Irish Spark (USA) Horse
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Irish Spark is a 5yo chestnut from the United States trained by Eddie M. Essenpreis. He is by the stallion Firing Line out of the mare Irish Marvel. To date, Irish Spark has secured three career wins, with the most important arriving on 29 Oct 2025 at Fairmount Park, where he captured the $27000.00 prize in Race 5.
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Fairmount ParkRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fairmount Park 28-Jun-26 1106m R4 Race 4 (of $40,500) 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 E Felix 124 ) 2nd Disguised Devil ( A Bendezu 124 ) 0.50L 3rd Laly ( F Reyes 124 ) 2.00L 5th Irish Spark ( R Arrieta 124 ) 4.00L See full results | R Arrieta 56.2kg 4.00L | 5 (7) |
| Fairmount Park 27-May-26 1106m R7 Race 7 $810 (of $40,500) 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 E Felix 124 ) 0.10L 3rd Vasariah'S Image ( J Tavares 124 ) 2.35L 6th Irish Spark ( R Arrieta 124 ) 7.45L See full results | R Arrieta 56.2kg 7.45L | 6 (7) |
| Fairmount Park 06-May-26 1106m R5 Race 5 $6,100 (of $30,500) 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 results | R Arrieta 56.2kg 3.50L | 2 (6) |
| Fairmount Park 29-Oct-25 1210m R5 Race 5 $17,010 (of $27,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:12.750, SP: 3.25 broke a step slow, roused inside around the turn, gaining ground along the rail into the lane, angled off the inside leaving the furlong marker, all out rally nailed inside rival through the final jumps. 1st Irish Spark ( R Arrieta 126 ) 2nd Faith Hope N Love ( J Diego 118 ) 0.75L 3rd Boyce's Bandita ( A Bendezu 126 ) 5.50L See full results | R Arrieta 57.2kg | 1 (6) |
| Fairmount Park 01-Oct-25 1110m R7 Race 7 $16,380 (of $26,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:07.220, SP: 3.50 1st Irish Spark ( R Arrieta 126 ) 2nd Halo Honey ( A Ortiz 118 ) 2.75L 3rd Try ( E Giles 118 ) 2.75L See full results | R Arrieta 57.2kg | 1 (7) |