If Not For Luck (USA) Horse
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If Not For Luck is a 7yo dark bay/brown gelding from the United States trained by Beau Chapman. The horse is by Neolithic out of Fondant. It has won nine races so far. On 11 November 2024 at Gulfstream, it earned its most important victory, collecting $61,000 in Race 8.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Colonial Downs 23-Aug-26 1106m R7 Hcp $10,519 (of $105,188) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:03.910, SP: 6.50 void of early foot, continued back through the turn, came three wide into the lane, steered in a bit, rallied late from between rivals to annex the show spot. 1st Shape Note ( J Loveberry 124 ) 2nd Normandy Hero ( M Sanchez 121 ) 0.75L 3rd If Not For Luck ( S Marin 121 ) 1.75L See full results | S Marin 54.9kg 1.75L | 3 (7) |
| Gulfstream 20-Jul-26 1106m FIRM R3 Race 3 $31,590 (of $50,143) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:04.060, SP: 2.63 trailed early, made a steady advance, three to four wide around the far turn and edged up under all out pressure. 1st If Not For Luck ( P Pena 124 , Cd 117 ) 2nd Three Zero ( J Rios 122 ) 0.30L 3rd Nic's Bro ( D Herrera 124 ) 3.75L See full results | P Pena 56.2kg, Cd 53.1kg | 1 (6) |
| Gulfstream 06-Jul-26 1006m FIRM R8 Hcp $10,084 (of $100,835) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:54.590, SP: 10.00 off a step slowly, chased, entered the stretch three wide and stayed on without impacting the principles. 1st Rezasrolex ( E Gonzalez 125 ) 2nd Esperon ( M Vasquez 120 ) 1.25L 3rd If Not For Luck ( M Husbands 116 ) 4.50L See full results | M Husbands 52.6kg 4.50L | 3 (5) |
| Gulfstream 22-Jun-26 1006m GOOD R6 Race 6 $699 (of $49,943) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:56.480, SP: 2.63 fell back to trail, moved outside, came five wide for the drive, late surge to gaining late to also not miss by much. 1st Nic's Bro ( D Herrera 122 ) 2nd Three Zero ( S J Camacho 122 ) 0.50L 3rd Urban Legend ( M Vasquez 122 ) 0.15L 5th If Not For Luck ( M Husbands 124 ) 0.90L See full results | M Husbands 56.2kg 0.90L | 5 (5) |
| Gulfstream 31-May-26 1106m FIRM R6 Race 6 $30,750 (of $48,809) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:03.170, SP: 3.50 was slow into stride, trailed in the four path, was driven around the turn, swung from the five path into the lane, and rallied to get up in the final strides. 1st If Not For Luck ( M Husbands 122 ) 2nd Banneker ( E Zayas 122 ) 0.50L 3rd Nic's Bro ( D Herrera 122 ) 0.75L See full results | M Husbands 55.3kg | 1 (6) |