Sports Hero (USA) Horse
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Sports Hero is a 4yo ch from United States trained by James T. Ryerson. He is by the stallion Munnings out of the mare Open House. The horse has not yet broken his maiden, remaining winless in 10 starts. In his most recent start at Aqueduct on 6th Feb 2026, Christopher Elliott rode him to a sixth‑place finish behind the winner, Seeker's Hope.
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Aqueduct • Laurel Park • Belmont At The Big A • Saratoga • Ellis Park • Churchill Downs • Oaklawn ParkRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Aqueduct 06-Feb-26 1207m FIRM R10 Md (of $34,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:12.920, SP: 15.00 chased three paths off the inside down the backstretch before tucking inside at the half mile pole, got roused spinning from the two path into upper stretch, and was outfinished to the end. 1st Seeker's Hope ( M Franco 122 ) 2nd Alias ( J Lezcano 122 ) 0.05L 3rd Army Proud ( S Civaci 122 ) 2.55L 6th Sports Hero ( C Elliott 122 ) 4.80L See full results | C Elliott 55.3kg 4.80L | 6 (11) |
| Aqueduct 27-Dec-25 1308m FIRM R10 Md $3,500 (of $35,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:19.600, SP: 13.00 1st Party With Smarty ( J Rodriguez 124 ) 2nd Seeker's Hope ( O M Hernandez 122 ) 0.75L 3rd Sports Hero ( C Elliott 122 ) 2.00L See full results | C Elliott 55.3kg 2.00L | 3 (12) |
| Laurel Park 10-Nov-25 1110m GOOD R3 Md $4,800 (of $24,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:04.660, SP: 6.00 , steadied in traffic mid way on the turn, raced in the two path through the stretch and rallied between rivals. 1st Call Me A Cab ( Y Hazlewood 124 , Cd 119 ) 2nd Sports Hero ( A Cruz 124 ) 0.75L 3rd Superlastingsecret ( M Burnham 126 ) 0.85L See full results | A Cruz 56.2kg 0.75L | 2 (10) |
| Belmont At The Big A 20-Oct-25 1310m R1 Md $645 (of $43,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:16.400, SP: 15.00 1st Sergeant Capps ( K Carmouche 121 ) 2nd Free Spin ( F Prat 121 ) 0.15L 3rd Into Inspiration ( J Rodriguez 121 ) 2.50L 6th Sports Hero ( C Elliott 121 ) 11.55L See full results | C Elliott 54.9kg 11.55L | 6 (7) |
| Saratoga 18-Aug-25 1410m FIRM R10 Race 10 $470 (of $47,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:24.350, SP: 10.00 1st Secured Lender ( F Prat 124 ) 2nd Sergeant Capps ( I O Jr 119 ) 1.75L 3rd Cocktailsnkringle ( R J Santana 119 ) 3.75L 7th Sports Hero ( J Ortiz 119 ) 13.75L See full results | J Ortiz 54kg 13.75L | 7 (8) |
| Ellis Park 14-Jul-25 1610m GOOD R7 Md $1,105 (of $100,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:34.890, SP: 17.00 was a tad slow at the start and trailed the field early on, raced in the five path into the lane and leveled off down the lane. 1st Paris Surprise ( J Torres 124 ) 2nd Timayyyy ( E Morales 118 ) 0.50L 3rd Mr Bobo ( C Lanerie 124 ) 0.50L 6th Sports Hero ( J R Leparoux 118 ) 4.30L See full results | J R Leparoux 53.5kg 4.30L | 6 (7) |
| Ellis Park 13-Jul-25 1610m GOOD Md (of $60,269), SP: 13/1 1st Paris Surprise ( J Torres , Cd 124 ) 2nd Timayyyy ( E Morales , Cd 118 ) 0.50L 3rd Mr Bobo ( C Lanerie , Cd 124 ) 0.50L 6th Sports Hero ( J R Leparoux 118 , Cd 0 ) 4.25L | J R Leparoux 53.5kg, Cd 0 4.25L | 6 |
| Churchill Downs 23-Jun-25 1210m FIRM R3 Md $961 (of $67,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:09.370, SP: 2.88 2p,bmpd clip heels7/16 1st Bob's Carrot ( J Ortiz 118 ) 2nd Leading Role ( R Gutierrez 118 ) 0.00L 3rd Historic ( E Morales 118 ) 0.00L 7th Sports Hero ( L Saez 118 ) 24.50L See full results | L Saez 53.5kg 24.50L | 7 (7) |
| Churchill Downs 25-May-25 1610m FIRM R10 Md $1,278 (of $120,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:34.970, SP: 17.00 chased from midpack in the two path, moved out to the five path in upper stretch and lacked a bid. 1st Fact ( L Saez 118 ) 2nd Duke Of Duval ( J Ortiz 125 ) 2.50L 3rd Steeze ( F Geroux 118 ) 2.00L 6th Sports Hero ( L Machado 118 ) 11.35L See full results | L Machado 53.5kg 11.35L | 6 (11) |
| Oaklawn Park 20-Apr-25 1210m FIRM R5 Md $917 (of $110,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:10.850, SP: 4.33 off a step slow, raced back and outside, four wide out of the turn, improved a bit through upper stretch then went evenly the final furlong. 1st Stiglets ( R Vazquez 122 ) 2nd Fanatical ( L Saez 122 ) 0.30L 3rd Faust ( E Asmussen 122 ) 0.30L 5th Sports Hero ( F Prat 122 ) 7.75L See full results | F Prat 55.3kg 7.75L | 5 (10) |