Napoleon Solo put in a dominant performance at the Preakness Stakes and walked away with the victory. Paco Lopez, Chad Summers, and Gold Square LLC were all involved in the win.
While Lopez was in the thick of the action as Napoleon Solo’s jockey, Gold Square’s role is definitely more behind the scenes.
Here is what you need to know about them.
Gold Square LLC, Owner of Napoleon Solo
Gold Square LLC is the owner of Napoleon Solo.
According to America’s Best Racing, “Gold Square Racing is the stable of Al Gold, who raced graded stakes winners Chase City and Little Miss Holly, but probably is best known as the owner of Cyberknife.”
“In 2022, Cyberknife won both the Arkansas Derby and TVG.com Haskell Stakes for Gold, who named the horse after a life-saving tool that helped him overcome prostate cancer,” the profile reads. “Gold also is known for giving horses whimsical names such as Meet the Mets, Geaux Mets, My Italian Rabbi, and Who Hoo Thats Me.”
In 2026, Gold Square has had five first-place finishes. Additionally, they have had horses earn three second-place finishes, four third-place finishes, and 20 unplaced. This year alone they have earned $389,088 prior to the Preakness Stakes.
Over the history of the stable, they have had many victories. Gold Square has had 226 first-place finishes, 179 second-place finishes, 161 third-place finishes, and 570 unplaced. They have earned nearly $17 million over the stable’s entire career with horse racing.
More on Napoleon Solo
Heading into the Preakness Stakes, Napoleon Solo had 8-1 morning-line odds of winning the race. The only horses with better odds were Taj Mahal, Incredibolt, Chip Honcho, and Ocelli.
Here is more information on Napoleon Solo from the horse’s profile.
“Napoleon Solo absolutely swamped the competition in his career debut Aug. 8, 2025, at Saratoga Race Course, pressing a fast pace and powering to a 5 ¼-length victory under Joel Rosario for trainer Chad Summers,” the profile reads. “He prepped for the Grade 1 Champagne Stakes with a series of three-straight bullet workouts (the fastest at that distance on the day) and dominated again in his stakes debut.”
“Napoleon Solo set a fast pace through an opening quarter-mile in :22.53 and a half-mile in :44.24 and surged well clear in the stretch en route to a 6 ½-length runaway under Rosario that punched his ticket to the FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Presented by TAA Oct. 31 at Del Mar.”
“He also earned 10 qualifying points toward the 2026 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve by completing the one-mile race in 1:34.57,” the profile continues. “Napoleon Solo made his 3-year-old debut on Feb. 28, 2026, in the Grade 2 Coolmore Fountain of Youth Stakes going 1 1/16 miles at Gulfstream Park. He was sent off at the 3.40-1 third choice on the tote board in a field of nine and settled for fifth.”
“Napoleon Solo is named for a fiction character from the 1960s spy series TV show and 2015 movie ‘The Man from U.N.C.L.E.”
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