Reckless Optimism (USA) Horse

Country
United States
Foal Date
30-Apr-22
Colour
bay
Sire
Mckinzie
Dam
Tapless
Prize Money
13164
Owners
California Racing Partners, Ciaglia Racing Llc, Dacmac Ventures Llc, Hoof Pick Racing Partners Llc, Hanson, Ryan And Radigan, Richard
About

Reckless Optimism is a 4yo bay horse from the United States trained by Ryan Hanson. Its sire is the stallion Mckinzie and its dam is Tapless. To date, Reckless Optimism has earned one victory. The horse's most notable triumph came on 14 Dec 2025 at Los Alamitos Racecourse, where it captured the $8,000 Race 2.

Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Los Alamitos Racecourse 19-Jan-26 905m GOOD R2 Race 2 $1,700 (of $8,500) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:52.620 1st Una Brava ( A L Bautista 120 , Cd 115 ) 2nd Reckless Optimism ( L Camacho-flores 125 ) 0.25L 3rd Honky Tonk Rhythm ( D D Cruz 123 ) 0.50L See full resultsL Camacho-flores 56.7kg 0.25L2 (5)
Santa Anita 03-Jan-26 1106m FIRM R3 Race 3 $500 (of $18,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:03.770, SP: 41.00 stalked the top pair from inside, lost ground around the bend and faded. 1st Headstrong Ways ( T J Pereira 124 ) 2nd Lena Lindgard ( A Aguilar 124 ) 2.25L 3rd A Toast To Lanie ( R Gonzalez 124 ) 5.50L 8th Reckless Optimism ( A Escobedo 124 ) 13.30L See full resultsA Escobedo 56.2kg 13.30L8 (8)
Los Alamitos Racecourse 14-Dec-25 910m R2 Race 2 $5,040 (of $8,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:52.610 1st Reckless Optimism ( A Escobedo 122 ) 2nd Trickifult ( S Vargas 122 ) 0.50L 3rd Badsally ( R Ramirez 122 ) 6.25L See full resultsA Escobedo 55.3kg1 (4)
Del Mar 29-Aug-25 1610m FIRM R3 Md $500 (of $23,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:38.960, SP: 26.00 raced up close five, four, then three wide on the first turn, pressed for a bit three deep in the middle stages, chased after the top pair leaving the backstretch, dropped back around the far turn and tired. 1st Union Heiress ( S Carmona 125 ) 2nd Expressive Love ( R B Painen 121 ) 6.50L 3rd Severe Clear ( R Gonzalez 121 ) 1.25L 8th Reckless Optimism ( A Escobedo 121 ) 33.50L See full resultsA Escobedo 54.9kg 33.50L8 (10)
Los Alamitos Racecourse 22-Jun-25 1210m FIRM R3 Md $500 (of $20,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:11.730, SP: 17.00 chased along the inside into the turn, drifted out early on the bend, came back to the two path, angled out in the lane and failed to threaten. 1st My Kathryn Rose ( E Maldonado 118 ) 2nd Lena Lindgard ( A Aguilar 118 ) 2.00L 3rd Bottom Dollar ( G Franco 118 ) 0.50L 6th Reckless Optimism ( A Escobedo 118 ) 8.50L See full resultsA Escobedo 53.5kg 8.50L6 (7)
Santa Anita 27-May-25 1310m GOOD R1 Md $500 (of $60,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:14.880, SP: 51.00 hit the gate and came away slow on the outside, trailed two wide into the turn, found the rail late on the bend and never got involved. 1st Comeback Girl ( A Ayuso 118 ) 2nd Current Affair ( A Fresu 126 ) 2.25L 3rd Heads In Beds ( U Rispoli 118 ) 1.00L 9th Reckless Optimism ( T Baze 118 ) 24.60L See full resultsT Baze 53.5kg 24.60L9 (9)