Aint No Joke (USA) Horse
About
Aint No Joke is a 4yo horse from the United States trained by Michael V. Simone. He is by the stallion Practical Joke out of the mare Lime Lady. To date he has earned three victories in his career. On 22 June 2025 at Belmont’s Big A meet, Aint No Joke captured his most significant triumph, taking the $33,000 Race 3 purse.
Raced At
Delaware Park
• Monmouth Park
• Saratoga
• Belmont At The Big A
• Aqueduct
• Keeneland
• Kentucky Downs
• Del Mar
• Santa AnitaRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Delaware Park 17-Oct-25 1110m R6 Race 6 $3,800 (of $19,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:06.830, SP: 7.00 bumped with an inner foe at the start, raced in midpack out in the seven path, was driven in the four path around the turn, swung from the six path into the lane, and ran on for place. 1st Jake Rocks ( S Marin 122 ) 2nd Aint No Joke ( A Cruz 122 ) 0.10L 3rd Midnight Getaway ( M Fernandez 122 , Cd 112 ) 0.60L See full results | A Cruz 55.3kg 0.10L | 2 (13) |
| Monmouth Park 15-Sep-25 1610m R8 Race 8 $1,470 (of $21,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:38.500, SP: 3.00 stalked the early pace, then tracked on the inside, chased inside on the far turn and weakened. 1st Run Happy Pappy ( S Leon 121 ) 2nd Curlin Gunner ( S Camacho 121 ) 7.25L 3rd Strong Light ( F Jara 121 ) 3.50L 4th Aint No Joke ( J V Jr 121 ) 11.25L See full results | J V Jr 54.9kg 11.25L | 4 (6) |
| Monmouth Park 02-Sep-25 1210m R7 Race 7 $4,200 (of $21,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:12.430, SP: 4.00 raced off the pace, advanced three wide on the turn, rallied three wide into the stretch, dug in gamely, dueled heads apart to the wire and just missed. 1st Cantaro ( P Lopez 121 ) 2nd Aint No Joke ( S Camacho 121 ) 0.05L 3rd Awesome Entry ( J Gonzalez 121 ) 0.50L See full results | S Camacho 54.9kg 0.05L | 2 (8) |
| Monmouth Park 11-Aug-25 1210m R3 Race 3 $4,200 (of $21,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:11.460, SP: 6.00 raced off the early pace, made a strong three wide bid on the turn, hooked up with. 1st Catire Vizcaya ( P Lopez 121 ) 2nd Aint No Joke ( P Lopez 121 ) 3rd Levee Was Dry ( C Sutherland 121 ) 2.75L See full results | P Lopez 54.9kg | 2 (7) |
| Monmouth Park 04-Aug-25 1610m FIRM R6 Race 6 $1,470 (of $21,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:39.150, SP: 3.75 tracked on the inside, chased inside and tired. 1st Gun Right ( P Lopez 121 ) 2nd Magical Road ( S Marin 122 ) 2.75L 3rd Bad Larry ( M Olver 121 ) 6.00L 4th Aint No Joke ( F Jara 121 ) 11.00L See full results | F Jara 54.9kg 11.00L | 4 (6) |
| Saratoga 07-Jul-25 1810m FIRM R4 Race 4 $340 (of $34,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:54.180, SP: 15.00 forwardly placed three wide through the first turn, attended the leader to the outside two then three wide, began to fade with three furlongs to go and was shaken off by the top one, angled six wide for home and weakened in the stretch. 1st O P Firecracker ( R Silvera 125 ) 2nd Abadin ( M Franco 125 ) 2.25L 3rd Peek ( J Lezcano 123 ) 0.50L 6th Aint No Joke ( R J Santana 125 ) 8.25L See full results | R J Santana 56.7kg 8.25L | 6 (8) |
| Belmont At The Big A 22-Jun-25 1410m FIRM R3 Race 3 $20,790 (of $33,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:23.180, SP: 2.75 Headed rail3/8,fought 1st Aint No Joke ( R J Santana 123 ) 2nd King Moonracer ( K Davis 123 ) 0.50L 3rd Masterwork ( D Brown 123 ) 1.75L See full results | R J Santana 55.8kg | 1 (6) |
| Belmont At The Big A 25-May-25 1310m FIRM R9 Race 9 $248 (of $33,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:16.260, SP: 2.63 bumped with rivals on both sides at the start, raced just off the pace between foes, chased in the two path on the turn, turned into upper stretch under a drive and weakened. 1st Big Gain ( D Davis 125 ) 2nd Uncaptured Star ( L R R Jr 125 ) 1.00L 3rd Sin Nombre ( F Martinez 123 , Cd 118 ) 2.50L 7th Aint No Joke ( C Elliott 125 , Cd 130 ) 6.05L See full results | C Elliott 56.7kg, Cd 59kg 6.05L | 7 (9) |
| Aqueduct 12-Apr-25 1410m FIRM R3 Race 3 $18,270 (of $29,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:23.280, SP: 1.73 4-3w pursuit, drew clr 1st Aint No Joke ( J Lezcano 124 ) 2nd Iron Man Ira ( M Gonzalez 124 , Cd 117 ) 7.00L 3rd Goldfire ( M Franco 124 ) 13.00L See full results | J Lezcano 56.2kg | 1 (4) |
| Aqueduct 27-Jan-25 1210m FIRM R1 Md $20,160 (of $32,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:13.350, SP: 1.40 Ins,eased up,handily 1st Wajda ( K Carmouche 122 ) 2nd Aint No Joke ( J Lezcano 122 ) 0.00L 3rd Solo Flight ( C Elliott 122 , Cd 117 ) 9.50L See full results | J Lezcano 55.3kg 0.00L | 2 (7) |
| Keeneland 11-Oct-24 1410m FIRM R4 Md $1,547 (of $54,999) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:23.620 pressed outside of the leader early on, chased that clearing rival around the turn, then gave way between horses nearing the lane. 1st Line Of Scrimmage ( T Gaffalione 121 ) 2nd Chun Money ( F Arrieta 121 ) 8.00L 3rd Seven Taylors ( J A Torres 121 ) 8.10L 5th Aint No Joke ( J R Velazquez 121 ) 10.85L See full results | J R Velazquez 54.9kg 10.85L | 5 (11) |
| Kentucky Downs 09-Sep-24 1410m GOOD R11 Md $7,200 (of $170,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:21.650 was bumped after the start, reserved early, six wide by the quarter pole and offered a mild late kick. 1st Born Flashy ( I O Jr 121 ) 2nd Balthazar ( L Dettori 124 ) 2.00L 3rd Research Results ( T Gaffalione 121 ) 2.25L 5th Aint No Joke ( L Saez 121 ) 6.75L See full results | L Saez 54.9kg 6.75L | 5 (12) |
| Del Mar 26-Nov-23 1310m FIRM R8 Md $500 (of $61,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:16.550 chased between rivals up the backstretch, lost ground and steered over to the rail around the bend, kept on through the lane but failed to threaten. 1st Moonlit Sonata ( G Franco 120 ) 2nd All That Glory ( R A Vazquez 120 ) 2.50L 3rd Sand Bagger ( J Torrealba 120 , Cd 113 ) 3.00L 6th Aint No Joke ( D A Herrera 120 ) 4.35L See full results | D A Herrera 54.4kg 4.35L | 6 (10) |
| Santa Anita 03-Nov-23 1310m GOOD R3 Md $6,100 (of $61,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:15.850 chased from inside out of range, lost ground around the bend, remained inside to the stretch, rallied along the fence and got up for the show. 1st Final Boss ( U Rispoli 120 ) 2nd Island Cruiser ( J Rosario 120 ) 0.10L 3rd Aint No Joke ( D A Herrera 120 ) 2.60L See full results | D A Herrera 54.4kg 2.60L | 3 (8) |
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