Effort (USA) Horse
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About
Effort is a 5yo colt from the United States trained by Robert J. Lucas. He is by the stallion Speightster out of To My Valentine. The horse has not yet broken his maiden, remaining winless after 14 starts. In his most recent race at Los Alamitos Racecourse on 13 Apr 2026, Effort was ridden by Ricardo S. Ramirez and finished seventh behind the winner Maximum Gladiator.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Los Alamitos Racecourse 13-Apr-26 914m FIRM R4 Race 4 (of $13,500) Barrier 1 1st Maximum Gladiator ( F Orduna-rojas 124 ) 2nd Smokem Master ( P Flores 126 ) 0.05L 3rd Sierra Silver Heel ( C Herrera 124 ) 9.80L 7th Effort ( R S Ramirez 126 ) 17.30L See full results | R S Ramirez 57.2kg 17.30L | 7 (7) |
| Los Alamitos Racecourse 30-Mar-26 914m GOOD R1 Race 1 $875 (of $12,500) Barrier 5 1st The Great G ( C Herrera 124 ) 2nd Hydroplane ( F Monroy 126 ) 0.50L 3rd Wicked Wit ( R S Ramirez 124 ) 1.75L 4th Effort ( E Payeras 126 ) 1.85L See full results | E Payeras 57.2kg 1.85L | 4 (6) |
| Los Alamitos Racecourse 02-Mar-25 905m R3 Race 3 $1,600 (of $8,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:53.600 sent clear, weary, caught. 1st Evertoriano ( R S Ramirez 125 ) 2nd Effort ( F J Ramirez 125 ) 1.25L 3rd Crone Zone ( E Hernandez 125 ) 4.75L See full results | F J Ramirez 56.7kg 1.25L | 2 (3) |
| Los Alamitos Racecourse 13-Jan-25 914m R3 Race 3 $300 (of $16,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 05:29.410 chased inside, tired 1/8. 1st In Suspense ( A Escobedo 124 ) 2nd Time To Bolt ( E Hernandez 124 ) 4.00L 3rd Le Mans ( E Garcia 124 ) 9.00L 6th Effort ( J E Rodriguez 124 ) 13.00L See full results | J E Rodriguez 56.2kg 13.00L | 6 (6) |
| Los Alamitos Racecourse 09-Dec-24 503m R1 Race 1 $630 (of $9,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:26.400 lugged out early, evenly. 1st Two Bills ( J R Alcala 123 ) 2nd Neah Bay ( F J Olague 116 , Cd 109 ) 0.25L 3rd Acceleration ( H R Lopez 123 ) 1.00L 4th Effort ( J E Rodriguez 120 ) 2.75L See full results | J E Rodriguez 54.4kg 2.75L | 4 (5) |
| Los Alamitos Racecourse 30-Jun-24 914m R3 Race 3 $300 (of $16,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 03:38.740 off trio inside, stopped. 1st Legitify ( A Aguilar 124 ) 2nd Winning Lover ( E Payeras 126 ) 0.50L 3rd St. Eligius ( A Alsagoor 126 ) 1.00L 6th Effort ( B Harvey 124 ) 12.50L See full results | B Harvey 56.2kg 12.50L | 6 (6) |
| Los Alamitos Racecourse 26-May-24 905m R2 Race 2 $400 (of $9,500) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:53.110 chased 3wide, weakened. 1st Girth ( A Escobedo 125 ) 2nd Notch ( F Ramirez 125 ) 6.00L 3rd Artie Ville ( C Ortega 125 ) 6.25L 6th Effort ( J R V Jr 122 ) 8.50L See full results | J R V Jr 55.3kg 8.50L | 6 (8) |
| Los Alamitos Racecourse 19-May-24 914m R1 Race 1 $300 (of $17,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 03:32.140 pinched back start, bumped 1/4, stalked 2path, tired. 1st Donnie The Chiro ( A Escobedo 126 ) 2nd Mongolian Frost ( E Garcia 126 ) 5.00L 3rd Blackjack And Beer ( J R V Jr 126 ) 6.50L 7th Effort ( B Harvey 126 ) 15.75L See full results | B Harvey 57.2kg 15.75L | 7 (8) |
| Turf Paradise 05-May-24 1006m FIRM R3 Race 3 $120 (of $12,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:58.500 vied inside to the turn, dropped back and gave way. 1st Maestoso ( K Lopez 124 ) 2nd Ranger Joe ( A Arboleda 124 ) 0.75L 3rd Sandman's Legacy ( L A Valenzuela 124 ) 3.25L 9th Effort ( R Morales 118 ) 14.50L See full results | R Morales 53.5kg 14.50L | 9 (9) |
| Turf Paradise 24-Apr-24 1210m R7 Md $150 (of $15,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:09.000 chased the leader on the inside up the backstretch, came around the turn in the three path and faded in the lane. 1st Autocrat ( R Montanez 124 ) 2nd Atta Boy Lloyd ( L R Reyes 124 ) 4.25L 3rd Sea Breeze Boy ( J R Ironeyes 124 , Cd 119 ) 7.75L 8th Effort ( G W Corbett 118 ) 31.75L See full results | G W Corbett 53.5kg 31.75L | 8 (8) |
| Turf Paradise 28-Mar-24 1010m FIRM R3 Md $150 (of $15,875) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:58.170 showed speed and disputed the early pace two wide and to the inside of rivals, failed to kick on in upper stretch and faltered. 1st Quail ( L Contreras 121 ) 2nd Sir Looking Glass ( B Pena 121 ) 2.00L 3rd Seeket Sauce ( N Stephenson 121 ) 4.25L 7th Effort ( L Negron 121 ) 20.50L See full results | L Negron 54.9kg 20.50L | 7 (7) |
| Turf Paradise 13-Mar-24 1310m FIRM R5 Md $300 (of $30,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:18.240 Led,3p,tired 1st Without Equal ( G Rodriguez 121 ) 2nd David's Faith ( K Lopez 121 ) 2.25L 3rd You'reinthearmynow ( B Pena 121 ) 1.00L 7th Effort ( A Ayuso 121 ) 19.00L See full results | A Ayuso 54.9kg 19.00L | 7 (8) |
| Golden Gate Fields 19-Feb-24 1110m FIRM R8 Md (of $14,288) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:04.480, SP: 12/5 Pressed 2w,gave way 1st Everydayissaturday ( J A Luis 120 ) 2nd Unbridled Rhythm ( C Adrian 120 ) 3.75L 3rd Runnin Ute ( G Epifanio 120 ) 0.15L 6th Effort ( O Irving 120 , Cd 0 ) 12.50L See full results | O Irving 54.4kg, Cd 0 12.50L | 6 (8) |
| Fresno 16-Oct-23 1010m FIRM R3 Md (of $26,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:57.250, SP: 2.40 bobbled at the start and was off a bit slowly, rushed up in the early running and tracked outside of rivals into the turn, improved position three wide heading to the quarter marker, swung five wide into the stretch, could not keep pace approaching the furlong marker and tired. 1st Good Lovin ( F Alvarado 120 ) 2nd Regal Redwood ( A Chavez 120 ) 8.00L 3rd Elegant Boy ( C Martinez 120 ) 0.50L 6th Effort ( B Pena 120 ) 13.75L See full results | B Pena 54.4kg 13.75L | 6 (7) |