High Ceiling (USA) Horse
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High Ceiling is a 4yo from the United States trained by Joe Sharp. He is by the stallion Mendelssohn out of the mare Mary Edna. To date he has won three races. On 25 June 2026 at Churchill Downs he captured his most important victory, taking the $83,000 prize in Race 5. The horse has been a profitable choice for bettors, delivering a 42% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Downs 31-Aug-26 1609m FIRM R3 Race 3 (of $250,578) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:35.360, SP: 13.00 settled back through the early stages and saved ground on the inside then tipped out coming off the bend and vied between rivals in the deep stretch but was short. 1st Blast Furnace ( F Prat 122 ) 2nd Bourbon Flight ( A Concepcion 122 ) 8.25L 3rd White Tiger ( J Torres 118 ) 8.50L 5th High Ceiling ( T Gaffalione 122 ) 8.70L See full results | T Gaffalione 55.3kg 8.70L | 5 (12) |
| Ellis Park 19-Jul-26 1609m R6 Race 6 $1,370 (of $146,132) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:35.520, SP: 7.00 buckled at the start, trailed in the two path, improved between horses at the quarter pole moved drifting out to the seven path in upper stretch and made little impact. 1st Zat's The One ( F Arrieta 123 ) 2nd Blacksmith ( F Geroux 118 ) 4.50L 3rd House United ( R Bejarano 123 ) 4.75L 7th High Ceiling ( A Concepcion 123 ) 21.50L See full results | A Concepcion 55.8kg 21.50L | 7 (8) |
| Churchill Downs 25-Jun-26 1408m R5 Race 5 $75,788 (of $120,299) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:22.870, SP: 4.50 trailed in the four path, swung out to the seven path in upper stretch then rallied to reel in his leading stablemate in the final sixteenth. 1st High Ceiling ( J Ortiz 123 ) 2nd Banned For Life ( I O Jr 123 ) 1.25L 3rd Special Caliber ( L Saez 123 ) 0.75L See full results | J Ortiz 55.8kg | 1 (8) |
| Fair Grounds 01-Feb-25 1610m FIRM R5 Race 5 $32,380 (of $51,397) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:38.550, SP: 2.20 showed the way along the inside, built a clear margin into the far turn and drew off under moderate urging. 1st High Ceiling ( J Ortiz 122 ) 2nd Infinite Luck ( E Morales 119 ) 12.25L 3rd Fully Volatile ( D Cohen 119 ) 1.50L See full results | J Ortiz 55.3kg | 1 (5) |
| Fair Grounds 12-Jan-25 1710m R3 Md $32,796 (of $52,058) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:46.370, SP: 3.25 vied for the lead with an outer rival while remaining a path off of the inside, disposed of that one as a wider rival offered a bid with five sixteenths to go, repelled that foe and shook free at the furlong grounds, then held sway under a drive. 1st High Ceiling ( J Ortiz 120 ) 2nd Diamond Eyed Jack ( B A Curtis 120 ) 1.75L 3rd Date The Prince ( D Magnon 120 ) 2.00L See full results | J Ortiz 54.4kg | 1 (6) |