Croke Park (2018) Horse
About
Croke Park is a 8yo-b gelding trained by G Elliott from Meath. It is sired by the stallion Walk In The Park out of the dam Toledana. Croke Park has secured 6 wins in its career so far. On 26th Dec 2024 at Leopardstown, it recorded its most significant victory to date, earning $100000.00 in the Cl1 Nvch. The horse has proven profitable for bettors throughout its career, delivering a 152% return on investment for those who backed it from the start.
Raced At
Tramore
• Down Royal
• Punchestown
• Aintree
• Leopardstown
• Fairyhouse
• Naas
• Navan
• Clonmel
• KilbegganRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tramore 01-Jan-26 4581m SOFT R5 CL1 Ch $3,750 (of $37,501), SP: 6.00 1st Heart Wood ( D O'keeffe 160 ) 2nd Ile Atlantique ( S O'keeffe 162 ) 8.50L 3rd Croke Park ( J Gainford 166 ) 23.50L See full results | J Gainford 75.3kg 23.50L | 3 (8) |
| Down Royal 01-Nov-25 3930m SOFT R7 CL1 Ch $5,000 (of $49,998), Winning Time: 04:53.500, SP: 5.00 1st Firefox ( J Kennedy 158 ) 2nd Gorgeous Tom ( D O'keeffe 161 ) 4.25L 3rd Croke Park ( D Gilligan 168 ) 13.25L See full results | D Gilligan 76.2kg 13.25L | 3 (5) |
| Punchestown 15-Oct-25 4660m SOFT R5 CL1 Ch $3,750 (of $37,501), SP: 3.75 1st Heart Wood ( D O'keeffe 154 ) 2nd Monbeg Park ( J J Slevin 154 ) 1.75L 3rd Croke Park ( J Kennedy 166 ) 15.75L See full results | J Kennedy 75.3kg 15.75L | 3 (6) |
| Aintree 03-Apr-25 4010m SOFT R1 CL1 NvCh $792 (of $118,044), Winning Time: 04:58.580, SP: 8.00 1st Impaire Et Passe ( P Townend 161 ) 2nd Gidleigh Park ( B Carver 161 ) 1.25L 3rd Jango Baie ( N D Boinville 161 ) 0.15L 7th Croke Park ( S Ewing 161 ) 29.90L See full results | S Ewing 73kg 29.90L | 7 (9) |
| Leopardstown 02-Feb-25 4320m SOFT R2 CL1 NvCh $30,000 (of $150,000), Winning Time: 05:26.900, SP: 12.00 Tracked leader disputing 2nd, 3rd from 11th, ridden and headway into 2nd after 2 out, led narrowly at last, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace close home 1st Ballyburn ( P Townend 164 ) 2nd Croke Park ( S Ewing 164 ) 5.00L 3rd Impaire Et Passe ( J J Slevin 164 ) 5.50L See full results | S Ewing 74.4kg 5.00L | 2 (6) |
| Leopardstown 26-Dec-24 4920m SOFT R5 CL1 NvCh $60,000 (of $100,000), Winning Time: 06:14.040, SP: 4.50 Led, slow 1st and jumped right 2nd, headed after 7th, led again from 10th, pushed along after 2 out, ridden and kept on well run-in, just held on close home 1st Croke Park ( S Ewing 164 ) 2nd Better Days Ahead ( D Gilligan 164 ) 0.20L 3rd Buddy One ( J Gilligan 164 ) 19.00L See full results | S Ewing 74.4kg | 1 (4) |
| Fairyhouse 01-Dec-24 4020m SOFT R5 CL1 NvCh $51,000 (of $85,000), Winning Time: 08:33.200, SP: 23.00 Made all, not fluent at 3rd, slight mistake at 9th, reduced lead 3 out, ridden after 2 out, strongly pressed last, kept on best under pressure run-in 1st Croke Park ( S Ewing 164 ) 2nd Heart Wood ( D J O'keeffe 164 ) 0.30L 3rd Firefox ( K M Donoghue 164 ) 0.45L See full results | S Ewing 74.4kg | 1 (5) |
| Fairyhouse 05-Nov-24 4940m GOOD R1 Ch $9,000 (of $15,000), Winning Time: 06:26.400, SP: 1.40 Made all, not fluent at 11th and reduced lead, attempted to assert after 2 out, driven out run-in 1st Croke Park ( J W Kennedy 166 ) 2nd Iris Emery ( P Townend 159 ) 0.75L 3rd Mister Beeton ( S Fitzgerald 166 ) 6.75L See full results | J W Kennedy 75.3kg | 1 (4) |
| Aintree 12-Apr-24 4960m SOFT R6 CL1 NvH (of $98,370), Winning Time: 06:34.820, SP: 6.00 Held up towards rear on outside, headway before 7th, lost place after 4 out, well behind and pulled up before 3 out 1st Dancing City ( P Townend 162 ) 2nd The Jukebox Man ( K Woods 162 ) 5.50L 3rd Cherie D'am ( H Skelton 155 ) 7.50L UPL Croke Park ( J Kennedy 162 ) 0.00L See full results | J Kennedy 73.5kg 0.00L | UPD (8) |
| Naas 12-Jan-24 4030m SOFT R3 CL1 NvH (of $100,000), Winning Time: 05:05.600, SP: 15.00 Tracked leaders, went 2nd at 3rd, pushed along and lost place after 3 out, ridden in 5th and no impression after next, weakened 1st Readin Tommy Wrong ( D A Jacob 166 ) 2nd Ile Atlantique ( P Townend 166 ) 0.30L 3rd Lecky Watson ( D E Mullins 166 ) 7.50L 7th Croke Park ( S Ewing 166 ) 23.00L See full results | S Ewing 75.3kg 23.00L | 7 (7) |
| Navan 19-Nov-23 4020m HEAVY R4 CL1 NvH $21,000 (of $34,999), Winning Time: 05:34.000, SP: 1.67 In touch, 4th before 6th, improved to 3rd 2 out, stayed on to lead narrowly before last, driven out run-in 1st Croke Park ( J W Kennedy 154 ) 2nd Mel Monroe ( S Ewing 147 ) 3.25L 3rd Search For Glory ( J C Gainford 154 ) 2.00L See full results | J W Kennedy 69.9kg | 1 (6) |
| Clonmel 27-Oct-23 3330m HEAVY R1 MdH $6,000 (of $9,998), Winning Time: 04:28.000, SP: 4.00 Led, jumped left 3rd, joined briefly 3 out, asserted before next and clear approaching last, kept on well run-in, easily 1st Croke Park ( J W Kennedy 166 ) 2nd Chiefs Kingdom ( S F O'keeffe 166 ) 11.00L 3rd The Electrical Kid ( P Townend 166 ) 3.00L See full results | J W Kennedy 75.3kg | 1 (10) |
| Kilbeggan 13-May-23 3220m SOFT R7 CLNHF $2,000 (of $10,000), Winning Time: 03:54.000, SP: 2.63 In touch, a little keen, 3rd after halfway, led under 6f out, headed under 3f out, under pressure over 2f out, no impression on leader inside final furlong, kept on same pace in moderate 2nd 1st You Oughta Know ( P W Mullins 168 ) 2nd Croke Park ( H C Swan 168 ) 11.00L 3rd Joshua Des Flos ( T Hamilton 168 ) 6.00L See full results | H C Swan 76.2kg 11.00L | 2 (16) |
| Dromahane 03-Apr-22 4830m SOFT Md (of $5,310), SP: 3.25 Mostly chsd ldrs in 3rd but restrained & kn, 3l 3rd 6out, mstk 2out, prog in 2nd bef last, ld early flat, ko 1st Croke Park ( H D Dunne 165 ) 2nd He's My Hero ( B Lawless 165 ) 1.00L 3rd Helnwein ( J W Kenny 165 ) 5.00L | H D Dunne 74.8kg | 1 (7) |
| Lingstown 13-Mar-22 4830m SOFT Md (of $5,310), SP: 1.67 Tr ldr, sl mstk 5out, 4th aftr 4out, drpd to 5th aftr 3out, rdn bef 2out, eff to 2nd early str, ko but not mtch wnr 1st Barry The Butcher ( J W Hendrick 165 ) 2nd Croke Park ( L J Murphy 165 ) 10.00L 3rd Ballybeg Boss ( R James 165 ) 0.00L | L J Murphy 74.8kg 10.00L | 2 (7) |
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