Big Nelson (USA) Horse
Country
Foal Date
Colour
Sire
Dam
Prize Money
Trainer
Owners
About
Big Nelson is a 4yo horse from the United States trained by Barry L. King. He is sired by Lord Nelson out of Skinner Box. He has yet to break his maiden, having not won in seven starts. In his most recent race at Churchill Downs on 1st Jun 2026, Danny Sheehy rode him to an 8th place finish, behind the winner Vino Dominus.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Churchill Downs 01-Jun-26 1609m R6 Md (of $35,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:36.810, SP: 41.00 tracked along the inside but weakened into the turn and was done early. 1st Vino Dominus ( C A Torres 125 ) 2nd Tims ( E Esquivel 118 ) 3.25L 3rd Whatever ( V R Carrasco 118 ) 5.75L 8th Big Nelson ( D Sheehy 125 ) 19.75L See full results | D Sheehy 56.7kg 19.75L | 8 (10) |
| Churchill Downs 11-May-26 1408m R6 Md $1,050 (of $35,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:24.550, SP: 26.00 bumped an outer foe at the start, lacked speed along the inside, swung out to the six path entering the lane and moved up. 1st Richeztoo ( E Roman 118 ) 2nd Carson ( A Beschizza 125 ) 2.75L 3rd Next Time ( T Gaffalione 118 ) 4.50L 5th Big Nelson ( D E Sheehy 125 ) 9.75L See full results | D E Sheehy 56.7kg 9.75L | 5 (10) |
| Churchill Downs 27-Apr-26 1207m R5 Md $499 (of $35,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:09.560, SP: 101.00 broke a beat slow, lagged behind along the inside then moved up. 1st Impavido ( L Saez 118 ) 2nd Richeztoo ( E Roman 118 ) 2.75L 3rd Cause Ima Boss ( C Roman 125 ) 4.75L 6th Big Nelson ( D Machado 125 ) 16.00L See full results | D Machado 56.7kg 16.00L | 6 (10) |
| Turfway Park 20-Mar-26 1207m R5 Md $235 (of $23,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:11.840, SP: 9.00 brushed an outer rival at the start, lacked speed in the three path and got outrun. 1st Imperial Ruler ( A Beschizza 125 ) 2nd Cocktails N Dreams ( G Lagunes 125 ) 2.50L 3rd Cause Ima Boss ( C Roman 125 ) 0.75L 10th Big Nelson ( R Hernandez 125 ) 0.00L See full results | R Hernandez 56.7kg 0.00L | 10 (12) |
| Turfway Park 12-Mar-26 1609m R4 Md $650 (of $23,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:41.400, SP: 6.50 raced off of the pace in the three to four path, fanned to the six path in upper stretch then improved position. 1st Rachael's Wagon ( O Bocachica 126 ) 2nd Old Trace ( R Prescott 126 ) 4.25L 3rd Drogon ( J Gutierrez 126 ) 0.75L 5th Big Nelson ( W Rodriguez 126 ) 10.25L See full results | W Rodriguez 57.2kg 10.25L | 5 (11) |
| Turfway Park 08-Jan-26 1207m R9 Md $314 (of $30,800) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:11.210, SP: 26.00 pursued from the three to four path into the lane and failed to factor between horses. 1st Delta Tau Chi ( R Walter 122 ) 2nd Livehappy ( M Luan 122 ) 0.50L 3rd Samdini ( D E Sheehy 122 ) 5.50L 8th Big Nelson ( C Yarmarie 120 ) 0.00L See full results | C Yarmarie 54.4kg 0.00L | 8 (12) |
| Churchill Downs 14-Nov-25 1710m R2 Md $918 (of $67,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:44.260, SP: 34.00 lagged behind in the three path,showed little and was eased through the lane. 1st Global Quote ( I O Jr 121 ) 2nd Harbor Prince ( J P Barcenas 121 ) 8.75L 3rd Sound Cause ( C Lanerie 121 ) 1.50L 9th Big Nelson ( G Ashton 121 ) 47.00L See full results | G Ashton 54.9kg 47kgL | 9 (9) |