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Illustration is a 3yo b colt from the United States trained by Robert G. Smith. The horse is by Three Rules out of the mare Paperback Princess. It has not yet broken its maiden, failing to win in eight starts. In its most recent start at Tampa Bay Downs on 30 Apr 2026, Illustration, ridden by Skyler Spanabel, finished second to Strategicoperation.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Downs 30-Apr-26 1207m FIRM R3 Md $4,600 (of $23,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:10.840, SP: 8.00 settled off the pace, navigated past foes through the turn to enter the stretch in a competitive position three wide, got up for the place honors but was no match for the winner. 1st Strategicoperation ( I Rodriguez 119 ) 2nd Illustration ( S Spanabel 119 ) 4.50L 3rd Billysundeniable ( R Montanez 119 ) 7.25L See full results | S Spanabel 54kg 4.50L | 2 (7) |
| Tampa Bay Downs 19-Apr-26 1308m R8 Md $1,610 (of $23,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:19.040, SP: 13.00 raced off the rail, off the pace, moved up on the turn, came five wide into the lane and closed mildly outside. 1st Knotenloserin ( S Leon 119 ) 2nd They Call Me Sue ( S Marin 119 ) 0.75L 3rd Astridshadowmoon ( G Martinez 119 ) 1.25L 4th Illustration ( S Spanabel 119 ) 5.50L See full results | S Spanabel 54kg 5.50L | 4 (12) |
| Tampa Bay Downs 12-Apr-26 1106m R1 Md $2,000 (of $20,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:05.290, SP: 17.00 raced in the middle of the pack on the outside early, swung out to the five path coming around the turn and improved position in the lane. 1st Who's Yer Man ( S Leon 118 ) 2nd Fire Baron ( A Quinonez 125 ) 3.75L 3rd Illustration ( S Spanabel 116 ) 4.00L See full results | S Spanabel 52.6kg 4.00L | 3 (10) |
| Tampa Bay Downs 07-Dec-25 1410m FIRM R1 Md $190 (of $21,500) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:24.810, SP: 41.00 tracked in the in three path, chased in the four path into the lane and lacked a bid. 1st Teddy Bear ( S Marin 119 ) 2nd Moral Power ( J Batista 119 ) 0.00L 3rd Alexander K ( I Rodriguez 119 ) 0.00L 6th Illustration ( S Spanabel 119 ) 8.75L See full results | S Spanabel 54kg 8.75L | 6 (11) |
| Gulfstream 29-Sep-25 1110m R1 Md $240 (of $29,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:05.460, SP: 41.00 lacked early speed, trailed to the quarter marker and did not factor in the stretch. 1st I'm Sam ( A Thomas 120 ) 2nd Candy Road ( M Nicholls 120 ) 0.30L 3rd Don't Go Astray ( L Reyes 120 ) 6.25L 9th Illustration ( S Spanabel 120 ) 19.25L See full results | S Spanabel 54.4kg 19.25L | 9 (9) |
| Gulfstream 14-Sep-25 1310m R1 Md $280 (of $34,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:17.680, SP: 15.00 allowed to settle away from the start, took up between rivals on the run up the backstretch, recovered and chased from the inside into the turn, could not find a response into the stretch and came up empty in the final furlong. 1st After Party ( M Vasquez 120 ) 2nd Star Of The Gun ( E Zayas 120 ) 4.50L 3rd Golden Ambition ( Y Torres 120 ) 0.75L 8th Illustration ( M Meneses 120 ) 34.00L See full results | M Meneses 54.4kg 34.00L | 8 (8) |
| Gulfstream 11-Aug-25 1010m R3 Md $280 (of $35,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:56.770, SP: 10.00 chased between three then two wide, gave way stretch. 1st Zevi's Zone ( M Vasquez 118 ) 2nd Teddy Bear ( E Zayas 118 ) 2.00L 3rd Itza Lock ( E Gonzalez 118 ) 2.00L 6th Illustration ( M Meneses 118 ) 15.00L See full results | M Meneses 53.5kg 15.00L | 6 (9) |
| Gulfstream 21-Jul-25 1110m FIRM R3 Md $3,400 (of $34,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:06.980, SP: 9.00 dueled inside, yielded into upper stretch, was outfinished for second and was a clear third. 1st Metodo ( C Lugo 118 ) 2nd Ristre ( J Rios 118 ) 5.50L 3rd Illustration ( E Gonzalez 118 ) 6.75L See full results | E Gonzalez 53.5kg 6.75L | 3 (5) |