Shinyhappygroovy (USA) Horse
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Shinyhappygroovy is a 4yo chestnut foal from the United States trained by Ronald B. Spatz. It is by the stallion Bucchero out of the dam My Cousin Zinny. The horse has not broken its maiden, remaining winless in five starts. In its latest race at Gulfstream on July 4, 2026, jockey Diego Herrera rode Shinyhappygroovy to a second‑place finish behind the winner High Lateen.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gulfstream 04-Jul-26 1609m FIRM R1 Md $7,400 (of $37,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:34.320, SP: 2.88 prompt the early leader from the outside under a hold, dug between late and kept on gamely to the wire. 1st High Lateen ( J Morelos 122 ) 2nd Shinyhappygroovy ( D Herrera 126 ) 2.00L 3rd Win Runner ( R Hughes 122 ) 2.75L See full results | D Herrera 57.2kg 2.00L | 2 (9) |
| Gulfstream 08-Jun-26 1710m FIRM R4 Md $3,700 (of $37,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:44.160, SP: 5.00 forwardly placed when forced to briefly steady into the first turn, steered out a bit for room and shook well clear onto the backstretch, continued to hold a sizable advantage into the far turn, offered brief resistance to the winner when that one came calling late in that bend then could not keep up, continued to weaken and was caught for the place while lasting for the third spot. 1st Big Dividend ( L Reyes 126 ) 2nd Rule Seventy Six ( M Husbands 126 ) 3.00L 3rd Shinyhappygroovy ( R Hughes 126 ) 5.00L See full results | R Hughes 57.2kg 5.00L | 3 (7) |
| Gulfstream 03-May-26 1509m GOOD R10 Md $3,600 (of $36,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:27.270, SP: 11.00 saved ground off the pace, edged closer two wide around the far turn, lacked a clear path in upper stretch, swung out near the eighth pole and rallied for the show. 1st No More War ( S Leon 126 ) 2nd Operatnthunderbolt ( N Juarez 126 ) 1.25L 3rd Shinyhappygroovy ( D Herrera 126 ) 1.75L See full results | D Herrera 57.2kg 1.75L | 3 (8) |
| Tampa Bay Downs 20-Apr-26 1408m R4 Md $320 (of $55,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:24.550, SP: 5.50 tracked the pace from the inside, took aim to split foes at the top of the stretch but came up empty, retreated down the stretch. 1st Music On The Run ( A Morales 118 ) 2nd Maxxander ( M Meneses 118 ) 0.20L 3rd Tifosi ( C Gil 118 ) 2.50L 6th Shinyhappygroovy ( I Rodriguez 125 ) 14.85L See full results | I Rodriguez 56.7kg 14.85L | 6 (6) |
| Tampa Bay Downs 14-Mar-26 1609m R5 Md $5,000 (of $25,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:35.630, SP: 3.75 veered out slightly leaving the gate, raced at the back of the pack in the two path through the opening half mile, swung out to the five path to began a bid passing the quarter pole and improved position from there. 1st Resurgo ( S Camacho 123 ) 2nd Shinyhappygroovy ( I Rodriguez 123 ) 6.25L 3rd Grand Liam ( S Marin 123 ) 2.00L See full results | I Rodriguez 55.8kg 6.25L | 2 (10) |