of a second off of the track record during the win, defeating Honest Mischief and winning $100,000.
  
  On July 25, 2020, at Saratoga, Volatile won the 2020 Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap. Volatile came into the four horse field as the heavy favorite at 2/5 odds and defeated Whitmore, who came in 2nd.
  
  ## Pedigree
  
  Pedigree of Volatile (USA), 2016 :
  
  | Sire Violence (USA) b. 2010 | Medaglia D'Oro (USA) b. 1999 | El Prado | Sadlers Wells |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Sire Violence (USA) b. 2010 | Medaglia D'Oro (USA) b. 1999 | El Prado | Lady Capulet |
  | Sire Violence (USA) b. 2010 | Medaglia D'Oro (USA) b. 1999 | Cappucino Bay | Bailjumper |
  | Sire Violence (USA) b. 2010 | Medaglia D'Oro (USA) b. 1999 | Cappucino Bay | Dubbed In |
  | Sire Violence (USA) b. 2010 | Violent Beauty (USA) b. 2003 | Gone West | Mr. Prospector |
  | Sire Violence (USA) b. 2010 | Violent Beauty (USA) b. 2003 | Gone West | Secrettame |
  | Sire Violence (USA) b. 2010 | Violent Beauty (USA) b. 2003 | Storming Beauty | Storm Cat |
  | Sire Violence (USA) b. 2010 | Violent Beauty (USA) b. 2003 | Storming Beauty | Sky Beauty |
  | Dam Melody Lady (USA) b. 2010 | Unbridled's Song (USA) b. 1993 | Unbridled | Fappiano |
  | Dam Melody Lady (USA) b. 2010 | Unbridled's Song (USA) b. 1993 | Unbridled | Gana Facil |
  | Dam Melody Lady (USA) b. 2010 | Unbridled's Song (USA) b. 1993 | Trolley Song | Caro |
  | Dam Melody Lady (USA) b. 2010 | Unbridled's Song (USA) b. 1993 | Trolley Song | Lucky Spell |
  | Dam Melody Lady (USA) b. 2010 | Lady Tak (USA) b. 2000 | Mutakddim | Seeking the Gold |
  | Dam Melody Lady (USA) b. 2010 | Lady Tak (USA) b. 2000 | Mutakddim | Oscillate |
  | Dam Melody Lady (USA) b. 2010 | Lady Tak (USA) b. 2000 | Star of My Eye | Lucky North |
  | Dam Melody Lady (USA) b. 2010 | Lady Tak (USA) b. 2000 | Star of My Eye | Dangerous Star |
  