Striking Notes (USA) Horse
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Striking Notes is a 4yo dark bay/brown horse from the United States, trained by Howard F. Gibson. He is by the stallion Mendelssohn out of the mare Striking Scholar. He has won two races so far. On 7 Jan 2025 at Turf Paradise, he captured his biggest win, earning a $21,000 purse.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Turf Paradise 28-Jan-26 1609m FIRM R3 Race 3 (of $17,500) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:37.440, SP: 10.00 broke a step slow, laid off of the pace in the two to three path, swung out to the five path into upper stretch and made little impact. 1st Port Ellen ( I D Enriquez 122 ) 2nd Expressive Love ( D P Vergara 124 ) 0.75L 3rd Dutton Street Girl ( J M Asencio 122 ) 4.00L 6th Striking Notes ( A Castellanos 124 ) 7.75L See full results | A Castellanos 56.2kg 7.75L | 6 (7) |
| Turf Paradise 13-Jan-26 1609m FIRM R3 Race 3 $7,245 (of $11,500) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:36.670, SP: 5.00 1st Striking Notes ( A Castellanos 124 ) 2nd Caitlin Fever ( F Alvarado 124 ) 0.30L 3rd Mark Of Victory ( K Lopez 124 ) 3.75L See full results | A Castellanos 56.2kg | 1 (7) |
| Turf Paradise 24-Dec-25 1609m FIRM R5 Race 5 $345 (of $11,500) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:39.660, SP: 4.50 , carried out entering the first turn, checked entering the backstretch, advanced in the three path on the far turn and gave way. 1st Guiltyofhavingfun ( I Enriquez 121 ) 2nd Coconut Dreams ( K Mcgregor 121 ) 3.00L 3rd Not A Word ( G Rodriguez 121 ) 1.00L 5th Striking Notes ( M Americano 121 ) 5.25L See full results | M Americano 54.9kg 5.25L | 5 (8) |
| Turf Paradise 04-Dec-25 1610m FIRM R5 Race 5 $2,300 (of $11,500) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:38.490, SP: 2.88 1st C C's Heart ( C Montalvo 124 ) 2nd Striking Notes ( M Americano 121 ) 2.00L 3rd Pink Channel ( K Mcgregor 124 ) 0.30L See full results | M Americano 54.9kg 2.00L | 2 (7) |
| Emerald Downs 01-Sep-25 1610m FIRM R2 Race 2 $390 (of $13,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:34.630, SP: 13.00 1st Unbridled Scholar ( K Orozco 122 ) 2nd Sexzie ( A Cruz 121 ) 8.00L 3rd Nephele ( C Montalvo 121 ) 1.25L 5th Striking Notes ( D Haldar 121 ) 24.25L See full results | D Haldar 54.9kg 24.25L | 5 (5) |
| Emerald Downs 10-Aug-25 1610m FIRM R2 Race 2 $480 (of $16,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:37.560 saved ground while being allowed to settle, dropped back on far turn and failed to seriously threaten. 1st Swift Caro ( J Couton 119 ) 2nd Tianma ( K Krigger 122 ) 5.00L 3rd Sexzie ( A Cruz 118 ) 1.00L 5th Striking Notes ( C Montalvo 118 ) 14.25L See full results | C Montalvo 53.5kg 14.25L | 5 (4) |
| Emerald Downs 09-Aug-25 1610m FIRM R2 Emerald Downs race 2 $480 (of $9,120) Barrier 2, SP: 5.50 1st Swift Caro ( J Couton 119 ) 2nd Tianma ( K Krigger 122 ) 5.00L 3rd Sexzie ( A Cruz 118 ) 1.00L 5th Striking Notes ( C Montalvo 118 , Cd 0 ) 14.25L | C Montalvo 53.5kg, Cd 0 14.25L | 5 (5) |
| Emerald Downs 27-Jul-25 1310m FIRM R6 Race 6 $1,120 (of $16,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:17.230, SP: 13.00 1st Prancin Lady ( F Alvarado 125 ) 2nd Tianma ( K Krigger 122 ) 2.25L 3rd Heras Hope ( M Americano 118 ) 1.00L 4th Striking Notes ( C Montalvo 121 ) 5.75L See full results | C Montalvo 54.9kg 5.75L | 4 (7) |
| Turf Paradise 21-Feb-25 1510m GOOD R7 Princess of Palms Overnight Stakes (Stakes) $400 (of $40,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:28.730, SP: 9.00 , steadied entering the first turn, chased the pace between horses leaving the backstretch and weakened. 1st Sayucan ( D Vergara 119 ) 2nd A Thousand Miles ( G Corbett 119 ) 2.50L 3rd Two Bar ( G Rodriguez 121 ) 5.00L 6th Striking Notes ( M Americano 119 ) 9.50L See full results | M Americano 54kg 9.50L | 6 (9) |
| Turf Paradise 05-Feb-25 1610m GOOD R8 Race 8 $660 (of $22,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:38.670, SP: 7.00 unhurried from the break and last into the first turn, trailed while being rated at the back of the pack, made a mild late run on the last turn but was only able to pass a couple of tired ones while finishing well behind the rest. 1st Bodi Zafa ( C Montalvo 121 ) 2nd Just Trust Me ( K Krigger 121 ) 3.25L 3rd Bitterly ( J Asencio 121 ) 1.00L 5th Striking Notes ( F Garcia 116 ) 9.25L See full results | F Garcia 52.6kg 9.25L | 5 (7) |
| Turf Paradise 07-Jan-25 1510m GOOD R4 Md $13,230 (of $21,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:31.380, SP: 5.50 was steadied along between foes leaving the five eighths, regrouped and edged up to tracked the leaders leaving the far turn, shifted out in upper stretch, made a grinding run under left handed asks, drew alongside embattled inner rivals in deep stretch then forged ahead in the final yards. 1st Striking Notes ( O Mojica 121 ) 2nd Flattermeincourt ( G Rodriguez 121 ) 0.30L 3rd Inxpress ( D Vergara 121 ) 0.15L See full results | O Mojica 54.9kg | 1 (9) |
| Zia Park 18-Dec-24 1210m FIRM R5 Md (of $45,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:10.950, SP: 17.00 bumped with the horses to her outside at the start, settled off the pace between horses for the run up the backstretch, came around the bend in the two path and was empty in the lane. 1st In Spite Of It ( M T F Jr 120 ) 2nd Stubby ( E Gonzalez 120 ) 0.25L 3rd Bow To Clara ( T J Hebert 120 ) 2.00L 7th Striking Notes ( I J Rosendo 120 ) 12.75L See full results | I J Rosendo 54.4kg 12.75L | 7 (8) |