Cardiff Crack (USA) Horse
Country
Foal Date
Colour
Sire
Dam
Prize Money
Trainer
Owners
About
Cardiff Crack, a seven-year-old chestnut gelding bred in the United States and sired by Smiling Tiger out of Codacious, is under the care of trainer Bill McLean and owned by Forristall, Dino, Lonnberg and others. Out of 49 starts he has secured four victories and placed 18 times, accumulating $202,136 in earnings. His most recent outing took place at Santa Anita on 28 September 2026, where he finished 4th of 11 runners. His latest win was recorded at Fresno on 14 October 2024.
Raced At
Santa Anita • Del Mar • Los Alamitos Racecourse • Golden State Racing • Fresno • Golden Gate FieldsRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Anita 31-Oct-26 1609m FIRM R3 Race 3 - Allowance Optional Claiming, SP: 3.25 | Tiago Pereira | 3 (8) |
| Santa Anita 28-Sep-26 1609m FIRM R9 Race 9 $6,676 (of $95,368) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:34.680, SP: 10.00 unhurried while angling over early, came back out some into and thru the backstretch, was caught four deep into and early on the second turn, remained well off the rail and improved placing late. 1st Stylishlyacclaimed ( E Jaramillo 124 ) 2nd Miss Jo's Curlin ( J J Hernandez 124 ) 1.75L 3rd Lucky N Smart ( K Kimura 124 ) 2.25L 4th Cardiff Crack ( T J Pereira 124 ) 2.75L See full results | T J Pereira 56.2kg 2.75L | 4 (11) |
| Del Mar 23-Aug-26 1710m FIRM R3 Race 3 $11,358 (of $113,578) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:41.500, SP: 21.00 settled outside a rival, in hand on the backstretch, asked three then four wide on the far turn, tipped out for a clear run in the drive, rallied in deep stretch but got put in tight and steadied between foes late. 1st King Of Dragons ( J R Leparoux 123 ) 2nd Feeling Lucky ( M Husbands 123 ) 0.50L 3rd Cardiff Crack ( T Pereira 123 ) 1.00L See full results | T Pereira 55.8kg 1.00L | 3 (12) |
| Del Mar 26-Jul-26 1609m FIRM R7 Race 7 $23,209 (of $116,046) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:34.350, SP: 26.00 raced near the back on the inside, two wide on the backstretch, went three deep into the far turn, gained ground around the bend, rallied three deep in the final sixteenth but could not get by the winner. 1st Known Idea ( A Fresu 123 ) 2nd Cardiff Crack ( T Pereira 123 ) 0.50L 3rd Allequin Summer ( H Berrios 118 ) 0.20L See full results | T Pereira 55.8kg 0.50L | 2 (8) |
| Santa Anita 16-Jun-26 1308m FIRM R8 Race 8 $1,896 (of $94,806) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:11.760, SP: 51.00 lost his path at the start, trailed early then passed a rival two wide nearing the turn, exited the bend in the three path, moved out at the top of the lane and improved position. 1st Chromeflash ( H Berrios 124 ) 2nd Frank Bullitt ( J Rosario 124 ) 1.75L 3rd Ballyvaughan Gig ( A Ayuso 124 ) 1.25L 5th Cardiff Crack ( T Pereira 124 ) 5.25L See full results | T Pereira 56.2kg 5.25L | 5 (10) |
| Santa Anita 08-Feb-26 1609m FIRM R7 Race 7 $713 (of $99,800) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:34.350, SP: 21.00 trailed on the inside, raced outside a rival still at the back into the far turn, angled out and came four wide into the stretch but failed to menace. 1st Sir Percival ( T Baze 122 ) 2nd Warm Sun And Brew ( A Fresu 122 ) 1.25L 3rd Highplainsdrifter ( W Orantes 122 ) 0.50L 6th Cardiff Crack ( A Ayuso 122 ) 5.00L See full results | A Ayuso 55.3kg 5.00L | 6 (8) |
| Santa Anita 15-Jan-26 1207m FIRM Flat, SP: 25/1 | Armando Ayuso 55.3kg | 7 (8) |
| Del Mar 30-Nov-25 1710m FIRM Flat, SP: 14/1 | Armando Ayuso 55.8kg | 4 (9) |
| Del Mar 09-Nov-25 1609m FIRM Flat, SP: 7/1 | Kazushi Kimura 55.8kg | 6 (9) |
| Santa Anita 11-Oct-25 1609m FIRM Flat, SP: 25/1 | Armando Ayuso 55.8kg | 2 (9) |
| Los Alamitos Racecourse 20-Sep-25 1609m Flat, SP: 14/1 | William Iii Antongeorgi 55.8kg | 6 (8) |
| Del Mar 30-Aug-25 1609m FIRM Flat, SP: 40/1 | William Iii Antongeorgi 55.8kg | 6 (12) |
| Del Mar 03-Aug-25 1609m FIRM Flat, SP: 25/1 | William Iii Antongeorgi 55.8kg | 5 (12) |
| Los Alamitos Racecourse 04-Jul-25 1308m FAST Flat, SP: 50/1 | William Iii Antongeorgi 56.2kg | 2 (10) |
| Santa Anita 07-Jun-25 1308m FIRM Flat, SP: 40/1 | William Iii Antongeorgi 56.2kg | UPL (11) |
| Golden State Racing 08-Dec-24 1710m FAST Flat, SP: 9/4 | Alexander Chavez 55.8kg | 4 (5) |
| Golden State Racing 24-Nov-24 1710m FAST Flat, SP: 14/1 | Manuel Americano 56.7kg | 9 (10) |
| Golden State Racing 01-Nov-24 1710m FAST Flat, SP: 9/2 | Manuel Americano 56.7kg | 5 (5) |
| Fresno 14-Oct-24 1609m FAST Flat, SP: 4/1 | Manuel Americano 56.7kg | 1 (4) |
| Del Mar 03-Aug-24 1609m FIRM Flat, SP: 20/1 | Reylu Gutierrez 55.8kg | 3 (7) |
| Golden Gate Fields 10-Jun-24 1710m FIRM Flat, SP: 13/2 | Alexander Chavez 55.8kg | 3 (8) |
| Golden Gate Fields 26-May-24 1609m FIRM Flat, SP: 14/1 | Cristobal Herrera 55.8kg | 7 (8) |
| Golden Gate Fields 28-Apr-24 1609m FIRM Flat, SP: 11/8 | Cristobal Herrera 56.7kg | 1 (6) |
| Golden Gate Fields 12-Apr-24 1207m FAST Flat, SP: 15/2 | Cristobal Herrera 55.8kg | 7 (7) |
| Golden Gate Fields 22-Mar-24 1207m FAST Flat, SP: 25/1 | Cristobal Herrera 55.8kg | 5 (8) |
| Golden Gate Fields 29-Oct-23 1609m FIRM Flat, SP: 14/1 | Cristobal Herrera 56.7kg | 8 (10) |
| Golden Gate Fields 01-Oct-23 1609m FIRM Flat, SP: 15/8 | Cristobal Herrera 55.8kg | 1 (6) |
| Del Mar 10-Sep-23 1710m FIRM Flat, SP: 33/1 | Juan Hernandez 55.8kg | 3 (11) |
| Del Mar 24-Aug-23 1609m FAST Flat, SP: 8/1 | Hector Berrios 55.8kg | 5 (6) |
| Del Mar 14-Aug-23 1609m FIRM Flat, SP: 25/1 | Assael Espinoza 55.8kg | 3 (11) |
| Del Mar 22-Jul-23 1609m FAST Flat, SP: 25/1 | Assael Espinoza 55.8kg | 3 (10) |
| Golden Gate Fields 11-Jun-23 1609m FIRM Flat, SP: 7/1 | Assael Espinoza 56.7kg | 3 (8) |
| Golden Gate Fields 21-May-23 1710m FIRM Flat, SP: 3/1 | Evin Roman 56.7kg | 5 (7) |
| Golden Gate Fields 29-Apr-23 1609m FIRM Flat, SP: 15/2 | Evin Roman 56.7kg | 3 (9) |
| Golden Gate Fields 16-Apr-23 1710m FIRM Flat, SP: 6/4 | Assael Espinoza 56.7kg Dead Heat | 1 (5) |
| Golden Gate Fields 25-Mar-23 1609m Flat, SP: 4/1 | Assael Espinoza 57.2kg | 3 (6) |
| Golden Gate Fields 19-Feb-23 1106m Flat, SP: 11/2 | Assael Espinoza 55.8kg | 5 (7) |
| Golden Gate Fields 27-Jan-23 1106m FAST Flat, SP: 4/1 | Irving Orozco 55.8kg | 3 (6) |
| Golden Gate Fields 05-Jun-22 1207m FAST Flat, SP: 9/2 | Irving Orozco 54.4kg | 6 (10) |
| Golden Gate Fields 15-May-22 1106m FAST Flat, SP: 11/1 | Irving Orozco 54.4kg | 2 (9) |
| Golden Gate Fields 03-Oct-21 1609m FIRM Flat, SP: 17/2 | Santos Rivera 54kg | 2 (7) |
| Golden Gate Fields 12-Sep-21 1106m FAST Flat, SP: 9/1 | Santos Rivera 54kg | 3 (9) |
| Golden Gate Fields 16-Aug-21 1207m FAST Flat, SP: 25/1 | Santos Rivera 54kg | 4 (11) |
| Golden Gate Fields 25-Jul-21 1006m Flat, SP: 16/1 | Evin Roman 54kg | UPL (9) |