Just A Fair Shake (USA) Horse
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Just A Fair Shake is a 4yo bay horse from the United States trained by J. Kent Sweezey. It is by Laoban out of Ladymidtown and has recorded three wins in its career. On 26 May 2026 at Churchill Downs, the horse captured its most important victory, collecting $63,000 in Race 5.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Churchill Downs 26-Jun-26 1710m R2 Race 2 $5,460 (of $78,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:43.610, SP: 15.00 led narrowly while vying with an outer rival into and down the backstretch, got headed by that one into the far turn, fought on in upper stretch but gave way at the furlong grounds. 1st Urban Planner ( R Bejarano 118 ) 2nd Expect The Best ( B Curtis 118 ) 1.50L 3rd Awesome Ruta ( J L Ortiz 123 ) 1.75L 4th Just A Fair Shake ( M Garcia 118 ) 4.75L See full results | M Garcia 53.5kg 4.75L | 4 (9) |
| Churchill Downs 26-May-26 1710m R5 Race 5 $39,690 (of $63,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:45.040, SP: 3.25 vied for the lead with an outer rival, dueled with that one turning for home, got headed while sparring in midstretch yet fought back late. 1st Just A Fair Shake ( M Garcia 124 ) 2nd Izzy D'oro ( E Esquivel 124 ) 0.75L 3rd Magic Grant ( F Arrieta 124 ) 4.50L See full results | M Garcia 56.2kg | 1 (10) |
| Turfway Park 21-Mar-26 1710m R5 Race 5 $742 (of $104,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:44.780, SP: 21.00 raced close up in the three path and between horses then faded rounding the far turn. 1st Big To Do ( W I Antongeorgi 124 ) 2nd Skyro ( R Hernandez 124 ) 0.50L 3rd Bullard ( K Kimura 124 ) 0.15L 12th Just A Fair Shake ( V Cheminaud 124 ) 28.00L See full results | V Cheminaud 56.2kg 28.00L | 12 (12) |
| Turfway Park 07-Mar-26 1609m R9 Race 9 $7,280 (of $104,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:37.660, SP: 8.00 tracked two wide, chased in the three to two path around the far turn then lacked a bid. 1st Swiss Slang ( S Bermudez 124 ) 2nd The Great Oz ( R Hernandez 124 ) 5.25L 3rd Can't Hush This ( J Ramos 124 ) 1.00L 4th Just A Fair Shake ( V Cheminaud 124 ) 8.00L See full results | V Cheminaud 56.2kg 8.00L | 4 (9) |
| Churchill Downs 01-Dec-25 1810m R9 Race 9 $1,330 (of $134,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:51.160, SP: 21.00 brushed with an inner foe leaving the gate, stalked form the three path, chased between horses around the far turn and weakened turning for home. 1st Presider ( J Ortiz 121 ) 2nd Mount Rundle ( A Achard 121 ) 5.00L 3rd Daunt ( J R Leparoux 121 ) 0.75L 12th Just A Fair Shake ( V Cheminaud 118 ) 40.15L See full results | V Cheminaud 53.5kg 40.15L | 12 (12) |