Almond Fudge (USA) Horse

Country

United States

Foal Date

16-Feb-21

Colour

dark bay or brown

Sire

Practical Joke

Dam

Fruhl's Gold

Prize Money

107796

Trainer

Terry J. Crago

Owners

Terry Crago

About

Almond Fudge, running in the Mountaineer R7 Race 7, is a 5yo dark bay/brown gelding from the United States trained by Terry J. Crago. He is by Practical Joke out of Fruhl's Gold. To date he has captured two victories, highlighted by a win on 17 Sep 2023 at Churchill Downs that earned a $92,000 purse.

Raced At

Mountaineer • Turf Paradise • Ellis Park • Churchill Downs • Oaklawn Park • Keeneland • Saratoga

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Mountaineer 26-Nov-25 1110m R5 Race 5 $90 (of $9,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:04.900, SP: 21.00 flashed early speed then faded on the turn. 1st Wedding March ( E Paucar 121 ) 2nd Great Moon ( R Barrios 123 ) 7.25L 3rd Miss Little Bit ( D L Parker 121 ) 9.50L 7th Almond Fudge ( B Weatherly 123 ) 18.75L See full results	B Weatherly 55.8kg 18.75L	7 (8)
Mountaineer 24-Jul-25 1110m R6 Race 6 $79 (of $7,900) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:06.810, SP: 7.50 pressed the early pace wilting into upper stretch. 1st She's Muy Muy ( L Negron 120 ) 2nd My Best Day Ever ( A R Ramgeet 120 ) 4.75L 3rd Ante Angel ( R Barrios 120 ) 4.80L 8th Almond Fudge ( B Whitacre 123 ) 16.50L See full results	B Whitacre 55.8kg 16.50L	8 (8)
Mountaineer 08-Jul-25 1010m GOOD R4 Race 4 $4,914 (of $7,800) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:00.320, SP: 3.00 moved up three wide on turn, took command, driving. 1st Almond Fudge ( B Whitacre 120 ) 2nd Robin's Tough Love ( R Barrios 116 ) 1.00L 3rd Fine By Design ( B Weatherly 120 ) 1.50L See full results	B Whitacre 54.4kg	1 (6)
Mountaineer 16-Jun-25 1110m GOOD R4 Race 4 $780 (of $7,800) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:07.300, SP: 5.50 bothered early, rallied. 1st Hyper Awakening ( L Tapara 120 ) 2nd X Gene ( R Barrios 120 ) 1.00L 3rd Almond Fudge ( B Whitacre 120 ) 4.00L See full results	B Whitacre 54.4kg 4.00L	3 (9)
Mountaineer 28-May-25 1210m FIRM R4 Race 4 $156 (of $7,800) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:14.240, SP: 7.50 chased through the turn weakening in upper stretch. 1st Revenue Train ( A R Ramgeet 120 ) 2nd Hyper Awakening ( L Tapara 120 ) 1.50L 3rd Appealing Road ( M Mendez 120 ) 2.50L 5th Almond Fudge ( R Diaz 120 ) 9.50L See full results	R Diaz 54.4kg 9.50L	5 (9)
Mountaineer 13-May-25 1110m FIRM R4 Race 4 $780 (of $7,800) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:08.320, SP: 13.00 chased the pace through the turn into upper stretch staying on to the end. 1st She's Muy Muy ( L Negron 123 ) 2nd Leave Drama Behind ( K Gonzalez 120 ) 3.00L 3rd Almond Fudge ( R Diaz 120 ) 3.10L See full results	R Diaz 54.4kg 3.10L	3 (10)
Mountaineer 22-Apr-25 910m GOOD R8 Race 8 $78 (of $7,800) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 00:55.300, SP: 5.00 hustled along chased to upper stretch fading late. 1st Mo Twilight ( A Gomez 120 ) 2nd Coastalness ( E Paucar 116 ) 2.00L 3rd Knobiesmagicsonde ( M Vilchez 120 , Cd 125 ) 4.25L 8th Almond Fudge ( B Weatherly 120 ) 11.75L See full results	B Weatherly 54.4kg 11.75L	8 (10)
Turf Paradise 30-Nov-24 910m FIRM R4 Race 4 $309 (of $10,299) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:51.940, SP: 4.00 was reserved early, went three wide into the turn and was empty late. 1st Kythira ( O Mojica 121 ) 2nd Sensible Lute ( D A Martin 124 ) 1.50L 3rd Groovy Gray Gal ( M Americano 121 , Cd 126 ) 2.00L 5th Almond Fudge ( K Mcgregor 121 ) 5.25L See full results	K Mcgregor 54.9kg 5.25L	5 (6)
Mountaineer 17-Sep-24 1010m FIRM R7 Race 7 $1,316 (of $18,800) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:57.550 faded on the turn. 1st Sharp Az Can Be ( L Negron 118 ) 2nd Thirsty Accountant ( A Murgia 118 ) 6.75L 3rd She Had A Secret ( B Tapara 120 ) 8.50L 4th Almond Fudge ( B Whitacre 118 ) 21.00L See full results	B Whitacre 53.5kg 21.00L	4 (4)
Mountaineer 15-Aug-24 1010m GOOD R1 Race 1 $791 (of $11,302) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:57.630 chased inside, evenly. 1st Moonlight Tango ( B Whitacre 120 ) 2nd Do You Realize ( J A Bracho 116 ) 2.50L 3rd Bethpage ( B Weatherly 123 , Cd 118 ) 3.75L 4th Almond Fudge ( L Negron 116 ) 4.75L See full results	L Negron 52.6kg 4.75L	4 (7)
Ellis Park 15-Jul-24 1110m FIRM R3 Race 3 $1,541 (of $22,002) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:06.210 tracked along the inside and lacked a bid. 1st Weather Map ( M Murrill 122 ) 2nd Miss Saipan ( J R Gutierrez 118 , Cd 108 ) 1.00L 3rd Iced Mocha ( J Padron-barcenas 122 ) 3.25L 4th Almond Fudge ( L Machado 118 ) 5.25L See full results	L Machado 53.5kg 5.25L	4 (7)
Churchill Downs 20-Jun-24 1210m FIRM R6 Race 6 $787 (of $50,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:09.770 vied along the inside clinging to a short advantage into the turn, got headed by an outer bidder at the three furlong pole, chased that clearing rival turning for home and faded. 1st Lite It Up Louie ( L Saez 120 ) 2nd Sherbet Fountain ( A Beschizza 123 ) 2.00L 3rd Motown Mika ( T Gaffalione 123 ) 5.25L 8th Almond Fudge ( J R Jr 118 ) 22.25L See full results	J R Jr 53.5kg 22.25L	8 (9)
Churchill Downs 02-Jun-24 1410m FIRM R1 Race 1 (of $31,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:24.130, SP: 15.00 vied for the lead with an outer rival around the turn, yielded nearing the lane, shifted off of the fence in upper stretch and weakened between horses. 1st Miss Tappy Tone ( R Bejarano 123 ) 2nd Sherbet Fountain ( A Beschizza 123 ) 0.15L 3rd Collect A Lil ( W Rodriguez 123 ) 0.15L 7th Almond Fudge ( R J Santana 118 ) 14.85L See full results	R J Santana 53.5kg 14.85L	7 (12)
Churchill Downs 17-May-24 1410m FIRM R6 Race 6 (of $53,999) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:24.350, SP: 4.50 leaned into an outer rival at the start, vied with an outer rival, then between horses while taking the bend in the three path, yielded drifting to the four path entering the lane and faded. 1st Baytown Lovely ( J Bealmear 123 ) 2nd The Big Calhouna ( C Barbosa 118 ) 0.15L 3rd Crystal Symphony ( A Achard 118 ) 6.25L 5th Almond Fudge ( J Torres 118 ) 11.80L See full results	J Torres 53.5kg 11.80L	5 (7)
Oaklawn Park 13-Jan-24 1210m FIRM R1 Race 1 (of $49,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:14.400, SP: 2.90 pressed the issue three wide, gave way late in the turn. 1st January Jubilee ( J Bealmear 118 ) 2nd Subway Susie ( K Jordan 115 ) 0.15L 3rd Stealthespotlight ( H Hernandez 115 ) 0.15L 5th Almond Fudge ( R Vazquez 121 ) 18.75L See full results	R Vazquez 54.9kg 18.75L	5 (8)
Churchill Downs 09-Nov-23 1310m FIRM R1 Race 1 (of $75,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:18.480, SP: 4.33 sparred for the lead with an outer rival while remaining a path off the rail around the turn, proved no match for that one nearing the lane and weakened. 1st Intermittent Fast ( E Morales 118 ) 2nd Ready For Trouble ( F Arrieta 118 ) 0.15L 3rd Mila Junes ( R Aragon 118 ) 0.15L 5th Almond Fudge ( L Saez 120 ) 14.50L See full results	L Saez 54.4kg 14.50L	5 (7)
Keeneland 07-Oct-23 1210m FIRM R4 CL (of $110,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:11.410, SP: 12.00 lacked speed in the two path and tired. 1st Xtreme Smoke Show ( T Gaffalione 122 ) 2nd Our Keepsake ( J Torres 122 ) 1.50L 3rd Done Enough ( I O Jr 122 ) 1.25L 8th Almond Fudge ( C Torres 122 ) 31.25L See full results	C Torres 55.3kg 31.25L	8 (8)
Churchill Downs 17-Sep-23 1210m FIRM R1 Md $57,960 (of $92,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:11.230, SP: 8.50 showed good early speed to cross over set the early pace, raced well clear near the eighth pole and held safe under steady handling. 1st Almond Fudge ( G Corrales 119 ) 2nd Mysidehustle ( J Graham 119 ) 0.15L 3rd Krickle ( T Heard 119 ) 0.15L See full results	G Corrales 54kg	1 (11)
Saratoga 20-Jul-23 1110m FIRM R6 Md (of $83,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:06.120, SP: 8.00 was hustled from the start then urged along on the outside, went four then three wide on the turn and capitulated. 1st Queen's Martini ( L Saez 119 ) 2nd Khozy Colby ( J Ortiz 119 ) 5.75L 3rd Crazy Cami ( I Castillo 119 ) 0.75L 7th Almond Fudge ( T Gaffalione 119 ) 13.10L See full results	T Gaffalione 54kg 13.10L	7 (10)