Theoretical (USA) Horse

Country

United States

Foal Date

25-Feb-23

Colour

chestnut

Sire

Nyquist

Dam

Shysheisnot

Prize Money

37061

Owners

Kenneth Ramsey

About

Theoretical, a 3yo colt from the United States trained by Nolan Ramsey, is by Nyquist out of Shysheisnot. He has not yet broken his maiden, remaining winless in six starts. In his latest outing at Gulfstream on 7 Sep 2026, jockey Miguel Vasquez guided him to a second-place finish, trailing winner Janana Han.

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Gulfstream 07-Sep-26 1710m SOFT R9 Md $13,906 (of $69,530) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:43.860, SP: 2.88 got squeezed at the start then assumed command but was hard to handle for the rider on the backstretch run then was all out in the stretch and battled, getting caught at the wire. 1st Janana Han ( Y Torres 124 , Cd 117 ) 2nd Theoretical ( M Vasquez 120 ) 0.10L 3rd Intricity ( D Herrera 120 ) 6.85L See full resultsM Vasquez 54.4kg 0.10L2 (5)
Churchill Downs 01-May-26 1710m R4 Md $2,812 (of $93,732) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:43.200, SP: 3.75 stalked three wide, ranged up to be within striking range entering the lane, but was turned away in upper stretch then gave way. 1st Breaking Hearts ( J Ortiz 118 ) 2nd Plot ( B J Hernandez 126 ) 2.00L 3rd Devices ( I O Jr 118 ) 2.00L 5th Theoretical ( J Alvarado 118 ) 4.55L See full resultsJ Alvarado 53.5kg 4.55L5 (12)
Tampa Bay Downs 30-Mar-26 1609m R11 Md $465 (of $79,895) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:36.230, SP: 8.50 settled back along the inside for most of the race then swung about eight wide into the upper and improved late from the outside. 1st Parfois ( I O Jr 119 ) 2nd Aporia ( S Marin 119 ) 6.25L 3rd Mid Summer ( S Camacho 119 ) 0.30L 5th Theoretical ( J Alvarado 119 ) 8.00L See full resultsJ Alvarado 54kg 8.00L5 (12)
Churchill Downs 30-Nov-25 1710m R1 Md $2,353 (of $183,570) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:43.990, SP: 15.00 raced off of the pace three wide and between horses then gave way in the four path around the far turn. 1st Sticker Shock ( I O Jr 119 ) 2nd Miss Milky Way ( L Machado 119 ) 0.75L 3rd Search Party ( J Ortiz 119 ) 1.00L 6th Theoretical ( J Alvarado 119 ) 8.50L See full resultsJ Alvarado 54kg 8.50L6 (8)
Keeneland 23-Oct-25 1410m R5 Md $4,765 (of $169,417) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:29.190, SP: 7.00 shied slightly from an outer foe and dropped back soon after the start, lacked speed in the tow path, shifted out to the five path into the lane and improved position. 1st Coco Connect ( E Morales 119 ) 2nd Joke Maker ( T Gaffalione 119 ) 0.75L 3rd Sticker Shock ( I O Jr 119 ) 6.75L 5th Theoretical ( J Ortiz 119 ) 11.05L See full resultsJ Ortiz 54kg 11.05L5 (10)