Lovely Words (USA) Horse
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Lovely Words is a 4yo dark bay/brown colt from the United States trained by John Alexander Ortiz. He is by Thousand Words out of Orca. The horse has not yet broken his maiden, having failed to win in three starts. In his latest start at Oaklawn Park on 17th Feb 2026, Lovely Words was aboard by Danilo Grisales Rave and finished fourth, behind winner River Wind.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Oaklawn Park 17-Feb-26 1207m R1 Md $7,700 (of $110,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:10.130, SP: 17.00 was prompted from up close in the three path, coaxed along around the turn, swung from the five path into stretch, but faded. 1st River Wind ( R A Vazquez 118 ) 2nd Quick To Charm ( F Arrieta 124 ) 8.25L 3rd Grace Me ( E Esquivel 124 ) 9.25L 4th Lovely Words ( D G Rave 124 ) 10.25L See full results | D G Rave 56.2kg 10.25L | 4 (7) |
| Churchill Downs 24-Nov-25 1210m R1 Md $13,400 (of $67,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:11.940, SP: 4.50 pressed outside of the eventual winner and from the three path, failed to sustain pressure after moving to the five path into upper stretch, chased before drifting out in the late staged and held place from pursuers. 1st Army Nurse ( L Saez 122 ) 2nd Lovely Words ( D R Grisales 122 ) 3.75L 3rd Senora D'oro ( T Gaffalione 124 ) 1.00L See full results | D R Grisales 55.3kg 3.75L | 2 (5) |
| Keeneland 20-Oct-24 1210m FIRM R1 Md $5,530 (of $78,999) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:11.370 tracked along the inside, chased in upper stretch, shifted out whlie bidding for place at the sixteenth pole, vied with an outer trio for that position through the closing stages but got outfinished. 1st Keyana ( W Rodriguez 119 ) 2nd Lil Breezzy ( J Alvarado 119 ) 0.00L 3rd Mimi's Grace ( J Torres 119 ) 0.00L 4th Lovely Words ( L Saez 119 ) 5.10L See full results | L Saez 54kg 5.10L | 4 (9) |