Tough Little Nut (USA) Horse
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Tough Little Nut is a 5yo chestnut from the United States trained by Chris M. Block. It is sired by the stallion Palace Malice out of the dam Celestial Kitten. Tough Little Nut has won 2 races in its career so far. On 23rd Nov 2024 at Fair Grounds, Tough Little Nut earned its most significant win to date, collecting the $59000.00 purse in Race 8.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Churchill Downs 21-Sep-26 1609m R9 Race 9 $13,185 (of $188,364) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:33.700, SP: 7.00 trailed early, advanced from the outside into the far turn, raced seven wide into the upper stretch and showed GOOD late interest. 1st Show Of Force ( E Morales 124 ) 2nd Maui Strong ( G Corrales 122 ) 0.25L 3rd Out Of Deductions ( L Saez 122 ) 0.75L 4th Tough Little Nut ( D Sheehy 122 ) 1.75L See full results | D Sheehy 55.3kg 1.75L | 4 (8) |
| Ellis Park 27-Jul-26 1710m R8 Race 8 $4,360 (of $148,997) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:40.390, SP: 6.00 pursued from midpack in the four path, leaned wider in upper stretch and stayed on evenly. 1st Love'm Or Liam ( J Torres 122 ) 2nd Out Of Deductions ( F Geroux 122 ) 1.50L 3rd Exact Estimate ( B Curtis 122 ) 0.20L 5th Tough Little Nut ( B J Hernandez 122 ) 3.10L See full results | B J Hernandez 55.3kg 3.10L | 5 (9) |
| Churchill Downs 25-Jun-26 1609m R9 Race 9 $19,422 (of $194,217) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:34.160, SP: 9.00 settled well back in the two path, moved out to the four path into the backstretch, progressed into an around the far turn, shifted out to the five path in midstretch and ran on to miss place. 1st Johny's Rendezvous ( J Ortiz 122 ) 2nd Love'm Or Liam ( J Torres 124 ) 0.50L 3rd Tough Little Nut ( B J Hernandez 122 ) 0.75L See full results | B J Hernandez 55.3kg 0.75L | 3 (10) |
| Churchill Downs 05-Jun-26 1710m R8 Race 8 $18,761 (of $187,612) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:41.870, SP: 8.50 trailed in the two to four path into the backstretch, swung six wide in upper stretch, fanned wider into the final furlong yet produced a late rally outside of foes to miss place at the wire. 1st Idratherbeblessed ( E Morales 122 ) 2nd Westside Tide ( R Bejarano 122 ) 0.50L 3rd Tough Little Nut ( B J Hernandez 122 ) 0.75L See full results | B J Hernandez 55.3kg 0.75L | 3 (7) |
| Keeneland 13-Apr-26 1609m R9 Race 9 $36,817 (of $184,084) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:36.420, SP: 15.00 rated at the rear in the three to four path, fanned out to the seven path into upper stretch, yet rallied on his left lead to gain place late. 1st Capitol Hill ( J Alvarado 118 ) 2nd Tough Little Nut ( B J Hernandez 118 ) 0.50L 3rd Clever Mischief ( T Gaffalione 118 ) 0.20L See full results | B J Hernandez 53.5kg 0.50L | 2 (11) |