Half A Deck (USA) Horse

Country

United States

Foal Date

30-Apr-23

Colour

bay

Sire

King For A Day

Prize Money

57986

Owners

Deborah Dougherty

About

Half A Deck is a 3yo horse from the United States trained by James Lawrence. He is by King For A Day out of My Second Chance. So far, Half A Deck has won two races. On 23 May 2026 at Laurel Park, he secured his most valuable victory, earning $24000.00 in the Md. The horse has been a profitable selection for bettors; backing him throughout his career would have produced a 3% return on investment.

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Delaware Park 18-Sep-26 1207m FIRM R1 Race 1 $7,309 (of $36,543) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:11.710, SP: 7.00 was pushed out at the start, pressed the pace, challenged on the turn, dueled for the lead, was no match late and finished second best. 1st Law School ( J Rodriguez 120 ) 2nd Half A Deck ( M Chuan 122 ) 2.25L 3rd Ridgie ( C Gil 120 ) 7.00L See full resultsM Chuan 55.3kg 2.25L2 (8)
Penn National 08-Aug-26 1207m FIRM R2 Race 2 $18,792 (of $29,828) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:11.570, SP: 3.75 saved ground setting the pace while being chased by the rider less horse and increased her advantage. 1st Half A Deck ( M Chuan 120 ) 2nd Honorisia ( D Haddock 120 ) 10.50L 3rd Loaf Of Sof ( Y Ortiz 123 ) 0.30L See full resultsM Chuan 54.4kg1 (6)
Delaware Park 25-Jul-26 1710m R3 Race 3 $286 (of $30,052) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:45.440, SP: 9.00 1st Somme River ( J Radosevich 122 ) 2nd Will Of Victory ( M Burnham 119 ) 1.25L 3rd Rylnnslookinglucky ( A Cruz 124 ) 1.00L 7th Half A Deck ( C Gil 117 ) 6.05L See full resultsC Gil 53.1kg 6.05L7 (8)
Laurel Park 21-Jun-26 1106m FIRM R6 Race 6 $3,496 (of $49,943) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:03.490, SP: 7.50 , away in good order, disputed the pace inside a rival into and around the turn, fought on to the inside of runners nearing mid stretch then gave way grudgingly. 1st Chilly Girl ( I Villalobos 126 ) 2nd Getting Closer ( J G Briceno 119 ) 2.00L 3rd Thisishowwedoit ( I Beato 119 ) 2.75L 4th Half A Deck ( M Chuan 119 ) 3.50L See full resultsM Chuan 54kg 3.50L4 (9)
Laurel Park 23-May-26 1106m SOFT R1 Md $21,233 (of $33,703) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:05.930, SP: 5.50 accelerated to the early lead and moved to the inner rail, remained along the rail around the turn, turned back a challenge in mid stretch and drew away under constant encouragement. 1st Half A Deck ( M Chuan 118 ) 2nd Barbed Wire Barbie ( Y Hazlewood 118 , Cd 113 ) 7.25L 3rd Truly An Honor ( M J Sanchez 118 ) 9.50L See full resultsM Chuan 53.5kg1 (8)