Helpful Howie (USA) Horse
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Helpful Howie is a 3yo colt from the United States trained by Matt A. Shirer. He is by the stallion Midshipman out of the dam Worldly Heiress. The horse has yet to break his maiden, remaining winless in six starts. In his most recent outing at Turfway Park on 22 Mar 2026, Julien R. Leparoux rode him to a fifth‑place finish behind winner Celtic Flame.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Turfway Park 22-Mar-26 1609m R3 Md (of $100,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:39.330, SP: 4.00 was bumped by an inner foe at the start, then bumped with an outer foe shortly after, settled in the three to two path, shifted out to the five path leaving upper stretch then stayed on mildly. 1st Celtic Flame ( W A Rodriguez 120 ) 2nd Dinglewood ( L Machado 120 ) 1.25L 3rd Hey Dey ( I Moncada 120 ) 1.50L 5th Helpful Howie ( J R Leparoux 120 ) 4.80L See full results | J R Leparoux 54.4kg 4.80L | 5 (12) |
| Turfway Park 01-Mar-26 1609m R6 Md $20,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:40.050, SP: 15.00 brushed with an inner foe at the start, prompted two wide, bid turning for home, led into the lane but got caught by an outer bidder late. 1st Brave Force ( V Cheminaud 120 ) 2nd Helpful Howie ( J R Leparoux 120 ) 1.25L 3rd Silver Sniper ( F C L De 120 ) 3.00L See full results | J R Leparoux 54.4kg 1.25L | 2 (11) |
| Turfway Park 08-Feb-26 1207m R5 Md $7,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:12.850, SP: 21.00 bobbled sharply and brushed with an outer foe at the start, raced at the rear in the three path, shifted out to the six path turning for home then moved up willingly. 1st Steel Imperium ( D Machado 120 ) 2nd Winter Holiday ( W Rodriguez 120 ) 4.00L 3rd Telecaster ( A Achard 120 ) 0.50L 4th Helpful Howie ( D E Sheehy 120 ) 4.75L See full results | D E Sheehy 54.4kg 4.75L | 4 (12) |
| Churchill Downs 10-Nov-25 1710m R10 Md $1,165 (of $120,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:45.430, SP: 13.00 1st Zeppelin ( A Concepcion 119 ) 2nd Lemon's Law ( J Torres 119 ) 0.50L 3rd Thailand ( I O Jr 119 ) 0.30L 8th Helpful Howie ( F Geroux 119 ) 5.05L See full results | F Geroux 54kg 5.05L | 8 (12) |
| Churchill Downs 13-Sep-25 1210m R5 Md $1,159 (of $120,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:09.760, SP: 26.00 tracked three wide, came under a drive while pursuing around the turn, got bumped to the six to seven path entering the lane and weakened between horses. 1st Spun D M C ( J Elliott 119 ) 2nd Circle Tap ( B J Hernandez 119 ) 2.50L 3rd Trouble Calling ( T Gaffalione 119 ) 1.75L 11th Helpful Howie ( A Beschizza 119 ) 16.75L See full results | A Beschizza 54kg 16.75L | 11 (12) |
| Ellis Park 09-Aug-25 1210m R6 Md $820 (of $100,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:10.670, SP: 13.00 pursued from midpack a path off of the inside, pulled before steadying behind foes into the turn then lacked a bid. 1st Infiltrate ( T Gaffalione 119 ) 2nd Circle Tap ( B J Hernandez 119 ) 3.50L 3rd Mayweather ( D Cannon 119 ) 2.00L 6th Helpful Howie ( C Torres 119 ) 10.25L See full results | C Torres 54kg 10.25L | 6 (10) |