Baseball Politics (USA)
About
Baseball Politics is a 7yo dark bay/brown gelding from the United States trained by J. R. Caldwell. He is by Midnight Lute out of Starship Awesome. He has recorded eight wins in his career so far. On 19 Apr 2025 at Oaklawn Park, Baseball Politics secured his most notable triumph, capturing the $33,000 purse in Race 8. The horse has proved profitable for bettors, delivering a 16% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Lone Star Park 14-Jul-25 1207m R6 Race 6 (of $14,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:10.550, SP: 10.00 broke slowly, saved ground mid turn, angled four wide into the lane and weakened. | R Diaz 55.3kg 23.00L | 9 (10) |
| Lone Star Park 14-Jun-25 1005m GOOD R5 Race 5 (of $18,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:56.150, SP: 13.00 chased inside, was shuffled back and gave way. | I V Diego 55.3kg 16.60L | 9 (9) |
| Lone Star Park 17-May-25 1106m FIRM R3 Race 3 $3,000 (of $15,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:04.990, SP: 10.00 forced the early pace, raced four wide into the turn, took a brief lead, drifted in and finished second best. | R A Vazquez 56.2kg 2.25L | 2 (6) |
| Oaklawn Park 19-Apr-25 1106m FIRM R8 Race 8 $20,790 (of $33,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:04.670, SP: 15.00 broke on top, showed the way up the backstretch toward the inside, shook clear and came in the two path for the drive, maintained a daylight advantage to the wire under steady handling. | R A Vazquez 54kg | 1 (11) |
| Oaklawn Park 22-Dec-24 1207m FIRM R4 Race 4 (of $32,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:11.200, SP: 20.00 vied up front while off the inside, dueled turn two path, began to falter approaching the furlong grounds. | T Wales 54.9kg 4.00L | 6 (10) |
| Fairmount Park 20-Oct-24 1207m FIRM R7 (of $7,677), Winning Time: 01:11.730, SP: 4/1 Used early inside | E Baird 56.2kg, Cd 0 12.75L | 6 (7) |
| Fairmount Park 06-Oct-24 1207m FIRM (of $6,791), Winning Time: 01:11.270, SP: 13/10 Clearly best | R Arrieta 56.2kg | 1 (6) |
| Fairmount Park 01-Sep-24 1207m FIRM (of $13,228), Winning Time: 01:12.260, SP: 13/2 Inside speed, gave way | J J Molina 57.2kg, Cd 0 15.25L | 7 (7) |
| Hawthorne 17-Jun-24 1005m FIRM R7 Race 7 $1,800 (of $10,630) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:58.390, SP: 14/5 Belatedly, allong4shw | J Felix 56.2kg 7.25L | 3 (7) |
| Fairmount Park 02-Jun-24 1207m FIRM (of $7,677), Winning Time: 01:11.690, SP: 13/10 Much the best,ridn out | T Wales 57.2kg | 1 (6) |
| Fairmount Park 08-May-24 1207m GOOD R2 $8,190 (of $7,800), Winning Time: 01:12.450, SP: 7/5 Insid,drew off stretch | J J Molina 57.2kg | 1 (6) |
| Hawthorne 22-Apr-24 1207m FIRM R7 Race 7 (of $27,720) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:10.530, SP: 8/1 No response | E Esquivel 55.3kg 14.75L | 7 (8) |
| Hawthorne 24-Mar-24 1005m FIRM $8,820 (of $14,000), Winning Time: 00:57.790, SP: 13/5 dueled with. | C A Emigh 55.3kg | 1 (11) |
| Fairmount Park 27-Aug-23 1207m FIRM (of $14,224), Winning Time: 01:11.850, SP: 11/2 3-4wid turn,eased late | E Esquivel 56.2kg, Cd 0 19.75L | 7 (7) |
| Fairmount Park 02-Aug-23 1207m FIRM R6 (of $11,430) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:11.480, SP: 7/2 3-5wide turn, gave way | C Orm 57.2kg, Cd 0 11.00L | 5 (7) |
| Fairmount Park 10-May-23 1106m FIRM R7 $10,080 (of $10,160) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:05.170, SP: 13/10 4wd,drew off last 1/16 | J Tavares 57.2kg | 1 (8) |
| Fairmount Park 23-Apr-23 1005m FIRM R6 $8,820 (of $8,890) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:59.600, SP: 13/10 3wd,clear 1/16,held on | J J Molina 56.2kg | 1 (7) |
| Hawthorne 07-Apr-23 1207m R6 Race 6 $4,280 (of $42,840) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:09.500 broke outwardly, chased in behind two wide into the turn, gradually moved out on that bend coming five wide into upper stretch and ran on for show honors. | H Leahey 52.2kg, Cd 49kg 5.00L | 3 (12) |
| Hawthorne 17-Mar-23 1005m R8 Race 8 $4,280 (of $42,840) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:57.310 vied three wide and between runners into the turn, eased back and switched outside those going four wide the rest of the bend, kept on in the lane to get show honors. | E T Baird 55.3kg 1.75L | 3 (9) |
| Turfway Park 28-Jan-23 1207m SYNTHETIC CL (of $39,467), Winning Time: 01:10.320, SP: 39/1 Bwtn to str, fading | C Emigh 54.4kg, Cd 0 13.25L | 9 (12) |
| Hawthorne 31-Dec-22 1207m R8 Race 8 (of $46,240) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:10.430 stalked the pace and faded while racing along the inside. | C Orm 54.9kg 3.40L | 7 (9) |
| Hawthorne 11-Dec-22 1207m R3 Race 3 $16,254 (of $25,840) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:10.030 raced in attendance to the leaders three deep under light reserve in the opening quarter, steadily advanced to press the issue outside. | C A Emigh 54.9kg | 1 (6) |
| Hawthorne 26-Nov-22 1005m R1 Race 1 (of $46,240) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:56.500 was sent for speed early, caught up to prompt outside of. | C Roman 54.9kg 10.00L | 7 (10) |
| Hawthorne 04-Jun-22 1106m GOOD R6 Race 6 (of $57,120) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:02.210 hit the gate leaving it, recovered to duel for the lead between horses up the backstretch, began to drop back while racing in the two path around the turn and continued to fade from there. | J E Lopez 54.9kg 13.35L | 10 (10) |
| Hawthorne 07-May-22 1207m R8 Race 8 (of $57,120) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:11.180 was bumped by the horse to his inside and squeezed back leaving the gate, raced in the middle of the pack up the backstretch, began to drop back from the three path around the turn and faded further from there. | E T Baird 54.9kg 9.60L | 6 (6) |
| Hawthorne 11-Apr-22 1106m R8 Race 8 $5,710 (of $57,120) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:02.820 tracked the leader down the backstretch and in the two to three path on the turn, proved no match for. | E T Baird 54.9kg 1.35L | 3 (9) |