Bright Spark (USA)
About
Bright Spark is a 6yo horse from the United States trained by Genaro Garcia. He is by the stallion Arrogate out of the mare Disco Chick. So far, Bright Spark has tallyed six wins in his career. On 11 Nov 2023 at Churchill Downs, he secured his most important triumph, capturing the $66000 Race 9 purse. The horse has proved a profitable choice for bettors; anyone who backed Bright Spark throughout his career would have realized a 29 % return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 03-Sep-25 1673m FIRM R6 Race 6 $8,820 (of $14,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:42.270, SP: 1.73 | M P Jr 55.3kg | 1 (8) |
| Oaklawn Park 20-Jan-25 1810m FIRM R4 Race 4 $28,350 (of $45,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:50.900, SP: 6.00 settled off the pace and the inside, advanced on the leaders four wide late in the final turn, extended duel to the wire on the outside, proved narrowly best while fully extended. | M Chuan 56.2kg | 1 (8) |
| Oaklawn Park 29-Dec-24 1609m FIRM R1 Race 1 $3,800 (of $37,999) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:38.570, SP: 6.00 settled off the pace and the inside, made a four wide move into contention late in the second turn, vied past the furlong marker while widest of the lead pack, flattened late, remained far clear of the others. | M Chuan 56.7kg 1.10L | 3 (6) |
| Oaklawn Park 07-Dec-24 1911m FIRM R10 Race 10 $34,649 (of $54,999) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 02:39.780, SP: 3.00 unhurried in the early going while in the three path, crept closer in some traffic while remaining in the three path second turn, waited late in that bend, split foes under clever handling into the stretch, put a head in front from between horses in upper stretch and drew clear under firm handling. | M Chuan 54.9kg | 1 (12) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 05-Nov-24 1673m FIRM R2 Race 2 $10,080 (of $16,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:41.200, SP: 4.00 Jost st,bid4p3/8,drvg | E Esquivel 54.9kg | 1 (6) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 08-Oct-24 1609m GOOD R5 Race 5 $110 (of $29,919) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:36.550, SP: 10.50 Saved ground | F C L De 55.3kg 7.00L | 11 (12) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 27-Sep-24 1609m GOOD R5 Race 5 $1,618 (of $23,119) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:36.910, SP: 7.00 Sted st,sted5/16,bid | M J Pedroza 55.3kg 2.85L | 4 (10) |
| Fair Grounds 28-Jan-24 1709m FIRM R7 Race 7 $5,800 (of $36,830) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:44.970, SP: 13/5 Awk st,3p,5pupr,ran on | D L Parker 54.4kg 3.75L | 3 (5) |
| Fair Grounds 14-Jan-24 1709m FIRM R6 Race 6 $10,800 (of $1,714) Barrier 2, SP: 35/1 Ins,4p3/16,bid,denied | D L Parker 54.4kg 0.75L | 2 (8) |
| Fair Grounds 03-Dec-23 1810m FIRM R10 Race 10 $14,000 (of $200,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:52.050 was slow into stride and lagged behind,, swung from the three path to the eight path entering the lane and ran on. | J Graham 55.3kg 5.00L | 4 (9) |
| Churchill Downs 11-Nov-23 1709m FIRM R9 Race 9 $41,580 (of $66,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:45.030 broke a step slow, trailed along the inside, launched a rally while splitting foes four wide in upper stretch and drove past the leaders at the sixteenth pole. | A Beschizza 54.9kg | 1 (10) |
| Keeneland 29-Oct-23 1911m GOOD R5 Race 5 (of $110,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:55.970 broke a step slow, lagged behind, moved out of last in the four path around the far turn and made little impact. | J Graham 55.3kg 13.60L | 8 (11) |
| Keeneland 20-Oct-23 1709m FIRM R8 CL $4,830 (of $69,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:45.470 raced at the rear two wide, fanned to the eight path entering the lane and stayed on. | J Graham 55.3kg 9.00L | 4 (11) |
| Churchill Downs 24-Sep-23 1709m FIRM R3 CL (of $72,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:44.100 trailed the field while saving ground throughout and never threatened. | A Beschizza 55.3kg 6.80L | 5 (6) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 12-Sep-23 1709m FIRM R5 CL $7,200 (of $36,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:45.120 unhurried early on, made a steady gain up the backside along the fence, continued to rally inside cutting the corner while put to a long drive and proved to be second best. | A Beschizza 55.3kg 9.25L | 2 (7) |
| Keeneland 20-Apr-23 1709m FIRM R7 Race 7 $12,000 (of $60,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:43.070 lagged behind, launched a rally along the inside into the far turn, shifted out turning for home to surpass an inner rival, then sustained his charge to claim place from an outer rival at the furlong grounds, and subtly cut the gap on the clear leader while hanging on his left lead. | A Beschizza 56.7kg 4.25L | 2 (7) |
| Fair Grounds 25-Feb-23 1709m FIRM (of $30,600), Winning Time: 01:44.530, SP: 13/1 Split foes, mild gain | A Beschizza 54.4kg, Cd 0 3.75L | 5 (9) |
| Fair Grounds 04-Feb-23 1810m GOOD (of $30,600), Winning Time: 01:56.010, SP: 13/1 2p,no factor,left lead | A Beschizza 54.4kg, Cd 0 7.25L | 7 (8) |
| Fair Grounds 31-Dec-22 1673m GOOD CL (of $27,200), Winning Time: 01:44.240, SP: 11/1 Ins-2p,7pupr,left lead | A Beschizza 54kg 6.00L | 2 (6) |
| Fair Grounds 09-Dec-22 1709m SYNTHETIC CLMd (of $26,667), Winning Time: 01:45.210, SP: 14/1 Ins,rail slip5/16,clrd | A Beschizza 54.9kg | 1 (7) |
| Keeneland 17-Oct-22 1810m FIRM R3 Race 3 $9,800 (of $49,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:53.220 was slow into stride after leaning inwardly at the start, trailed along the inside, improved inside of foes into the far turn, left the fence to split rivals at the five sixteenths pole before swinging four wide entering the lane, rallied while hanging on his left lead to claim place at the furlong grounds, then drifted outwardly severely leaving that juncture, lugged back in after behind corrected entering the final sixteenth, and failed to threaten the leader. | A Beschizza 54.4kg 3.00L | 2 (8) |
| Ellis Park 06-Aug-22 1609m R8 Race 8 (of $60,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:35.470 was bumped and bothered at the start. | A Beschizza 53.5kg 14.25L | 6 (11) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 28-Apr-22 1609m R1 Race 1 (of $34,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:41.070 was never a factor while racing near the rail far back. | E Esquivel 55.3kg 13.75L | 5 (6) |