Wanting Attention (USA) Horse
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Wanting Attention is a 3yo gelding from the United States trained by Hugo O. Padilla. It is by Higher Power out of Thakaa. The horse has not yet broken its maiden, having failed to win in eight starts. In its latest race at Penn National on 7th May 2026, Andy Hernandez rode Wanting Attention to a fifth‑place finish behind winner Blast Of Mischief.
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| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Penn National 07-May-26 1006m SOFT R2 Md (of $22,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 00:59.310, SP: 34.00 raced off the pace in the five path, tipped into the two path under a drive rounding the turn, but did not threaten. 1st Blast Of Mischief ( A R Rodriguez 121 ) 2nd Thisishowwedoit ( J Torres 121 ) 7.00L 3rd Who'S Got Cents ( I Beato 121 ) 9.75L 5th Wanting Attention ( A Hernandez 121 , Cd 114 ) 14.00L See full results | A Hernandez 54.9kg, Cd 51.7kg 14.00L | 5 (6) |
| Philadelphia Park 16-Feb-26 1609m GOOD R1 Md $630 (of $12,600) Barrier 7, SP: 61.00 1st Midnight Flight ( M Sanchez 122 ) 2nd Courageous Fergie ( M Gonzalez 122 ) 0.00L 3rd J K Strong ( L Rivera 122 ) 0.00L 5th Wanting Attention ( K Rivera 118 ) 0.00L | K Rivera 53.5kg 0.00L | 5 (8) |
| Philadelphia Park 05-Jan-26 1673m FIRM R1 Md $410 (of $11,400) Barrier 3, SP: 31.00 1st Secret Oaks ( R Silvera 120 ) 2nd Alyvia's Lil Girl ( F J Gonzalez 120 ) 0.00L 3rd Midnight Flight ( M Sanchez 120 ) 0.00L 8th Wanting Attention ( J Catala 116 ) 0.00L | J Catala 52.6kg 0.00L | 8 (9) |
| Philadelphia Park 02-Dec-25 1609m FIRM R2 Md $1,140 (of $11,400) Barrier 2, SP: 31.00 1st Sugar Princess ( Y Rodriguez 120 ) 2nd Alyvia's Lil Girl ( F J Gonzalez 120 ) 0.00L 3rd Always In Play ( W Vasquez 120 ) 0.00L 4th Wanting Attention ( J Catala 116 ) 0.00L | J Catala 52.6kg 0.00L | 4 (7) |
| Philadelphia Park 17-Nov-25 1207m FIRM R1 Md $400 (of $11,400) Barrier 1, SP: 21.00 1st Tush Push ( F Martinez 120 ) 2nd Uptown Art ( L Ocasio 120 ) 0.00L 3rd Always In Play ( W Vasquez 120 ) 0.00L 6th Wanting Attention ( J Catala 116 ) 0.00L | J Catala 52.6kg 0.00L | 6 (6) |
| Penn National 07-Nov-25 1110m FIRM R1 Md $1,050 (of $15,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:06.660, SP: 8.00 had an awkward start and was off slowly, raced wide and was four wide on the turn and came five wide into the lane and never threatened. 1st It's A Breeze ( A Rodriguez 121 ) 2nd Fortunate Mission ( A Salgado 121 ) 1.25L 3rd Alyvia's Lil Girl ( F J Gonzalez 121 ) 8.50L 4th Wanting Attention ( J Torres 121 ) 15.00L See full results | J Torres 54.9kg 15.00L | 4 (5) |
| Philadelphia Park 07-Oct-25 1110m R3 Philadelphia Park race 3 $1,140 (of $19,000) Barrier 6 1st Princess Isabel ( 120 ) 2nd Punch and Judy ( 120 ) 4th Wanting Attention ( M Gonzalez 120 ) | M Gonzalez 54.4kg | 4 (6) |
| Philadelphia Park 07-Oct-25 1106m FIRM Md (of $15,960), SP: 13.00 1st Just Fancy Free ( W Corujo 120 ) 2nd Princess Isabel ( L Ocasio 120 ) 0.00L 3rd Punch And Judy ( L Corujo 120 ) 0.00L 5th Wanting Attention ( M Gonzalez 120 ) 0.00L | M Gonzalez 54.4kg 0.00L | 5 |