Cathal (2021) Horse

Foal Date

01-Jan-21

Colour

bay

Sire

No Nay Never

Dam

Lucky At The Bay

Prize Money

293237

Trainer

Jose R. Valdez

Owners

Steve Rusich

About

Cathal is a 5yo bay colt trained by Jose R. Valdez. He is by No Nay Never out of Lucky At The Bay. He has won three races to date. On 2 Sep 2024 at Del Mar, Cathal captured his most notable victory, earning $75,999.00 in Race 10.

Race Record

Event Summary Runner Stats Rank
Santa Anita 17-Oct-26 1811m FIRM R5 Race 5 $8,355 (of $41,777) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:48.370, SP: 10.00 sat off the pace on the inside, moved into range between rivals on the backstretch, went two wide through the far turn, moved out in the lane, finished willingly to gain second but could not threaten the winner. 1st Geometry ( V Espinoza 124 ) 2nd Cathal ( A Aguilar 124 ) 2.25L 3rd Jimmy Blue Jeans ( J R Leparoux 124 ) 4.50L See full results A Aguilar 56.2kg 2.25L 2 (7)
Los Alamitos Racecourse 14-Sep-26 1106m FIRM R1 Race 1 (of $697) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:02.920, SP: 13.00 trailed from well off the rail then angled into the three path entering the turn, shifted over to the two path, moved out in upper stretch and failed to threaten. 1st No More Ding Dongs ( R Ramirez 125 ) 2nd Nijinsky Halo ( F O Rojas 125 ) 2.50L 3rd Otro Mas ( E Payeras 125 ) 0.15L 5th Cathal ( A Aguilar 125 ) 6.55L See full results A Aguilar 56.7kg 6.55L 5 (6)
Los Alamitos QH Racecourse 13-Sep-26 1106m R1 Los Alamitos QH Racecourse Race 1 $697 (of $25,074) Barrier 6 1st No More Ding Dongs ( 125 ) 2nd Nijinsky Halo ( 125 ) 3rd Otro Mas ( 125 ) 5th Cathal ( A Aguilar 125 ) A Aguilar 56.7kg 5 (6)
Del Mar 30-Aug-26 1609m FIRM R4 Race 4 $4,872 (of $48,720) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:35.560, SP: 21.00 settled outside a rival, moved into range on the backstretch, crept closer on the far turn, waited two wide turning for home, tipped out and roused at the top of the stretch but finished evenly for the show. 1st Caisson ( A Fresu 125 ) 2nd Gold Foot ( A Ayuso 125 ) 0.30L 3rd Cathal ( E Payeras 125 ) 2.75L See full results E Payeras 56.7kg 2.75L 3 (8)
Del Mar 17-Aug-26 1609m FIRM R8 Race 8 $708 (of $35,400) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:36.960, SP: 5.50 was fractious in the gate, coaxed along the inside near the back, asked for more into the far turn, chased between rivals then three wide into the lane and failed to menace. 1st Cowboy Mike ( J Rosario 121 ) 2nd Big Juanito ( A Lezcano 121 ) 5.50L 3rd Leyas Candy ( E Maldonado 121 ) 5.25L 6th Cathal ( K Kimura 121 ) 20.35L See full results K Kimura 54.9kg 20.35L 6 (9)