Delightful Appeal (USA) Horse
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About
Delightful Appeal is a 4yo dk b/br from the United States trained by Danny R. Bird. The horse is by Itsthesameoldsong out of Added Delight. It has not yet broken its maiden, having failed to win in 10 starts. In its latest outing at Mountaineer on 25 Aug 2026, Jose A. Leon rode Delightful Appeal to a sixth‑place finish, behind winner Robert Lee.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Mountaineer 25-Aug-26 1207m R1 Md (of $11,878) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:14.390, SP: 26.00 faded on the turn. 1st Robert Lee ( J A M Jr 120 ) 2nd Treblewiththecurve ( L Negron 120 ) 3.50L 3rd Finn D'oro ( M Vilchez 124 , Cd 119 ) 6.25L 6th Delightful Appeal ( J A Leon 124 ) 12.75L See full results | J A Leon 56.2kg 12.75L | 6 (7) |
| Thistledown 14-Aug-26 1106m GOOD R6 Md $481 (of $48,053) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:06.420, SP: 17.00 was no threat. 1st Dreamliner's Kid ( R Bowen 123 ) 2nd My Paisan ( C Keiser 119 ) 2.75L 3rd Rivers Run Fast ( B Tapara 123 ) 1.75L 7th Delightful Appeal ( J Leon 123 ) 19.00L See full results | J Leon 55.8kg 19.00L | 7 (8) |
| Thistledown 16-Jul-26 1207m R3 Md $541 (of $27,067) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:14.860, SP: 10.00 chased the pace into the turn then stopped. 1st Camp Perry ( L Rivera 119 ) 2nd Markaway ( J Simpson 119 ) 3.00L 3rd H F S Memories ( A Diaz 119 ) 2.75L 6th Delightful Appeal ( T Houghton 123 ) 26.50L See full results | T Houghton 55.8kg 26.50L | 6 (6) |
| Mountaineer 07-Jul-26 1207m R2 Md $274 (of $27,401) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:14.120, SP: 41.00 folded up on the turn. 1st Sonny's Prize ( B Weatherly 120 ) 2nd Fiction ( H Haldar 124 ) 0.50L 3rd Cowboy Roy ( N J Arroyo 120 ) 4.25L 7th Delightful Appeal ( F Garcia 124 ) 32.00L See full results | F Garcia 56.2kg 32.00L | 7 (7) |
| Thistledown 21-Jun-26 1106m FIRM R5 Md $484 (of $48,373) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:08.100, SP: 41.00 raced close up early and was through after a half. 1st Dr Inspired ( J Bracho 123 ) 2nd Rivers Run Fast ( B Tapara 123 ) 3.75L 3rd Dark N Dirty ( E Greenidge 118 ) 2.25L 5th Delightful Appeal ( T Houghton 123 ) 13.00L See full results | T Houghton 55.8kg 13.00L | 5 (9) |