Higgins Boat (USA) Horse
About
Higgins Boat is a 4yo b unknown from United States trained by Thomas M. Amoss, who is based at . It is sired by the stallion Omaha Beach out of the dam Betty Draper. Higgins Boat has managed to win 4 races in its career so far. On 25th Aug 2024 at Ellis Park, Higgins Boat scored its most significant win to date, getting the money in the $73001.00 Race 8. It has proven a profitable horse for the punters over the journey. If you had backed Higgins Boat throughout its career you'd have achieved a 38% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fair Grounds 28-Dec-25 1609m R3 Race 3 $35,280 (of $56,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:34.580, SP: 2.88 stalked the early pace, moved up through the far turn to take charge in the stretch, kicked on to be much the best. 1st Higgins Boat ( J L Ortiz 120 ) 2nd Foligno ( M P Jr 117 ) 5.25L 3rd Sabi ( J Mudd 120 , Cd 125 ) 5.75L See full results | J L Ortiz 54.4kg | 1 (8) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 06-Jul-25 1710m GOOD R8 Jonathan B. Schuster Memorial Stakes (Stakes) $3,049 (of $100,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:39.380, SP: 3.25 bid in the four path at the quarter pole but faded in the drive. 1st Encino ( L Machado 118 ) 2nd Runaway Storm ( A Achard 118 ) 1.25L 3rd Money Supply ( E Morales 118 ) 1.50L 5th Higgins Boat ( D Cannon 120 ) 6.50L See full results | D Cannon 54.4kg 6.50L | 5 (5) |
| Churchill Downs 30-Apr-25 1810m GOOD R8 Race 8 $1,587 (of $141,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:45.520, SP: 4.33 pressed two wide, vied around the far turn, but got outkicked by an outer bidder at the furlong grounds and weakened between horses. 1st Call Protection ( J Hernandez 123 ) 2nd Event Detail ( J Rosario 123 ) 2.50L 3rd Tall Boy ( L Machado 123 ) 0.75L 8th Higgins Boat ( D Cannon 123 ) 5.10L See full results | D Cannon 55.8kg 5.10L | 8 (10) |
| Fair Grounds 23-Mar-25 1810m GOOD R10 Muniz Memorial Classic S. Presented by Horse Racing Nation (Stakes) $6,000 (of $300,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:50.450, SP: 21.00 pressed the leader from the three path, bid in upper stretch, but was kept at bay before yielding late. 1st Idratherbeblessed ( B Curtis 118 ) 2nd Gigante ( J Rosario 122 ) 0.30L 3rd Cameo Performance ( I O Jr 118 ) 0.50L 5th Higgins Boat ( E Morales 118 ) 2.00L See full results | E Morales 53.5kg 2.00L | 5 (12) |
| Fair Grounds 16-Feb-25 1810m GOOD R12 Fair Grounds S. Presented by Horse Racing Nation (Stakes) $35,000 (of $175,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:50.440, SP: 13.00 showed the way tucking to the inside around the first turn, vied with an outer bidder into and around the far turn, held while shifting out to the five path in midstretch, but was bested by an outer bidder at the sixteenth pole. 1st Taking Candy ( I O Jr 118 ) 2nd Higgins Boat ( D Cannon 118 ) 1.00L 3rd What Say Thee ( L Saez 118 ) 1.00L See full results | D Cannon 53.5kg 1.00L | 2 (9) |
| Fair Grounds 29-Dec-24 1710m FIRM R9 Woodchopper Stakes (Stakes) $10,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:44.800, SP: 5.00 was caught four to five wide into the first turn then eased back and shifted in a bit stalking in behind the leading pair, went three to four deep on the far turn, kept on in the lane to get up for show honors. 1st Lagynos ( E Morales 122 ) 2nd Tough Little Nut ( B J Hernandez 116 ) 2.25L 3rd Higgins Boat ( D Cannon 116 ) 5.75L See full results | D Cannon 52.6kg 5.75L | 3 (10) |
| Fair Grounds 29-Nov-24 1710m GOOD R8 Race 8 $37,800 (of $59,999) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:44.780, SP: 3.50 rated along early under a hold from the inside, raced two wide between near the three sixteenths pole and finished well to edge clear late under strong handling. 1st Higgins Boat ( D Cannon 117 ) 2nd Smokey Mandate ( J Torres 119 ) 2.75L 3rd Steady On ( J Ortiz 119 ) 1.75L See full results | D Cannon 53.1kg | 1 (11) |
| Churchill Downs 02-Nov-24 1710m GOOD R8 Race 8 $13,400 (of $133,999) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:40.290, SP: 6.50 pressed two wide, sustained pressure getting floated to the three to four path as an inner rival bid in upper stretch, sparred three deep through the final furlong and narrowly missed. 1st Beuys ( R A Vazquez 121 ) 2nd Idratherbeblessed ( D Cannon 121 ) 0.05L 3rd Higgins Boat ( C J Lanerie 118 ) 0.10L See full results | C J Lanerie 53.5kg 0.10L | 3 (9) |
| Hawthorne 07-Oct-24 1810m GOOD R7 Hawthorne Derby (Stakes) $30,000 (of $149,999) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:49.300 tracked the leaders from the rail into the far turn, gained on the pacesetters on the bend to be well placed turning for home, took the lead from the tiring pacesetter inside the eighth pole and was caught on the wire. 1st Ak Sar Ben Derby ( A Concepcion 124 ) 2nd Higgins Boat ( J R Jr 124 ) 0.10L 3rd Oscar Season ( J Loveberry 124 ) 1.35L See full results | J R Jr 56.2kg 0.10L | 2 (12) |
| Ellis Park 25-Aug-24 1610m GOOD R8 Race 8 $45,991 (of $73,001) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:32.830 stalked behind the leaders and from the two path, bided time while awaiting racing room turning for home, remained short of room behind the leaders in upper stretch, issued a rail bid passing the furlong grounds, edged an advantage in the final sixteenth and held from an outer bidder. 1st Higgins Boat ( C J Lanerie 118 ) 2nd Will Take It ( F Arrieta 118 ) 0.50L 3rd Hammerstein ( L Machado 118 ) 1.00L See full results | C J Lanerie 53.5kg | 1 (8) |
| Ellis Park 13-Aug-24 1610m FIRM R3 Race 3 $814 (of $73,001) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:37.110 bobbled at the start, tracked the pace early from the inside, was in the two path into the lane and faded in the stretch drive. 1st Single Dot Yaht ( E Morales 123 ) 2nd Silver Heist ( E Asmussen 123 , Cd 118 ) 2.50L 3rd Metalhead ( L Machado 118 ) 2.60L 6th Higgins Boat ( J Loveberry 118 ) 14.10L See full results | J Loveberry 53.5kg 14.10L | 6 (7) |
| Lone Star Park 28-May-24 1710m FIRM R10 Texas Derby (Stakes) (of $300,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:44.620 was no menace. 1st E J Won The Cup ( M E Smith 124 ) 2nd Dimatic ( K J Asmussen 124 ) 1.00L 3rd Real Men Violin ( R Gutierrez 124 ) 7.00L 10th Higgins Boat ( C A Torres 124 ) 20.25L See full results | C A Torres 56.2kg 20.25L | 10 (10) |
| Churchill Downs 05-May-24 1710m GOOD R3 Race 3 $12,700 (of $127,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:43.170 bumped an inner rival at the start, stalked outside of the leader, applied pressure around the far turn, but proved no match for that one in upper stretch and lost place to an inner bidder late. 1st Mindframe ( I O Jr 118 ) 2nd Cornishman ( F Geroux 120 ) 7.50L 3rd Higgins Boat ( T Gaffalione 118 ) 7.75L See full results | T Gaffalione 53.5kg 7.75L | 3 (8) |
| Fair Grounds 07-Mar-24 1110m FIRM R8 Md $35,910 (of $57,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:05.390, SP: 17.00 settled off of the pace in the two path, moved out to the five path in upper stretch, rallied to offer a bid in the final sixteenth, led approaching the wire and held. 1st Higgins Boat ( E Morales 120 ) 2nd Lucky Romance ( C J Mcmahon 120 ) 0.20L 3rd Successful Run ( J Loveberry 120 ) 0.30L See full results | E Morales 54.4kg | 1 (10) |
| Fair Grounds 18-Feb-24 1210m FIRM R7 Md (of $65,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:09.770, SP: 8.00 tracked in the five path, tucked to the three path coming under urging nearing the three furlong pole and tired. 1st Drip ( J Loveberry 122 ) 2nd Discreet Mischief ( F Geroux 122 ) 2.25L 3rd Banned For Life ( C Lanerie 122 ) 0.20L 7th Higgins Boat ( T Gaffalione 122 ) 20.10L See full results | T Gaffalione 55.3kg 20.10L | 7 (10) |
| Fair Grounds 21-Jan-24 1210m FIRM R8 Md $4,200 (of $60,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:10.920, SP: 9.00 tracked along the inside, took the turn in the two path, tipped five wide and between horses entering the lane, ran on within striking range in upper stretch but leveled off. 1st Bee Dancer ( B J Hernandez 122 ) 2nd Cornishman ( F Geroux 122 ) 1.00L 3rd Exploration ( L Saez 122 ) 0.20L 4th Higgins Boat ( E Morales 122 ) 3.60L See full results | E Morales 55.3kg 3.60L | 4 (11) |
| Churchill Downs 01-Jun-23 1110m FIRM Md (of $44,450), Winning Time: 01:04.950, SP: 2.80 Press 2w-3p,wkn btw1/4 1st Call Me Andy ( T Gaffalione 119 ) 2nd Top Of The Street ( B J Hernandez 119 ) 0.75L 3rd Sonofaship ( J Loveberry 119 ) 0.50L 7th Higgins Boat ( E Morales 119 , Cd 0 ) 14.50L | E Morales 54kg, Cd 0 14.50L | 7 (7) |
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