Chances Taken (USA) Horse
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Chances Taken is a 5yo dk b/br horse from the United States, trained by Kara Lin McGuire. The colt is by Honor Code out of Tooken. To date, the horse has captured two victories. Its biggest triumph came on 25 May 2025 at Louisiana Downs, where it won the $4,800 Maiden Claiming.
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Turfway Park • Churchill Downs • Horseshoe Indianapolis • Louisiana Downs • Oaklawn Park • Remington ParkRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Turfway Park 10-Jan-26 1609m R1 Race 1 $758 (of $26,800) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:40.700, SP: 9.00 tracked along the inside, chased in the two path turning for home then stayed on mildly. 1st Enough Already ( J Mckee 121 ) 2nd Nice Shot Doug ( V Lebron 121 ) 0.25L 3rd My Mister Perfect ( L Contreras 121 ) 1.50L 5th Chances Taken ( A Murgia 121 ) 3.25L See full results | A Murgia 54.9kg 3.25L | 5 (13) |
| Turfway Park 13-Dec-25 1610m R1 Race 1 $1,910 (of $19,100) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:38.590, SP: 17.00 GOOD position to quarter pole while racing evenly for show spot. 1st Memes ( R Guerra 121 ) 2nd Enjoy The Cracken ( S Bermudez 121 ) 3.00L 3rd Chances Taken ( A Murgia 121 ) 3.05L See full results | A Murgia 54.9kg 3.05L | 3 (12) |
| Churchill Downs 15-Nov-25 1710m R5 Race 5 $493 (of $36,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:46.820, SP: 34.00 1st Train And Trust ( T Bacon 118 ) 2nd Promissione ( C Torres 118 ) 0.20L 3rd Romantic Lead ( J Elliott 121 ) 5.00L 7th Chances Taken ( A Murgia 121 ) 10.85L See full results | A Murgia 54.9kg 10.85L | 7 (9) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 24-Oct-25 1610m FIRM R5 Race 5 $175 (of $23,800) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:37.260, SP: 26.00 stalked the pace in the two path and bid late inside. 1st Rancho ( J Ramos 119 ) 2nd Dauwe ( D R Grisales 119 ) 0.30L 3rd Train And Trust ( M J Pedroza 119 ) 0.50L 6th Chances Taken ( A Murgia 122 ) 2.25L See full results | A Murgia 55.3kg 2.25L | 6 (12) |
| Belterra Park 03-Oct-25 1610m R8 Race 8 $101 (of $10,100) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:36.100 1st Stradivarian ( J Castanon 123 ) 2nd Turf Cat ( A Murgia 119 ) 4.50L 3rd Spuns Son ( J Trejos 123 ) 0.50L 6th Chances Taken ( A Gomez 123 ) 10.30L See full results | A Gomez 55.8kg 10.30L | 6 (8) |
| Belterra Park 20-Sep-25 1610m R6 Race 6 $707 (of $10,100) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:35.180 rushed up to prompt the pace around the first turn then dropped back on the inside to the quarter pole, angled out to five wide in upper stretch to make a late rally but was too late. 1st Super Snoop ( V Lebron 121 ) 2nd Turf Cat ( A Murgia 119 ) 6.50L 3rd Como ( F C L De 119 ) 0.30L 4th Chances Taken ( A Gomez 123 ) 7.50L See full results | A Gomez 55.8kg 7.50L | 4 (10) |
| Belterra Park 14-Sep-25 1110m R4 Race 4 $360 (of $12,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:05.350 was prominently placed racing along the inside and tired. 1st T. L. Copper Still ( J Hernandez 123 ) 2nd Nice And GOOD ( V Lebron 123 ) 4.25L 3rd Daboom ( A Murgia 123 ) 3.75L 5th Chances Taken ( A Gomez 123 ) 13.00L See full results | A Gomez 55.8kg 13.00L | 5 (5) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 13-Aug-25 1210m SOFT R3 Race 3 $170 (of $17,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:11.800, SP: 26.00 was bumped and jostled about at the start. 1st Lord Majesty ( R Prescott 118 ) 2nd Rewire ( J Ramos 122 ) 0.20L 3rd Mr Negativity ( M Murrill 119 ) 0.30L 7th Chances Taken ( J Hernandez 122 ) 14.60L See full results | J Hernandez 55.3kg 14.60L | 7 (7) |
| Louisiana Downs 25-May-25 1210m FIRM R1 Md $4,800 (of $4,800) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:12.930, SP: 2.90 Bid 4w,edged away late 1st Chances Taken ( J Dominguez 124 ) 2nd Battleoftheravine ( E Nieves 118 ) 1.25L 3rd La Boucane ( J J Ramirez 124 ) 4.00L | J Dominguez 56.2kg | 1 (8) |
| Louisana Downs 25-May-25 1210m R1 Louisana Downs race 1 $4,800 (of $8,000) Barrier 4 1st Chances Taken ( 124 ) 2nd Battleoftheravine ( 118 ) 3rd La Boucane ( 119 ) | 56.2kg | 1 (8) |
| Oaklawn Park 16-Feb-25 1210m FIRM R4 Md $200 (of $32,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:13.610, SP: 26.00 in the second flight while well out in the strip, four wide turn, had little left late. 1st Remember The Fear ( N Juarez 125 ) 2nd Lord Diamond ( F Arrieta 125 ) 0.50L 3rd Cat Storm ( J R Leparoux 125 ) 0.15L 7th Chances Taken ( E Asmussen 125 ) 7.55L See full results | E Asmussen 56.7kg 7.55L | 7 (12) |
| Oaklawn Park 25-Jan-25 1210m FIRM R2 Md $6,299 (of $31,496) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:12.970, SP: 6.50 back off the early pace, angled out four wide turning for home, rallied down the middle of the strip to be clear for the place, not a serious threat to the winner. 1st It's A Rainy Day ( R Bowen 120 ) 2nd Chances Taken ( E Asmussen 125 ) 5.00L 3rd Rerun ( A Pusac 120 ) 6.75L See full results | E Asmussen 56.7kg 5.00L | 2 (10) |
| Churchill Downs 28-Nov-24 1310m FIRM R10 Md $651 (of $42,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:17.070, SP: 10.00 was reluctant to load, leaned outwardly at the start, lacked speed in the three path, swung out to the six path entering the lane and moved up. 1st Munyhungry ( G Saez 122 ) 2nd Lucchesi ( G Ashton 122 ) 0.75L 3rd Phenomenal Dream ( R A Vazquez 122 ) 1.75L 6th Chances Taken ( E Asmussen 122 , Cd 127 ) 13.75L See full results | E Asmussen 55.3kg, Cd 57.6kg 13.75L | 6 (11) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 05-Nov-24 1210m FIRM R7 Md $320 (of $43,522) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:10.320, SP: 11.00 raced in the four path and faded. 1st Alston ( M P Jr 120 ) 2nd Bruhn ( E A Roman 120 ) 2.00L 3rd Zapping Strike ( A Calleja 120 , Cd 113 ) 3.50L 8th Chances Taken ( A Burgos 120 , Cd 125 ) 11.75L See full results | A Burgos 54.4kg, Cd 56.7kg 11.75L | 8 (9) |
| Remington Park 14-Nov-23 1210m FIRM R10 Md $85 (of $34,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:11.770 was outrun. 1st Mo Winning ( H Hernandez 118 ) 2nd Just Ask Watts ( E Gonzalez 118 ) 4.00L 3rd Mr Fillip ( L Wade 118 ) 4.50L 12th Chances Taken ( S Elliott 118 ) 27.50L See full results | S Elliott 53.5kg 27.50L | 12 (12) |