Honky Tonk Highway (USA) Horse

Country

United States

Foal Date

27-Jan-21

Colour

bay

Dam

Shared Humor

Prize Money

251063

Owners

Elkhorn Thoroughbreds, Stevens, Josh, Reddington, Kent And Geiger, Jay

About

Fair Grounds R6 Race 6 Honky Tonk Highway is a 5yo horse from the United States trained by W. Bret Calhoun. It is by the stallion City Of Light out of the dam Shared Humor. Honky Tonk Highway has won three races to date. On 1 Dec 2024 at Fair Grounds, it secured its biggest win so far, taking the $59999.00 Race 5 purse.

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Fair Grounds 16-Jan-26 1207m R7 Race 7 $5,600 (of $56,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:09.590, SP: 21.00 settled off the pace, loomed along the inside of the turn to press the pace by the quarter, unable to keep up with the leader down the stretch, held for the show award. 1st Autodrive ( B J H Jr 120 ) 2nd Attache ( M P Jr 120 ) 1.75L 3rd Honky Tonk Highway ( A Concepcion 120 ) 2.75L See full resultsA Concepcion 54.4kg 2.75L3 (9)
Fair Grounds 19-Dec-25 1207m R7 Race 7 $5,600 (of $56,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:09.500, SP: 13.00 raced not too far off the pace, entered the stretch five wide, got up for the show award. 1st Built ( J Loveberry 118 ) 2nd Save The Trees ( P Lopez 122 ) 1.50L 3rd Honky Tonk Highway ( A Concepcion 120 ) 4.25L See full resultsA Concepcion 54.4kg 4.25L3 (7)
Churchill Downs 13-Nov-25 1210m R1 Race 1 $14,200 (of $71,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:10.550, SP: 9.00 settled not too far behind the pace on the inside, attempted to rally along the inside after exiting the turn but ran out of racing room and forced to angle out three wide at the furlong marker, found best stride late to improve for the place award. 1st Five O' Somewhere ( I O Jr 120 ) 2nd Honky Tonk Highway ( A Concepcion 120 ) 1.75L 3rd Top Gun Tommy ( J Ortiz 120 ) 0.30L See full resultsA Concepcion 54.4kg 1.75L2 (6)
Churchill Downs 22-Jun-25 1210m FIRM R5 Race 5 $972 (of $71,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:09.310, SP: 6.50 stalked in the four path but gave way in the stretch. 1st Big Effect ( B Curtis 118 ) 2nd Top Gun Tommy ( C Torres 118 ) 0.50L 3rd Midnight Pranks ( J Torres 118 ) 0.75L 8th Honky Tonk Highway ( B J Hernandez 118 ) 7.75L See full resultsB J Hernandez 53.5kg 7.75L8 (9)
Churchill Downs 24-May-25 1310m FIRM R5 Race 5 $2,580 (of $86,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:16.150, SP: 6.00 set teh pace along the inside, vied with a trio of outer rivals passing the three furlong pole and gave way in upper stretch. 1st Friar Laurence ( L Saez 118 ) 2nd Major Blue ( N Juarez 118 ) 1.75L 3rd Furious Anger ( C Lanerie 118 ) 0.50L 5th Honky Tonk Highway ( B J Hernandez 118 ) 6.50L See full resultsB J Hernandez 53.5kg 6.50L5 (6)
Fair Grounds 20-Mar-25 1110m GOOD R7 Race 7 (of $55,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:04.980, SP: 17.00 vied for the lead with a pair of outer rivals into the turn, yielded to them nearing the lane, kept on in pursuit through midstretch but weakened through the final sixteenth. 1st Ambivalent ( J Loveberry 120 ) 2nd Felix ( M Murrill 120 ) 0.50L 3rd Gilded Ruler ( A Concepcion 120 ) 3.50L 7th Honky Tonk Highway ( B J Hernandez 120 ) 6.00L See full resultsB J Hernandez 54.4kg 6.00L7 (7)
Fair Grounds 01-Dec-24 1210m FIRM R5 Race 5 $37,800 (of $59,999) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:10.420, SP: 3.50 brushed a rival lightly at the start, stalked the pacesetter from well off the inside in the four to five path, drifted out a bit in upper stretch, was guided back in engaging the leader, took over a sixteenth out and drove clear. 1st Honky Tonk Highway ( J Ortiz 118 ) 2nd Scat Free ( J Guerrero 118 ) 1.25L 3rd Boss' Dialin In ( J Loveberry 120 ) 2.25L See full resultsJ Ortiz 53.5kg1 (7)
Fair Grounds 25-Mar-24 1210m FIRM R5 Race 5 $36,540 (of $58,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:10.300 trailed along the inside, rallied to bid inside of the new leader at the sixteenth pole and drove past. 1st Honky Tonk Highway ( R Gutierrez 119 ) 2nd Alder ( F Geroux 119 ) 0.00L 3rd Motor City ( T Pompell 119 ) 0.00L See full resultsR Gutierrez 54kg1 (7)
Fair Grounds 14-Feb-24 1210m FIRM R7 Race 7 $4,060 (of $58,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:09.520 tracked two wide and between horses but lacked a bid. 1st Doncho ( J Torres 119 ) 2nd Cats By Five ( B J Hernandez 119 ) 4.50L 3rd Bear River ( J Graham 122 ) 0.75L 4th Honky Tonk Highway ( R Gutierrez 119 ) 8.00L See full resultsR Gutierrez 54kg 8.00L4 (7)
Fair Grounds 19-Jan-24 1210m R8 Race 8 $3,710 (of $53,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:09.860 leaned out at the start, stalked three wide, chased the top pair around the turn, floated to the five path entering the lane and tired. 1st The Donegal Clan ( J A Torres 119 ) 2nd Alder ( F Geroux 119 ) 0.25L 3rd Awesome Ruta ( J Graham 119 ) 5.25L 4th Honky Tonk Highway ( R Gutierrez 119 ) 9.25L See full resultsR Gutierrez 54kg 9.25L4 (6)
Fair Grounds 17-Dec-23 1110m FIRM R7 Md $32,760 (of $52,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:04.440 set the pace along the inside and drew off entering the lane. 1st Honky Tonk Highway ( R Gutierrez 120 ) 2nd Redeposit ( B J H Jr 120 ) 6.75L 3rd Seven Anniversary ( M Murrill 120 ) 8.75L See full resultsR Gutierrez 54.4kg1 (7)
Fair Grounds 19-Nov-23 1110m GOOD R6 Md $1,560 (of $52,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:04.600 chased the leaders on the inside up the backstretch, saved ground around the turn and kept on in the stretch. 1st Malibu Rain ( J Riquelme 120 ) 2nd Cabernaydo ( E Nieves 120 ) 0.25L 3rd Finish The Mission ( C J Lanerie 120 ) 1.25L 5th Honky Tonk Highway ( R Gutierrez 120 ) 1.55L See full resultsR Gutierrez 54.4kg 1.55L5 (12)
Churchill Downs 30-Oct-23 1610m FIRM R7 Md $12,000 (of $120,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:39.900 broke out and bumped an outer rival at the start, prompted three wide, bid while floated four wide entering the lane, vied through midstretch, but yielded to the leader and an outer bidder leaving the sixteenth pole. 1st Snead ( T Gaffalione 119 ) 2nd Speedtail ( G Ashton 119 ) 1.50L 3rd Honky Tonk Highway ( R Gutierrez 119 ) 3.75L See full resultsR Gutierrez 54kg 3.75L3 (10)
Keeneland 08-Oct-23 1210m R2 Md $7,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:11.980 rated along early, raced near the inside past the three eighths pole, took aim nearing the three sixteenths pole and flattened out while racing four to three wide. 1st Bergen ( F Prat 119 ) 2nd Linzer ( J Rosario 119 ) 0.75L 3rd Vesture ( J R Leparoux 119 ) 1.50L 4th Honky Tonk Highway ( R Gutierrez 119 ) 2.50L See full resultsR Gutierrez 54kg 2.50L4 (12)
Ellis Park 20-Aug-23 1010m FIRM Md (of $40,600), Winning Time: 00:58.420, SP: 16.00 4p upr,rallied for plc 1st Alder ( G Corrales 119 ) 2nd Honky Tonk Highway ( R Gutierrez 119 ) 6.25L 3rd Flotation Station ( K Asmussen 119 ) 0.50LR Gutierrez 54kg 6.25L2 (9)