War Like Goddess

War Like Goddess (foaled April 14, 2017) is an American multiple Graded Stakes winning Thoroughbred racehorse. Her graded wins include the Grade I Flower Bowl Stakes in 2021 the Grade II Glens Falls Stakes twice (2021 and 2022) at Saratoga Race Course all of which are long-distance turf events.

War Like Goddess is a bay filly who was bred in Kentucky by Calumet Farm and is owned by cinema mogul George Krikorian. She was sired by English Channel, who was the US Champion Male Turf Horse in 2007 and leading sire of turf horses in North America. War Like Goddess is out of the 2004 English Derby winner North Light mare Misty North who has two winners out of three foals to race. Her unraced foals include three-year-old filly Thecradlewillrock (Red Rocks) and two-year-old colt North of Bali (Bal a Bali).

War Like Goddess has changed hands multiple times. First selling as a weanling to Falcon L & L Stables/Lawrence Hobson from the Bluegrass Thoroughbred Services consignment at the 2017 Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale for $1,200, she was sold again in 2019 at the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's June Two-Year-Olds & Horses of Racing Age Sale for $30,000 to H N D Bloodstock from the Hemingway Racing & Training Stables consignment.

War Like Goddess is trained by U.S. Racing Hall of Fame trainer William I. Mott.

War Like Goddess made her debut on September 26 in a maiden special weight event for fillies and mares ages three and older at Churchill Downs. She was the only first-time starter in the field of nine. She rated far off of the pace before swinging five wide turning for home, then shifted a bit inwards with a furlong to run and drove past the leader Leah Chase within the last 100 yards to win by 3⁄4 length in a time 1:51.21.

On October 28, War Like Goddess made her last start of the season in an allowance race for fillies and mares three and older over a distance of 11 furlongs at Churchill Downs. Again she was slow to begin from the wide post 10, trailing the field while shifting down to the two path around the first turn. War Like Goddess saved ground around the second and third turns, skimming the rail to advance inside turning for home. She then produced a blitz along the rail in upper stretch, drew clear approaching the furlong pole, and was ridden out to the wire to win by 3+1⁄4 lengths in a time of 1:43.52.

After a four-month break, War Like Goddess made her first appearance of the season in the Grade III The Very One Stakes at Gulfstream Park. She broke unhurried, trailing the field along the inside around both turns, swung six wide entering the lane, and rallied but failed to reach contention, finishing fifth to Antoinette, who led all the way.

Staying in Florida, War Like Goddess competed on March 27 in the GIII Orchid Stakes, winning by a nose over 11/10 favorite Always Shopping. She saved ground unhurried for a mile, moving out five wide approaching the stretch, and with a drive was up outside Always Shopping in the final strides.