Fairmount Park Race 4

Claiming

Prize Money: $18,663

SMART JOKER (4) started favourite last time out over 1106m at this track (Dirt) but found one better, making it five minor placings from five starts this campaign. Suited in this and expected to go close. CITY OF CLOUDS (6) had been racing well with three consecutive placings before last start managing only fourth over 1106m at this track. Expected to improve sharply. MISTER SHARPIE (5) doesn't win out of turn but left a good impression last time out when beaten 0.4 lengths into third over 1207m at this track (Dirt). Sure to be in the mix. PURPLE OCTOPUS (1) was safely held when third last time out over 1207m at this track, beaten 6 lengths, after a win at Hawthorne at the previous outing. Best figures measure up so deserves another chance.

Distance: 1207m
Track: Good
Weather: -
Surface: Dirt
Class: CLM

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Purple Octopus (1) 91272x2213
Trainer: Harry E Lynch (USA)
Jockey: Israel Hernandez
Weight: 56kg
Prize Money: $51,577
Win / Place: 15% / 69%

4 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: ADIOS CHARLIE (USA)

Dam: GRIN (USA)

Dam's Sire: Flatter

Rating

Stats

Career

13: 2-6-1

Distance

8: 1-4-1

Trk/Dst

1: 0-0-1

Track

1: 0-0-1

Season

4: 1-2-1

1st Up

3: 0-2-0

2nd Up

2: 0-2-0

3rd Up

2: 1-0-0

4th Up

2: 0-0-1

Metro

5: 0-2-0

Non-Metro

8: 2-4-1

Turf

1: 0-0-0

Dirt

12: 2-6-1

Fast

1: 0-0-0

Firm

1: 0-0-0

Anti-Clockwise

12: 2-6-0

Jockey Stats

Horse

0: 0-0-0

Last 50

0: 0-0-0

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1006m - 1207m

Comments

Form hard to fault. Most recently 3rd in a small field at this track on May 27 over 1207m, 6 len behind Stud Lovin carrying 56kg at $14.10. The race before that won by 0.8 len at Hawthorne May 8 over 1207m defeating Shaman Sez carrying 55.5kg at $2.

Expected Settling Position: Leader

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
3rd of 6	27/5/25	Fairmount Park	1207m	CLM 3U	5	Victor Jadhir Bailon	56kg	Fast	1:11.14	61.1 km/h	6.8L	2-5	$14	19	$18,750	$1,875	1. Stud Lovin 2. Guided Arrow 3. Purple Octopus
1st of 7	8/5/25	Hawthorne	1207m	CLM 3U	1	Jareth Loveberry	55.5kg	Fast	1:12.85	59.6 km/h	0.8L	2-1	$2.00f	28	$16,406	$9,844	1. Purple Octopus 2. Shaman Sez 3. Midnight Royal
2nd of 7	10/4/25	Hawthorne	1106m	CLM 3U	4	Jareth Loveberry	55.5kg	Fast	1:04.97	61.3 km/h	6.0L	2-2	$1.90f	7	$16,773	$3,355	1. Secession 2. Purple Octopus 3. Tallapoosa
2nd of 7	3/4/25	Hawthorne	1006m	CLM 3U	5	Jareth Loveberry	55.5kg	Fast	0:58.82	61.6 km/h	0.8L	3-3	$1.80f	291	$17,572	$3,514	1. El Mucho 2. Purple Octopus 3. Cupid's War
291 Day Spell
2nd of 6	16/6/24	Hawthorne	1207m	CLM 3U	5	Luis H Colon	53.5kg	Fast	1:10.65	61.5 km/h	12.0L	1-2	$1.10f	43	$16,616	$3,323	1. Hoppin John 2. Purple Octopus 3. Be Lucky
43 Day Freshen-Up
7th of 9	4/5/24	Churchill Downs	1408m	ALLOW OCLM 3	9	Joel Rosario	53.5kg	Fast	1:21.13	62.5 km/h	23.8L	8-7	$21	13	$194,190	$1,858	1. Raging Torrent 2. Discreet Mischief 3. Jefferson Street

Oscar Nominee (2) 7831682x81
Trainer: Gabe Retana ()
Jockey: Reynier Arrieta
Weight: 56kg
Prize Money: $43,444
Win / Place: 20% / 40%

Jockey / Horse Combo

4 yo Bay Horse

Sire: OSCAR PERFORMANCE (USA)

Dam: VEE (USA)

Dam's Sire: Leroidesanimaux

Rating

Stats

Career

10: 2-1-1

Distance

6: 2-1-1

Trk/Dst

6: 2-1-1

Track

2: 1-0-0

Season

2: 1-0-0

1st Up

3: 0-0-0

2nd Up

2: 1-0-0

3rd Up

1: 0-0-1

4th Up

1: 1-0-0

Non-Metro

10: 2-1-1

Dirt

10: 2-1-1

Anti-Clockwise

1: 0-0-0

Jockey Stats

Horse

4: 2-1-0

Last 50

0: 0-0-0

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1106m - 1207m

Comments

Third-up today and placed third-up in the past. First-up got back early 8th of 10 at this track on May 13 over 1106m, 8 len behind Crazy Heart carrying 56kg at $66.30. Second-up ran on from midfield and won by 1.75 len at this track May 24 over 1207m defeating Durango Chrome carrying 56kg at $4.50.

Expected Settling Position: Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
1st of 6	24/5/25	Fairmount Park	1207m	CLM 3U	2	Reynier Arrieta	56kg	Fast	1:12.82	59.7 km/h	1.8L	3-1	$4.50	11	$14,062	$11,812	1. Oscar Nominee 2. Durango Chrome 3. Spoonman
8th of 10	13/5/25	Fairmount Park	1106m	ALLOW OCLM 3	3	Julio Felix	56kg	Fast	1:06.01	60.3 km/h	8.3L	8-8	$66	201	$40,625	$489	1. Crazy Heart 2. Stance 3. Midnite Alex
201 Day Spell
2nd of 8	24/10/24	Fairmount Park	1207m	CLM 3U	3	Reynier Arrieta	53.5kg	Fast	1:13.53	59.1 km/h	1.0L	8-2	$6.30	61	$14,451	$2,890	1. El Mucho 2. Oscar Nominee 3. Move In Silence
61 Day Spell
8th of 10	24/8/24	Fairmount Park	1207m	ALLOW OCLM 3	9	Cory Orm	53.5kg	Fast	1:12.00	60.4 km/h	16.8L	5-9	$50	37	$39,939	$439	1. Hand Over My Heart 2. Diamondonice 3. Run The Table
37 Day Freshen-Up
6th of 6	18/7/24	Hawthorne	1106m	ALLOW 3U	2	Reynier Arrieta	53.5kg	Fast	1:04.23	62.0 km/h	21.9L	4-6	$45	47	$49,624	$992	1. Arthurian 2. Secession 3. Baladine
47 Day Freshen-Up
1st of 9	1/6/24	Fairmount Park	1207m	MDN 3U	7	Reynier Arrieta	53.5kg	M	1:13.05	59.5 km/h	0.3L	2-2	$25	14	$37,009	$22,205	1. Oscar Nominee 2. Late Blacksmith 3. Win The Cup

Smart Joker (3) 3x23x22222
Trainer: James M Watkins ()
Jockey: Ademar Santos
Weight: 56kg
Prize Money: $88,367
Win / Place: 8.70% / 52%

6 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: PRACTICAL JOKE (USA)

Dam: SMARTY BULL (USA)

Dam's Sire: Smarty Jones

100

Rating

Stats

Career

23: 2-7-3

Distance

6: 0-2-2

Track

1: 0-1-0

Season

4: 0-4-0

1st Up

4: 0-2-0

2nd Up

4: 0-1-1

3rd Up

3: 1-1-0

4th Up

3: 0-2-0

Metro

12: 0-1-2

Non-Metro

11: 2-6-1

Turf

4: 0-0-0

Synthetic

4: 0-1-2

Dirt

15: 2-6-1

Fast

4: 0-0-0

Anti-Clockwise

22: 2-6-3

Jockey Stats

Horse

0: 0-0-0

Last 50

0: 0-0-0

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1106m - 1408m

Comments

Most recently 2nd of 8 at this track on May 10 over 1106m, 1.0 len behind Guided Arrow with 56kg at $3.10. The start before that ran on from midfield; 2nd of 7 at Tampa Bay Downs on March 14 over 1308m, 0.5 len behind Indio Mara with 53.5kg at $3.60.

Expected Settling Position: Off Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
2nd of 8	10/5/25	Fairmount Park	1106m	CLM 3U	7	V Santiago	56kg	Fast	1:05.84	60.5 km/h	1.0L	8-2	$3.10f	57	$18,750	$3,750	1. Guided Arrow 2. Smart Joker 3. Secession
57 Day Freshen-Up
2nd of 7	14/3/25	Tampa Bay Downs	1308m	CLM 4U	4	Samuel Marin	53.5kg	Fast	1:16.16	61.8 km/h	0.5L	4-5	$3.60	21	$33,708	$6,657	1. Indio Mara 2. Smart Joker 3. Point Liam
2nd of 10	21/2/25	Tampa Bay Downs	1408m	CLM 4U	7	Samuel Marin	53.5kg	Fast	1:23.44	60.7 km/h	1.0L	2-2	$4.20	26	$33,816	$6,361	1. Jabran 2. Smart Joker 3. Road Minister
2nd of 7	26/1/25	Tampa Bay Downs	1207m	CLM 4U	6	Samuel Marin	53.5kg	Fast	1:10.40	61.7 km/h	1.3L	4-2	$4.90	28	$33,871	$6,689	1. Song Runner 2. Smart Joker 3. Maptitude
2nd of 8	29/12/24	Tampa Bay Downs	1408m	CLM 3U	3	Ronald Dale Allen Jr	54.5kg	SP	1:24.23	60.2 km/h	2.3L	4-2	$6.70	73	$27,735	$5,393	1. Zatip 2. Smart Joker 3. Russian Hammer
73 Day Spell
3rd of 9	17/10/24	Presque Isle Downs	1207m	CLM 3U	7	Ronald Dale Allen Jr	55.5kg	Fast	1:10.22	61.9 km/h	2.5L	6-3	$2.50	22	$20,231	$2,023	1. Blameitonmymomma 2. Backdoorparty 3. Smart Joker

Mister Sharpie (4) 645745x233
Trainer: Mike Durham (USA)
Jockey: Travis Wales
Weight: 56kg
Prize Money: $75,097
Win / Place: 8.00% / 32%

5 yo Dark Bay/Brown Gelding

Sire: SHARP AZTECA (USA)

Dam: QUEEN JOLENE (USA)

Dam's Sire: Bernardini

Rating

Stats

Career

25: 2-3-3

Distance

15: 0-0-2

Trk/Dst

3: 0-0-2

Track

3: 0-1-2

Season

3: 0-1-2

1st Up

4: 1-1-0

2nd Up

3: 0-0-1

3rd Up

2: 0-0-1

4th Up

1: 0-0-1

Metro

18: 1-2-1

Non-Metro

7: 1-1-2

Turf

1: 0-0-0

Synthetic

2: 0-0-0

Dirt

22: 2-3-3

Fast

1: 0-0-0

Firm

1: 0-0-0

Anti-Clockwise

21: 2-2-1

Jockey Stats

Horse

1: 0-0-0

Last 50

0: 0-0-0

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1106m - 1207m

Comments

Form hard to fault. Last start 3rd in a small field at this track on May 24 over 1207m, 0.4 len behind Brown Reserve with 56kg at $4.30. The run before that 3rd of 8 at this track on May 10 over 1207m, 1.75 len behind Granddaddylonglegs carrying 56kg at $29.

Expected Settling Position: Off Pace

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
3rd of 6	24/5/25	Fairmount Park	1207m	ALLOW OCLM 3	4	Ademar Santos	56kg	Fast	1:12.17	60.2 km/h	0.4L	2-2	$4.30	14	$26,562	$2,656	1. Brown Reserve 2. Sweet La Crema 3. Mister Sharpie
3rd of 8	10/5/25	Fairmount Park	1207m	ALLOW OCLM 3	2	V Santiago	56kg	Fast	1:13.10	59.4 km/h	1.8L	5-4	$29	14	$26,562	$2,656	1. Granddaddylonglegs 2. Xavi 3. Mister Sharpie
2nd of 8	26/4/25	Fairmount Park	1106m	ALLOW OCLM 3	6	V Santiago	57kg	Fast	1:06.75	59.6 km/h	0.5L	2-1	$10	203	$31,150	$6,230	1. Mr Chivas 2. Mister Sharpie 3. Get Through
203 Day Spell
5th of 9	5/10/24	Fairmount Park	1207m	ALLOW OCLM 3	2	Travis Wales	56kg	Fast	1:11.99	60.4 km/h	5.9L	4-7	$28	19	$25,289	$279	1. American Warrior 2. Rhodiums Pride 3. Nations Dream
4th of 6	16/9/24	Prairie Meadows	1207m	CLM 3U	6	Kylee R Jordan	55.5kg	Fast	1:12.11	60.3 km/h	7.3L	1-3	$2.40f	42	$19,118	$934	1. Obviously Too 2. Jupiter Mission 3. Lucky's Secret
42 Day Freshen-Up
7th of 9	5/8/24	Prairie Meadows	1207m	CLM 3U	2	Alfredo Jr Triana	55.5kg	Fast	1:10.04	62.0 km/h	7.4L	6-5	$7.40	9	$19,969	$461	1. Ocean Ride 2. Broadway Pete 3. Black Storm

City Of Clouds (5) 5406362324
Trainer: Steve Manley (USA)
Jockey: Santiago Gonzalez
Weight: 56kg
Prize Money: $137,465
Win / Place: 6.67% / 36%

5 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: CITY OF LIGHT (USA)

Dam: CLOUDY VOW (USA)

Dam's Sire: Broken Vow

Rating

Stats

Career

30: 2-6-3

Distance

13: 2-2-0

Track

1: 0-0-0

Season

5: 0-2-1

1st Up

2: 0-1-0

2nd Up

2: 0-0-1

3rd Up

2: 0-0-0

4th Up

2: 1-0-0

Metro

17: 0-0-1

Non-Metro

13: 2-6-2

Synthetic

5: 0-1-2

Dirt

25: 2-5-1

Anti-Clockwise

29: 2-6-3

Jockey Stats

Horse

0: 0-0-0

Last 50

0: 0-0-0

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1006m - 1308m

Comments

Racing well. Most recently 4th of 8 at this track on May 10 over 1106m, 6 len behind Guided Arrow with 56kg at $5.40. Before that 2nd of 7 at Hawthorne on April 20 over 1106m, 5 len behind We Miss Arlington with 55.5kg at $7.90.

Expected Settling Position: Off Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
4th of 8	10/5/25	Fairmount Park	1106m	CLM 3U	6	Julio Felix	56kg	Fast	1:05.84	60.5 km/h	6.0L	6-6	$5.40	20	$18,750	$1,050	1. Guided Arrow 2. Smart Joker 3. Secession
2nd of 7	20/4/25	Hawthorne	1106m	CLM 3U	2	Julio Felix	55.5kg	Good	1:04.69	61.5 km/h	5.0L	6-6	$7.90	21	$20,767	$4,153	1. We Miss Arlington 2. City Of Clouds 3. All About Tonite, Spanish Kiss
3rd of 6	30/3/25	Hawthorne	1006m	CLM 3U	3	Alexander Bendezu	55.5kg	Fast	0:57.92	62.5 km/h	4.8L	3-4	$6.50	30	$20,602	$2,060	1. All About Tonite 2. King Anthony 3. City Of Clouds
2nd of 9	28/2/25	Turfway Park	1308m	CLM 3U	3	Carlos Barbosa	56kg	Fast	1:20.51	58.5 km/h	4.5L	8-3	$3.09	42	$34,783	$8,219	1. Shakin Loose 2. City Of Clouds 3. Faster
42 Day Freshen-Up
6th of 12	17/1/25	Turfway Park	1207m	CLM 4U	3	Luan Machado	55kg	Fast	1:11.91	60.4 km/h	4.8L	11-7	$6.16	30	$44,839	$568	1. Campton 2. Fear And Loathing 3. Chryso Alogo
3rd of 10	18/12/24	Turfway Park	1308m	CLM 3U	7	Luan Machado	54.5kg	Fast	1:17.89	60.5 km/h	1.6L	8-6	$9.28	33	$42,835	$4,966	1. Looking Good Lewis 2. Chryso Alogo 3. City Of Clouds
33 Day Freshen-Up

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