Contrary (USA) Horse
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Contrary is a 4yo gr/ro from the United States trained by Brendan P. Walsh. He is by the stallion Medaglia D'oro out of the dam Antithesis. So far, Contrary has secured two victories in his career. On 27th Jul 2025 at Ellis Park, he earned his most important win, capturing the $100000.00 Md purse. The horse has consistently delivered profit for bettors, and backing him throughout his career would have yielded a 152% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Churchill Downs 09-May-26 1609m R6 Race 6 (of $134,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:33.710, SP: 26.00 was bumped between horses and steadied back soon after the start, raced at the rear along the inside and failed to factor. 1st Bracelet ( I O Jr 122 ) 2nd Fantastical ( A Concepcion 122 ) 1.00L 3rd Somethinabouther ( T Gaffalione 122 ) 1.50L 7th Contrary ( E Morales 122 ) 6.75L See full results | E Morales 55.3kg 6.75L | 7 (9) |
| Gulfstream 16-Mar-26 1509m R9 Race 9 $6,090 (of $87,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:40.420, SP: 4.50 chased the pace two wide and lacked the needed rally. 1st Riding Pretty ( E Perez 121 ) 2nd Being Betty ( L Saez 123 ) 1.50L 3rd Shifty ( J Castellano 121 ) 0.50L 4th Contrary ( E Zayas 123 ) 4.50L See full results | E Zayas 55.8kg 4.50L | 4 (6) |
| Gulfstream 14-Feb-26 1609m FIRM R9 Race 9 $710 (of $87,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:37.520, SP: 3.00 was outrun inside. 1st Five G ( J Velazquez 123 ) 2nd Cassiar ( J Castellano 121 ) 4.50L 3rd Anna's Promise ( M Vasquez 121 ) 2.00L 7th Contrary ( T Gaffalione 121 ) 22.80L See full results | T Gaffalione 54.9kg 22.80L | 7 (7) |
| Gulfstream 09-Jan-26 1609m FIRM R9 Race 9 $54,180 (of $86,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:38.340, SP: 2.63 prompted the pace in the four path, could not quite match strides with the pacesetter nearing the quarter pole, kept on outside and was up and clear late. 1st Contrary ( T Gaffalione 121 ) 2nd Domino Vitali ( D Egan 121 ) 1.25L 3rd Street View ( M Husbands 121 ) 8.50L See full results | T Gaffalione 54.9kg | 1 (8) |
| Churchill Downs 13-Nov-25 1510m R7 Race 7 $25,400 (of $127,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:29.130, SP: 8.00 broke inwardly and bumped a foe at the start, prompted two wide and between horses, wrestled an advantage entering the lane, dug in as an outer menacing rival issued a bid in upper stretch, battled gamely through the final furlong but was grudgingly bested. 1st Trouble In Love ( I O Jr 118 ) 2nd Contrary ( L Saez 118 ) 0.50L 3rd Whippoorwill ( A Beschizza 118 ) 5.25L See full results | L Saez 53.5kg 0.50L | 2 (7) |
| Churchill Downs 27-Sep-25 1710m R9 Race 9 $1,250 (of $127,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:44.150, SP: 8.50 stalked along the inside, chased in upper stretch and lacked a bid. 1st Being Myself ( A Concepcion 120 ) 2nd Low Key ( J Ortiz 118 ) 4.00L 3rd Union Mist ( T Gaffalione 122 ) 0.75L 7th Contrary ( E Morales 118 ) 11.00L See full results | E Morales 53.5kg 11.00L | 7 (12) |
| Ellis Park 27-Jul-25 1310m R5 Md $63,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:17.750, SP: 15.00 was bumped hard by an inner rival and forced to jostle an outer foe at the start, raced off of the pace in the four path and between horses, swung out to the six path into upper stretch and rallied widest to reel in the leader in the closing stages. 1st Contrary ( E Morales 119 ) 2nd Quick To Charm ( T Gaffalione 119 ) 1.00L 3rd Bodacious Beauty ( A Concepcion 119 ) 1.00L See full results | E Morales 54kg | 1 (10) |