Love Shaq (USA) Horse

Country

United States

Foal Date

28-Feb-21

Colour

bay

Sire

Hoppertunity

Dam

Majestic Melresa

Prize Money

73513

Trainer

Barry Foley

Owners

Blue Streak Racing, Llc

About

Love Shaq is a 4yo from the United States trained by Barry Foley. He is by Hoppertunity out of Majestic Melresa. He has yet to break his maiden, having failed to win in 18 starts. In his most recent race at Great Meadow on 26th Oct 2025, he was ridden by Sean McDermott and finished third, behind the winner Starforce.

Raced At

Colonial Downs • Delaware Park • Penn National • Philadelphia Park • Presque Isle Downs

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Great Meadow 26-Oct-25 4020m R7 Race 7 $3,000 (of $30,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 04:53.400 rated held up, roused and made a steady gain from the final turn to the wire. 1st Starforce ( C Tierney 154 ) 2nd Lucky Prince ( T Davies 154 ) 3.75L 3rd Love Shaq ( S Mcdermott 150 ) 4.50L See full results	S Mcdermott 68kg 4.50L	3 (3)
Foxfield (Hunt) 05-Oct-25 3420m R1 Foxfield (Hunt) race 1 $3,600 (of $20,000) Barrier 9 1st Beowulf ( 154 ) 2nd Love Shaq ( 150 ) 3rd Top of The Field ( 154 )	68kg	2 (10)
Colonial Downs 07-Sep-25 1810m R4 Md $1,200 (of $32,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:51.110, SP: 21.00 tired after racing outside. 1st Watermelon Crush ( J Rodriguez 124 ) 2nd Pietrelcina ( K Carmouche 124 ) 0.05L 3rd GOODson Jameson ( D V Araujo 120 ) 2.30L 11th Love Shaq ( J Ruiz 124 ) 10.85L See full results	J Ruiz 56.2kg 10.85L	11 (12)
Colonial Downs 08-Aug-25 3620m R1 Md $6,000 (of $30,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 04:01.800, SP: 21.00 was allowed to settle on the inside and advanced two wide on the far turn and ran on in the final sixteenth to gain the place award to be second best. 1st Nathan Detroit ( G Watters 154 ) 2nd Love Shaq ( S Mulqueen 148 ) 9.75L 3rd Maryland Moon ( E Dwan 154 ) 11.50L See full results	S Mulqueen 67.1kg 9.75L	2 (10)
Colonial Downs 18-Jul-25 3620m GOOD R1 Md $2,100 (of $30,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 04:10.630, SP: 7.00 was settled back early, advanced on the far turn and saved ground into the lane but was in tight nearing the furlong marker and missed the show award. 1st Love Foreverafter ( G Watters 147 ) 2nd Take Your Seats ( E Dwan 148 ) 9.00L 3rd Wilma Flintshire ( M Boucher 141 , Cd 136 ) 14.50L 4th Love Shaq ( H Beswick 148 ) 15.00L See full results	H Beswick 67.1kg 15.00L	4 (8)
Delaware Park 12-Jun-25 1710m FIRM R5 Md $500 (of $20,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:49.290, SP: 4.33 stalked the pace from the three path, retreated in the final quarter. 1st Josh ( A A Rodriguez 124 ) 2nd My Little Caibo ( J L G Sanchez 119 ) 0.50L 3rd Simply Disregarded ( J Rodriguez 119 ) 1.00L 5th Love Shaq ( D Centeno 124 ) 16.75L See full results	D Centeno 56.2kg 16.75L	5 (6)
Malvern (Hunt) 17-May-25 3420m R5 Malvern (Hunt) race 5 (of $15,000) Barrier 7 1st Scoop the Pot ( 146 ) 2nd Tea With Edgar ( 146 ) 3rd Starforce ( 149 ) 5th Love Shaq ( S Mulqueen 146 , Cd 0 )	S Mulqueen 66.2kg, Cd 0	5 (10)
Morven Park (Hunt) 20-Apr-25 3620m R3 Morven Park (Hunt) race 3 $3,600 (of $20,000) Barrier 6 1st Box Office Warrior ( 150 ) 2nd Love Shaq ( 148 ) 3rd Selassie ( 150 )	67.1kg	2 (10)
Aiken (Hunt) 22-Mar-25 3420m R5 Aiken (Hunt) race 5 $2,100 (of $30,000) Barrier 4 1st Biggerthanbigtime ( 154 ) 2nd Bonnebosq ( 154 ) 3rd Holiday Charm ( 146 ) 4th Love Shaq ( S Mulqueen 146 , Cd 0 )	S Mulqueen 66.2kg, Cd 0	4 (6)
Foxfield (Hunt) 06-Oct-24 3420m R3 Foxfield (Hunt) race 3 $2,800 (of $40,000) Barrier 9 1st I Can Only Imagine ( 147 ) 2nd Harrenhal ( 149 ) 3rd Pebbly Pour Toi ( 154 ) 4th Love Shaq ( S Mulqueen 142 , Cd 0 )	S Mulqueen 64.4kg, Cd 0	4 (10)
Penn National 23-Aug-24 1610m GOOD R2 Md $1,330 (of $19,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:37.970 was unhurried early on, ridden along into the far turn, advanced four to five between to split rivals into the upper stretch and moved up to improve position. 1st Social Joe ( D Haddock 125 ) 2nd Utility ( Y O Ramos 122 ) 0.25L 3rd Time Tested ( S Gonzalez 122 ) 5.00L 4th Love Shaq ( J Torres 122 ) 6.50L See full results	J Torres 55.3kg 6.50L	4 (8)
Penn National 26-Jun-24 1670m GOOD R3 Md $1,469 (of $21,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:38.530 was settled back early and saved ground and had a mild late kick. 1st Siren ( M J Inirio 120 ) 2nd Silk Prince ( I Beato 123 ) 3.00L 3rd Work From Home ( J Torres 122 ) 4.00L 4th Love Shaq ( K Gomez 122 ) 5.25L See full results	K Gomez 55.3kg 5.25L	4 (10)
Penn National 31-May-24 1610m FIRM R1 Md $2,101 (of $21,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:42.300, SP: 6.00 was settled on the inside, made a middle move nearing the half mile marker but had to check leaving the half mile pole, then shifted out and advanced four wide on the far turn, and had a mild late rally to gain the show award. 1st We're Even ( D Cora 124 ) 2nd Sharp Style ( R Chiappe 124 ) 2.00L 3rd Love Shaq ( V Carrasco 121 ) 3.00L See full results	V Carrasco 54.9kg 3.00L	3 (6)
Philadelphia Park 27-Dec-23 1670m GOOD R9 Philadelphia Park race 9 $7,360 (of $116,840) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:48.680, SP: 56.00 Far back, mild bid 1st Uncle Heavy ( M Sanchez 120 ) 2nd Notice Of Action ( A Hernandez 125 ) 1.25L 3rd Addyson's Dream ( A Nunez 117 ) 4.25L 5th Love Shaq ( A Wolfsont 117 , Cd 0 ) 30.00L	A Wolfsont 53.1kg, Cd 0 30.00L	5 (9)
Penn National 08-Dec-23 1610m GOOD R6 Md $5,420 (of $27,101) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:41.150, SP: 4.80 stalked the pace, raced near the inside past the quarter pole, eased out and finished gamely to the wire. 1st Socially Awkward ( J Hernandez 122 ) 2nd Love Shaq ( V Carrasco 122 ) 1.50L 3rd Max Barley ( R Chiappe 122 ) 4.25L See full results	V Carrasco 55.3kg 1.50L	2 (6)
Philadelphia Park 09-Nov-23 1670m FIRM R5 CLMd $2,800 (of $40,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:49.670, SP: 21.00 Trailed, late energy 1st Madurai ( A Rodriguez 119 ) 2nd Clancy O'toole ( D Haddock 119 ) 0.15L 3rd Standpoint ( M Sanchez 119 ) 0.15L 4th Love Shaq ( V Carrasco 119 ) 0.15L	V Carrasco 54kg 0.15L	4 (9)
Delaware Park 12-Oct-23 1510m GOOD R4 Md (of $38,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:32.910, SP: 46.00 was restless in the gate, broke a step slowly, was caught three to four wide in the early going, failed to menace. 1st K's Storm Ready ( J Rodriguez 118 ) 2nd Hoya ( A Arroyo 118 ) 1.00L 3rd Inchon ( K Gomez 118 ) 0.20L 9th Love Shaq ( V Carrasco 118 ) 8.40L See full results	V Carrasco 53.5kg 8.40L	9 (12)
Presque Isle Downs 21-Sep-23 1210m FIRM R5 Md $3,000 (of $30,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:11.050, SP: 5.50 lost his path at the start, moved up two and three wide through the turn, came three wide into the stretch and closed for the show. 1st Hector ( H V Gomez 120 ) 2nd Rock N Reward ( A Gallardo 117 ) 0.20L 3rd Love Shaq ( S Spieth 120 ) 9.85L See full results	S Spieth 54.4kg 9.85L	3 (6)