Blue Opal (USA) Horse
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Blue Opal is a 4yo bay from the United States trained by Justin Sherman. She is by Bal A Bali out of My Dear Opal. The filly has not yet broken her maiden, failing to win in 13 starts. In her most recent race at Turfway Park on 23rd Jan 2026, Jann N. Hernandez rode her to a seventh‑place finish, behind the winner Tricky Furey.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Turfway Park 23-Jan-26 1308m R1 Md (of $30,800) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:21.360, SP: 51.00 chased along the inside and gave way. 1st Tricky Furey ( Y L Correa 122 ) 2nd Gathered ( W A Rodriguez 122 ) 2.00L 3rd Lyric Street ( F D L Cruz 122 ) 2.75L 7th Blue Opal ( J N Hernandez 120 , Cd 115 ) 10.55L See full results | J N Hernandez 54.4kg, Cd 52.2kg 10.55L | 7 (12) |
| Turfway Park 13-Dec-25 1610m R3 Md $173 (of $17,900) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:39.250, SP: 41.00 unhurried to the stretch with no response when needed. 1st Sr. Mary Margaret ( W Rodriguez 121 ) 2nd Lady Authentic ( F C L De 121 ) 2.75L 3rd Ides Of Demarch ( C Barbosa 121 ) 1.25L 7th Blue Opal ( J Felix 121 ) 14.00L See full results | J Felix 54.9kg 14.00L | 7 (11) |
| Mountaineer 25-Nov-25 1010m R2 Md $340 (of $17,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 00:59.250, SP: 21.00 played no factor. 1st Arrogarsi ( D Parker 126 ) 2nd Blazen Eyes ( K Gonzalez 121 ) 5.50L 3rd Mia's Myrige ( R Barrios 121 ) 1.75L 5th Blue Opal ( L Negron 121 ) 10.25L See full results | L Negron 54.9kg 10.25L | 5 (8) |
| Mountaineer 11-Nov-25 1210m R8 Md $560 (of $8,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:15.020, SP: 2.75 wide trip. 1st My Angel Does ( A Gomez 121 ) 2nd Lady Tozi ( M Pagan 121 ) 2.75L 3rd Special Cap ( K Gilbert 126 ) 0.75L 4th Blue Opal ( L Negron 121 ) 4.00L See full results | L Negron 54.9kg 4.00L | 4 (8) |
| Mountaineer 30-Oct-25 1110m R8 Md $800 (of $8,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:06.620, SP: 7.50 slow early raced evenly to upper stretch finishing well. 1st Lil Sweezey ( D Parker 121 ) 2nd Stanford Hottie ( M Pagan 121 ) 4.25L 3rd Blue Opal ( L Negron 121 ) 4.75L See full results | L Negron 54.9kg 4.75L | 3 (8) |
| Belterra Park 05-Oct-25 1110m R6 Race 6 $595 (of $8,500) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:05.920 1st Star Watch ( J Mckee 125 ) 2nd Benet ( L Hernandez 125 ) 8.00L 3rd Ouray Dreamin ( G Lagunes 121 ) 0.30L 4th Blue Opal ( S Pauly 116 , Cd 111 ) 11.00L See full results | S Pauly 52.6kg, Cd 50.3kg 11.00L | 4 (6) |
| Belterra Park 26-Sep-25 1610m R2 Race 2 $255 (of $8,500) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:41.450 went four wide on the first turn, moved up into the backstretch to assume command, set a pressured pace to the second turn and stopped when headed. 1st Randi Randi Randi ( A Gomez 121 ) 2nd Saras Shining Star ( J Hernandez 121 ) 1.50L 3rd Tone Of Silence ( G Lagunes 125 ) 1.25L 5th Blue Opal ( S Pauly 116 , Cd 111 ) 19.25L See full results | S Pauly 52.6kg, Cd 50.3kg 19.25L | 5 (6) |
| Belterra Park 11-Sep-25 1210m R6 Race 6 $100 (of $10,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:13.100 chased the pace from the outside and faltered. 1st Little Juanita ( R J Mojica 125 ) 2nd Tap The Blues ( S Pauly 121 ) 7.75L 3rd Moon Dance Laura ( Y Correa 121 ) 1.25L 8th Blue Opal ( A Nunez 121 ) 31.50L See full results | A Nunez 54.9kg 31.50L | 8 (8) |
| Belterra Park 28-Aug-25 1210m R1 Race 1 $700 (of $10,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:13.040 dueled for the lead while inside, drew off into the turn then faltered in the stretch. 1st Lil Breezzy ( D Sheehy 121 ) 2nd Proud Words ( A Jimenez 121 ) 0.00L 3rd Ouray Dreamin ( G Lagunes 121 ) 0.00L 4th Blue Opal ( S Pauly 116 , Cd 111 ) 20.25L See full results | S Pauly 52.6kg, Cd 50.3kg 20.25L | 4 (4) |
| Tampa Bay Downs 02-Mar-25 1310m FIRM R1 Md $190 (of $20,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:18.380, SP: 5.00 was reserved early, dropped to the inside on the turn and had no response. 1st Ran The Red ( S Marin 119 ) 2nd Jenn Sweet Jenn ( R Feliciano 119 ) 0.00L 3rd Mom's Had Enough ( A Gallardo 119 ) 0.00L 8th Blue Opal ( S Hess 119 , Cd 126 ) 16.25L See full results | S Hess 54kg, Cd 57.2kg 16.25L | 8 (8) |
| Tampa Bay Downs 10-Feb-25 1410m FIRM R2 Md $4,400 (of $22,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:24.760, SP: 9.00 was crowded at the start and off slowly, settled off of the moderate early pace, rallied four then five wide into the lane, loomed into the final sixteenth, was bumped and taken off stride in deep stretch then was outfinished by the top two, while well clear of the rest. 1st Notable Exchange ( S Marin 120 ) 2nd Blue Opal ( S Hess 120 ) 1.00L 3rd Securitylightning ( M Iorio 120 ) 0.25L See full results | S Hess 54.4kg 1.00L | 2 (7) |
| Tampa Bay Downs 02-Feb-25 1210m FIRM R2 Md $210 (of $22,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:11.410, SP: 26.00 tracked the early pace from the outside, made a four wide sweep on the turn to vie for command but faded in the final furlong. 1st Grace The Law ( R Torres 120 ) 2nd Ms Kendrick B. ( D Centeno 120 ) 0.10L 3rd Chosen Factor ( J L Castanon 120 ) 1.35L 7th Blue Opal ( S Hess 120 , Cd 127 ) 5.10L See full results | S Hess 54.4kg, Cd 57.6kg 5.10L | 7 (11) |
| Tampa Bay Downs 18-Jan-25 1610m GOOD R9 Md $320 (of $52,999) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:36.740, SP: 26.00 chased the pace two wide and tired. 1st Brillante ( S Camacho 120 ) 2nd Mona L ( J C Ferrer 120 ) 4.25L 3rd Don't Jinx It ( I O Jr 120 ) 5.00L 10th Blue Opal ( S Hess 120 , Cd 127 ) 30.50L See full results | S Hess 54.4kg, Cd 57.6kg 30.50L | 10 (10) |