Purple Heart (USA) Horse
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Purple Heart is a 4yo horse from the United States trained by J. Keith Desormeaux. It is by Omaha Beach out of Right To Rule. The horse has claimed two victories so far. On 27 Feb 2026 at Fair Grounds, Purple Heart earned its most important win, taking the $18000.00 Race 5 prize. It has proved a profitable runner for bettors; backing the horse throughout its career would have delivered a 35% return on investment.
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| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fair Grounds 27-Feb-26 1207m R5 Race 5 $11,340 (of $18,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:10.480, SP: 3.75 rated nicely off of the early pace, was well placed while inside of runners heading into the turn, chased from the inside into upper stretch, shifted to the two path into the final furlong and vied for the lead between rivals into the final sixteenth, determinedly battled in deep stretch and got up in the final yards to prevail. 1st Purple Heart ( J Graham 122 ) 2nd Matinee Idol ( J L Ortiz 122 ) 0.10L 3rd Wizard Of Yester ( I Castillo 125 ) 1.35L See full results | J Graham 55.3kg | 1 (8) |
| Delta Downs 06-Feb-26 1308m FIRM R2 Delta Downs Race 2 $2,310 (of $23,100) Barrier 2, SP: 1.50 1st Awesome Magic ( D Cohen 115 ) 2nd Spamalot ( T Pompell 120 ) 0.20L 3rd Army Wildcatter ( J Vargas 120 ) 0.30L 4th Purple Heart ( T Thornton 120 , Cd 0 ) 0.75L | T Thornton 54.4kg, Cd 0 0.75L | 4 (7) |
| Delta Downs 22-Jan-26 1308m FIRM R7 Delta Downs Race 7 $7,800 (of $23,400) Barrier 3, SP: 3.50 1st Morunning ( T Timothy 120 ) 2nd Purple Heart ( N Emanuel 120 ) 3rd Two Dollars ( B Elio 120 ) 0.75L | N Emanuel 54.4kg | 2 (8) |
| Fair Grounds 20-Dec-25 1207m R4 Md $9,450 (of $15,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:11.470, SP: 3.00 raced not too far off the pace three wide, closed some ground in the turn, made a five wide bid at the quarter to methodically pick off the remaining rivals, led by the eighth and kicked clear. 1st Purple Heart ( J Graham 122 ) 2nd Daredevil Doug ( M Murrill 122 ) 3.50L 3rd El Maximo ( S Vives 122 ) 5.25L See full results | J Graham 55.3kg | 1 (9) |
| Fair Grounds 26-Jan-25 1210m FIRM R8 Md $2,205 (of $31,496) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:11.410, SP: 17.00 stalked the clear leader from the three path, chased that one through the lane, shifted inwardly at the sixteenth pole and yielded place to an outer pair late. 1st Our Favorite Son ( J Loveberry 122 ) 2nd Lick Skillet ( K Wellington 122 ) 1.00L 3rd Grand Academic ( F Astudillo 122 ) 1.00L 4th Purple Heart ( J Riquelme 122 ) 2.75L See full results | J Riquelme 55.3kg 2.75L | 4 (8) |