Gotta Be Da Shoes (USA) Horse
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Gotta Be Da Shoes is a 4yo dark bay/brown colt from the United States, trained by Damon R. Dilodovico. He is by Holy Boss out of Sensible Shoes. The horse has not yet broken his maiden, failing to win in 12 starts. In his most recent outing at Laurel Park on September 14, 2026, Martin Chuan rode Gotta Be Da Shoes to a fourth‑place finish behind winner Kool Kay.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Laurel Park 14-Sep-26 1609m GOOD R9 Md $2,342 (of $33,451) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:37.840, SP: 7.00 , four wide entering the first turn, stayed outside rivals down the backstretch, floated to the five path turning for home, advanced to mid stretch then leveled off. 1st Kool Kay ( J Rodriguez 122 ) 2nd Seger Songs ( J Pimentel 126 ) 4.50L 3rd Common Sense ( J Barbosa 122 ) 6.25L 4th Gotta Be Da Shoes ( M Chuan 122 ) 6.30L See full results | M Chuan 55.3kg 6.30L | 4 (9) |
| Colonial Downs 24-Aug-26 1609m R8 Md $1,682 (of $44,851) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:36.250, SP: 5.00 back off the pace and the inside, advanced three wide into contention into the stretch, three deep bid stretch, stalled then steadied late when the winner came in. 1st Molly The Great ( C Gil 118 ) 2nd Snowglobe ( D Cannon 118 ) 1.00L 3rd Lazy Y Legacy ( S Russell 124 ) 0.50L 5th Gotta Be Da Shoes ( M Chuan 124 ) 4.50L See full results | M Chuan 56.2kg 4.50L | 5 (10) |
| Colonial Downs 02-Aug-26 1609m R1 Md $1,711 (of $45,623) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:37.610, SP: 4.50 was reserved early three wide on the first turn, advanced three to five wide on the far turn and came six wide into the lane and had a mild late kick. 1st Mezzo Soprano ( K Gomez 118 ) 2nd Light De Night ( P Lopez 118 ) 1.25L 3rd Tricker ( D Cannon 118 ) 0.30L 5th Gotta Be Da Shoes ( S Marin 124 ) 2.75L See full results | S Marin 56.2kg 2.75L | 5 (11) |
| Colonial Downs 10-Jul-26 1006m R1 Md $9,222 (of $46,112) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 00:57.310, SP: 3.50 was reserved early on the outside, advanced three to four wide on the turn, came six wide into the lane and then moved out to the far outside and closed well. 1st Tiz A Princess ( J Rosado 119 ) 2nd Gotta Be Da Shoes ( P Lopez 124 ) 0.25L 3rd Cuddler ( S Leon 124 ) 0.50L See full results | P Lopez 56.2kg 0.25L | 2 (9) |
| Laurel Park 13-Jun-26 1106m FIRM R6 Md $3,411 (of $34,115) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:04.060, SP: 4.50 drafted back off the speed while saving ground, steadied into the turn, checked mid turn, regrouped to make inside progress into the turn, stretch, worked between runners leaving the furlong grounds, moved closer to the inner rail, threatened then checked when in close near the wire. 1st Belle Of Liberty ( J Ruiz 119 ) 2nd Barbed Wire Barbie ( Y Hazlewood 119 , Cd 114 ) 0.75L 3rd Gotta Be Da Shoes ( R E Mena 122 ) 1.00L See full results | R E Mena 55.3kg 1.00L | 3 (12) |