Irish Guard (USA) Horse

Country

United States

Foal Date

01-Mar-23

Colour

chestnut

Dam

Sequiota

Prize Money

2994

Trainer

John Ortiz

Owners

Shortleaf Stable, Inc

About

Irish Guard is a 3yo ch from the United States trained by John Ortiz. He is by Double Irish out of Sequiota. The horse has not yet broken its maiden, failing to win in two starts. In its latest outing at Oaklawn Park on 20 Feb 2026, Irish Guard, ridden by Amir Mendoza, finished eighth behind winner Ky Do Declare.

Raced At

Oaklawn Park

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Oaklawn Park 20-Feb-26 1207m R4 Md (of $30,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:10.490, SP: 11.00 tracked in the two path but backed up around the turn. 1st Ky Do Declare ( R A Vazquez 124 ) 2nd GOOD News Rocket ( E Asmussen 124 ) 2.25L 3rd Capital Connection ( J Padron-barcenas 124 ) 6.25L 8th Irish Guard ( A Mendoza 112 , Cd 107 ) 12.05L See full resultsA Mendoza 50.8kg, Cd 48.5kg 12.05L8 (11)
Oaklawn Park 09-Feb-26 1207m R1 Md $2,100 (of $30,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:11.460, SP: 11.00 prompted the pace in the three path, bid between while under a nudge in the two path midway around the turn, but faded on the left lead in the stretch. 1st Personal Jet ( C Torres 119 ) 2nd Bolt's Treasure ( F Arrieta 124 ) 5.50L 3rd Joewilly ( R Vazquez 124 ) 0.30L 4th Irish Guard ( A Mendoza 112 , Cd 107 ) 6.00L See full resultsA Mendoza 50.8kg, Cd 48.5kg 6.00L4 (13)