Franz Josef (USA) Horse
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Franz Josef is an 8yo dark bay/brown colt from the United States, trained by Troy S. Wismer. He is by the stallion Mshawish out of Silent Emotion and has captured six career wins. On 23 Aug 2025 at Ellis Park, Franz Josef secured his most valuable win, taking the $41,251.00 purse in Race 2.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 17-Jun-26 1609m FIRM R5 Race 5 $6,120 (of $30,600) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:33.510, SP: 10.00 1st Accredit ( M Garcia 122 ) 2nd Franz Josef ( W A Iii 122 ) 2.00L 3rd B B Prince ( O Villarreal 122 ) 2.25L See full results | W A Iii 55.3kg 2.00L | 2 (9) |
| Turfway Park 19-Dec-25 1710m R6 Race 6 $1,300 (of $46,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:43.570, SP: 34.00 inside speed to duel for three quarters, battled hard gave in. 1st Time For Trouble ( D Machado 121 ) 2nd Swiss Slang ( O Villarreal 121 ) 1.50L 3rd What Say Thee ( L Machado 121 ) 0.15L 5th Franz Josef ( V Cheminaud 121 ) 8.55L See full results | V Cheminaud 54.9kg 8.55L | 5 (12) |
| Ellis Park 23-Aug-25 1710m R2 Race 2 $25,988 (of $41,251) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:41.890, SP: 2.75 raced in the four path along the first turn, pressed the pace early while two wide, took over command, raced in the three path into the lane, drew clear down the lane and just lasted at the wire. 1st Franz Josef ( S J Camacho 122 ) 2nd Kygo ( W Rodriguez 122 ) 0.20L 3rd Mucho Mojo ( D Cannon 122 ) 2.00L See full results | S J Camacho 55.3kg | 1 (7) |
| Ellis Park 02-Aug-25 1710m R9 Race 9 $520 (of $50,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:39.670, SP: 11.00 stalked along the inside, chased around the far turn, leaned out to the three path into the lane and faded between horses. 1st Risk Manager ( T Gaffalione 122 ) 2nd Alasdair ( J Torres 122 ) 5.25L 3rd Twirling Troillet ( E Morales 122 ) 0.50L 8th Franz Josef ( C Landeros 122 ) 10.00L See full results | C Landeros 55.3kg 10.00L | 8 (10) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 20-May-25 1610m GOOD R7 Race 7 $3,478 (of $49,681) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:35.830, SP: 21.00 stalked the pace in the two path, bid in the four path at the quarter pole and faded. 1st Vote No ( A Beschizza 122 ) 2nd Take Me To Church ( J Ramos 122 ) 3.25L 3rd Quadra Island ( L Machado 122 ) 1.25L 4th Franz Josef ( F C L De 122 ) 5.75L See full results | F C L De 55.3kg 5.75L | 4 (9) |