Royal Riddle (USA) Horse
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Royal Riddle is a 3yo horse from the United States trained by Joe Sharp. He is by the stallion Practical Joke out of the mare Queen's Secret. To date, Royal Riddle has won one race. On 4 January 2026 at Aqueduct, he captured his most important victory, earning $75,000.00 in prize money.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Aqueduct 04-Jan-26 1207m FIRM R4 Md $47,250 (of $75,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:12.630, SP: 2.20 coaxed from the gate, chased four then three wide coming under encouragement three furlongs out, cornered three to four wide into upper stretch, dug in under a drive rallying to issue a challenge inside the final eighth and was up in the last strides to the finish. 1st Royal Riddle ( K Carmouche 122 ) 2nd Hurricane Kaz ( J A Hernandez 122 ) 0.50L 3rd B Thedonald ( M Franco 122 ) 1.00L See full results | K Carmouche 55.3kg | 1 (7) |
| Aqueduct 06-Dec-25 1610m FIRM R3 Md $16,000 (of $80,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:37.460, SP: 15.00 stumbled at the start, chased four paths off the inside down the backstretch and then just off the inside through the turn under urging from three furlongs out, swung four wide into upper stretch, proved no match for the top one while keeping on for the place honors, clear of the rest. 1st Fourth And One ( M Franco 119 ) 2nd Royal Riddle ( K Carmouche 119 ) 7.25L 3rd Twenty One Red ( E Cancel 119 ) 2.50L See full results | K Carmouche 54kg 7.25L | 2 (6) |
| Aqueduct 10-Nov-25 1610m FIRM R5 Md $3,200 (of $80,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:35.330, SP: 6.00 1st Talk To Me Jimmy ( M Franco 119 ) 2nd Sunday Boy ( C Elliott 119 ) 5.50L 3rd The Obliterator ( F Prat 119 ) 3.25L 5th Royal Riddle ( K Carmouche 119 ) 9.75L See full results | K Carmouche 54kg 9.75L | 5 (8) |
| Belmont At The Big A 12-Oct-25 1410m R1 Md $8,000 (of $80,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:24.850, SP: 4.00 was bumped at the start, rushed up on the inside under a hard hold, then was coaxed along by the three eighths while still towards the inside and swung out four wide leaving the turn and moved out farther nearing the three sixteenths but lacked the needed late kick while clearly besting the rest. 1st Top Player ( R J Santana 119 ) 2nd Pride Of The Union ( M Franco 119 ) 0.00L 3rd Royal Riddle ( C Elliott 119 ) 4.25L See full results | C Elliott 54kg 4.25L | 3 (5) |
| Belmont At The Big A 14-Sep-25 1410m R1 Md $16,000 (of $80,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:24.840, SP: 15.00 1st Froutien ( K Carmouche 119 ) 2nd Royal Riddle ( C Elliott 119 ) 1.75L 3rd Top Player ( R J Santana 119 ) 0.20L See full results | C Elliott 54kg 1.75L | 2 (6) |