Western Grit (USA) Horse

Country

United States

Foal Date

07-Feb-21

Colour

bay

Sire

Dads Caps

Dam

Sherika

Prize Money

124651

Trainer

James E. Crotts

Owners

James Crotts

About

Western Grit, a 5yo horse from the United States trained by James E. Crotts, competed in Sunland Park R3 Race 3. He is by Dads Caps out of Sherika. So far he has secured two career wins, the most notable being a $27000.00 MD victory at Del Mar on August 17, 2024.

Raced At

Los Alamitos Racecourse • Del Mar • Santa Anita

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Los Alamitos Racecourse 03-Nov-25 914m R1 Race 1 $300 (of $10,500) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:51.870 1st Alphabetical Order ( R Ricardo 126 ) 2nd Distant Fleet ( B Sofia 124 ) 2.50L 3rd Too Much Info ( F Cesar 126 ) 1.25L 6th Western Grit ( F J Ramirez 126 ) 6.50L See full results	F J Ramirez 57.2kg 6.50L	6 (7)
Los Alamitos Racecourse 19-Oct-25 914m R3 Race 3 $1,300 (of $13,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:52.640 led inside, outfinished. 1st Distant Fleet ( S Barandela 124 ) 2nd Alan's Conquest ( R Ramirez 126 ) 3.50L 3rd Western Grit ( F Ramirez 126 ) 4.00L See full results	F Ramirez 57.2kg 4.00L	3 (6)
Los Alamitos Racecourse 22-Sep-25 914m R4 Race 4 $1,100 (of $11,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:52.480 1st My Man Bags ( R Ramirez 126 ) 2nd Golf Drama ( J Alcala 126 ) 2.00L 3rd Western Grit ( H Lopez 126 ) 2.50L See full results	H Lopez 57.2kg 2.50L	3 (6)
Los Alamitos Racecourse 24-Aug-25 796m R3 Race 3 $910 (of $13,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 04:57.680 1st Code Duello ( E Payeras 126 ) 2nd WegonahavaGOODtime ( R Ramirez 126 ) 1.00L 3rd Baladi ( P Flores 126 ) 0.15L 4th Western Grit ( A Escobedo 126 ) 2.30L See full results	A Escobedo 57.2kg 2.30L	4 (5)
Los Alamitos Racecourse 21-Jul-25 914m R1 Race 1 $2,200 (of $11,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 05:26.590 sent clear, weary 1/16. 1st Smiling Jojo ( C Figueroa 126 ) 2nd Western Grit ( A Escobedo 126 ) 2.50L 3rd Mandela Effect ( P Flores 126 ) 1.00L See full results	A Escobedo 57.2kg 2.50L	2 (8)
Los Alamitos 29-Jun-25 914m FIRM R2 Los Alamitos Racecourse race 2 $2,135 (of $5,228) Barrier 3, SP: 1.80 1st Square D' Oro ( P Edgar 126 ) 2nd Western Grit ( E Adrian 126 ) 3rd Hungry Hearts ( B Alfredo 126 ) 3.00L	E Adrian 57.2kg	2 (5)
Los Alamitos Racecourse 31-Mar-25 914m R2 Race 2 $2,520 (of $12,500) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 05:25.300 sent clear, overtaken 1/16. 1st Otro Mas ( E Payeras 126 ) 2nd Western Grit ( A Escobedo 126 ) 2.50L 3rd Westcoast Gangster ( E Hernandez 126 ) 5.50L See full results	A Escobedo 57.2kg 2.50L	2 (6)
Los Alamitos Racecourse 09-Mar-25 796m FIRM R5 Race 5 $3,307 (of $15,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 04:51.380 chased 2wide, kept on. HEATHER'. 1st To Speight Her ( E Hernandez 126 ) 2nd Western Grit ( A Escobedo 126 ) 3.00L 3rd Heather's Heathen ( C Franco 126 ) 5.50L See full results	A Escobedo 57.2kg 3.00L	2 (6)
Los Alamitos Racecourse 08-Mar-25 800m R5 Los Alamitos Racecourse race 5 $3,307 (of $15,000) Barrier 4 1st To Speight Her ( 126 ) 2nd Western Grit ( 126 ) 3rd Heather's Heathen ( 126 )	57.2kg	2 (6)
Los Alamitos Racecourse 24-Feb-25 914m R6 Race 6 $2,400 (of $12,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 05:32.270 sped clear, weary late, caught. 1st Wicklow Hills ( F J Ramirez 126 ) 2nd Western Grit ( A Escobedo 126 ) 0.25L 3rd Splashed In Gold ( H Herrera 126 ) 2.25L See full results	A Escobedo 57.2kg 0.25L	2 (8)
Los Alamitos Racecourse 02-Feb-25 914m R2 Race 2 $6,040 (of $11,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 05:40.840 off slow, hustled 2wide, cleared, met bid. 1st Western Grit ( A Escobedo 126 ) 2nd Conejo Malo ( E Payeras 126 ) 1.25L 3rd Mucho Suerte ( J E Rodriguez 126 ) 3.25L See full results	A Escobedo 57.2kg	1 (5)
Los Alamitos Racecourse 13-Jan-25 910m R4 Race 4 $3,307 (of $15,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 05:23.580 vied inside, stayed on for 2nd. 1st Capital Outlay ( R S Ramirez 126 ) 2nd Western Grit ( A Escobedo 126 ) 4.00L 3rd Littlebrotherjoey ( F Orduna-rojas 126 ) 6.00L See full results	A Escobedo 57.2kg 4.00L	2 (6)
Los Alamitos Racecourse 22-Dec-24 910m R1 Race 1 $3,570 (of $18,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 05:33.740 led inside, no match, 2nd best. 1st Street Talker ( A Escobedo 124 ) 2nd Western Grit ( E Garcia 124 ) 1.25L 3rd Littlebrotherjoey ( F Orduna-rojas 126 ) 3.25L See full results	E Garcia 56.2kg 1.25L	2 (7)
Los Alamitos Racecourse 04-Nov-24 910m R4 Race 4 $3,307 (of $15,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 05:29.900 sent clear, lugged in mid-stretch, caught. 1st Topstitch ( E Hernandez 124 ) 2nd Western Grit ( A Escobedo 124 ) 0.25L 3rd Winning Big ( R S Ramirez 124 ) 3.25L See full results	A Escobedo 56.2kg 0.25L	2 (6)
Los Alamitos Racecourse 14-Oct-24 910m R3 Race 3 $3,300 (of $15,500) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 03:30.740 sent clear, worn down late. 1st Chispa Roja ( E Garcia 124 ) 2nd Western Grit ( A Escobedo 124 ) 0.10L 3rd Topstitch ( F J Ramirez 124 ) 2.60L See full results	A Escobedo 56.2kg 0.10L	2 (7)
Del Mar 31-Aug-24 1010m GOOD R7 Race 7 $4,000 (of $40,001) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:57.870 sped clear and set the pace up the backstretch, led along the rail through the turn, moved off the fence in upper stretch, remained clear under hand urging to the sixteenth pole, put to the crop in the final forty yards but was overtaken by the top pair shortly after. 1st Rhythem On Stage ( U Rispoli 122 ) 2nd Belmont Bill ( T Baze 122 ) 0.50L 3rd Western Grit ( A Escobedo 121 ) 1.25L See full results	A Escobedo 54.9kg 1.25L	3 (8)
Del Mar 17-Aug-24 1110m FIRM R4 Md $17,010 (of $27,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:04.380 sprinted clear to show the way up the backstretch, led along the rail through the turn, kicked away entering the lane, widened to midstretch and held safely under urging to win convincingly. 1st Western Grit ( A Escobedo 120 ) 2nd Billy Joe Shaver ( J J Hernandez 120 ) 3.00L 3rd Ocasek ( K Frey 124 ) 4.25L See full results	A Escobedo 54.4kg	1 (11)
Del Mar 29-Jul-24 1010m GOOD R2 Md (of $75,001) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 00:57.210 cleared from outside and cut across, set all the pace to the stretch, confronted at the eighth pole and yielded. 1st Chromeflash ( R Gonzalez 120 ) 2nd Desert Rocket ( D A Herrera 124 ) 2.00L 3rd Capital Outlay ( J J Hernandez 120 ) 2.75L 5th Western Grit ( A Escobedo 120 ) 4.50L See full results	A Escobedo 54.4kg 4.50L	5 (10)
Santa Anita 10-Jun-24 1210m R9 Md (of $53,999) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:09.790 chased for a bit then moved up to apply pressure from outside, dueled into and around the bend, fought between rivals to midstretch and folded. 1st Bee Eye Gee ( J Talamo 118 ) 2nd Just A Graze ( H I Berrios 118 ) 0.25L 3rd Capital Outlay ( J J Hernandez 118 ) 0.30L 9th Western Grit ( T Baze 118 ) 6.90L See full results	T Baze 53.5kg 6.90L	9 (11)
Santa Anita 13-May-24 1010m GOOD R9 Md $3,780 (of $53,999) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:56.850, SP: 6.00 Duel outside,wknd late 1st Special Club ( H Juan 118 ) 2nd Keep It Coming ( M Edwin 126 ) 3.25L 3rd Capital Outlay ( A Abdul 118 ) 0.75L 4th Western Grit ( B Tyler 118 ) 4.50L See full results	B Tyler 53.5kg 4.50L	4 (9)
Santa Anita 21-Apr-24 1210m GOOD R4 Md (of $53,999) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:09.670, SP: 3.60 stalked the leader for a bit then moved up to duel from inside into the turn, fought along the rail through the bend, stayed on to the eighth pole then weakened in the late stages. 1st Travelin' Show ( K Kimura 118 ) 2nd Lucky N Smart ( U Rispoli 118 ) 2.50L 3rd Capital Outlay ( A Alsagoor 118 ) 0.75L 5th Western Grit ( T Baze 118 ) 4.60L See full results	T Baze 53.5kg 4.60L	5 (10)
Santa Anita 14-Jan-24 1210m GOOD R1 Md $13,000 (of $65,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:09.850, SP: 4.80 took control early then cleared inner rival and moved inside, showed the way along the rail to the stretch, remained clear into the final sixteenth and yielded grudgingly late. 1st Stagger Lee ( F Prat 122 ) 2nd Western Grit ( J Hernandez 122 ) 0.50L 3rd Oobubbakakayo ( L Dettori 122 ) 1.00L See full results	J Hernandez 55.3kg 0.50L	2 (10)
Santa Anita 23-Oct-23 1210m GOOD R1 Md $4,270 (of $61,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:10.580, SP: 3.80 bumped leaving the gate, stepped to the front and set the pace inside a rival, cleared at the quarter pole, collared outside the sixteenth pole and yielded late. 1st Tom Seaver ( A Fresu 120 ) 2nd Kiss For Lulu ( A Cedillo 120 ) 0.75L 3rd Don't Hit Me Bash ( M Gutierrez 120 ) 0.50L 4th Western Grit ( U Rispoli 120 ) 2.25L See full results	U Rispoli 54.4kg 2.25L	4 (8)
Del Mar 14-Aug-23 1210m FIRM R5 Md (of $82,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:12.030, SP: 4.80 hustled clear from inside, showed the way from inside through the turn, challenged into the stretch, lost command in upper stretch and gave way in the final furlong. 1st Dr. No No ( R Vazquez 120 ) 2nd Last Call Paul ( U Rispoli 120 ) 8.25L 3rd Stay On The Fence ( M Gutierrez 120 ) 1.75L 6th Western Grit ( E Maldonado 120 ) 12.75L See full results	E Maldonado 54.4kg 12.75L	6 (9)