Tough As An Ox (USA) Horse
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Tough As An Ox is a 4yo gelding from the United States under the training of Joe Hawley. He is out of the mare Ox Flower and sired by Ransom The Moon. To date he has recorded three victories. His biggest triumph came on 15 Jan 2026 at Turf Paradise, where he collected the $9,500 purse in Race 6. Punters have found him to be a value bet, delivering a 24% ROI for anyone who supported him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fonner Park 29-Mar-26 1207m R10 Race 10 (of $9,200) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:12.800 stumbled at the start and was always back along the inside. 1st Royal Joker ( N Haar 125 ) 2nd Stiff Drink ( V J Bailon 125 ) 0.75L 3rd West Island ( C Fackler 125 ) 1.25L 9th Tough As An Ox ( T Cunningham 125 ) 10.05L See full results | T Cunningham 56.7kg 10.05L | 9 (10) |
| Turf Paradise 15-Feb-26 1106m R8 Race 8 $100 (of $10,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:02.560, SP: 34.00 1st Great King ( C Figueroa 124 ) 2nd A View From Above ( M Americano 124 ) 2.75L 3rd Shackleford Strong ( G W Corbett 124 ) 5.25L 10th Tough As An Ox ( G Rodriguez 124 ) 14.00L See full results | G Rodriguez 56.2kg 14.00L | 10 (12) |
| Turf Paradise 15-Jan-26 1006m FIRM R6 Race 6 $5,985 (of $9,500) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:58.610, SP: 8.00 1st Tough As An Ox ( G Rodriguez 124 ) 2nd Alpine Sermon ( F Garcia 122 ) 0.25L 3rd Manzoni ( K Lopez 122 ) 0.75L See full results | G Rodriguez 56.2kg | 1 (7) |
| Turf Paradise 31-Dec-25 1207m FIRM R3 Race 3 $5,670 (of $9,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:11.630, SP: 3.00 , a forward factor down the backstretch, chased between horses on the turn, came into the stretch in the three path, closed late and was up in the final strides. 1st Tough As An Ox ( K Mcgregor 119 ) 2nd Rusty Gadget ( K Lopez 122 ) 0.25L 3rd Texoma ( C Figueroa 122 ) 0.75L See full results | K Mcgregor 54kg | 1 (8) |
| Turf Paradise 11-Dec-25 1310m FIRM R5 Race 5 $805 (of $11,500) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:17.000, SP: 10.00 broke a step slowly, showed good early speed and contested the pace from the inside heading to the turn, was overtaken nearing the quarter marker, chased to upper stretch then faded in the lane. 1st Targaryis ( K Krigger 121 ) 2nd Standard Of Proof ( D P Vergara 124 ) 6.50L 3rd Quebrancho ( M Americano 124 ) 6.55L 4th Tough As An Ox ( K Mcgregor 121 ) 9.30L See full results | K Mcgregor 54.9kg 9.30L | 4 (6) |
| Turf Paradise 16-Nov-25 1010m FIRM R6 Md $5,355 (of $8,500) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 00:59.160, SP: 2.63 1st Tough As An Ox ( K Mcgregor 121 ) 2nd Colonel Horton ( K Lopez 121 ) 4.50L 3rd Mendelssohns Music ( H Hernandez 124 ) 5.00L See full results | K Mcgregor 54.9kg | 1 (8) |
| Grants Pass 06-Oct-25 1106m FIRM R5 Md $1,440 (of $3,960) Barrier 8, SP: 2.10 1st Daddy's Quest ( S Jake 126 ) 2nd Tough As An Ox ( M Kiaman 124 ) 3rd Unusual Memories ( A Manuel 124 ) 9.25L | M Kiaman 56.2kg | 2 (9) |
| Grants Pass 16-Sep-25 1308m FIRM R8 Md $1,300 (of $3,575) Barrier 7, SP: 2.20 1st Let Me Help You ( A Castellanos 124 ) 2nd Tough As An Ox ( K Mcgregor 124 ) 3rd Point Maker ( S Amador 126 ) 1.25L | K Mcgregor 56.2kg | 2 (7) |
| Emerald Downs 23-Aug-25 1207m R9 Race 9 $595 (of $8,500) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:10.710 1st Cousin Theo ( C Bailey 121 ) 2nd Daddy's Quest ( D J Haldar 125 ) 3.50L 3rd Dominate ( A M Cruz 121 ) 5.00L 4th Tough As An Ox ( K E Orozco 121 ) 6.00L See full results | K E Orozco 54.9kg 6.00L | 4 (8) |
| Emerald Downs 04-Aug-25 1610m FIRM R4 Md $200 (of $8,500) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:37.800, SP: 17.00 was allowed to settle racing two-wide and failed to be a factor. 1st Flexible Terms ( K Krigger 121 ) 2nd Code Breaker ( F T Alvarado 121 ) 6.00L 3rd Daddy's Quest ( D J Haldar 125 ) 10.75L 9th Tough As An Ox ( K E Orozco 121 ) 27.20L See full results | K E Orozco 54.9kg 27.20L | 9 (10) |
| Emerald Downs 20-Jul-25 1210m FIRM R8 Md $200 (of $10,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:10.250, SP: 5.00 Bumped, no factor 1st Improbable Bet ( I D Enriquez 121 ) 2nd Tiz Dynamic ( S R Amador 121 ) 2.00L 3rd Empire Warrior ( M Americano 121 , Cd 126 ) 3.25L 9th Tough As An Ox ( F Monroy 121 ) 13.75L See full results | F Monroy 54.9kg 13.75L | 9 (10) |