Tough Little Nut (USA) Horse

Country

United States

Foal Date

09-Feb-21

Colour

chestnut

Sire

Palace Malice

Dam

Celestial Kitten

Prize Money

372991

Trainer

Chris M. Block

Owners

Town And Country Racing, Llc

About

Tough Little Nut, a 5yo ch from the United States, is trained by Chris M. Block. The horse is by Palace Malice out of Celestial Kitten. It has recorded two wins in its career. Its most notable victory occurred on 23rd Nov 2024 at Fair Grounds, where it earned the $59000.00 purse in Race 8.

Raced At

Churchill Downs • Keeneland • Fair Grounds • Hawthorne • Kentucky Downs

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Churchill Downs 09-Jun-25 2210m GOOD R9 Race 9 $1,442 (of $134,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:15.470, SP: 11.00 laid off of the pace along the inside, shifted out four wide turning for home, before fanning to the seven path into the lane and stayed on mildly. 1st Safe Trip Home ( L Machado 122 ) 2nd Clyde's Got A Gun ( E Morales 122 ) 0.05L 3rd Freedom's Way ( C J Lanerie 122 ) 0.15L 6th Tough Little Nut ( B J H Jr 122 ) 2.40L See full results	B J H Jr 55.3kg 2.40L	6 (12)
Churchill Downs 12-May-25 1810m GOOD R9 Race 9 $4,020 (of $134,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:47.260, SP: 8.50 brushed with an inner foe leaving the gate, laid off of the pace along the inside, then two wide and between horses around the far turn, shifted out to the four path in upper stretch and stayed on mildly. 1st Lord Bullingdon ( B Curtis 122 ) 2nd Echo Lane ( L Saez 122 ) 0.25L 3rd Big Blue Line ( G Corrales 122 ) 1.50L 5th Tough Little Nut ( B J H Jr 122 ) 4.25L See full results	B J H Jr 55.3kg 4.25L	5 (12)
Keeneland 08-Apr-25 1610m FIRM R6 Race 6 $3,851 (of $130,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:37.850, SP: 4.00 stalked three deep, but gave way once floated four wide into the lane. 1st This Is Uscar ( E Morales 118 ) 2nd Georgie W ( I O Jr 118 ) 2.00L 3rd Wico ( G Corrales 118 ) 2.75L 5th Tough Little Nut ( B J H Jr 118 ) 4.00L See full results	B J H Jr 53.5kg 4.00L	5 (6)
Fair Grounds 23-Feb-25 1710m GOOD R8 Race 8 $5,300 (of $53,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:44.190, SP: 3.75 bumped an outer rival at the start, laid off of the pace in the two to three path, swung out to the six path into the lane, ran on to bid for place along with an outer rival in the final sixteenth, but got outkicked and edged show late. 1st Smokey Mandate ( C J Hernandez 120 ) 2nd American Hope ( F Geroux 120 ) 1.25L 3rd Tough Little Nut ( B J H Jr 120 ) 2.25L See full results	B J H Jr 54.4kg 2.25L	3 (12)
Fair Grounds 29-Dec-24 1710m FIRM R9 Woodchopper Stakes (Stakes) $20,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:44.800, SP: 13.00 settled well back inside, saved ground but began to shift out on the far turn, came into upper stretch seven wide, gained late to be second best. 1st Lagynos ( E Morales 122 ) 2nd Tough Little Nut ( B J H Jr 116 ) 2.25L 3rd Higgins Boat ( D Cannon 116 ) 5.75L See full results	B J H Jr 52.6kg 2.25L	2 (10)
Fair Grounds 23-Nov-24 1710m GOOD R8 Race 8 $37,170 (of $59,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:42.790, SP: 1.67 settled off the early going, moved up four wide around the far turn and finished well to edge clear under strong handling. 1st Tough Little Nut ( J L Ortiz 117 ) 2nd Sand Pipes ( F Jara 119 ) 4.50L 3rd Write Off Jerry ( J Barbosa 119 ) 7.25L See full results	J L Ortiz 53.1kg	1 (10)
Keeneland 26-Oct-24 1910m GOOD R5 Race 5 $22,000 (of $109,999) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:54.480, SP: 13.00 was brushed by an inner rival at the start, settled well back two wide, gained five to four wide and outside of rivals around the far turn, brushed with an inner rival entering the lane in the six path, yet sustained a rally to gain place with a sixteenth to go. 1st Native Shaman ( C J Lanerie 118 ) 2nd Tough Little Nut ( F Prat 118 ) 3.25L 3rd My Boy Tony ( L Saez 122 ) 4.25L See full results	F Prat 53.5kg 3.25L	2 (12)
Hawthorne 07-Oct-24 1810m GOOD R7 Hawthorne Derby (Stakes) $429 (of $149,999) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:49.300 Mid pack bween,no kick 1st Ak Sar Ben Derby ( A Concepcion 124 ) 2nd Higgins Boat ( J R Jr 124 ) 0.10L 3rd Oscar Season ( J Loveberry 124 ) 1.35L 7th Tough Little Nut ( O Mojica 124 ) 3.70L See full results	O Mojica 56.2kg 3.70L	7 (12)
Hawthorne 06-Sep-24 1610m GOOD R7 Race 7 $7,200 (of $36,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:37.410 raced off of the pace, raced on the rail, saved ground, launched a bid at the half mile pole, stayed to the inside, was able to cut the corner and enter the upper stretch with improved position, passed a set of rivals on the inside while closing in on the leader, needed racing room for a few strides, got out into the three path, was surrounded by competitors to the outside, split horsed late, kept closing, threatening for the win, then just missed running second to an outside avenger. 1st Woodcock Flight ( R Slevinsky 122 , Cd 115 ) 2nd Tough Little Nut ( O Mojica 119 ) 0.50L 3rd Bons Temps Roule ( A Santos 119 ) 1.25L See full results	O Mojica 54kg 0.50L	2 (7)
Hawthorne 17-Jun-24 1710m R4 Race 4 $6,600 (of $32,999) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:40.700 reserved off the pace along the fence down the backside and found best stride in the lane to rally up the rail to be second best. 1st Eye On Ry ( J E Felix 122 ) 2nd Tough Little Nut ( O Mojica 117 ) 3.25L 3rd Storm's Reflection ( R Blanche 122 , Cd 115 ) 8.00L See full results	O Mojica 53.1kg 3.25L	2 (7)
Keeneland 27-Apr-24 1910m GOOD R5 Race 5 $7,700 (of $109,999) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:54.450, SP: 8.50 was bumped and bothered by an outer rival at the start, raced off of the pace four wide into the first turn, advanced position entering the backstretch, pressed the top pair into and around the far turn, vied for show in the four path in the final furlong but was outkicked by an outer rival. 1st Nomos ( I O Jr 118 ) 2nd Thomas Aquinas ( B J Hernandez 118 ) 1.75L 3rd Swiss Slang ( J Alvarado 118 ) 0.30L 4th Tough Little Nut ( F Prat 118 ) 2.75L See full results	F Prat 53.5kg 2.75L	4 (10)
Fair Grounds 25-Mar-24 1710m GOOD R4 Race 4 (of $58,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:42.950, SP: 8.50 settled along the inside, moved to the five path entering the lane and cut the gap on the leaders in the final furlong. 1st Debt Paid ( J Rodriguez 119 ) 2nd Funnyflame ( J Guerrero 122 ) 0.20L 3rd St. Armands Key ( J Torres 119 ) 1.25L 6th Tough Little Nut ( J Loveberry 119 ) 2.95L See full results	J Loveberry 54kg 2.95L	6 (11)
Keeneland 27-Oct-23 1710m GOOD R7 Race 7 (of $110,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:44.280, SP: 4.80 fanned outside of troubled rivals while towards the rear around the first turn, settled five wide, quickly gained outside of foes approaching the far turn, sustained progress to vie outside of a trio of rivals turning for home, but yielded while flattening out entering the lane. 1st Blue Eyed George ( J Velazquez 122 ) 2nd Please Advise ( L Saez 122 ) 1.25L 3rd Fortune Seller ( T Gaffalione 120 ) 2.00L 5th Tough Little Nut ( J Rosario 122 ) 5.75L See full results	J Rosario 55.3kg 5.75L	5 (12)
Kentucky Downs 11-Sep-23 1610m GOOD R9 CL $100,000 (of $500,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:38.170, SP: 11.00 settled off the early going to race with the second flight, raced four to six wide around the turn, raced from the outside in the stretch and kept on to finish second best. 1st Aspenite ( C Torres 118 ) 2nd Tough Little Nut ( J Ortiz 118 ) 3.25L 3rd Mozlzil ( F Geroux 120 ) 2.00L See full results	J Ortiz 53.5kg 3.25L	2 (12)
Hawthorne 21-Aug-23 1110m GOOD R4 Md $23,940 (of $38,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:04.120, SP: 5.00 settled off the early pace while racing two out from the rail in the run to the turn, rallied three wide through the turn, and finished with a late surge three wide in deep stretch to be up in time. 1st Tough Little Nut ( E Esquivel 119 ) 2nd King Of The Palace ( J Felix 119 ) 1.00L 3rd Neon Deion ( W Rodriguez 119 ) 2.50L See full results	E Esquivel 54kg	1 (8)