Effortless Favorite (USA) Horse

Country
United States
Foal Date
22-Jan-23
Sex
gelding
Colour
bay
Sire
Favorite Cartel
Dam
Swingin Cartel
Prize Money
822738
Trainer
Jason L. Olmstead
Owners
Maher, Tom, Tobin, Richard L. and Maher, Bill
About

Effortless Favorite is a 2yo bay gelding from the United States, trained by Jason L. Olmstead. He is by Favorite Cartel out of Swingin Cartel. He has collected six wins in his career so far. On June 1, 2025, at Remington Park, he captured his most important victory, taking the $1,161,010 Heritage Place Futurity (Grade I).

Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Will Rogers Downs 12-Nov-25 370m R10 Black Gold Futurity Championship Final (Stakes) $73,206 (of $366,030) Barrier 10 vibrant bid, missed narrowly. 1st Ivory Macho Man ( B Candanosa 124 ) 2nd Effortless Favorite ( F R R Jr 124 ) 0.05L 3rd Jess A GOOD Angel ( J Pulido 124 ) 0.80L See full resultsF R R Jr 56.2kg 0.05L2 (10)
Will Rogers Downs 28-Oct-25 370m R8 Race 8 $2,670 (of $5,000) Barrier 8 1st Effortless Favorite ( F R R Jr 127 ) 2nd Uncle Redheads ( A Alvidrez 124 ) 0.25L 3rd FAST Draw ( A O Ramirez 124 ) 1.25L See full resultsF R R Jr 57.6kg1 (10)
Albuquerque 01-Sep-25 400m R7 Albuquerque race 7 $84,000 (of $200,000) Barrier 2 1st Effortless Favorite ( 124 ) 2nd Jc Speeding ( 126 ) 3rd Flying Chance ( 124 )56.2kg1 (10)
Albuquerque 04-Aug-25 400m R16 Albuquerque race 16 $6,000 (of $10,000) Barrier 2 1st Effortless Favorite ( 124 ) 2nd Flying Joy 1 ( 124 ) 3rd Jess Hot Z ( 124 )56.2kg1 (7)
Ruidoso Downs 28-Jun-25 370m R3 Race 3 $2,000 (of $10,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:38.270 came in start, vied, not enough. 1st Lt Say When ( R Ramirez 124 ) 2nd Effortless Favorite ( F R R Jr 127 ) 0.50L 3rd Wynston ( C Ramos 124 ) 0.75L See full resultsF R R Jr 57.6kg 0.50L2 (9)
Remington Park 01-Jun-25 320m R12 Heritage Place Futurity (Grade I) (Stakes) $342,498 (of $1,161,010) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:14.970 strong case, strong surge, shared it. 1st Effortless Favorite ( F R R Jr 125 ) 2nd Apollirevenge ( F Calderon 124 ) 3rd Jess a GOOD Angel ( J Pulido 124 ) 0.10L See full resultsF R R Jr 56.7kg1 (8)
Remington Park 09-May-25 320m R9 Race 9 $8,700 (of $15,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:15.610 exploded,surged ahead. 1st Effortless Favorite ( F R R Jr 125 ) 2nd Cyber Blues ( F Calderon 124 ) 0.50L 3rd Relentless Eckspress ( J R Ayala 124 ) 0.75L See full resultsF R R Jr 56.7kg1 (9)
Remington Park 13-Apr-25 300m R7 Race 7 $11,940 (of $25,500) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:13.240 drove clear, much the best. 1st Effortless Favorite ( F R R Jr 126 ) 2nd Peacemaker Return ( C Cardenas 124 ) 1.50L 3rd Blackberry Kiss ( M Delgado 124 ) 1.60L See full resultsF R R Jr 57.2kg1 (9)