Fireball Birdie (USA) Horse
About
Fireball Birdie is a 4yo bay horse from the United States, trained by Steven M. Asmussen. The colt is by Uncle Mo out of the mare Song Of The Lark. So far, Fireball Birdie has secured two wins. On 20 November 2024 at Remington Park, the horse captured its most important triumph, taking the $35,000 purse in Race 8.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Oaklawn Park 13-Dec-25 1610m R3 Race 3 $4,200 (of $60,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:37.830, SP: 26.00 mid pack early, raced outside, three wide in the second flight leaving the final bend, went evenly through the lane in lacking a closing kick. 1st Riddle Solver ( R S Jr 117 ) 2nd First Player ( J Rosario 120 ) 1.50L 3rd Gun Runner Charlie ( L Saez 122 ) 2.50L 4th Fireball Birdie ( J Rosado 120 ) 3.25L See full results | J Rosado 54.4kg 3.25L | 4 (10) |
| Churchill Downs 09-Nov-25 1610m R4 Race 4 $7,800 (of $78,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:35.530, SP: 15.00 stalked the early pace three wide, moved up to duel rivals in the upper stretch but weakened in the final sixteenth. 1st De' Medici ( I O Jr 121 ) 2nd First Player ( J R Leparoux 121 ) 2.25L 3rd Fireball Birdie ( T Gaffalione 121 ) 3.50L See full results | T Gaffalione 54.9kg 3.50L | 3 (6) |
| Oaklawn Park 25-Feb-25 1610m FIRM R10 Race 10 $275 (of $44,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:37.830, SP: 15.00 in mid pack while racing off the inside, bothered late in the final turn, moved to the rail then lacked a closing punch. 1st Bolt At Midnight ( R Bejarano 124 ) 2nd Double Barrel ( M Chuan 121 ) 0.50L 3rd Juilliard ( F Arrieta 121 ) 5.00L 7th Fireball Birdie ( E Asmussen 121 ) 10.25L See full results | E Asmussen 54.9kg 10.25L | 7 (12) |
| Oaklawn Park 18-Jan-25 1710m FIRM R6 Race 6 $3,080 (of $44,001) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:46.000, SP: 9.00 in the second flight while between horses early, in some traffic then waited briefly behind the wall of leaders into the lane, challenged briefly while continuing inside with a furlong to run, failed to sustain that effort to the wire. 1st Rabbit Hound ( T Bacon 119 ) 2nd Cashmeup ( R J Santana 119 ) 0.30L 3rd Luna Vieja ( C Torres 119 ) 0.30L 4th Fireball Birdie ( E Asmussen 124 , Cd 129 ) 2.00L See full results | E Asmussen 56.2kg, Cd 58.5kg 2.00L | 4 (10) |
| Remington Park 13-Dec-24 1670m FIRM R9 Race 9 $85 (of $36,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:43.050, SP: 6.50 chased the early pace while four wide, was three wide on the far turn then faltered in the drive. 1st Willy D's ( J Alvarez 120 ) 2nd Onthestage ( E Asmussen 124 ) 0.20L 3rd Mena ( D Cabrera 120 ) 3.25L 8th Fireball Birdie ( S Elliott 120 ) 12.15L See full results | S Elliott 54.4kg 12.15L | 8 (9) |
| Remington Park 20-Nov-24 1610m FIRM R8 Race 8 $22,050 (of $35,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:38.230, SP: 3.75 pressed the pace while two wide on the backstretch, rallied on the far turn and was in a long drive to be best in the end. 1st Fireball Birdie ( S Elliott 120 ) 2nd Time Muse ( K Roman 120 ) 1.75L 3rd Lear ( L Quinonez 120 ) 1.75L See full results | S Elliott 54.4kg | 1 (7) |
| Remington Park 01-Nov-24 1610m FIRM R9 Race 9 $2,450 (of $35,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:39.150, SP: 1.57 was allowed to settled while two wide on the backstretch, made a bid three wide into the far turn but was no threat. 1st Ringside ( J Alvarez 124 ) 2nd Mo Saturdays ( H Hernandez 124 ) 1.00L 3rd Time Muse ( I Diego 120 ) 9.75L 4th Fireball Birdie ( S Elliott 120 ) 12.00L See full results | S Elliott 54.4kg 12.00L | 4 (5) |
| Remington Park 29-Sep-24 1610m FIRM R8 Race 8 $7,000 (of $35,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:36.770 chased the early pace while two wide on the backstretch, made a bid and was second best in the end. 1st Big City ( Q Luis 118 ) 2nd Fireball Birdie ( E Stewart 118 ) 6.00L 3rd Ten Days Later ( C Isaac 122 ) 5.25L See full results | E Stewart 53.5kg 6.00L | 2 (6) |
| Remington Park 05-Sep-24 1210m FIRM R6 Race 6 $7,000 (of $35,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:10.230 vied for the while between rivals into the turn, was in a long drive but weakened in late stretch. 1st Classic Rick ( R Diaz 118 ) 2nd Fireball Birdie ( S Elliott 118 ) 2.00L 3rd Honest Opinion ( I V Diego 118 ) 5.00L See full results | S Elliott 53.5kg 2.00L | 2 (6) |
| Remington Park 18-Aug-24 1410m FIRM R8 Race 8 $2,450 (of $35,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:23.220 stalked in the four path, was driven three wide around the turn, but was one paced. 1st Media Mogul ( F W Jr 124 ) 2nd Cousin Larry ( S Barandela 124 ) 2.50L 3rd Bandera Azteca ( E Gonzalez 124 ) 3.75L 4th Fireball Birdie ( S Elliott 120 ) 5.25L See full results | S Elliott 54.4kg 5.25L | 4 (11) |
| Lone Star Park 07-Jul-24 1610m GOOD R3 Race 3 $996 (of $33,500) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:35.190 tracked the pace from the inside down the backstretch, was urging on the far turn to rally a bid in the late stretch and lacked the needed response. 1st Illustrator ( L S Quinonez 122 ) 2nd Mind Bolt ( J L Alvarez 122 ) 0.75L 3rd Kentucky Dawn ( F W Jr 122 ) 1.25L 5th Fireball Birdie ( E Asmussen 117 , Cd 112 ) 2.00L See full results | E Asmussen 53.1kg, Cd 50.8kg 2.00L | 5 (8) |
| Lone Star Park 09-Jun-24 1210m R4 Race 4 $2,345 (of $33,500) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:10.610 stalked the pace while three wide, then bid on the turn in attempt to over take the leader, lacked the winning stride and flattened out in the stretch. 1st Usually Wrong ( H Hernandez 122 ) 2nd Classic Rick ( R Diaz 122 ) 2.75L 3rd My Buddy Mel ( I Wiseman 122 ) 4.00L 4th Fireball Birdie ( R Guerra 122 ) 5.00L See full results | R Guerra 55.3kg 5.00L | 4 (7) |
| Lone Star Park 18-May-24 1210m FIRM R1 Md $20,790 (of $32,999) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:10.880 bumped inner rival, then battled for the lead while three deep, pulled away to duel with an inner rival throughout the turn and into the stretch, gained command in the final furlong and was kept to task to the end. 1st Fireball Birdie ( S Elliott 118 ) 2nd Gucci Boy ( H Hernandez 124 ) 1.50L 3rd El Queso Grande ( E Asmussen 118 , Cd 113 ) 2.50L See full results | S Elliott 53.5kg | 1 (5) |
| Lone Star Park 27-Apr-24 1110m FIRM R6 Md $6,600 (of $32,999) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:05.030, SP: 2.00 chased the pace while two wide, then moved up on the turn to duel with an outer rival down the lane and hung at the wire. 1st Cajun Chrome ( I Diego 122 ) 2nd Fireball Birdie ( S Elliott 122 ) 0.25L 3rd El Queso Grande ( E Asmussen 122 ) 3.25L See full results | S Elliott 55.3kg 0.25L | 2 (8) |
| Oaklawn Park 07-Apr-24 1210m FIRM R6 Md (of $115,001) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:11.660, SP: 6.00 briefly forward early toward the inside, began a steady fade before a half. 1st Millers Rite ( J Bealmear 124 ) 2nd Museum Quality ( L Fuentes 124 ) 1.25L 3rd Pancake House ( M Chuan 124 ) 0.75L 7th Fireball Birdie ( K Asmussen 120 ) 13.00L See full results | K Asmussen 54.4kg 13.00L | 7 (8) |
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