Gotta Be Da Shoes (USA) Horse

Country

United States

Foal Date

05-Apr-22

Colour

dark bay or brown

Sire

Holy Boss

Dam

Sensible Shoes

Prize Money

17729

Owners

David Bloom

About

Gotta Be Da Shoes is a 4yo dark bay/brown colt from the United States trained by Damon R. Dilodovico. He is by Holy Boss out of Sensible Shoes. The horse has not yet broken his maiden, going winless in eight starts. In his most recent race at Laurel Park on 13th Jun 2026, he was ridden by Raul Mena and finished third behind winner Belle Of Liberty.

Raced At

Laurel Park

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Laurel Park 13-Jun-26 1106m FIRM R6 Md $2,400 (of $24,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:04.060, SP: 4.50 drafted back off the speed while saving ground, steadied into the turn, checked mid turn, regrouped to make inside progress into the turn, stretch, worked between runners leaving the furlong grounds, moved closer to the inner rail, threatened then checked when in close near the wire. 1st Belle Of Liberty ( J Ruiz 119 ) 2nd Barbed Wire Barbie ( Y Hazlewood 119 , Cd 114 ) 0.75L 3rd Gotta Be Da Shoes ( R Mena 122 ) 1.00L See full resultsR Mena 55.3kg 1.00L3 (12)
Laurel Park 23-May-26 1106m SOFT R6 Md $1,000 (of $24,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:06.920, SP: 17.00 , three wide between foes early, chased in the clear mid turn, came three wide for the drive but one paced late. 1st Golden Sovereign ( R E Mena 118 ) 2nd Emma Mermaid ( X Perez 118 ) 1.50L 3rd Hurricane Lynn ( M Chuan 118 ) 4.50L 5th Gotta Be Da Shoes ( I Villalobos 122 ) 7.60L See full resultsI Villalobos 55.3kg 7.60L5 (10)
Laurel Park 09-Nov-25 1110m SOFT R6 Md $720 (of $24,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:04.360, SP: 21.00 was taken up when impeded by a troubled foe leaving the far turn, recovered and raced wide into the lane, gathered steam nearing mid stretch, shifted out late and kept on with interest. 1st Mun Mun Can Run ( M Chuan 124 ) 2nd Eachpeachpearplum ( A Cruz 124 ) 0.75L 3rd Feather Wish ( Y Rodriguez 122 , Cd 127 ) 1.50L 5th Gotta Be Da Shoes ( J Rosado 120 ) 4.75L See full resultsJ Rosado 54.4kg 4.75L5 (12)
Laurel Park 19-Oct-25 1110m R3 Md $500 (of $24,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:04.190, SP: 11.00 1st Stars Align ( I Villalobos 119 ) 2nd Holy Brick ( J Ruiz 119 ) 1.50L 3rd Radiant Tones ( J D Acosta 123 ) 3.25L 7th Gotta Be Da Shoes ( J Rosado 123 ) 6.25L See full resultsJ Rosado 55.8kg 6.25L7 (12)
Laurel Park 29-Sep-25 1210m R4 Md $500 (of $22,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:13.760, SP: 5.50 stumbled at the break and was away last, was under a ride making mild headway leaving the far turn, steadied when in close inside rivals mid turn then weakened. 1st Tierra Santa ( D V Araujo 122 ) 2nd Valerie Street ( T Lyapustina 122 ) 0.50L 3rd Feel The Bolt ( J Barbosa 122 ) 4.25L 8th Gotta Be Da Shoes ( J Rosado 122 ) 24.75L See full resultsJ Rosado 55.3kg 24.75L8 (8)