Irish Spark (USA) Horse

Country

United States

Foal Date

11-Feb-21

Colour

chestnut

Dam

Irish Marvel

Prize Money

136371

Owners

Kathy Halleran

About

Irish Spark is a 5yo ch from the United States trained by Eddie M. Essenpreis. He is by Firing Line out of Irish Marvel. The horse has won 3 races so far. On 29 Oct 2025 at Fairmount Park, Irish Spark claimed its biggest victory, earning the $27000.00 purse in Race 5.

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Fairmount Park 05-Aug-26 1207m R4 Race 4 (of $57,600) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:12.320, SP: 4.33 1st Takeitaway ( L Colon 126 ) 2nd Bikini Martini ( J Aranguren 119 , Cd 112 ) 0.10L 3rd Adios Kid ( A Bendezu 124 ) 1.60L 6th Irish Spark ( R Arrieta 119 ) 4.60L See full resultsR Arrieta 54kg 4.60L6 (6)
Fairmount Park 22-Jul-26 1207m R5 Race 5 $5,274 (of $26,371) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:11.970, SP: 15.00 raced close to the pace along the inside, angled out for the drive, closed willingly, was gaining late and just missed at the wire. 1st Mo Town Renee ( A Bendezu 120 ) 2nd Irish Spark ( R Arrieta 124 ) 0.05L 3rd Bar Money ( A Santos 124 ) 3.25L See full resultsR Arrieta 56.2kg 0.05L2 (6)
Fairmount Park 28-Jun-26 1106m R4 Race 4 $822 (of $58,738) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:05.710 chased from outside, was forced five wide through the turn, came in a bit in the stretch, failed to menace. 1st Smoked ( J Felix 124 ) 2nd Disguised Devil ( A Bendezu 124 ) 0.50L 3rd Laly ( F Reyes 124 ) 1.50L 5th Irish Spark ( R Arrieta 124 ) 4.00L See full resultsR Arrieta 56.2kg 4.00L5 (7)
Fairmount Park 27-May-26 1106m R7 Race 7 $1,135 (of $56,731) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:06.330, SP: 8.50 showed speed to the turn, dropped back and gave way. 1st Chance Taker ( A Bendezu 126 ) 2nd Smoked ( J Felix 124 ) 0.20L 3rd Vasariah's Image ( J Tavares 124 ) 2.25L 6th Irish Spark ( R Arrieta 124 ) 7.45L See full resultsR Arrieta 56.2kg 7.45L6 (7)
Fairmount Park 06-May-26 1106m R5 Race 5 $8,508 (of $42,540) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:07.380, SP: 6.50 tracked the pace four wide, closed in through the turn for a competitive position at the top of the lane, gave way to the winner at the eighth, clear of the rest for the place award. 1st W W Grand Finale ( T Wales 124 ) 2nd Irish Spark ( R Arrieta 124 ) 3.50L 3rd Bikini Martini ( A Santos 124 ) 2.50L See full resultsR Arrieta 56.2kg 3.50L2 (6)