Grand Illusion (USA) Horse
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Grand Illusion is a 5yo b from the United States trained by Maximino Quinonez. He is by Noble Mission out of It'Sjustanillusion. The horse has secured 6 victories in its career. On 12th Dec 2024 at Turfway Park, Grand Illusion captured its biggest win to date, earning $18,500.00.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 06-Aug-26 1609m FIRM R8 Race 8 (of $32,787) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:37.890, SP: 7.50 stalked the pace in the four path before fading in the stretch. 1st Go Bali Go ( M Murrill 122 ) 2nd Jailhouse Justice ( A Achard 119 ) 0.25L 3rd Leave It To Kitten ( S Pauly 122 , Cd 117 ) 0.75L 8th Grand Illusion ( A Bendezu 122 ) 7.25L See full results | A Bendezu 55.3kg 7.25L | 8 (12) |
| Hawthorne 06-Jul-26 1609m R3 Race 3 $3,889 (of $19,447) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:43.280, SP: 2.20 latched onto the winner into the first turn, pressed two wide from the outside for six furlongs, failed to match strides under a drive into the lane, pursued on the left lead through the final furlong and continued willingly to be well clear for second. 1st Texas Cyclone ( E Baird 123 ) 2nd Grand Illusion ( A Bendezu 123 ) 6.50L 3rd Stefan's Title ( J Felix 118 ) 6.50L See full results | A Bendezu 55.8kg 6.50L | 2 (5) |
| Hawthorne 22-Jun-26 1609m R7 Race 7 $3,853 (of $19,264) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:46.030, SP: 3.00 broke sharp, vied inside into the far turn, off rail game try. 1st Vino Couragio ( J Loveberry 123 ) 2nd Grand Illusion ( A Bendezu 123 ) 0.50L 3rd Dattts Life ( J Tavares 123 ) 0.50L See full results | A Bendezu 55.8kg 0.50L | 2 (6) |
| Hawthorne 12-Jun-26 1509m R5 Race 5 $10,804 (of $17,149) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:43.710, SP: 2.38 reared up when fractious in the gate, broke alerty and took the early advantage, handled outer pressure while three wide, shook clear near mid stretch, drifted out near the sixteenth pole, switched over to the correct lead late and held FIRM under a drive. 1st Grand Illusion ( A Bendezu 123 ) 2nd Lamplighter Jack ( E Baird 123 ) 2.75L 3rd Vitale ( O Hernandez 125 ) 3.25L See full results | A Bendezu 55.8kg | 1 (6) |
| Hawthorne 25-May-26 1609m R4 Race 4 $1,422 (of $20,311) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:43.710, SP: 3.75 1st Vitale ( O Hernandez 123 ) 2nd Silver Quarters ( J Loveberry 125 ) 2.25L 3rd Verrazano First ( J Aranguren 123 ) 0.20L 4th Grand Illusion ( A Bendezu 123 ) 9.10L See full results | A Bendezu 55.8kg 9.10L | 4 (8) |