Irish Aces (USA) Horse
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Irish Aces is a 6yo chestnut from the United States trained by Brendan P. Walsh. He is by the stallion Mshawish out of Nimble Foot. To date, Irish Aces has won four races. On 30 Aug 2024 at Kentucky Downs, he captured his biggest victory, earning the $500,001.00 purse in the Big Ass Fans Tapit Stakes.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Churchill Downs 20-Jun-26 1710m R6 Race 6 (of $148,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:39.650, SP: 5.50 pursued from midpack along the inside, then in the two path down the backsretch, chased three to four wide and between horses in upper stretch but lacked a bid. 1st Lambeth ( J L Ortiz 122 ) 2nd Herchee ( E Morales 124 ) 0.50L 3rd Higgins Boat ( J A Torres 124 ) 3.00L 6th Irish Aces ( T Gaffalione 124 ) 5.60L See full results | T Gaffalione 56.2kg 5.60L | 6 (9) |
| Keeneland 09-Apr-25 1710m GOOD R4 Race 4 $88,200 (of $140,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:43.010, SP: 2.63 set the pace along the inside, remained in hand around the far turn, then held from a pair late. 1st Irish Aces ( B A Curtis 118 ) 2nd Out Of Deductions ( D Cohen 118 ) 3.75L 3rd Smokey Mandate ( M Franco 120 ) 0.50L See full results | B A Curtis 53.5kg | 1 (12) |
| Gulfstream 02-Mar-25 1710m GOOD R9 Canadian Turf Stakes (Stakes) $11,550 (of $165,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:39.310, SP: 6.00 saved ground off the pace, advanced in the two path around the far turn, angled out in upper stretch, rallied through the lane and was bumped and in tight in deep stretch. 1st Fort Washington ( J Alvarado 122 ) 2nd Major Dude ( I O Jr 124 ) 0.15L 3rd Silent Heart ( L Saez 122 ) 0.30L 4th Irish Aces ( T Gaffalione 122 ) 0.40L See full results | T Gaffalione 55.3kg 0.40L | 4 (7) |
| Tampa Bay Downs 02-Feb-25 1710m GOOD R9 Tampa Bay Stakes (Stakes) $17,500 (of $175,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:38.850, SP: 6.50 Ins,tip3w,out-kicked 1st Running Bee ( F Prat 120 ) 2nd Northern Invader ( E Gonzalez 118 ) 0.75L 3rd Irish Aces ( D Cannon 120 ) 0.80L See full results | D Cannon 54.4kg 0.80L | 3 (9) |
| Keeneland 20-Oct-24 1710m GOOD R8 Race 8 $25,999 (of $129,999) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:41.080 laid off of the pace along the inside, took the far turn in the three path before swinging out six wide into the lane, rallied to gain place in the final furlong. 1st Paros ( L Saez 124 ) 2nd Irish Aces ( T Gaffalione 124 ) 0.75L 3rd Dripping Gold ( L Dettori 124 ) 1.25L See full results | T Gaffalione 56.2kg 0.75L | 2 (10) |