Northern Cardinal (USA) Horse
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Northern Cardinal is a 5yo dk b/br from the United States, trained by Hugh I. McMahon. He is by Mor Spirit out of K C's Songofprayer. The horse has not yet broken its maiden, having failed to win in 16 starts. In its most recent race at Laurel Park on 10 Jan 2026, Yedsit Hazlewood rode Northern Cardinal to a seventh‑place finish behind winner Shot For The Moon.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Laurel Park 10-Jan-26 1106m FIRM R3 Md (of $22,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:07.430, SP: 3.25 1st Shot For The Moon ( J Vargas 126 , Cd 133 ) 2nd Twelve Nelson ( R Mena 126 ) 2.50L 3rd Jose Can't Say ( D Rodriguez 122 , Cd 129 ) 3.25L 7th Northern Cardinal ( Y Hazlewood 122 , Cd 117 ) 11.25L See full results | Y Hazlewood 55.3kg, Cd 53.1kg 11.25L | 7 (10) |
| Laurel Park 27-Dec-25 1106m FIRM R6 Md $2,200 (of $22,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:07.230, SP: 15.00 broke inward bumping a foe, corrected and sped clear early, set the pace towards the inside, drifted out three wide under asking into the lane, failed to contain to the winner leaving mid stretch then faded late. 1st Superlastingsecret ( Y Hazlewood 126 , Cd 131 ) 2nd Railroad Inn ( A Chavez 125 ) 4.25L 3rd Northern Cardinal ( J F Hernandez 122 ) 4.75L See full results | J F Hernandez 55.3kg 4.75L | 3 (12) |
| Laurel Park 20-Oct-25 1210m R4 Md $500 (of $22,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:12.690, SP: 9.00 set the pace in the two path, was cued from the rail midway around the turn, but yielded at the top of the stretch. 1st World On Fire ( K Gomez 119 ) 2nd Tom S ( S Marin 123 ) 1.50L 3rd Dave The Great ( Y Rodriguez 119 , Cd 112 ) 8.25L 8th Northern Cardinal ( X Perez 126 ) 39.30L See full results | X Perez 57.2kg 39.30L | 8 (8) |
| Laurel Park 28-Sep-25 1210m R11 Md $1,540 (of $22,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:13.910, SP: 6.00 , a forward factor in the three path, challenged for the lead between horses entering the stretch and weakened. 1st Artist Mark ( J F Hernandez 122 ) 2nd Furious George ( J Barbosa 118 ) 1.75L 3rd Railroad Inn ( Y Rodriguez 122 , Cd 115 ) 2.25L 4th Northern Cardinal ( X Perez 126 ) 4.75L See full results | X Perez 57.2kg 4.75L | 4 (9) |
| Timonium 31-Aug-25 805m FIRM R3 Md $4,000 (of $12,000) Barrier 1, SP: 4.80 1st Head Of The Class ( C Lopez 126 ) 2nd Northern Cardinal ( J Hernandez 126 ) 3rd Star Of Abraham ( J Vargas 121 ) 1.50L | J Hernandez 57.2kg | 2 (6) |
| Colonial Downs 23-Aug-25 1010m R5 Md $1,200 (of $32,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:56.460, SP: 13.00 prompted the pace two wide and came three wide off the bend and weakened. 1st Shear Magic ( H Karamanos 124 ) 2nd Fly Commander ( U Casique 118 ) 2.25L 3rd Battle Warrior ( J Ruiz 118 ) 0.75L 6th Northern Cardinal ( W Hamilton 124 ) 7.75L See full results | W Hamilton 56.2kg 7.75L | 6 (8) |
| Laurel Park 17-Nov-24 1210m FIRM R9 Md $440 (of $22,002) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:09.960, SP: 7.00 stayed along the inner rail around the turn, chased the pace and gave way. 1st Mr. Pesce ( X Perez 126 ) 2nd A B C Ya ( J Torrealba 124 ) 17.50L 3rd Pine Alley ( A Cruz 122 ) 18.00L 6th Northern Cardinal ( J C Alvelo 124 ) 26.50L See full results | J C Alvelo 56.2kg 26.50L | 6 (11) |
| Laurel Park 12-Oct-24 1110m GOOD R9 Md $300 (of $25,999) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:03.920 Rail, faltered 1st Specialagentjonson ( J Barbosa 123 ) 2nd Thick As Thieves ( I Beato 123 ) 0.50L 3rd Agent Kelly ( H Karamanos 119 ) 0.55L 12th Northern Cardinal ( J C Alvelo 123 ) 7.05L See full results | J C Alvelo 55.8kg 7.05L | 12 (12) |
| Laurel Park 16-Sep-24 1110m FIRM R4 Md $1,820 (of $25,999) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:02.350 broke on top and showed speed, ceded the lead to the winner nearing the half, stayed on to chase outside a rival, kept on willingly to about the sixteenth marker and faded. 1st Same Day As L J ( J Schneider 122 ) 2nd Milo ( C Maldonado 122 , Cd 117 ) 5.50L 3rd Band Tour ( C E Lopez 122 ) 6.50L 4th Northern Cardinal ( J C Alvelo 122 , Cd 127 ) 8.00L See full results | J C Alvelo 55.3kg, Cd 57.6kg 8.00L | 4 (10) |
| Colonial Downs 05-Sep-24 1410m FIRM R3 Md $4,000 (of $40,001) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:23.280 was on the lead early, settled to a stalking trip when rival gunned to the lead, rallied to be prominent turning for home and went evenly through the lane to be best of the rest. 1st Coach Campbell ( T Conner 119 ) 2nd Kistler ( B Curtis 119 ) 8.25L 3rd Northern Cardinal ( V R Carrasco 119 ) 11.50L See full results | V R Carrasco 54kg 11.50L | 3 (8) |
| Laurel Park 28-Jul-24 1210m FIRM R6 Md $1,820 (of $25,999) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:13.340 stalked the pace from three wide to midway on the turn, rallied to loom up at the head of the lane and failed to sustain the bid in the stretch finishing evenly. 1st Car Ride ( A Cruz 126 ) 2nd Beach Cowboy ( J Rodriguez 120 ) 0.10L 3rd Lucky Prince ( J D Acosta 126 ) 2.35L 4th Northern Cardinal ( J C Alvelo 120 ) 4.10L See full results | J C Alvelo 54.4kg 4.10L | 4 (6) |
| Laurel Park 08-Jul-24 1110m FIRM R8 Md $5,199 (of $25,999) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:06.320 , bumped at the break, eased out and edged up to prompt the pace, was under pressure pursuing into the stretch, was no match for the winner but continued with effort and held down the place. 1st Don't Get Caught ( D V Araujo 126 ) 2nd Northern Cardinal ( J C Alvelo 120 ) 6.75L 3rd Valore ( M Rojas 120 ) 8.25L See full results | J C Alvelo 54.4kg 6.75L | 2 (6) |
| Charles Town 01-Jun-24 910m FIRM R1 Md $2,650 (of $26,500) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:52.750, SP: 7.50 Rail, flattened 1/16 1st Stellars In Charge ( A Bocachica 122 ) 2nd White Series ( R Mena 122 ) 5.00L 3rd Northern Cardinal ( A Cruz 122 ) 8.50L See full results | A Cruz 55.3kg 8.50L | 3 (6) |
| Penn National 23-May-24 1210m FIRM R5 Md $2,170 (of $31,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:10.180, SP: 4.00 pressed the pace three wide and tried the winner at the quarter pole but weakened in the lane. 1st Guardian Prince ( J Torres 121 ) 2nd Our Ethan Charles ( D Cora 121 ) 1.25L 3rd Mat Matters ( A Rodriguez 121 ) 4.75L 4th Northern Cardinal ( J Alvelo 121 ) 6.50L See full results | J Alvelo 54.9kg 6.50L | 4 (5) |
| Laurel Park 07-Apr-24 1610m FIRM R7 Md $1,410 (of $47,002) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:39.030 disputed the pace outside the winner for six furlongs, was floated out by that one near the quarter pole and gave way. 1st Bet The Line ( A Hernandez 124 ) 2nd Blue Kingdom ( J C Alvelo 124 ) 5.00L 3rd Work Hard ( J Barbosa 124 ) 9.50L 5th Northern Cardinal ( C Maldonado 124 , Cd 134 ) 15.00L See full results | C Maldonado 56.2kg, Cd 60.8kg 15.00L | 5 (7) |
| Penn National 16-Mar-24 1610m FIRM R2 Md $2,380 (of $34,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:41.070, SP: 9.50 was well placed on the inside, boxed nearing the quarter pole, then made a two wide bid off the turn but needed more. 1st Take The Pledge ( F Pennington 123 ) 2nd East Aurora ( J Hernandez 123 ) 0.30L 3rd Max Barley ( D Cora 123 ) 1.00L 4th Northern Cardinal ( J Alvelo 123 ) 1.35L See full results | J Alvelo 55.8kg 1.35L | 4 (9) |