Big Salt Lick (USA) Horse
About
Big Salt Lick is a 5yo bay from United States trained by Joe Sharp. He is sired by the stallion Ghostzapper out of the dam Rubindy. Big Salt Lick has managed to win 2 races in his career so far. On 21st Sep 2025 at Churchill Downs, Big Salt Lick scored his most significant win to date, earning the $57000.00 purse in Race 2.
Raced At
Fair Grounds
• Churchill Downs
• Keeneland
• Horseshoe Indianapolis
• Ellis Park
• Turfway ParkRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fair Grounds 20-Dec-25 1207m R1 Race 1 $1,330 (of $19,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:10.560, SP: 2.25 bumped between horses at the start, raced off the pace, showed a mild rally late. 1st Upturned Brim ( M J Pedroza 121 ) 2nd American City ( C J Mcmahon 119 ) 0.05L 3rd Indian Cat ( J Ortiz 119 ) 1.55L 4th Big Salt Lick ( P Lopez 121 ) 4.30L See full results | P Lopez 54.9kg 4.30L | 4 (6) |
| Churchill Downs 15-Nov-25 1310m R7 Race 7 $1,890 (of $63,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:17.090, SP: 4.00 settled toward the rear a couple paths off the fence, came out seven to eight wide in upper stretch and kicked on well but needed more. 1st Itsinmyblood ( I O Jr 118 ) 2nd Iron Sharpens Iron ( L Saez 118 ) 0.20L 3rd King Peanut ( C Torres 120 ) 1.75L 5th Big Salt Lick ( J Ortiz 120 ) 2.85L See full results | J Ortiz 54.4kg 2.85L | 5 (9) |
| Keeneland 11-Oct-25 1410m FIRM R4 Race 4 $10,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:24.770, SP: 3.75 backed out from between horses soon after the start, raced well back in the four to five path and rallied willingly to be second best. 1st Right On Right On ( F C L De 118 ) 2nd Big Salt Lick ( O Villarreal 123 ) 2.25L 3rd Truly Legit ( T Gaffalione 118 ) 4.25L See full results | O Villarreal 55.8kg 2.25L | 2 (8) |
| Churchill Downs 21-Sep-25 1310m R2 Race 2 $35,910 (of $57,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:17.230, SP: 4.50 was bumped by an inner rival and steadied between horses at the start, trailed early on, gained in the four path around the turn, bid leaving the five sixteenths pole, sustained his challenge outside of the leader into the final furlong and drove past at the sixteenth pole. 1st Big Salt Lick ( O Villarreal 121 ) 2nd Brave Blend ( J R Leparoux 121 ) 1.25L 3rd Clear Echo ( F Arrieta 121 ) 3.75L See full results | O Villarreal 54.9kg | 1 (5) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 26-Aug-25 1610m FIRM R6 Race 6 $280 (of $38,079) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:35.830, SP: 21.00 was jostled at the start, saved ground, bid at the eighth pole and faltered. 1st Mission Improbable ( M J Pedroza 118 ) 2nd Finn Mcsorley ( M Murrill 122 ) 3.00L 3rd Boss Of All Bosses ( J Ramos 118 ) 0.75L 8th Big Salt Lick ( O Villarreal 122 ) 5.20L See full results | O Villarreal 55.3kg 5.20L | 8 (10) |
| Ellis Park 27-Jul-25 1310m FIRM R3 Md $19,688 (of $31,251) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:17.750, SP: 6.50 dropped back early on, advanced outside of rivals nearing the turn, progressed in the five path around the bend, sustained his charge to bid at the furlong grounds and edged past leaving the sixteenth pole. 1st Big Salt Lick ( L Machado 124 ) 2nd When Smokey Sings ( R Bejarano 119 ) 1.00L 3rd Cajun Cruiser ( C Lanerie 124 ) 2.00L See full results | L Machado 56.2kg | 1 (9) |
| Churchill Downs 26-Jun-25 1610m FIRM R2 Md $4,800 (of $48,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:36.360, SP: 6.00 rated in the three path, was ridden in the four path around the turn, fanned out to the seven path at the top of the lane, and rallied for show. 1st Guardian ( F Geroux 118 ) 2nd Cocktailsnkringle ( C Landeros 118 ) 2.00L 3rd Big Salt Lick ( O Villarreal 125 ) 3.50L See full results | O Villarreal 56.7kg 3.50L | 3 (7) |
| Churchill Downs 09-Jun-25 1810m FIRM R2 Md $3,360 (of $48,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:51.760, SP: 13.00 bumped with an inner foe at the start, raced off the pace in the four path, fanned out to the eight path turning into the stretch, and finished evenly. 1st Box Office ( F Geroux 125 ) 2nd Come To Papa ( A Cedillo 125 ) 0.00L 3rd Johnson ( J R Leparoux 125 ) 0.00L 4th Big Salt Lick ( O Villarreal 125 , Cd 130 ) 8.75L See full results | O Villarreal 56.7kg, Cd 59kg 8.75L | 4 (9) |
| Churchill Downs 18-May-25 1410m FIRM R2 Md $7,000 (of $35,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:23.740, SP: 1.83 laid off of the pace in the three path, swung six wide into the lane, rallied to issue a late bid but was fended off. 1st Beck's Spirit ( C Lanerie 118 ) 2nd Big Salt Lick ( R Bejarano 124 ) 0.50L 3rd Phenomenal Dream ( J Graham 124 ) 1.00L See full results | R Bejarano 56.2kg 0.50L | 2 (9) |
| Keeneland 14-Apr-25 1210m FIRM R9 Md $4,800 (of $48,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:12.330, SP: 6.00 pursued off of the pace from the four to five path then rallied to miss place. 1st Storm The Streets ( B J H Jr 118 ) 2nd Parade Of Fears ( J R Velazquez 118 ) 1.00L 3rd Big Salt Lick ( G Corrales 125 ) 1.10L See full results | G Corrales 56.7kg 1.10L | 3 (10) |
| Turfway Park 20-Mar-25 1210m FIRM R2 Md $2,092 (of $29,900) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:12.150, SP: 3.00 sharp outside, angled in to chase winner to stretch but weakened readily in the final furlong. 1st Spinning Pride ( A Calleja 118 ) 2nd Diver ( A Cedillo 125 ) 3.25L 3rd Fly J's Funtastic ( A Achard 125 ) 8.25L 4th Big Salt Lick ( E A Roman 125 ) 11.75L See full results | E A Roman 56.7kg 11.75L | 4 (5) |
| Turfway Park 14-Feb-25 1310m FIRM R1 Md $1,144 (of $31,900) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:19.530, SP: 4.33 no speed to the turn, pushed with no response in the stretch. 1st Riddle Solver ( G Ashton 125 ) 2nd Diver ( A Cedillo 123 ) 0.50L 3rd Army Hero ( A Beschizza 125 ) 1.00L 5th Big Salt Lick ( E A Roman 125 ) 2.75L See full results | E A Roman 56.7kg 2.75L | 5 (7) |
| Turfway Park 22-Dec-24 1710m FIRM R5 Md $638 (of $79,998) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:44.900, SP: 6.00 raced along evenly while back and never menaced. 1st Passing Game ( C Roman 121 ) 2nd Sweet Freedom ( A Beschizza 121 ) 1.75L 3rd Fayette Spirit ( V Cheminaud 124 ) 3.50L 7th Big Salt Lick ( L Contreras 124 ) 14.00L See full results | L Contreras 56.2kg 14.00L | 7 (11) |
| Churchill Downs 01-Nov-24 1610m FIRM R6 Md $1,575 (of $120,001) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:35.980, SP: 9.00 laid off of the pace in the three path, drifted out leaving upper stretch and failed to factor. 1st Tour Player ( T Gaffalione 120 ) 2nd Nyquist Frequency ( C A Torres 120 ) 4.25L 3rd It's My Life ( L Saez 120 ) 7.75L 6th Big Salt Lick ( R Bejarano 124 ) 17.00L See full results | R Bejarano 56.2kg 17.00L | 6 (7) |
| Keeneland 06-Oct-24 1410m FIRM R11 Md $7,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:26.930 tracked three wide and between horses into the turn, came under strong urging chasing around the bend and ran on willingly. 1st Eglise ( E Morales 121 ) 2nd Top Gun Rocket ( J A Torres 121 ) 1.00L 3rd Tour Player ( J R Velazquez 121 ) 1.75L 4th Big Salt Lick ( R Bejarano 124 ) 4.00L See full results | R Bejarano 56.2kg 4.00L | 4 (9) |
| Ellis Park 25-Aug-24 1610m FIRM R9 Md $594 (of $71,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:37.640 prompted three deep, vied between horses and in the three path around the far turn, got outkicked entering upper stretch and gave way. 1st Multitask ( R Bejarano 118 ) 2nd Duke Of Duval ( G Corrales 118 ) 0.50L 3rd Top Gun Rocket ( J A Torres 118 ) 1.75L 7th Big Salt Lick ( D Cannon 124 ) 8.25L See full results | D Cannon 56.2kg 8.25L | 7 (11) |
| Ellis Park 08-Jul-24 1310m FIRM R4 Md (of $71,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:16.480 vied for the lead with an outer pair of rivals early on, steadied hard when put to tight quarters entering the turn, then faltered quickly in the aftermath. 1st Wendelssohn ( M Garcia 119 ) 2nd Duke Of Duval ( C A Torres 119 ) 8.50L 3rd Shortstop ( A Achard 124 ) 11.50L 6th Big Salt Lick ( L Machado 124 ) 26.25L See full results | L Machado 56.2kg 26.25L | 6 (6) |
| Churchill Downs 10-Jun-24 1210m R9 Md $12,000 (of $120,001) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:08.640 tracked in the three path, then ran on to gain show late. 1st Sahalat ( D Cannon 124 ) 2nd Point Clear ( J L Ortiz 118 ) 4.75L 3rd Big Salt Lick ( L Machado 124 ) 7.75L See full results | L Machado 56.2kg 7.75L | 3 (9) |
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