Texas Dandelion (USA) Horse
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Texas Dandelion is a 2yo chestnut from the United States trained by Joe Sharp. He is by the stallion Halladay out of Cool Talking. The horse has yet to break his maiden, having failed to win in three starts. In his most recent race at Saratoga on 26th Jul 2026, he was ridden by Jose L. Ortiz and finished eighth, behind winner Intraosseous.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Saratoga 26-Jul-26 1207m FIRM R1 Md (of $115,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:12.150, SP: 13.00 dropped back towards the rear of the field, traveled around the turn in the two path and failed to respond. 1st Intraosseous ( R S Jr 123 ) 2nd Mysticious ( L Saez 123 ) 2.75L 3rd Lucerra ( E J Zayas 123 ) 4.00L 8th Texas Dandelion ( J L Ortiz 123 ) 17.00L See full results | J L Ortiz 55.8kg 17.00L | 8 (9) |
| Churchill Downs 29-Jun-26 1207m R3 Md $24,000 (of $120,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:11.970, SP: 15.00 tracked along the inside, progressed while moving out to the four path in midstretch, rallied to bid outside of the leader in the closing stages but hung late and missed. 1st Haute In Herre ( L Saez 119 ) 2nd Texas Dandelion ( J Ortiz 119 ) 0.50L 3rd Intraosseous ( J Alvarado 119 ) 1.00L See full results | J Ortiz 54kg 0.50L | 2 (12) |
| Churchill Downs 06-Jun-26 1006m R5 Md $6,700 (of $67,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:58.950, SP: 3.25 broke in a bit and was urged but lacking speed, saved ground inside on the turn, came out four wide for the drive, ran on but missed second. 1st Sweet Mary ( J Torres 119 ) 2nd Speech And Drama ( B J Hernandez 119 ) 4.50L 3rd Texas Dandelion ( T Gaffalione 119 ) 5.00L See full results | T Gaffalione 54kg 5.00L | 3 (6) |