El Chispazo (USA) Horse
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El Chispazo is a 4yo gr/ro horse from the United States trained by Maria Bowersock. He is by St Patrick's Day out of Mama Jo. To date he has captured four victories. On 24 Jan 2026 at Tampa Bay Downs he earned his biggest triumph, winning the $25,000 Race 6.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Colonial Downs 16-Aug-26 1609m R5 Race 5 Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:34.520, SP: 7.00 set the pace while clear early, raced on the inside to the two path on the turn and was headed leaving the turn and dueled for command but faded in the final sixteenth. 1st Hittheroadjak ( F Boyce 123 ) 2nd Neon Nights ( E Esquivel 123 ) 0.75L 3rd El Chispazo ( S Leon 123 ) 2.50L See full results | S Leon 55.8kg 2.50L | 3 (4) |
| Colonial Downs 14-Jul-26 1408m R3 Race 3 $1,728 (of $57,612) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:21.160, SP: 11.00 bumped at the start, then was sent up the inside to set the early pace and was headed nearing the three furlong marker and then tired. 1st Zero Blitz ( J Ruiz 122 ) 2nd Bold Diversion ( F Boyce 124 ) 1.75L 3rd Paynted Warrior ( M Sanchez 124 ) 1.25L 6th El Chispazo ( S Marin 122 ) 11.50L See full results | S Marin 55.3kg 11.50L | 6 (6) |
| Presque Isle Downs 17-Jun-26 1673m R7 Race 7 $3,270 (of $46,711) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:42.020, SP: 7.00 pressed the early pace, took a short lead down the backside, continued to duel through the far turn and weakened in the stretch. 1st Persisten ( E Gonzalez 125 ) 2nd Mackenzie's Novva ( V Severino 123 ) 0.50L 3rd Mr. Colossal ( A Ayala 123 ) 2.00L 4th El Chispazo ( H V Gomez 123 ) 7.00L See full results | H V Gomez 55.8kg 7.00L | 4 (6) |
| Tampa Bay Downs 08-Mar-26 1308m GOOD R6 Race 6 $3,282 (of $46,888) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:16.230, SP: 15.00 raced in the middle of the pack on the outside up the backstretch, came around the bend in the four path and finished evenly. 1st Silver Slugger ( S Leon 119 ) 2nd Alarik ( M Meneses 119 ) 4.50L 3rd Secret Empire ( S Camacho 123 ) 0.30L 4th El Chispazo ( J Castanon 121 ) 6.00L See full results | J Castanon 54.9kg 6.00L | 4 (10) |
| Tampa Bay Downs 21-Feb-26 1710m FIRM R4 Race 4 $3,973 (of $39,731) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:43.900, SP: 2.25 raced in the two path around the first bend, led the way up the backstretch, dueled from the rail around the second turn and could not go with the winner in the lane but chased on to the finish. 1st Embrace My Uncle ( C Gonzalez 120 ) 2nd The Best Distance ( C Gil 122 ) 2.75L 3rd El Chispazo ( S Leon 122 ) 3.00L See full results | S Leon 55.3kg 3.00L | 3 (7) |