Piquant (USA) Horse
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About
Charles Town R5 Race 5 - Claiming Piquant is a 4yo dk b/br unknown from United States trained by Michael E. Jones, Jr., who is based at . It is sired by the stallion Medaglia D'oro out of the dam Tasteful. Piquant has managed to win 3 races in its career so far. On 27th Jul 2025 at Gulfstream, Piquant scored its most significant win to date, getting the money in the $42000.00 Race 7. It has proven a profitable horse for the punters over the journey. If you had backed Piquant throughout its career you'd have achieved a 103% return on investment.
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Gulfstream • Presque Isle Downs • Keeneland • Turfway Park • Oaklawn Park • Churchill Downs • Ellis ParkRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gulfstream 06-Dec-25 1670m FIRM R7 Race 7 $1,960 (of $28,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:41.970, SP: 4.33 saved ground off the pace, tipped two wide turning for home, bid between foes in upper stretch then flattened out. 1st Venezuelan Hope ( I O Jr 120 ) 2nd Roscoe Pine ( Y Torres 120 ) 2.50L 3rd Wannabeeloved ( E Zayas 118 ) 1.75L 4th Piquant ( E Gonzalez 120 ) 4.30L See full results | E Gonzalez 54.4kg 4.30L | 4 (9) |
| Gulfstream 03-Nov-25 1710m FIRM R6 Race 6 $280 (of $36,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:39.250, SP: 5.50 was unhurried in the early stages, coaxed outside of rivals to the far turn, swung five wide to upper stretch and lacked a final response. 1st Rashid ( J Bravo 120 ) 2nd Murabeh ( M Husbands 120 ) 0.15L 3rd Corta Fuego ( E Zayas 120 ) 0.50L 7th Piquant ( E Gonzalez 120 ) 5.80L See full results | E Gonzalez 54.4kg 5.80L | 7 (10) |
| Gulfstream 29-Sep-25 1610m R5 Race 5 $450 (of $58,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:40.050, SP: 7.00 allowed to settle in the early stages, asked for run three to four wide at the quarter marker, swung five wide for the stretch drive, could not sustain his run to the final sixteenth and flattened out. 1st Classic Of Course ( J Ocasio 121 ) 2nd I Know I Know ( R Maragh 124 ) 0.75L 3rd Win With Faith ( E Jaramillo 119 ) 1.00L 5th Piquant ( M Vasquez 119 ) 9.50L See full results | M Vasquez 54kg 9.50L | 5 (7) |
| Gulfstream 27-Jul-25 1670m FIRM R7 Race 7 $26,460 (of $42,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:40.970, SP: 4.00 1st Piquant ( M Vasquez 120 ) 2nd Oasis Prince ( E Gonzalez 118 ) 2.00L 3rd Murabeh ( R Gutierrez 120 ) 5.25L See full results | M Vasquez 54.4kg | 1 (7) |
| Gulfstream 30-Jun-25 1710m GOOD R4 Race 4 $26,460 (of $42,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:40.540, SP: 21.00 settled, circled five wide upper, closed fast deep stretch, got up in time. 1st Piquant ( M Vasquez 118 ) 2nd Murabeh ( E Zayas 120 ) 0.30L 3rd Corta Fuego ( R Maragh 118 ) 1.00L See full results | M Vasquez 53.5kg | 1 (6) |
| Presque Isle Downs 20-May-25 1210m FIRM R7 Race 7 $480 (of $32,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:10.830, SP: 8.50 slow early to be the trailer, rallied turning for home, was held up midway down the lane by rival drifting into his path and finished with intertest. 1st Good Directions ( I Rodriguez 118 ) 2nd Tarsus Warrior ( W Rodriguez 123 ) 0.75L 3rd Carcone ( W Martinez 118 ) 0.30L 6th Piquant ( P Morales 118 ) 3.75L See full results | P Morales 53.5kg 3.75L | 6 (9) |
| Keeneland 07-Apr-25 1410m FIRM R4 Race 4 $787 (of $63,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:27.160, SP: 10.00 broke a step slow, trailed in the three to two path, advanced between rivals with five sixteenths to go, fanned out to the five path into the lane and failed to factor. 1st Jack's Promise ( L Saez 120 ) 2nd Art Fair ( J Ortiz 122 ) 1.25L 3rd Covert Law ( A Achard 122 ) 5.25L 7th Piquant ( I O Jr 120 ) 23.75L See full results | I O Jr 54.4kg 23.75L | 7 (9) |
| Turfway Park 23-Mar-25 1210m FIRM R9 Animal Kingdom Stakes (Stakes) $7,410 (of $250,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:11.240, SP: 8.50 inside run to turn with no response in the stretch run. 1st Kale's Angel ( R Vazquez 122 ) 2nd Mo Hair Sam ( C Lanerie 118 ) 3.75L 3rd Big Vince ( G Corrales 118 ) 2.75L 5th Piquant ( G Saez 118 ) 9.75L See full results | G Saez 53.5kg 9.75L | 5 (7) |
| Turfway Park 08-Mar-25 1210m FIRM R8 Race 8 $16,400 (of $82,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:12.620, SP: 2.88 no speed to turn, rolled along cutting into the margin too late. 1st Big Vince ( G Corrales 122 ) 2nd Piquant ( G Saez 118 ) 0.25L 3rd Mo Hair Sam ( V Lebron 122 ) 3.75L See full results | G Saez 53.5kg 0.25L | 2 (7) |
| Oaklawn Park 27-Jan-25 1210m FIRM R5 Race 5 $1,117 (of $67,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:12.830, SP: 3.75 lacked speed while racing off the inside, three wide into the stretch, failed to rally. 1st Waco ( T W Bacon 122 , Cd 117 ) 2nd Complex Music ( K J Asmussen 119 ) 1.25L 3rd Farley Hall ( F Arrieta 119 ) 1.75L 5th Piquant ( R S Jr 122 ) 7.75L See full results | R S Jr 55.3kg 7.75L | 5 (7) |
| Oaklawn Park 19-Jan-25 1210m FIRM R9 Renaissance Stakes (Stakes) $15,000 (of $149,999) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:12.750, SP: 11.00 lacked early foot outside, came four wide when being called on for run entering the stretch, finished up best of all while widest while too late. 1st Kale's Angel ( R A Vazquez 124 ) 2nd Perfect Magic ( E Asmussen 117 ) 0.25L 3rd Piquant ( S C Jr 117 ) 0.50L See full results | S C Jr 53.1kg 0.50L | 3 (7) |
| Oaklawn Park 30-Dec-24 1210m FIRM R4 Race 4 $6,701 (of $67,001) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:11.180, SP: 3.00 in mid pack while off the inside, continued in the two path turn, moved out a bit for the drive, getting to the runner up late while also closing thde gap on the winner. 1st Big Rasee ( C A Torres 122 ) 2nd Farley Hall ( F Arrieta 119 ) 2.00L 3rd Piquant ( S C Jr 122 ) 2.50L See full results | S C Jr 55.3kg 2.50L | 3 (9) |
| Turfway Park 14-Dec-24 1210m FIRM R1 Md $20,096 (of $31,899) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:09.970, SP: 7.50 no speed to the turn, angled out past quarter pole and ran off in the final furlong under good handling. 1st Piquant ( A Beschizza 119 ) 2nd Graydaria ( I Moncada 117 , Cd 110 ) 7.00L 3rd Outofpi ( L Sosa 119 ) 8.25L See full results | A Beschizza 54kg | 1 (11) |
| Churchill Downs 14-Nov-24 1310m FIRM R5 Md $5,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:17.760, SP: 4.33 chased forwardly in the three path and between horses, sustained pursuit shifting to the four to five path entering the lane, edged show from an inner rival at the furlong grounds and was no match for the top pair. 1st Vodka N Gingerale ( T Gaffalione 119 ) 2nd Spenard ( R S Jr 119 ) 0.50L 3rd Piquant ( F Geroux 119 ) 6.00L See full results | F Geroux 54kg 6.00L | 3 (11) |
| Churchill Downs 28-Sep-24 1610m FIRM R8 Md (of $120,001) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:39.870 was bumped by an outer rival at the start, laid off of the pace along the inside, shifted three wide with three furlongs to go, but tired. 1st Extradition ( L Saez 119 ) 2nd Shogun ( C J Lanerie 119 ) 1.50L 3rd Publisher ( E Asmussen 119 , Cd 114 ) 2.25L 11th Piquant ( T Gaffalione 119 ) 24.80L See full results | T Gaffalione 54kg 24.80L | 11 (11) |
| Ellis Park 25-Aug-24 1210m FIRM R7 Md $4,970 (of $71,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:11.800 laid off of the pace in the three to two path, swung out to the six path in upper stretch and stayed on willingly. 1st Firmus ( C J Lanerie 119 ) 2nd Cocktailsnkringle ( C Landeros 119 ) 1.25L 3rd Desert Aire ( M Garcia 119 ) 4.50L 4th Piquant ( A Concepcion 119 ) 5.25L See full results | A Concepcion 54kg 5.25L | 4 (11) |