Gilded Craken (USA) Horse
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Gilded Craken is a 6yo horse from the United States trained by Joe Sharp. It is by the stallion Mccraken out of the dam Ormolu. The horse has won five races in its career. On 13 July 2025 at Saratoga, Gilded Craken earned its biggest victory to date, collecting the $110000.00 purse in Race 9.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Churchill Downs 18-Jun-26 1609m R9 Race 9 $6,300 (of $90,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:34.110, SP: 3.75 1st Seminole Chief ( I O Jr 118 ) 2nd Andthewinneris ( F Geroux 118 ) 0.75L 3rd Tapit Shoes ( L Saez 118 ) 1.50L 4th Gilded Craken ( J L Ortiz 118 ) 3.25L See full results | J L Ortiz 53.5kg 3.25L | 4 (10) |
| Churchill Downs 16-Nov-25 1810m R10 Race 10 $2,055 (of $200,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:50.890, SP: 15.00 came out at the start, was strongly urged through the early going making the lead but pressed by outside rivals, was kept well off the rail into and on the first turn in the three path floating those rivals wider still, was headed after a half, shifted in nearer the rail soon after, began dropping back early on the far turn, came up empty. 1st Double Your Money ( M Gonzalez 121 ) 2nd Cadet Corps ( J Alvarado 121 ) 1.25L 3rd Welaka ( A Beschizza 121 ) 0.30L 14th Gilded Craken ( J Ortiz 121 ) 0.00L See full results | J Ortiz 54.9kg 0.00L | 14 (14) |
| Keeneland 09-Oct-25 1710m R8 Race 8 $1,625 (of $130,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:43.770, SP: 8.00 stalked along the inside, but gave way around the far turn, steadied in tight rail quarters in upper stretch then continued to fade. 1st English Chunnel ( B A Curtis 122 ) 2nd Cameo Performance ( T Gaffalione 122 ) 1.25L 3rd Yinzer ( K Asmussen 118 ) 0.75L 9th Gilded Craken ( J Ortiz 122 ) 6.85L See full results | J Ortiz 55.3kg 6.85L | 9 (10) |
| Kentucky Downs 07-Sep-25 2110m GOOD R2 Race 2 $40,000 (of $200,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:08.130, SP: 4.33 1st Risk Manager ( L Saez 122 ) 2nd Gilded Craken ( J Ortiz 122 ) 0.25L 3rd Sugoi ( M Franco 122 ) 0.50L See full results | J Ortiz 55.3kg 0.25L | 2 (10) |
| Saratoga 10-Aug-25 1610m FIRM R7 Race 7 $23,000 (of $115,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:35.230, SP: 5.50 went to the front, was well rated while setting the pace on the inside, responded well when asked at the quarter-pole, spun off the inside into upper stretch, dueled gamely inside of the winner to the finish and just missed while able to get the place. 1st Exact Estimate ( F Prat 123 ) 2nd Gilded Craken ( I O Jr 125 ) 0.10L 3rd Magical Ways ( R Maragh 123 ) 1.50L See full results | I O Jr 56.7kg 0.10L | 2 (7) |