Nightmare Fuel (USA) Horse
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Nightmare Fuel is a 3yo dark bay/brown horse from the United States, trained by Joe Sharp. He is by the stallion Spun To Run out of the mare Nightstand. To date, the horse has captured one victory. On 29 May 2026 at Churchill Downs, Nightmare Fuel secured its most important win, earning the $57,000 purse.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Ellis Park 18-Jul-26 1308m R4 Race 4 (of $40,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:18.100, SP: 6.00 came out at the start, vied for the lead two wide and between horses approaching the turn, then only with an outer rival while remaining in the two path around the bend, got headed at the quarter pole then faded in the final furlong. 1st Ducat ( A Beschizza 118 ) 2nd Quinn's Promise ( B J Hernandez 122 ) 0.10L 3rd Warm Up The Bus ( D E Sheehy 118 ) 1.35L 7th Nightmare Fuel ( A Concepcion 118 ) 4.70L See full results | A Concepcion 53.5kg 4.70L | 7 (10) |
| Churchill Downs 13-Jun-26 1408m R4 Race 4 $1,249 (of $86,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:24.860, SP: 7.50 brushed with an outer foe at the start, led narrowly inside of a trio of pressers into the turn, got headed entering the lane and weakened. 1st Cold Case ( F Arrieta 118 ) 2nd Heaven's Bolt ( J Graham 118 ) 0.20L 3rd Menkaure ( F Geroux 118 ) 0.50L 7th Nightmare Fuel ( J Ortiz 118 ) 12.20L See full results | J Ortiz 53.5kg 12.20L | 7 (7) |
| Churchill Downs 29-May-26 1408m R8 Md $35,910 (of $57,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:25.540, SP: 2.10 showed the way in the two path, built a clear advantage around the turn, met an outer challenge turning for home, repelled that foe in upper stretch then held sway. 1st Nightmare Fuel ( I O Jr 118 ) 2nd Will Believe ( T Gaffalione 118 ) 2.00L 3rd Cloud Number Nine ( F Arrieta 124 ) 1.25L See full results | I O Jr 53.5kg | 1 (10) |
| Keeneland 16-Apr-26 1207m R1 Md $5,390 (of $77,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:12.050, SP: 3.25 prompted outside of the eventual winner and from the three path, but yielded entering the lane and gave way. 1st Getting Closer ( T Gaffalione 118 ) 2nd Shot At Perfection ( J R Leparoux 118 ) 2.00L 3rd In For A Spin ( L Machado 125 ) 0.50L 4th Nightmare Fuel ( B Curtis 118 ) 6.50L See full results | B Curtis 53.5kg 6.50L | 4 (6) |
| Churchill Downs 26-Jun-25 1010m FIRM R4 Md $1,223 (of $120,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:57.800, SP: 9.00 had a slow start, chased in the three path but did not factor. 1st Tiz In Sight ( J Ortiz 119 ) 2nd Wakuda ( K Asmussen 119 ) 0.30L 3rd Miss Complicated ( J R Leparoux 119 ) 0.30L 8th Nightmare Fuel ( L Saez 119 ) 11.75L See full results | L Saez 54kg 11.75L | 8 (10) |