Goodfella (2020) Horse

Foal Date
18-Jan-20
Colour
dark bay or brown
Sire
Footstepsinthesand
Dam
Musical Jewel
Prize Money
62929
Owners
Memento Vivere Racing
About

Goodfella is a 6yo dk b/br trained by Michael W. McCarthy. It is sired by Footstepsinthesand out of Musical Jewel. The horse has not yet broken its maiden, having failed to win in 17 starts. In its most recent outing at Turf Paradise on 22 Jan 2026, Goodfella, aboard Armando Aguilar, finished second to Zoffarelli.

Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Turf Paradise 22-Jan-26 1609m FIRM R3 Race 3 $3,600 (of $18,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:35.080, SP: 5.50 was well placed in the early stages, tracked the leading pair while saving ground up the backstretch, saved ground to the far turn then tipped out two wide into upper stretch, bid into the final furlong, was outkicked by the winner in deep stretch and held for the place. 1st Zoffarelli ( K Lopez 122 ) 2nd Goodfella ( A Aguilar 122 ) 0.75L 3rd I'm Noble ( K Mcgregor 122 ) 1.25L See full resultsA Aguilar 55.3kg 0.75L2 (7)
Santa Anita 16-Feb-25 1610m GOOD R1 Md $6,600 (of $33,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:37.300, SP: 2.00 vied four deep into the first turn then took a stalking position in the three path outside a rival, chased two then three wide around the far turn, took aim at the leader in the final furlong, finished well to gain second but lacked the needed late punch to overtake the winner. 1st Over The Ocean ( U Rispoli 124 ) 2nd Goodfella ( L Dettori 124 ) 0.75L 3rd Supreme Coast ( A Espinoza 123 ) 0.75L See full resultsL Dettori 56.2kg 0.75L2 (6)
Santa Anita 17-Jan-25 1810m R1 Md $4,200 (of $59,999) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:48.480, SP: 5.50 settled on the rail inside a rival off the pace, ran into traffic midway around the far turn, tipped three wide into the clear, altered in a bit upper stretch and launched a bid but could not find the needed late response. 1st Nitti ( J Hernandez 124 ) 2nd Mysterious Husband ( M Smith 124 ) 0.75L 3rd Final Edition ( K Kimura 124 ) 0.20L 4th GOODfella ( U Rispoli 124 ) 1.60L See full resultsU Rispoli 56.2kg 1.60L4 (7)
Santa Anita 29-Sep-24 1610m GOOD R3 Md $5,400 (of $53,999) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:33.610 stalked from inside, coaxed along the fence but got shuffled back on the far turn, angled out in upper stretch and gained third. 1st Spycatcher ( A Fresu 125 ) 2nd Rostovsky ( D Herrera 121 ) 1.25L 3rd Goodfella ( J Velazquez 125 ) 2.00L See full resultsJ Velazquez 56.7kg 2.00L3 (8)
Del Mar 12-Aug-24 1810m GOOD R10 Md $5,250 (of $75,001) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:48.620 traveled along the fence towards the rear, went outside a rival on the backstretch, gained ground while easing over to the three path on the far turn, kept trying through the lane but needed to find more late. 1st Dealers Special ( U Rispoli 120 ) 2nd Rostovsky ( D Herrera 120 ) 0.20L 3rd Middleburg ( J Hernandez 120 ) 1.75L 4th Goodfella ( T Pereira 125 ) 3.25L See full resultsT Pereira 56.7kg 3.25L4 (10)
Santa Anita 02-Jun-24 1610m R1 Md $500 (of $53,999) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:35.760 Stalk2w,floatd out5/16 1st Cathal ( A Fresu 118 ) 2nd American Glory ( E Maldonado 118 ) 1.00L 3rd Middleburg ( J Hernandez 118 ) 0.30L 8th GOODfella ( T Pereira 126 ) 10.50L See full resultsT Pereira 57.2kg 10.50L8 (9)
Santa Anita 27-Apr-24 1610m R9 Md $5,999 (of $30,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:35.110 stalked along the fence, saved ground behind the top pair through the far turn, gained an opening along the rail at the top of the stretch, launched a bid and took over past the sixteenth pole but got nailed by the winner in the final strides. 1st Six Magpies ( A Ayuso 126 ) 2nd GOODfella ( U Rispoli 126 ) 0.25L 3rd Baldoro ( E Maldonado 126 ) 0.30L See full resultsU Rispoli 57.2kg 0.25L2 (9)
Doncaster 19-Aug-23 1600m GOOD R5 CL4 Hcp $663 (of $10,623) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:38.410, SP: 13.00 Chased leaders, pushed along and outpaced 3f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on final furlong, never threatened 1st Harlem Nights ( P J Mcdonald 131 ) 2nd Hale End ( P Mulrennan 129 ) 2.75L 3rd Lerwick ( J Mitchell 134 ) 0.75L 4th Goodfella ( R Sexton 131 , Cd 134 ) 9.50L See full resultsR Sexton 59.4kg, Cd 60.8kg 9.50L4 (12)
Donald 19-Aug-23 1609m R5 Donald Race 5 $844 (of $13,754) Barrier 11 1st Harlem Nights ( 131 ) 2nd Hale End ( 129 ) 3rd Lerwick ( 134 ) 4th GOODfella ( R Sexton 128 , Cd 0 )R Sexton 58.1kg, Cd 04 (12)
Lingfield 01-Aug-23 1410m GOOD R3 CL5 Nv $964 (of $7,477) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:22.880 In touch, ridden and headway 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong 1st Molaqab ( T Marquand 133 ) 2nd Magic Memories ( T P Queally 133 ) 4.75L 3rd Goodfella ( J Watson 133 ) 5.25L See full resultsJ Watson 60.3kg 5.25L3 (11)
Sandown Park 16-Jun-23 2012m R5 Sandown Park Race 5 (of $15,342) Barrier 4 1st Zara's Return ( 125 ) 2nd Serengeti Sunset ( 127 ) 3rd Ramensky ( 134 ) 8th GOODfella ( N F Callan 135 , Cd 0 )N F Callan 61.2kg, Cd 08 (9)
Sandown 16-Jun-23 2000m GOOD R5 CL4 Hcp (of $11,804) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:09.980, SP: 23.00 Raced keenly tracking leaders, lost place quickly halfway, soon towards rear, no chance after 1st Zara's Return ( B D L Sayette 125 ) 2nd Serengeti Sunset ( O Murphy 127 ) 3.00L 3rd Ramensky ( T Marquand 134 ) 1.50L 8th Goodfella ( N Callan 135 ) 13.50L See full resultsN Callan 61.2kg 13.50L8 (9)
Yarmouth 01-Jun-23 2310m GOOD R4 CL4 Md $685 (of $10,624) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:31.000 Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong 1st Ghara ( A Atzeni 128 ) 2nd King Of The Plains ( O Murphy 133 ) 0.20L 3rd Liable ( R Kingscote 133 ) 2.50L 4th Goodfella ( B D L Sayette 133 ) 4.25L See full resultsB D L Sayette 60.3kg 4.25L4 (5)
Nottingham 05-Apr-23 1680m SOFT R4 CL4 Hcp (of $12,296) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:52.570, SP: 13.00 Held up in rear, tailed off from over 2f out 1st Racingbreaks Ryder ( A Atzeni 129 ) 2nd Supreme King ( S M Levey 129 ) 0.15L 3rd Spioradalta ( D C Costello 127 ) 3.50L 9th Goodfella ( L Steward 131 ) 0.00L See full resultsL Steward 59.4kg 0.00L9 (9)
Newbury 21-Oct-22 1610m SOFT R3 CL4 Nv $2,535 (of $9,836) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:45.170, SP: 12.00 Chased leaders far side of group, strong challenge inside final furlong, just held 1st It's All About You ( J Doyle 133 ) 2nd Goodfella ( L Steward 133 ) 0.20L 3rd Torito ( L Dettori 133 ) 0.75L See full resultsL Steward 60.3kg 0.20L2 (14)
Yarmouth 10-Oct-22 1410m GOOD R1 CL4 Nv $2,522 (of $9,788) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:28.250, SP: 29.00 Held up and behind, good headway out wide over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd final strides, no chance with winner 1st Resolute Man ( D Egan 133 ) 2nd Goodfella ( L Steward 133 ) 1.00L 3rd Pherenikos ( W Buick 133 ) 0.20L See full resultsL Steward 60.3kg 1.00L2 (8)
Doncaster 12-Jun-22 1410m GOOD R2 CL5 Md (of $7,673) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:27.410, SP: 19.00 Dwelt in rear, effort over 21f out, weakened final furlong 1st Modern Dancer ( W Buick 133 ) 2nd Hope You Can Run ( C Beasley 133 ) 0.50L 3rd Endeared ( S D Sousa 133 ) 0.75L UPL Goodfella ( L Steward 133 ) 5.50L See full resultsL Steward 60.3kg 5.50LUPD (10)