Near Dark (USA) Horse
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Near Dark, a 5yo dark bay/brown gelding from the United States, is trained by Claude G. Payne, Jr. He is by Tonalist out of Chase Me Now. The horse has not yet broken his maiden, remaining winless in five starts. In his most recent race at Charles Town on January 8, 2026, jockey Justin M. Lewis rode Near Dark to a sixth‑place finish behind winner Sunlit.
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| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Town 08-Jan-26 1710m FIRM R4 Md $626 (of $31,600) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:51.420, SP: 34.00 saved ground well back, never factored. 1st Sunlit ( J A Hernandez 126 ) 2nd Ineedyoubabe ( A Bocachica 126 ) 7.25L 3rd Langleyswaterfall ( S D Jr 126 ) 12.00L 6th Near Dark ( J M Lewis 126 ) 15.75L See full results | J M Lewis 57.2kg 15.75L | 6 (8) |
| Charles Town 07-Dec-25 1310m FIRM R3 Md $560 (of $19,100) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:21.690, SP: 41.00 saved ground off the pace, angled out three wide into the lane, never fired late. 1st Fab Girl ( W E Iii 125 , Cd 118 ) 2nd Amendment ( V Rodriguez 126 ) 5.00L 3rd Fox Fifty Eight ( M Santaella 125 , Cd 120 ) 6.50L 5th Near Dark ( J M Lewis 126 ) 8.00L See full results | J M Lewis 57.2kg 8.00L | 5 (9) |
| Charles Town 23-Nov-25 1310m FIRM R1 Md $609 (of $30,600) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:20.380, SP: 41.00 arced off the pace and off the rail, never threatened. 1st Double Spirit ( D V Araujo 124 ) 2nd Don't Call Me Babe ( W E Iii 124 , Cd 134 ) 8.00L 3rd Party Queen ( J D Acosta 124 ) 9.75L 6th Near Dark ( M Santaella 126 , Cd 131 ) 21.00L See full results | M Santaella 57.2kg, Cd 59.4kg 21.00L | 6 (7) |
| Charles Town 01-Nov-25 1410m FIRM R1 Md $140 (of $30,600) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:29.460, SP: 26.00 lunged out bumped start, outrun. 1st Cicatriz ( M Chilo 120 ) 2nd Suzies Pride ( J M Lewis 120 ) 0.25L 3rd Elevated Power ( V Rodriguez 120 ) 7.75L 7th Near Dark ( A R Ramgeet 124 ) 19.35L See full results | A R Ramgeet 56.2kg 19.35L | 7 (7) |
| Charles Town 27-Jan-24 910m FIRM R6 Md $135 (of $26,499) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:53.550 gave chase and raced in the five path on the turn. 1st Queen Of Hearts ( M Chilo 122 ) 2nd Donate Life ( C Lopez 122 ) 3.00L 3rd Midcentury Modern ( J Montano 122 ) 2.25L 7th Near Dark ( J M Nunez 122 ) 10.50L See full results | J M Nunez 55.3kg 10.50L | 7 (8) |