Just A Fair Shake (USA) Horse
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Just A Fair Shake is a 4yo b from the United States trained by J. Kent Sweezey. It is by Laoban out of Ladymidtown and has captured three career wins. On 26 May 2026 at Churchill Downs, the horse secured its most important triumph, claiming the $63,000.00 prize in Race 5.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Colonial Downs 27-Jul-26 1609m R5 Race 5 $10,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:35.660, SP: 3.00 bumped with an inner foe at the start, raced off the pace in the two path, continued under a drive in the three path around the turn, and ran on between foes for place. 1st Break Out ( S Leon 122 ) 2nd Just A Fair Shake ( S Marin 122 ) 1.00L 3rd Union Fleet ( J G Briceno 122 ) 1.75L See full results | S Marin 55.3kg 1.00L | 2 (7) |
| 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 Ortiz 123 ) 0.30L 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) |