No Joke Joe (USA) Horse

Country
United States
Foal Date
25-Mar-23
Colour
chestnut
Sire
Practical Joke
Dam
War Poppy
Prize Money
223209
Trainer
Joe Sharp
Owners
James Miller
About

No Joke Joe is a 2yo colt from the United States trained by Joe Sharp. He is by the stallion Practical Joke out of the mare War Poppy. To date, No Joke Joe has secured two wins, highlighted by a major victory on 30 Nov 2025 at Churchill Downs, where he earned the $120000.00 prize. The horse has proved a profitable choice for bettors; backing him throughout his career would have generated a 350% return on investment.

Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Turfway Park 28-Dec-25 1609m R7 Race 7 $64,260 (of $102,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:39.080, SP: 4.50 stalked in the two to three path, in range outside of the top pair rounding the far turn, bid entering the lane, led before an outer rival issued a challenge at the furlong grounds, battled gamely with that one through the final furlong and narrowly prevailed. 1st No Joke Joe ( G Saez 122 ) 2nd Mountain Wolf ( R A Prescott 120 ) 0.05L 3rd Vitruvian Man ( V R Carrasco 122 ) 2.55L See full resultsG Saez 55.3kg1 (11)
Churchill Downs 30-Nov-25 1610m R9 Md $75,600 (of $120,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:37.780, SP: 9.00 stalked along the inside, gradually progressed in the two path to bid outside of the leader into the final sixteenth and drove past. 1st No Joke Joe ( L Saez 119 ) 2nd Sun Chaser ( D Sheehy 119 ) 1.50L 3rd Kilo Tango ( I O Jr 119 ) 0.30L See full resultsL Saez 54kg1 (11)
Keeneland 13-Oct-25 1110m FIRM R9 Md $7,700 (of $110,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:03.080, SP: 13.00 broke a beat slow, raced off of the pace in the three path, then two wide and between horses in upper stretch and moved up. 1st Alpyland ( F Geroux 119 ) 2nd Chasing Freedom ( I O Jr 119 ) 1.25L 3rd Bluegrass Town ( T Gaffalione 119 ) 2.00L 4th No Joke Joe ( J Ortiz 119 ) 7.25L See full resultsJ Ortiz 54kg 7.25L4 (12)