Elusive Target (USA) Horse
About
Elusive Target is a 6yo horse from the United States trained by Joe Sharp. It is by the stallion Gun Runner out of the dam Ultimate Reward. So far, Elusive Target has won 5 races. On 20 Jun 2024 at Churchill Downs, it secured its most important victory to date, taking the $77,999.00 purse in Race 5.
Raced At
Churchill Downs
• Oaklawn Park
• Keeneland
• Kentucky Downs
• Ellis Park
• Horseshoe Indianapolis
• Turfway ParkRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Churchill Downs 17-Nov-25 1710m R6 Race 6 (of $78,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:43.130, SP: 11.00 saved ground while racing in the middle of the field and failed to seriously threaten. | J L Ortiz 54.9kg 15.00L | 6 (9) |
| Oaklawn Park 24-Mar-25 1710m FIRM R7 Race 7 $650 (of $65,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:43.530, SP: 9.00 one paced, went one paced throughout. | R Vazquez 54kg 12.80L | 6 (9) |
| Oaklawn Park 24-Feb-25 1710m FIRM R6 Race 6 $1,084 (of $130,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:42.960, SP: 11.00 lacked speed along the inside, angled out three to four wide turning for home, improved position out in the strip. | D Davis 53.5kg 10.25L | 5 (10) |
| Oaklawn Park 26-Jan-25 1710m FIRM R1 Race 1 $2,167 (of $127,951) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:44.460, SP: 7.00 slipped a bit at the break, fell back to trail while three wide first turn, dropped inside for the run through the second bend, failed to rally. | C Torres 53.5kg 12.75L | 6 (7) |
| Churchill Downs 29-Nov-24 1610m FIRM R3 Race 3 $15,000 (of $75,001) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:36.720, SP: 3.75 prompted two wide and among rivals, required urging to sustain position approaching the turn, yielded turning for home, yet kept on while shifting out between horses in upper stretch, chased in the six path into the final furlong, bid for place at the wire and narrowly gained that position. | L Dettori 54.9kg 4.75L | 2 (6) |
| Churchill Downs 08-Nov-24 1710m FIRM R3 Race 3 $7,501 (of $75,001) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:43.120, SP: 4.50 raced near the back early on, asked into the far turn, saved ground past the five sixteenths pole, swung five wide into the upper stretch and moved to improve position. | J Ortiz 54.9kg 3.25L | 3 (7) |
| Keeneland 13-Oct-24 1710m FIRM R9 Race 9 $1,500 (of $120,001) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:44.140 tracked in the two to three path, then weakened between horses turning for home. | L Saez 55.3kg 26.25L | 8 (9) |
| Kentucky Downs 06-Sep-24 2410m GOOD R5 Race 5 $8,250 (of $200,001) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 02:24.970 rated along near the inside and had no final winning bid. | T Gaffalione 55.3kg 6.60L | 5 (10) |
| Ellis Park 13-Aug-24 1810m FIRM R8 Race 8 $47,880 (of $75,999) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:51.009 raced back early on, was in the four path into the lane, rallied down the lane from the outside and drove past the leader inside the sixteenth pole and cleared in the final stages. | J A Torres 56.2kg | 1 (7) |
| Ellis Park 15-Jul-24 1810m GOOD R6 Race 6 $773 (of $78,999) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:45.910 tracked three deep, chased between horses around the far turn and lacked a bid. | J A Torres 55.3kg 3.85L | 6 (8) |
| Churchill Downs 20-Jun-24 1710m FIRM R5 Race 5 $49,140 (of $77,999) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:43.780 pursued from midpack in the three to four path and between horses around the first turn, shifted outside of rivals and to the five path with five furlongs to go, came under urging at the three furlong pole, sustained pursuit entering the lane, shifted down four wide while inching closer at the furlong grounds, ranged up to bid in the final sixteenth and edged past in the closing stages. | T Gaffalione 53.5kg | 1 (8) |
| Churchill Downs 19-May-24 1810m FIRM R8 Race 8 $15,599 (of $77,999) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:51.020, SP: 5.00 trailed in the three to four path around the first turn, got hung six wide around the far turn, yet stayed on outside of rivals to bid for place leaving midstretch and edged that position late. | A Concepcion 53.5kg 5.25L | 2 (7) |
| Oaklawn Park 31-Mar-24 1710m FIRM R8 Race 8 (of $149,999) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:44.740, SP: 12.00 four wide when off the pace into the first turn, raced back, fanned six wide into the stretch, displayed some late interest while widest at the wire. | F Prat 53.5kg 2.00L | 6 (10) |
| Oaklawn Park 02-Mar-24 1710m FIRM R3 Race 3 $13,000 (of $65,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:45.140, SP: 5.25 settled off the pace while saving ground, continued inside second turn, moved out a bit for room into the stretch, challenged late between foes, outfinished. | M Chuan 54.9kg 0.25L | 2 (6) |
| Oaklawn Park 04-Feb-24 1710m FIRM R12 Race 12 (of $140,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:45.040, SP: 10.50 went one paced in the two path throughout. | M Chuan 54kg 8.85L | 7 (11) |
| Oaklawn Park 14-Jan-24 1610m FIRM R10 Race 10 $14,000 (of $140,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:38.340, SP: 7.00 just off the inside when lacking speed, in traffic late in the second turn, continued through traffic when rallying stretch, up for the show. | M Chuan 54kg 4.00L | 3 (10) |
| Oaklawn Park 18-Dec-23 1710m GOOD R9 Race 9 (of $140,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:45.050, SP: 17.00 in mid pack outside, four wide through the first turn, five wide through the second when moving up a bit, flattened out through the lane. | L Fuentes 54.4kg 5.75L | 5 (12) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 08-Nov-23 1610m GOOD R5 Race 5 (of $38,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:37.850, SP: 4.80 raced in the three path through the far turn when near the back, came into the lane from the five path and never was a serious menace. | A Jimenez 55.3kg 3.80L | 7 (10) |
| Kentucky Downs 14-Sep-23 1610m R6 CL (of $180,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:32.850 dropped back to the rear at the start, raced from the outside in the lane and had no rally. | J Talamo 55.3kg 7.80L | 5 (8) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 12-Jul-23 1710m R8 CL $23,940 (of $38,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:44.830 2p,bid3/8,vied btw,drv | J D Ramos 55.3kg | 1 (8) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 21-Jun-23 1610m R8 CL $3,800 (of $38,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:38.260 pressed the pace in the four path before giving way late. | G Corrales 55.3kg 3.00L | 3 (8) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 09-May-23 1610m R2 Race 2 $22,680 (of $36,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:37.280 Prs2w,brush lane,inchd | G Corrales 55.3kg | 1 (7) |
| Turfway Park 01-Apr-23 1610m FIRM (of $44,400), Winning Time: 01:37.440, SP: 2.63 Evenly, no response | W Rodriguez 56.2kg, Cd 0 4.25L | 4 (6) |
| Turfway Park 05-Mar-23 1610m FIRM (of $44,400), Winning Time: 01:37.260, SP: 7.50 Ins run, leveled off | J Ramos 56.2kg, Cd 0 2.75L | 4 (10) |
| Churchill Downs 01-Oct-22 1810m FIRM CL (of $64,853), Winning Time: 01:49.810, SP: 17.00 Check btw into1st,3-4w | G Corrales 53.5kg, Cd 0 10.25L | 5 (11) |
| Ellis Park 15-Aug-22 1610m FIRM R2 Race 2 $12,200 (of $61,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:38.020 Bck,ins,5p upr,rally | G Corrales 54.4kg | 2 (4) |
| Oaklawn Park 12-Mar-22 1710m FIRM CL (of $56,533), Winning Time: 01:43.660, SP: 7.50 Brk awkward,4w,empty | J Rosario 53.1kg, Cd 0 12.75L | 5 (6) |
| Oaklawn Park 11-Feb-22 1710m FIRM (of $53,333), SP: 46.00 | G Franco 51.7kg | 2 |
| Keeneland 10-Oct-21 1610m R4 Race 4 (of $86,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:38.520 tracked the pace early, raced in the four path along the first turn, was in the six path into the lane and flattened out late in the stretch drive. | R S Jr 53.5kg 6.75L | 5 (7) |
| Prairie Meadows 05-Sep-21 1610m R10 Richard Radke Memorial Stakes (Stakes) $10,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:37.050 settled while four wide, advanced on the far turn, proved no match for the top one and stayed on in the stretch. | A Birzer 53.1kg 10.75L | 2 (5) |
| Ellis Park 02-Aug-21 1410m R5 Race 5 $32,130 (of $51,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:25.200 | B J H Jr 54kg | 1 (7) |
| Ellis Park 12-Jul-21 1410m R6 Race 6 (of $51,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:22.880 was never a threat. | F Arrieta 54kg 7.00L | 6 (10) |