Held For Ransom (USA) Horse
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Held For Ransom is a 4yo bay horse from the United States trained by Joel H. Marr. He is by the stallion I’ll Have Another out of the mare Hacktivism. To date, the horse has won three races. On 3 Dec 2025 at Zia Park, Held For Ransom claimed its biggest victory, earning a $22,500.00 prize. The animal has been a profitable runner for bettors, delivering an 8% return on investment for anyone who backed it throughout its career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Sunland Park 09-Feb-26 1106m FIRM R3 Race 3 $7,056 (of $11,200) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:04.120, SP: 3.25 led narrowly while vying with an inner pair into the turn, inched clear in upper stretch and held sway. 1st Held For Ransom ( K S Tohill 121 ) 2nd Rio Cutie ( J Carreno 124 ) 1.75L 3rd Vols ( A Medellin 124 ) 1.85L See full results | K S Tohill 54.9kg | 1 (12) |
| Sunland Park 20-Jan-26 1106m FIRM R3 Race 3 (of $11,200) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:03.470, SP: 2.75 pressed the pace on the inside through the opening stages, continued around the turn in the two path and tired in the lane. 1st Mississippi Man ( L Valenzuela 121 ) 2nd Vols ( A Medellin 124 ) 1.50L 3rd Truckin ( L Negron 124 ) 0.50L 8th Held For Ransom ( A J Jr 121 ) 8.10L See full results | A J Jr 54.9kg 8.10L | 8 (10) |
| Sunland Park 06-Jan-26 1308m FIRM R2 Race 2 $7,245 (of $11,500) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:17.980, SP: 1.73 led the way up the backstretch, continued around the turn in the two path and held clear to the finish. 1st Held For Ransom ( A J Jr 121 ) 2nd Stackers ( L Rodriguez 124 ) 1.50L 3rd Gone Grey ( J Carreno 121 ) 1.50L See full results | A J Jr 54.9kg | 1 (7) |
| Zia Park 03-Dec-25 1210m FIRM R1 Md $14,175 (of $22,500) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:09.050, SP: 1.50 led the way on the outside up the backstretch, continued around the turn in the two path and remained in command to the wire. 1st Held For Ransom ( A J Jr 121 ) 2nd Rail Runner ( A Sigala 123 ) 4.50L 3rd Crossrighthands ( E Gomez 121 ) 1.75L See full results | A J Jr 54.9kg | 1 (6) |
| Zia Park 18-Nov-25 1210m FIRM R4 Md $4,000 (of $20,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:09.840, SP: 2.38 chased the pace setter on the inside through the opening quarter, navigated the bend from the three path and kept on to the wire. 1st Blacksod Bay ( A Arboleda 121 ) 2nd Held For Ransom ( L Fuentes 121 ) 2.75L 3rd Hoser Satrapa ( F S Da 121 ) 1.50L See full results | L Fuentes 54.9kg 2.75L | 2 (7) |
| Los Alamitos Racecourse 07-Jul-25 1310m FIRM R7 Md $500 (of $45,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:17.480, SP: 13.00 broke inward, took a bump early, chased two wide from off the pace, spun four wide into the lane and came up empty. 1st Day At The Track ( W Orantes 118 ) 2nd Jack Fish ( D Herrera 118 ) 0.50L 3rd Ya'll Come ( A Aguilar 118 ) 4.00L 8th Held For Ransom ( K Frey 118 ) 13.50L See full results | K Frey 53.5kg 13.50L | 8 (8) |