Purdy Darn Good (USA) Horse
About
Purdy Darn Good, a 4yo dk b/br from the United States, is trained by Randy Matthews. The horse is by Laoban out of Chaotic Cat. It has not yet broken its maiden, failing to win in seven starts. In its latest outing at Turfway Park on 17 January 2026, jockey Joseph D. Ramos guided Purdy Darn Good to a fifth‑place finish, trailing winner Consolidated.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Turfway Park 17-Jan-26 1609m R9 Md (of $30,800) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:41.020, SP: 13.00 raced off of the pace in the four to three path around the first turn, progressed chasing the leaders into the lane and stayed on one paced between horses. 1st Consolidated ( V R Carrasco 122 ) 2nd Scoville ( A Murgia 122 ) 1.75L 3rd Turnbuckle ( B Bays 122 , Cd 115 ) 2.75L 5th Purdy Darn GOOD ( J D Ramos 122 ) 6.25L See full results | J D Ramos 55.3kg 6.25L | 5 (12) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 05-Jun-25 1710m GOOD R4 Md $260 (of $35,359) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:42.180, SP: 13.00 stalked the pace in the four path and faded in the stretch. 1st Finn Mcsorley ( M Murrill 124 ) 2nd Alpha Omega ( M J Pedroza 124 ) 0.50L 3rd Fountain Run ( S Sanjur 120 ) 1.75L 7th Purdy Darn Good ( J Ramos 120 ) 6.10L See full results | J Ramos 54.4kg 6.10L | 7 (8) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 08-May-25 1610m GOOD R6 Md $2,475 (of $35,359) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:37.750, SP: 15.00 stalked the pace in the three path and gave way late. 1st Gamblin George ( J R Jr 124 ) 2nd Oh Please ( E Roman 120 ) 0.75L 3rd Money Memolo ( A Achard 124 ) 1.50L 4th Purdy Darn Good ( J Ramos 120 ) 5.75L See full results | J Ramos 54.4kg 5.75L | 4 (11) |
| Turfway Park 28-Mar-25 1710m FIRM R8 Md $2,470 (of $24,700) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:46.670, SP: 8.50 raced two wide along the first turn while back early on, was on the inside into the lane, made a bid from the inside in the stretch but missed place in the final stages. 1st Last Chance Luis ( J Romero 120 ) 2nd Willingness ( G Corrales 118 ) 0.75L 3rd Purdy Darn Good ( J Ramos 120 ) 1.00L See full results | J Ramos 54.4kg 1.00L | 3 (11) |
| Turfway Park 31-Jan-25 1610m FIRM R7 Md $2,470 (of $24,700) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:43.260, SP: 8.50 bore in start, four wide past quarter pole on the left lead into stretch and could not gain. 1st Only The Good ( A Beschizza 120 ) 2nd Desert Aire ( C Barbosa 120 ) 1.50L 3rd Purdy Darn Good ( R Hernandez 120 ) 5.25L See full results | R Hernandez 54.4kg 5.25L | 3 (8) |
| Turfway Park 20-Dec-24 1610m FIRM R7 Md $1,728 (of $24,699) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:41.320, SP: 7.50 no speed to far turn with a late run while closing the gap too late in the final sixteenth. 1st Right On Right On ( F C L De 119 ) 2nd Only The Good ( A Beschizza 119 ) 0.50L 3rd Brave Words ( G Terraza 119 ) 0.75L 4th Purdy Darn Good ( L Machado 119 ) 1.75L See full results | L Machado 54kg 1.75L | 4 (12) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 23-Oct-24 1610m FIRM R1 Md $320 (of $43,522) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:39.800 was unrushed early and faded. 1st Solo Venturi ( I O Jr 122 ) 2nd Pacific Standard ( F C L De 122 ) 2.50L 3rd Ortho Star ( S Bermudez 122 ) 4.75L 6th Purdy Darn Good ( E Esquivel 122 ) 35.75L See full results | E Esquivel 55.3kg 35.75L | 6 (7) |
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