The Town Tempter (USA) Horse
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The Town Tempter is a 3yo racehorse from the United States trained by Brendan P. Walsh. He is by Karakontie out of Tempting Our Fate. So far he has captured two victories, the most notable coming on 4 Jan 2026 at Fair Grounds when he won the $55,000.00 Race 8. Punters have found him rewarding; backing him over his career would have yielded a 363% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Turfway Park 08-Feb-26 1308m R8 Valdale Stakes (Stakes) $12,500 (of $125,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:18.820, SP: 7.00 set the pace inside of a pair of prompters, vied with them around the turn, got headed reaching the quarter pole then kept on well. 1st Coco Connect ( E Morales 120 ) 2nd Hollybygolly ( D Machado 118 ) 0.50L 3rd The Town Tempter ( L Machado 118 ) 2.00L See full results | L Machado 53.5kg 2.00L | 3 (6) |
| Fair Grounds 04-Jan-26 1106m R8 Race 8 $34,650 (of $55,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:03.400, SP: 3.50 took command shortly after the start, came under HEAVY pressure through the turn, pulled away a few lengths in the upper stretch, just held off late rally. 1st The Town Tempter ( M J Pedroza 119 ) 2nd Candy Talking ( J Graham 119 ) 0.50L 3rd Velcamp ( A Concepcion 119 ) 1.50L See full results | M J Pedroza 54kg | 1 (9) |
| Fair Grounds 29-Nov-25 1110m R6 Md $34,020 (of $54,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:03.610, SP: 15.00 quickly set a pressured pace from the inside, opened up a few lengths in the upper stretch and kicked on to be the best. 1st The Town Tempter ( M J Pedroza 120 ) 2nd Auntie Vodka ( D Cannon 120 ) 3.25L 3rd Charging Ovatime ( I Castillo 120 ) 0.30L See full results | M J Pedroza 54.4kg | 1 (11) |
| Churchill Downs 14-Nov-25 1210m R4 Md $5,700 (of $57,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:12.670, SP: 13.00 laid off of the pace in the five to four path into the turn, swung out to the six to seven path in upper stretch, rallied to duel for show with an inner rival in the final sixteenth and prevailed at the wire. 1st Queen Of Queens ( T Gaffalione 119 ) 2nd Bellsonhershoes ( F Arrieta 119 ) 1.00L 3rd The Town Tempter ( T Bacon 119 ) 1.75L See full results | T Bacon 54kg 1.75L | 3 (11) |