Penn Star (USA) Horse
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Penn Star is a 3yo b foaled in the United States and trained by Troy S. Wismer. The horse is out of the stallion Not This Time and the mare Church By The Sea. Penn Star has not yet broken his maiden, having failed to win in four starts. In its latest outing at Turfway Park on February 15, 2026, Gabriel Saez rode Penn Star to a 12th‑place finish behind the winner Mendels Mate.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Turfway Park 15-Feb-26 1609m R5 Md (of $100,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:40.950, SP: 13.00 was brushed between horses soon after the start, raced off of the pace along the inside, then faded in the three path and between horses rounding the far turn. 1st Mendels Mate ( R M Hernandez 120 ) 2nd Question Answered ( A Achard 120 ) 1.00L 3rd Maximus Prime ( W A Rodriguez 120 ) 2.25L 12th Penn Star ( G Saez 120 ) 35.55L See full results | G Saez 54.4kg 35.55L | 12 (14) |
| Turfway Park 04-Jan-26 1609m R5 Md $718 (of $100,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:40.500, SP: 21.00 bolted out sharply at the start, trailed in the four path, then along the inside around the far turn, encountered traffic while entering the lane in the three path, altered out and lacked a bid. 1st Kilo Tango ( L Machado 120 ) 2nd Celtic Flame ( W Rodriguez 120 ) 0.50L 3rd Boss' Deed ( I Moncada 120 ) 2.50L 9th Penn Star ( G Saez 120 ) 11.50L See full results | G Saez 54.4kg 11.50L | 9 (12) |
| Churchill Downs 30-Nov-25 1610m R2 Md $8,400 (of $120,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:36.640, SP: 26.00 came out at the start, prompted outside of the leader, failed to keep pace with that one in the three path in upper stretch then yielded between rivals in the final sixteenth. 1st Gairloch ( T Gaffalione 119 ) 2nd Royal Causeway ( F Geroux 119 ) 1.50L 3rd Happy Prince ( I O Jr 119 ) 0.20L 4th Penn Star ( L Machado 119 ) 2.60L See full results | L Machado 54kg 2.60L | 4 (11) |
| Keeneland 13-Oct-25 1110m FIRM R2 Md $1,375 (of $110,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:03.530, SP: 34.00 pursued from midpack in the two to three path, chased in the four path and between horses into the lane then tired. 1st Elston Gunnn ( L Saez 119 ) 2nd Wexford One ( I O Jr 119 ) 0.15L 3rd Thailand ( J Ortiz 119 ) 1.00L 10th Penn Star ( S J Camacho 119 ) 12.10L See full results | S J Camacho 54kg 12.10L | 10 (12) |