Nicely Curved (USA) Horse

Country

United States

Foal Date

22-Feb-20

Colour

bay

Sire

Maclean's Music

Dam

Tiz Ladys Legs

Prize Money

7686

Trainer

Hayley Burton

Owners

Stepaside Farm, Llc

About

Nicely Curved is a 6yo horse from the United States trained by Hayley Burton, who operates out of Newmarket. The colt is by Maclean's Music out of Tiz Ladys Legs. He has yet to break his maiden, having failed to win in nine starts. In his latest outing at Del Mar on 16 August 2025, Abel Lezcano rode him to a ninth-place finish, behind the winner Last Call Paul.

Raced At

Del Mar • Los Alamitos Racecourse • Santa Anita

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Del Mar 16-Aug-25 1110m FIRM R7 Race 7 (of $30,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:04.200, SP: 21.00 saved ground from off the pace and never got involved. 1st Last Call Paul ( E Maldonado 124 ) 2nd Seattle Surf ( A Escobedo 124 ) 2.75L 3rd Nobel Gary ( S Carmona 124 ) 1.00L 9th Nicely Curved ( A Lezcano 119 ) 15.60L See full results	A Lezcano 54kg 15.60L	9 (11)
Del Mar 24-Aug-24 1310m FIRM R3 Md (of $27,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:18.330, SP: 5.25 forwardly placed from outside, went five wide into the turn, moved into the four path then exited the bend six wide, came in some in upper stretch and weakened. 1st Looks Lucky ( A Aguilar 121 ) 2nd I'm Still In It ( A Fresu 124 ) 0.75L 3rd High Flying Gracie ( J Laprida 121 ) 5.00L 7th Nicely Curved ( E Maldonado 124 ) 13.00L See full results	E Maldonado 56.2kg 13.00L	7 (10)
Los Alamitos Racecourse 06-Jul-24 1610m FIRM R5 Md $1,800 (of $18,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:39.260, SP: 2.80 raced in range from the four path, remained wide up the backstretch, navigated turn four to five wide and weakened in the drive but managed to hold third. 1st Amelia Bleu ( A Cedillo 120 ) 2nd High Flying Gracie ( J Laprida 120 ) 3.50L 3rd Nicely Curved ( E Maldonado 126 ) 9.50L See full results	E Maldonado 57.2kg 9.50L	3 (8)
Santa Anita 16-Jun-24 1610m GOOD R3 Race 3 (of $31,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:34.150, SP: 31.00 stalked three deep, dropped back on the far turn, trailed three wide into the lane, eased and walked off. 1st Ms Mcwhinney ( G Franco 118 ) 2nd Certitude ( J Hernandez 118 ) 2.50L 3rd Ang N Ash ( U Rispoli 118 ) 1.25L 7th Nicely Curved ( E Maldonado 126 ) 46.60L See full results	E Maldonado 57.2kg 46.6kgL	7 (7)
Santa Anita 21-Oct-23 1610m GOOD R5 Md (of $38,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:35.260, SP: 9.00 forwardly placed early and got fanned four wide into the first turn, moved into the three path around the bend, rounded the far turn two then three wide, angled out then back inward in upper stretch and lacked a rally. 1st Mahina ( U Rispoli 120 ) 2nd Princess Midnight ( K Frey 120 ) 1.00L 3rd Port Ellen ( R Gonzalez 118 ) 0.50L 6th Nicely Curved ( R Vazquez 120 ) 4.30L See full results	R Vazquez 54.4kg 4.30L	6 (8)
Del Mar 28-Aug-23 1610m GOOD R10 Md $3,220 (of $46,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:36.500, SP: 12.00 Hop,pull,stdy1/2,3w2nd 1st Annie's Joy ( A Fresu 116 ) 2nd Princess Midnight ( A Ayuso 121 ) 1.00L 3rd Port Ellen ( R Gonzalez 116 ) 1.25L 4th Nicely Curved ( R Vazquez 116 ) 2.50L See full results	R Vazquez 52.6kg 2.50L	4 (12)
Del Mar 30-Jul-23 1710m GOOD R7 Md (of $46,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:43.690, SP: 19.00 4-5wd turns,bpd uppr 1st Ankyrah ( H Berrios 125 ) 2nd The Flying Pharoah ( D Herrera 122 ) 0.30L 3rd Adelie ( A Fresu 125 ) 0.75L 7th Nicely Curved ( R Diaz 120 ) 5.75L See full results	R Diaz 54.4kg 5.75L	7 (11)
Santa Anita 11-Jun-23 1810m GOOD R1 Md (of $61,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:49.370, SP: 19.00 broke out and was quickly corrected, was closest in pursuit in the two path early, chased three wide into the lane and weakened. 1st Luminiferous ( K Desormeaux 118 ) 2nd Irish Rose ( H Berrios 118 ) 1.00L 3rd Sakura Flavor ( U Rispoli 118 ) 1.75L 7th Nicely Curved ( A Fresu 118 ) 9.50L See full results	A Fresu 53.5kg 9.50L	7 (7)
Del Mar 03-Dec-22 1310m FIRM R1 Race 1 (of $91,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:17.100, SP: 36.00 had her path taken by. 1st Lily Poo ( R Vazquez 120 ) 2nd Wudi ( J Hernandez 120 ) 1.00L 3rd Sweet Trouble ( F Prat 120 ) 4.50L 6th Nicely Curved ( E Maldonado 120 ) 16.00L See full results	E Maldonado 54.4kg 16.00L	6 (6)