Up The Creek (USA) Horse

Country

United States

Foal Date

29-Mar-21

Colour

bay

Sire

Upstart

Dam

Clearwater

Prize Money

188124

Trainer

Matt Williams

Owners

D And D Racing, Delta Dawn Stables, Llc, Outchunda Farms, Llc And Sauganash Stable, Ltd

About

Up The Creek, a 5yo bay horse from the United States trained by Matt Williams, ran in Oaklawn Park R7 Race 7. The horse is by Upstart out of Clearwater. It has captured two career victories, the most notable being a $58,000 win in Race 6 at Keeneland on 19 Apr 2025.

Raced At

Churchill Downs • Keeneland • Oaklawn Park • Turfway Park

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Churchill Downs 06-Nov-25 1210m R3 Race 3 $5,810 (of $83,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:10.890, SP: 9.00 raced off the pace four wide between rivals, angled out towards the five path of the stretch to pass tired foe. 1st Keyana ( J L Ortiz 118 ) 2nd Antique Silver ( T W Bacon 120 ) 5.50L 3rd Commanded ( A Concepcion 118 ) 6.75L 4th Up The Creek ( L Machado 120 ) 8.50L See full results	L Machado 54.4kg 8.50L	4 (6)
Keeneland 11-Oct-25 1310m FIRM R10 Race 10 $4,410 (of $63,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:18.080, SP: 10.00 raced off of the pace in the four to five path, crept closer fanning to the six path into the lane, stayed on thereafter but was denied show. 1st Mom's Cheesecake ( V Cheminaud 118 ) 2nd Risuko ( I O Jr 118 ) 0.25L 3rd Give Her Another ( T Gaffalione 118 ) 1.75L 4th Up The Creek ( L Machado 121 ) 2.50L See full results	L Machado 54.9kg 2.50L	4 (8)
Churchill Downs 16-May-25 1210m FIRM R4 Race 4 $8,300 (of $83,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:09.150, SP: 5.00 raced off of the pace in the five path, tucked down to the three path into the turn, moved back out to the five path entering the lane and moved up. 1st No What Ifs ( B J H Jr 123 ) 2nd Carolina Candy ( L Machado 123 ) 6.50L 3rd Up The Creek ( V Cheminaud 123 ) 9.50L See full results	V Cheminaud 55.8kg 9.50L	3 (7)
Keeneland 19-Apr-25 1310m FIRM R6 Race 6 $36,540 (of $58,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:18.450, SP: 3.50 pressed two wide and between horses, shifted to the four path to take aim outside of them at the five sixteenths pole, bid entering the lane, drew clear in upper stretch before coming under a drive in the final furlong and was kept to task. 1st Up The Creek ( A Beschizza 124 ) 2nd Itwillbefun ( J L Ortiz 118 ) 6.00L 3rd Splash Master ( E Morales 124 ) 13.50L See full results	A Beschizza 56.2kg	1 (4)
Oaklawn Park 08-Mar-25 1210m FIRM R6 Race 6 $4,200 (of $42,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:11.590, SP: 4.50 behind the lead pack while racing inside, steered out for the drive, set down, not enough for the place late. 1st Valhalla Vixen ( T W Bacon 122 , Cd 127 ) 2nd Taker Back ( W D L Cruz 125 ) 1.75L 3rd Up The Creek ( M Chuan 122 ) 2.00L See full results	M Chuan 55.3kg 2.00L	3 (9)
Oaklawn Park 22-Dec-24 1210m FIRM R6 Race 6 $1,117 (of $67,001) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:10.830, SP: 8.00 last to leave, lacked speed well out in the strip, four path through the turn, lacked a closing bid. 1st Sister Kisses ( R A Vazquez 120 ) 2nd Intermittent Fast ( I Castillo 122 ) 5.00L 3rd Malibu Smart ( R Bejarano 120 ) 6.00L 5th Up The Creek ( F Arrieta 122 ) 8.50L See full results	F Arrieta 55.3kg 8.50L	5 (7)
Churchill Downs 22-Nov-24 1610m FIRM R4 Race 4 $2,484 (of $72,001) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:35.240, SP: 5.00 trailed early on, advanced outside of rivals into the backstretch, chased from midpack in the two path around the turn, lacked a bid and tired. 1st Cararra ( J R Leparoux 118 ) 2nd Standoutsensation ( T Gaffalione 118 ) 1.50L 3rd Miss Hebrides ( B J H Jr 118 ) 6.00L 5th Up The Creek ( L Machado 118 ) 13.00L See full results	L Machado 53.5kg 13.00L	5 (7)
Churchill Downs 04-Nov-24 1210m FIRM R1 Md $36,540 (of $58,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:10.020, SP: 2.63 broke outwardly at the start, stalked outside of the embattled leading pair, bid in upper stretch and kicked clear at the furlong grounds. 1st Up The Creek ( L Machado 122 ) 2nd Wowsers ( F Geroux 122 ) 3.75L 3rd Daring Hope ( L Saez 122 ) 5.25L See full results	L Machado 55.3kg	1 (6)
Churchill Downs 07-Jun-24 1210m R5 Md $2,175 (of $62,999) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:10.480 tugged behind rivals while pursuing from midpack along the inside, steadied leaving the half mile pole, regained stride before tipping to the four path entering the lane and chased thereafter. 1st Amy Z ( F Arrieta 118 ) 2nd Miss Enchanted ( M Chuan 118 ) 0.10L 3rd U Ain't That Lucky ( A Beschizza 118 ) 2.10L 5th Up The Creek ( L Machado 118 ) 6.85L See full results	L Machado 53.5kg 6.85L	5 (10)
Keeneland 19-Apr-24 1410m R3 Md $6,900 (of $69,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:24.640 got briefly keen as an inner rival shifted across his path leaving the chute, tugged forward to track the top flight from the two path, pulled between horses and steadied under restraint at the half mile pole, settled into stride around the turn, tipped to the five path entering the lane to take aim on the top pair, bid and forged an advantage at the furlong grounds, but was caught by an outer bidder at the sixteenth pole and lost place late. 1st Sabrina ( J Rosario 118 ) 2nd Baby Sassicaia ( F Prat 118 ) 2.00L 3rd Up The Creek ( L Machado 118 ) 2.10L See full results	L Machado 53.5kg 2.10L	3 (10)
Turfway Park 15-Feb-24 1310m FIRM R5 Md $503 (of $70,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:17.840, SP: 13.00 never a threat throughout. 1st Sweet Gal Of Mine ( G Corrales 120 ) 2nd Sicilian Princess ( R Vazquez 120 ) 1.75L 3rd Saltwater Taffy ( A Burgos 120 ) 0.50L 9th Up The Creek ( A Achard 120 ) 12.50L See full results	A Achard 54.4kg 12.50L	9 (12)
Turfway Park 15-Dec-23 1210m FIRM R5 Md $513 (of $70,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:11.990, SP: 4.40 raced along evenly throughout. 1st Mairead ( F Peterson 119 ) 2nd Toffee Apple ( F C L De 119 ) 0.15L 3rd Tammy's Cruiser ( A Concepcion 119 ) 0.50L 6th Up The Creek ( L Machado 119 ) 2.30L See full results	L Machado 54kg 2.30L	6 (11)
Churchill Downs 17-Nov-23 1310m FIRM R9 Md $12,400 (of $62,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:18.030, SP: 12.00 2p3/8,bid 5p,clrd,cght 1st Sing A Little Song ( C Landeros 119 ) 2nd Up The Creek ( L Machado 119 ) 0.50L 3rd Sweet Mimi ( F Geroux 119 ) 6.75L See full results	L Machado 54kg 0.50L	2 (12)