Nasty Habit (USA) Horse

Country

United States

Foal Date

28-Feb-19

Colour

dark bay or brown

Sire

Violence

Dam

Lemon Belle

Prize Money

235766

Owners

Les Blake

About

Nasty Habit is a 7yo dark bay/brown horse from the United States trained by Peter Miller. It is by the stallion Violence out of the dam Lemon Belle. The horse has secured four career wins. On 9 Mar 2026 at Oaklawn Park, Nasty Habit claimed its most important victory, winning the $60,000 Race 4.

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Oaklawn Park 09-Mar-26 1207m R4 Race 4 $37,800 (of $60,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:10.020, SP: 5.00 pressed the pace in the three path, vied for the lead in hand midway around the turn, took the lead while coming under a ride in the four path at the top of the lane, and drew clear in the final furlong. 1st Nasty Habit ( R Vazquez 122 ) 2nd Mischievous M ( T Bacon 124 ) 3.50L 3rd Princetown ( C Torres 120 ) 4.50L See full resultsR Vazquez 55.3kg1 (7)
Delta Downs 01-Feb-26 1308m FIRM R8 Delta Downs Race 8 $2,430 (of $24,300) Barrier 4, SP: 3.80 1st Mr Mcgregor ( J Rodriguez 120 ) 2nd American Know How ( T Pompell 120 ) 0.75L 3rd The Donegal Clan ( C Perez 120 ) 2.00L 4th Nasty Habit ( V D Cid 120 , Cd 0 ) 3.25LV D Cid 54.4kg, Cd 0 3.25L4 (8)
Delta Downs 14-Dec-25 1308m FIRM R8 Delta Downs Race 8 $1,140 (of $22,800) Barrier 3, SP: 2.20 1st Grand Academic ( E Barrera 119 ) 2nd Perfect Edge ( V D Cid 120 ) 2.50L 3rd Doctored Deal ( J J Ramirez 117 ) 0.30L 5th Nasty Habit ( D Cohen 122 , Cd 0 ) 9.25LD Cohen 55.3kg, Cd 0 9.25L5 (6)
Delta Downs 14-Nov-25 1006m FIRM R7 Delta Downs Race 7 $22,200 (of $22,200) Barrier 9, SP: 3.40 1st Nasty Habit ( I Castillo 120 ) 2nd Chad's Flashy Ways ( J Vargas 117 ) 2.00L 3rd Straight Luck ( J Melancon 120 ) 0.30LI Castillo 54.4kg1 (10)
Oaklawn Park 26-Apr-25 1210m FIRM R8 Race 8 $1,637 (of $131,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:09.730, SP: 6.50 pressed the runner up from the outside for a half and gave way. 1st Navy Seal ( J R Leparoux 119 ) 2nd Attache ( T Bacon 120 ) 1.50L 3rd Awesome Ruta ( I Castillo 117 ) 1.25L 8th Nasty Habit ( F Arrieta 117 ) 10.30L See full resultsF Arrieta 53.1kg 10.30L8 (8)
Oaklawn Park 17-Mar-25 1610m FIRM R7 Race 7 $819 (of $131,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:38.270, SP: 11.00 broke well, settled off the pace while out in the strip, three wide second turn, failed to respond in the drive. 1st Baton Rouge ( R Bejarano 117 ) 2nd Awesome Aaron ( R J Santana 117 ) 0.30L 3rd W W Scout's Honor ( T Wales 117 ) 0.50L 7th Nasty Habit ( R Vazquez 114 ) 11.35L See full resultsR Vazquez 51.7kg 11.35L7 (12)
Oaklawn Park 24-Feb-25 1210m FIRM R7 Race 7 $13,100 (of $131,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:10.090, SP: 26.00 broke on topl, with the pace for a half while three wide, crept away a bit from the other speed in upper stretch, gave ground grudgingly to the top two late. 1st Ninja Warrior ( T Gaffalione 117 ) 2nd Invulnerable ( F Arrieta 120 ) 0.50L 3rd Nasty Habit ( R Vazquez 117 ) 0.75L See full resultsR Vazquez 53.1kg 0.75L3 (10)
Oaklawn Park 03-Feb-25 1210m FIRM R8 Race 8 $1,300 (of $130,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:09.560, SP: 4.50 lacked speed off the inside, four to five wide exiting the turn, improved position through upper stretch then went flat the final furlong to finish up evenly. 1st Wendelssohn ( T W Bacon 124 , Cd 129 ) 2nd Run Jalen Run ( F Arrieta 124 ) 5.50L 3rd This Is Uscar ( M Chuan 117 ) 5.75L 5th Nasty Habit ( R A Vazquez 117 ) 11.25L See full resultsR A Vazquez 53.1kg 11.25L5 (9)
Pimlico 19-May-24 1210m R3 Race 3 $34,019 (of $53,999) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:11.630 chased the pace two wide around the turn, drifted out when taking the lead in upper stretch then drew off under steady handling. 1st Nasty Habit ( S Russell 123 ) 2nd Magic Express ( L Saez 123 ) 2.50L 3rd Mirahmadi ( L Dettori 115 ) 7.75L See full resultsS Russell 55.8kg1 (7)
Laurel Park 22-Apr-24 1210m R7 Race 7 $4,900 (of $49,001) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:10.990 trailed leaving the turn, was taken to the seven path in upper stretch and rallied outside foes. 1st Take Charge Too ( H Karamanos 123 , Cd 118 ) 2nd Disputed Claim ( C E Lopez 126 ) 1.00L 3rd Nasty Habit ( S Russell 123 ) 3.00L See full resultsS Russell 55.8kg 3.00L3 (8)
Turfway Park 29-Mar-24 1210m FIRM R7 Race 7 $15,663 (of $78,318) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:09.430 was not too far back on the inside in the opening quarter, shifted out and made a move four wide late on the turn, vied for the lead in the stretch run and just missed. 1st Adios Gary ( A Jimenez 124 ) 2nd Nasty Habit ( A Concepcion 124 ) 0.10L 3rd Zartownis ( J Talamo 124 ) 1.50L See full resultsA Concepcion 56.2kg 0.10L2 (8)
Philadelphia Park 05-Feb-24 1210m FIRM Md (of $31,750), Winning Time: 01:11.990, SP: 3.00 Wore down pacesetter 1st Nasty Habit ( A Bocachica 124 ) 2nd Hundred Grand ( R Moya 124 ) 1.50L 3rd Castle Island ( J Toledo 124 ) 7.75LA Bocachica 56.2kg1 (8)
Laurel Park 18-Dec-23 1410m FIRM R3 Md $5,200 (of $52,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:25.820 stalked the pace from the outside early, hard ridden three deep around the far turn and needed more in the drive. 1st Full Irish ( W Humphrey 125 ) 2nd Castle Island ( S Russell 125 ) 6.50L 3rd Nasty Habit ( J Toledo 126 ) 7.00L See full resultsJ Toledo 57.2kg 7.00L3 (8)
Laurel Park 20-Nov-23 1210m FIRM R7 Md $10,400 (of $52,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:11.020 led the way on the inside through the opening quarter of a mile, dueled while saving ground around the bend and in upper stretch and gave way late. 1st Here's Liam ( R E Mena 124 ) 2nd Nasty Habit ( J Toledo 126 ) 1.75L 3rd Catching Stars ( J F Hernandez 124 ) 7.25L See full resultsJ Toledo 57.2kg 1.75L2 (8)
Keeneland 15-Apr-23 1210m FIRM R1 Md $7,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:09.940, SP: 10.00 prompted the pace three wide and between horses, but failed to keep pace with those foes at the three furlong pole, lost ground around the turn, yet kept on through the lane to maintain fourth. 1st Sweet Cherry Pie ( L Saez 118 ) 2nd Global Stage ( F Prat 125 ) 0.15L 3rd Cape Trafalgar ( I O Jr 125 ) 0.15L 4th Nasty Habit ( J Alvarado 125 ) 10.00L See full resultsJ Alvarado 56.7kg 10.00L4 (8)