Ball Of Fire (USA) Horse
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Ball Of Fire is a 3yo colt from the United States trained by Michael V. Simone. He is by the stallion Munnings out of the dam Ursula. To date, Ball Of Fire has earned three career wins. His biggest victory arrived on 25 Jan 2026 at Tampa Bay Downs, where he captured the $55500.00 Race 3.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Delaware Park 07-Jun-26 1207m FIRM R1 Race 1 $2,900 (of $29,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:11.650, SP: 4.50 trailed in the three path early, improved under coaxing in the two path around the turn, but finished evenly down the lane fo show. 1st Worker Bee ( M Chuan 120 ) 2nd Mister Roscoe ( P Luna 120 ) 0.10L 3rd Ball Of Fire ( C Cedeno 120 ) 3.10L See full results | C Cedeno 54.4kg 3.10L | 3 (7) |
| Delaware Park 29-May-26 1609m SOFT R7 Race 7 $1,470 (of $21,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:39.050, SP: 7.00 , three wide the first turn while well off the pace, raced in the two path the far turn, angled out in upper stretch and passed tired foes. 1st Micanopy ( C Gil 117 ) 2nd Impressiveness ( M Chuan 119 ) 3.25L 3rd Ready As Ever ( M Sanchez 122 ) 1.75L 4th Ball Of Fire ( J Hernandez 117 ) 8.25L See full results | J Hernandez 53.1kg 8.25L | 4 (7) |
| Tampa Bay Downs 02-May-26 1408m FIRM R6 Race 6 $325 (of $55,500) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:22.560, SP: 4.33 chased the pace between runners in the early stages, backed off the pace through the turn, unable to rally in the stretch. 1st Permian Basin ( S Leon 113 ) 2nd Mr In Personal ( A Quinonez 118 ) 0.75L 3rd Mr. Hooligan ( G Martinez 122 ) 2.50L 5th Ball Of Fire ( C Gil 118 ) 8.25L See full results | C Gil 53.5kg 8.25L | 5 (6) |
| Tampa Bay Downs 12-Apr-26 1645m R6 Race 6 $11,100 (of $55,500) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:41.010, SP: 6.50 raced in the two path early, settled off the pace on the inside for the run up the backstretch, came around the far turn still in the two path, raced into traffic and was forced to switch to the outside near the eighth pole and gained ground steadily from there. 1st Move Jesse Move ( H J Diaz 118 ) 2nd Ball Of Fire ( C Gil 118 ) 0.25L 3rd A Million Dreams ( I Rodriguez 118 ) 1.75L See full results | C Gil 53.5kg 0.25L | 2 (7) |
| Tampa Bay Downs 19-Mar-26 1207m R2 Race 2 $20,475 (of $32,500) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:11.380, SP: 2.00 vied early from the five to six path on the turn and assumed command entering the furlong grounds and proved best. 1st Ball Of Fire ( C Gonzalez 120 , Cd 113 ) 2nd If I Can Dream ( E Gonzalez 118 ) 0.00L 3rd Battalion Leader ( W Ho 118 ) 0.00L See full results | C Gonzalez 54.4kg, Cd 51.3kg | 1 (6) |
| Tampa Bay Downs 28-Feb-26 1207m FIRM R6 Race 6 $3,885 (of $55,500) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:10.350, SP: 5.50 bumped with the horses to either side at the start, settled in the middle of the pack on the rail for the run up the backstretch, saved ground around the bend and showed no kick. 1st Fulmine ( S Leon 118 ) 2nd Unwritten Rule ( S Marin 122 ) 1.25L 3rd Leftnateawalkin ( I Rodriguez 118 ) 4.75L 4th Ball Of Fire ( S Camacho 120 ) 9.50L See full results | S Camacho 54.4kg 9.50L | 4 (7) |
| Tampa Bay Downs 25-Jan-26 1207m FIRM R3 Race 3 $34,965 (of $55,500) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:10.940, SP: 2.20 1st Ball Of Fire ( S Marin 118 ) 2nd Elston Gunnn ( M Meneses 118 ) 0.15L 3rd Leftnateawalkin ( I Rodriguez 118 ) 5.00L See full results | S Marin 53.5kg | 1 (6) |
| Gulfstream 09-Nov-25 1110m FIRM R4 Race 4 $440 (of $57,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:02.920, SP: 7.50 broke a bit slowly and was unhurried in the early stages, swung five wide to upper stretch then did not rally late. 1st Monster ( S Camacho 120 ) 2nd Bronze Bullet ( E Jaramillo 120 ) 4.75L 3rd Timeless Victory ( J Morelos 120 ) 4.00L 5th Ball Of Fire ( E Zayas 120 ) 9.75L See full results | E Zayas 54.4kg 9.75L | 5 (7) |
| Belmont At The Big A 04-Oct-25 1710m R8 Pilgrim Stakes (Stakes) $1,200 (of $200,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:42.630, SP: 41.00 bumped with a rival at the start, settled on the inside, was roused with three furlongs to run, saved ground into the stretch and failed to rally. 1st Bottas ( M Franco 120 ) 2nd Heeere's Johnny ( J Castellano 118 ) 0.20L 3rd Let's Be Frank ( J Rosario 118 ) 1.00L 10th Ball Of Fire ( S Marin 120 ) 7.85L See full results | S Marin 54.4kg 7.85L | 10 (10) |
| Monmouth Park 31-Aug-25 1110m R4 Md $33,075 (of $52,500) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:05.870, SP: 1.83 stalked early on, chased on the turn, made a strong three wide bid nearing the quarter pole, swept by the leaders, drew clear under urging and was kept to the task. 1st Ball Of Fire ( S Marin 117 ) 2nd TooGOODtosell ( P J Cotto 117 ) 5.00L 3rd Landing Force ( S Camacho 117 ) 0.30L See full results | S Marin 53.1kg | 1 (5) |