Warm Up The Bus (USA) Horse
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Warm Up The Bus is a 3yo Thoroughbred from the United States trained by Michael A. Tomlinson. He is by the stallion Upstart out of the dam Jamiche. The horse has yet to break its maiden, remaining winless in seven starts. In its most recent start at Turfway Park on 19 Feb 2026, Warm Up The Bus was ridden by Fernando De La Cruz and finished seventh, behind winner Catholic Vice.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Turfway Park 19-Feb-26 1207m R7 Md (of $23,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:15.160, SP: 3.75 dropped back at the start, trailed early on, improved position in the four to five path around the turn, but floated out to the seven path into the lane, flattened out and failed to menace. 1st Catholic Vice ( I Moncada 120 ) 2nd Veuve On Tap ( L Machado 120 ) 0.25L 3rd Brandys Delight ( R M Hernandez 120 ) 3.25L 7th Warm Up The Bus ( F D L Cruz 120 ) 9.50L See full results | F D L Cruz 54.4kg 9.50L | 7 (14) |
| Turfway Park 09-Jan-26 1207m R9 Md $388 (of $37,200) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:11.780, SP: 10.00 advanced to track four wide into the turn, but lacked a bid and faded. 1st Hollybygolly ( L Machado 120 ) 2nd Full Dolly ( I Moncada 120 ) 7.25L 3rd Listentourmother ( J Ramos 120 ) 0.30L 9th Warm Up The Bus ( F C L De 120 ) 14.00L See full results | F C L De 54.4kg 14.00L | 9 (12) |
| Churchill Downs 23-Nov-25 1310m R6 Md $900 (of $67,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:19.950, SP: 26.00 broke a step slow, pursued from midpack in the four path, drifted out to the seven path while chasing in midstretch and lacked a bid. 1st California Smoke ( W Rodriguez 119 ) 2nd Constructively ( J Elliott 119 ) 4.50L 3rd Sonic Sass ( D E Sheehy 119 ) 1.00L 7th Warm Up The Bus ( J Torres 119 ) 12.75L See full results | J Torres 54kg 12.75L | 7 (12) |
| Churchill Downs 02-Nov-25 1210m R4 Md $1,028 (of $75,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:11.480, SP: 34.00 was briefly put to tight quarters between horses soon after the start, raced off of the pace three wide and between horses, chased in the six path into the lane and tired. 1st Debbie Doll ( W Rodriguez 119 ) 2nd No Time Left ( M Murrill 119 ) 2.00L 3rd Shot At Perfection ( J R Leparoux 119 ) 1.50L 7th Warm Up The Bus ( D E Sheehy 119 ) 12.25L See full results | D E Sheehy 54kg 12.25L | 7 (9) |
| Keeneland 06-Oct-25 1310m FIRM R2 Md $5,500 (of $55,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:19.920, SP: 7.00 advanced into the turn to track along the inside, paused while inching closer behind the leader turning for home, shifted out to the five path while yielding ground in upper stretch, chased to bid for place along with an outer foe at the sixteenth but got outkicked. 1st Whiskey Business ( W Rodriguez 119 ) 2nd Silvertown ( K Asmussen 119 ) 1.50L 3rd Warm Up The Bus ( T Gaffalione 119 ) 2.50L See full results | T Gaffalione 54kg 2.50L | 3 (11) |
| Timonium 01-Sep-25 805m FIRM R8 Md $8,400 (of $25,200) Barrier 1, SP: 9.00 1st The Big Lep ( A Bocachica 120 ) 2nd Warm Up The Bus ( Y Hazlewood 117 ) 3rd Vida ( X Perez 120 ) 2.25L | Y Hazlewood 53.1kg | 2 (6) |
| Timonium 22-Aug-25 805m FIRM R9 Md $300 (of $19,320) Barrier 7, SP: 3.00 1st Last Gift ( A Chavez 120 ) 2nd Final Engagement ( C Lopez 120 ) 2.50L 3rd Kuaga ( M Burnham 120 ) 2.50L 7th Warm Up The Bus ( J Barbosa 116 , Cd 0 ) 9.50L | J Barbosa 52.6kg, Cd 0 9.50L | 7 (7) |