Excuses (USA) Horse
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Excuses is a 4yo bay horse from United States trained by Nicholas Tomlinson. He is by the stallion Instagrand out of the dam Eenie Meenie Miney. So far, Excuses has secured one win, the most notable being a $29,000 victory on 16 Nov 2025 at Gulfstream.
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| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gulfstream 26-Jul-26 1609m FIRM R10 Race 10 (of $33,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:35.050, SP: 4.50 hustled, set pace to second turn, overtaken upper stretch, weakened. 1st Swamp Fox ( P Pena 126 , Cd 119 ) 2nd Supreme Honor ( R Hughes 122 ) 1.75L 3rd Giuro ( H Figueroa 126 ) 6.25L 6th Excuses ( J Morelos 126 ) 9.00L See full results | J Morelos 57.2kg 9.00L | 6 (7) |
| Gulfstream 05-Jul-26 1710m FIRM R5 Race 5 $1,925 (of $27,500) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:45.810, SP: 5.00 set all the pace along the while being pressed early, cleared off midway down the backstretch and weakened a bit the final eighth of a mile. 1st Candy Addiction ( J Rios 122 ) 2nd Swamp Fox ( L Reyes 126 ) 0.50L 3rd Frosted Punk ( D Herrera 126 ) 3.00L 4th Excuses ( J Morelos 126 ) 3.75L See full results | J Morelos 57.2kg 3.75L | 4 (10) |
| Gulfstream 04-May-26 1673m R5 Race 5 $395 (of $26,500) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:41.330, SP: 4.50 dueled for the lead outside the winner and was two wide on the far turn but weakened in the lane. 1st Complexed ( S Leon 120 ) 2nd Lomax ( Y Torres 126 ) 1.75L 3rd Swamp Fox ( S Camacho 126 ) 0.75L 5th Excuses ( R Maragh 126 ) 12.25L See full results | R Maragh 57.2kg 12.25L | 5 (7) |
| Gulfstream 12-Apr-26 1710m R1 Race 1 $395 (of $26,500) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:43.460, SP: 8.00 chased the pace three wide and weakened. 1st Bernabeu ( J Ruiz 123 ) 2nd Esperanzito ( C Martinez 123 ) 5.25L 3rd Guys Trip ( D Herrera 123 ) 1.00L 5th Excuses ( R Maragh 123 ) 9.80L See full results | R Maragh 55.8kg 9.80L | 5 (9) |
| Gulfstream 22-Mar-26 1673m R4 Race 4 $4,900 (of $24,500) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:41.300, SP: 9.00 was well placed early and made way to the inside, moved out leaving the five sixteenths to be three wide by the quarter pole, came four wide into the lane and rallied while being second best. 1st Swinging Solo ( J Morelos 123 ) 2nd Excuses ( R Maragh 123 ) 1.50L 3rd Mister Monoclonal ( J Castellano 123 ) 1.25L See full results | R Maragh 55.8kg 1.50L | 2 (9) |