Heart Headed (USA) Horse
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Heart Headed is a 5yo dark bay/brown horse from the United States trained by Michael J. Maker. He is by Oscar Performance out of La Malaguena. To date the horse has earned eight victories. On 28 Nov 2025 at Churchill Downs, Heart Headed secured its most important win, collecting $148,000 in Race 7. The animal has been a profitable choice for bettors, delivering a 51% return on investment for anyone who backed it throughout its career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Churchill Downs 15-Jun-26 1106m R7 Race 7 $9,870 (of $141,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:01.490, SP: 6.00 pursued from midpack in the two path, shifted out to the five path in upper stretch and rallied to miss show. 1st My Own ( F Arrieta 121 ) 2nd Run Carson ( A Beschizza 121 ) 0.25L 3rd Nobals ( G Corrales 121 ) 0.50L 4th Heart Headed ( L Saez 121 ) 0.75L See full results | L Saez 54.9kg 0.75L | 4 (9) |
| Churchill Downs 08-May-26 1609m R6 Race 6 $13,400 (of $134,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:33.380, SP: 7.00 tracked three to two wide and between horses into the backstretch, shifted out five to six wide in upper stretch, ran on between horses to duel for place with an outer foe into the final sixteenth but got outkicked. 1st Clever Mischief ( T Gaffalione 122 ) 2nd Esmark ( L Saez 122 ) 0.50L 3rd Heart Headed ( B Curtis 122 ) 1.25L See full results | B Curtis 55.3kg 1.25L | 3 (10) |
| Keeneland 05-Apr-26 1106m FIRM R10 Valvoline Global Shakertown Stakes (Stakes) $5,000 (of $400,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:02.110, SP: 21.00 steadied among foes early on, lacked speed two wide and made little impact. 1st My Boy Prince ( J Ortiz 122 ) 2nd Yellow Card ( F Prat 122 ) 1.25L 3rd Mondogetsbuckets ( T Gaffalione 122 ) 0.15L 11th Heart Headed ( I O Jr 122 ) 8.00L See full results | I O Jr 55.3kg 8.00L | 11 (12) |
| Fair Grounds 18-Jan-26 1106m R7 Duncan F. Kenner Stakes (Stakes) $1,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:01.630, SP: 5.00 settled off the pace, showed a mild rally through traffic in the stretch to gain a few positions. 1st Usually Wrong ( I Castillo 124 ) 2nd Mondogetsbuckets ( I O Jr 118 ) 2.75L 3rd Bear River ( J Graham 124 ) 0.20L 6th Heart Headed ( J Ortiz 122 ) 5.35L See full results | J Ortiz 55.3kg 5.35L | 6 (10) |
| Fair Grounds 22-Dec-25 1106m R7 Race 7 $37,800 (of $60,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:01.960, SP: 2.63 1st Heart Headed ( J Ortiz 124 ) 2nd Usually Wrong ( 122 ) 3rd Henro ( M J Pedroza 120 ) 1.00L See full results | J Ortiz 56.2kg | 1 (6) |