A Real War Story (USA) Horse
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A Real War Story is a three-year-old bay gelding bred in the United States, sired by King For A Day and out of Silencia. He races under the guidance of trainer Joe S. Russo and is owned by John Mc Allen. Over seven starts he has yet to win, but has placed third once and has earned $7,367 to date. His most recent outing was at Woodbine on 3 October 2026, where he finished 5th out of a field of 6.
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| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Woodbine 03-Oct-26 1006m GOOD R1 Md $799 (of $53,875) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:58.800, SP: 15.00 broke out at the start, pressed the issue between foes in the beginning, was shuffled back to last with the field quite compact at the seven sixteenths marker, travelled two wide making no headway in the turn running, angled out to the five path in upper stretch but could not get involved. 1st Frankness ( F Aebly 120 ) 2nd Up N The Ante ( S Chernetz 120 ) 2.50L 3rd Glorious Revenge ( R R Maragh 122 ) 3.25L 5th A Real War Story ( J L Samuel 118 ) 5.25L See full results | J L Samuel 53.5kg 5.25L | 5 (6) |
| Woodbine 27-Sep-26 1106m R1 Md $4,028 (of $40,279) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:06.420, SP: 11.00 1st Scottie's Barn ( D Bynoe 120 ) 2nd Ashuka ( C Douglas 122 ) 0.75L 3rd A Real War Story ( J Crawford 118 ) 3.00L See full results | J Crawford 53.5kg 3.00L | 3 (6) |
| Woodbine 29-Aug-26 1710m R8 Md $503 (of $74,622) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:45.170, SP: 34.00 1st Willy Styles ( F Aebly 120 ) 2nd Stormy Cloud ( P Moran 124 ) 2.00L 3rd Night Striker ( R Maragh 122 ) 3.00L 7th A Real War Story ( J Crawford 118 , Cd 108 ) 13.00L See full results | J Crawford 53.5kg, Cd 49kg 13.00L | 7 (11) |
| Woodbine 22-Aug-26 1106m FIRM R7 Md $509 (of $47,278) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:05.660, SP: 8.50 veered out at the break, had the three path ahead of only a couple of challengers along the back straight, made little movement three wide around the bend and could not get involved finishing up one paced in the drive to the wire. 1st Noisy Cricket ( F Aebly 118 ) 2nd Glorious Revenge ( R Maragh 122 ) 2.00L 3rd Team Almasty ( J Crawford 120 ) 0.75L 8th A Real War Story ( A Adams 118 ) 10.25L See full results | A Adams 53.5kg 10.25L | 8 (11) |
| Woodbine 21-Jul-26 1710m GOOD R9 Md $510 (of $46,383) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:47.910, SP: 13.00 was loose on the lead on the initial bend, continued up top unopposed along the back straight, remained up front midway through the second turn, had no response when engulfed by outside runners turning for home and folded on the fence by the furlong marker. 1st Hot Potato ( C Douglas 118 ) 2nd Fog D'oro ( K Nicholls 120 ) 0.50L 3rd Carrick On Stage ( P Badrie 124 ) 2.50L 7th A Real War Story ( X Forde 118 ) 18.80L See full results | X Forde 53.5kg 18.80L | 7 (9) |
| Woodbine 06-Jul-26 1207m FAST Flat, SP: 16/1 | Jose Campos 53.5kg | 9 (10) |
| Woodbine 26-Jun-26 1408m FAST Flat, SP: 14/1 | Austin Adams 54.4kg | 9 (10) |