Ink Lies (USA) Horse
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Ink Lies is a 5yo bay born in the United States and is trained by Wesley A. Ward. The colt is by Astern out of Superquinn. He has not yet broken his maiden, remaining winless in five starts. In his latest start at Saratoga on July 11, 2026, jockey Jose L. Ortiz guided Ink Lies to a third‑place finish behind the winner Two Ducks.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Saratoga 11-Jul-26 1106m FIRM R10 Md $6,200 (of $62,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:02.630, SP: 2.25 checked off heels early and dropped back, went around the turn in the two then three path, moved out in upper stretch and improved for the show. 1st Two Ducks ( T Gaffalione 122 ) 2nd Twenty Two Black ( C Elliott 122 ) 3.00L 3rd Ink Lies ( J L Ortiz 126 ) 4.00L See full results | J L Ortiz 57.2kg 4.00L | 3 (8) |
| Churchill Downs 08-May-26 1006m R3 Md $1,444 (of $120,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:56.090, SP: 4.50 lacked speed along the inside, shifted out to the five path leaving upper stretch and imrpoved position. 1st Gypsy Art ( B Curtis 118 ) 2nd Dismiss ( M Gutierrez 124 ) 0.30L 3rd Soulman ( B J Hernandez 118 ) 0.75L 6th Ink Lies ( J Ortiz 124 ) 5.00L See full results | J Ortiz 56.2kg 5.00L | 6 (10) |
| Keeneland 16-Apr-26 1106m R4 Md $22,000 (of $110,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:03.290, SP: 4.50 vied two wide, brushed with an outer bidder while leaning to the three path in upper stretch, got outkicked by that one shortly after then proved second best. 1st Rose Ruler ( D E Sheehy 125 ) 2nd Ink Lies ( J Velazquez 125 ) 3.00L 3rd Zap D'etat ( A Achard 125 ) 1.75L See full results | J Velazquez 56.7kg 3.00L | 2 (7) |
| Churchill Downs 10-May-25 1010m GOOD R3 Md $1,305 (of $120,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:56.100, SP: 5.50 raced off of the pace in the three path and between horses, floated to the five path into the lane and failed to menace. 1st Initialize ( L Saez 124 ) 2nd Zapping Strike ( A Burgos 124 ) 1.50L 3rd Outofpi ( R Bejarano 118 ) 0.30L 6th Ink Lies ( G Corrales 124 ) 7.25L See full results | G Corrales 56.2kg 7.25L | 6 (10) |
| Saratoga 30-Aug-24 1110m GOOD R11 Md $750 (of $100,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:01.670 broke in at the start, was urged along near the back, went around the turn in the two path, spun into the stretch in the four path and failed to threaten. 1st Creditworthy ( M Franco 119 ) 2nd Proton Spirit ( S Bridgmohan 124 ) 0.30L 3rd Summer In Erin ( I O Jr 119 ) 6.00L 6th Ink Lies ( J Gomez 119 ) 9.25L See full results | J Gomez 54kg 9.25L | 6 (9) |