Iron Man Cal (USA) Horse
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Iron Man Cal is a 4yo b from the United States trained by Philip D'Amato. He is by the stallion Collected out of the dam Joyful Dreams. To date he has secured five wins. On 30th Aug 2026 at Del Mar he achieved his most significant victory, winning the $250,000 Pat O'Brien Stakes. The horse has been profitable for bettors, and anyone who backed him throughout his career would have earned a 2% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Del Mar 30-Aug-26 1408m FIRM R9 Pat O'Brien Stakes (Stakes) $219,240 (of $348,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:22.020, SP: 9.00 1st Iron Man Cal ( J Rosario 121 ) 2nd Moonlight ( V Espinoza 121 ) 0.50L 3rd Big City Lights ( K Kimura 121 ) 1.00L See full results | J Rosario 54.9kg | 1 (10) |
| Del Mar 19-Jul-26 1710m FIRM R8 Hcp $42,980 (of $429,800) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:42.650, SP: 13.00 1st Journalism ( U Rispoli 125 ) 2nd Shea Brennan ( A Ayuso 118 ) 0.75L 3rd Iron Man Cal ( A Fresu 119 ) 3.00L See full results | A Fresu 54kg 3.00L | 3 (5) |
| Santa Anita 08-Jun-26 1609m FIRM R8 Race 8 $60,749 (of $96,427) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:34.090, SP: 3.25 tracked from inside, drew closer outside a rival on the backstretch, loomed three deep on the far turn, bid two wide into the lane, hounded the leader into deep stretch and final wore that rival down to get up late. 1st Iron Man Cal ( A Fresu 124 ) 2nd Charlie's To Blame ( A Ayuso 124 ) 0.50L 3rd Detain ( J Hernandez 124 ) 1.25L See full results | A Fresu 56.2kg | 1 (11) |
| Keeneland 13-Apr-26 1609m R9 Race 9 $12,886 (of $184,084) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:36.420, SP: 3.75 tracked two wide and between horses, progressed to bid inside of the leaders at the furlong grounds, vied for place thereafter but missed. 1st Capitol Hill ( J Alvarado 118 ) 2nd Tough Little Nut ( B J Hernandez 118 ) 0.50L 3rd Clever Mischief ( T Gaffalione 118 ) 0.20L 4th Iron Man Cal ( A Fresu 118 ) 0.65L See full results | A Fresu 53.5kg 0.65L | 4 (11) |
| Santa Anita 15-Mar-26 1609m FIRM R7 Race 7 $2,032 (of $101,588) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:34.950, SP: 2.38 1st Captain Choochies ( M Smith 122 ) 2nd Balladeer ( K Desormeaux 124 ) 0.15L 3rd Centrodelantero ( H Berrios 122 ) 0.15L 6th Iron Man Cal ( A Fresu 122 ) 1.60L See full results | A Fresu 55.3kg 1.60L | 6 (9) |