Once Upon A Time (USA) Horse
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Once Upon A Time is a four-year-old bay filly that was bred in the United States, by Maclean's Music out of Mo Cheeks. She races under the care of Michelle Dalton and is owned by Hugh Moore. In eight starts she has not yet recorded a win, second or third, and has earned $20,868 in total prize money. Her most recent outing was at Churchill Downs on 8 May 2026, where she finished 10th out of 11 runners.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Churchill Downs 29-Oct-26 1207m R9 Race 9 - Maiden Claiming, SP: 15.00 | Summer Pauly | 11 (11) |
| Churchill Downs 08-May-26 1207m R7 Md (of $92,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:09.750, SP: 51.00 raced off of the pace in the four to three path, tucked to the inside entering the lane then failed to factor. 1st Don'T Even ( F Geroux 118 ) 2nd By La Rina ( A Concepcion 118 ) 2.50L 3rd Sutura ( T Gaffalione 118 ) 4.00L 10th Once Upon A Time ( S Pauly 124 , Cd 119 ) 22.85L See full results | S Pauly 56.2kg, Cd 54kg 22.85L | 10 (11) |
| Keeneland 12-Apr-26 1308m FIRM R4 Md $7,700 (of $110,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:19.190, SP: 21.00 stalked along the inside, chased the top trio while hanging on her left lead through the lane and yielded. 1st Pinto ( J Alvarado 118 ) 2nd Rockin Robin ( T Gaffalione 118 ) 0.20L 3rd Mon Reve ( L Saez 118 ) 1.50L 4th Once Upon A Time ( S Pauly 125 ) 8.85L See full results | S Pauly 56.7kg 8.85L | 4 (9) |
| Turfway Park 28-Mar-26 1308m R5 Md $718 (of $100,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:17.420, SP: 41.00 vied for the lead with an inner foe while kept in the three path around the turn, but yielded entering the lane and faded. 1st Morana ( A Concepcion 125 ) 2nd Serena's Surprise ( X Forde 118 ) 1.00L 3rd Marital Trust ( V Carrasco 125 ) 3.25L 6th Once Upon A Time ( A Achard 125 ) 7.85L See full results | A Achard 56.7kg 7.85L | 6 (12) |
| Turfway Park 12-Mar-26 1207m R10 Md $2,915 (of $100,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:11.910, SP: 101.00 set the pace in the two path, got caught by an outer bidder at the furlong grounds and faded. 1st Jittier Girl ( C Gerardo 125 ) 2nd Haywinii ( M Luan 118 ) 4.00L 3rd Jendini ( D E Sheehy 125 ) 0.15L 5th Once Upon A Time ( B Samuel 125 ) 5.35L See full results | B Samuel 56.7kg 5.35L | 5 (13) |
| Turfway Park 26-Feb-26 1308m R5 Md $739 (of $100,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:19.930, SP: 41.00 raced forwardly in the five path then faded around the turn. 1st Fire's Out ( R Walter 125 ) 2nd Wing Queen ( D E Sheehy 125 ) 1.00L 3rd One Happy Island ( A Alex 125 ) 2.25L 11th Once Upon A Time ( R Joseph 125 ) 44.25L See full results | R Joseph 56.7kg 44.25L | 11 (12) |
| Turfway Park 15-Jan-26 1207m R8 Md $919 (of $100,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:13.290, SP: 17.00 tracked in the three path and between horses then tired at the quarter pole. 1st Lainey ( M Irving 122 ) 2nd Willowy ( P Summer 122 ) 2.75L 3rd One Happy Island ( A Alex 122 ) 1.00L 7th Once Upon A Time ( A Murgia 122 ) 17.85L See full results | A Murgia 55.3kg 17.85L | 7 (11) |
| Churchill Downs 14-Nov-25 1010m R10 Md $1,165 (of $120,000) Barrier 15, Winning Time: 00:57.160, SP: 41.00 broke a step slow, tracked in the four path, chased in the five path into the lane and faded between horses. 1st Spring Dancer ( J Torres 122 ) 2nd Aurora Sky ( I O Jr 122 ) 0.50L 3rd Justine ( J Ortiz 122 ) 0.30L 8th Once Upon A Time ( T Bacon 122 ) 7.05L See full results | T Bacon 55.3kg 7.05L | 8 (12) |
| Gulfstream 04-Oct-25 1010m R4 Md $430 (of $56,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:56.600, SP: 2.63 off slow leaving the start, settled off of the early pace while never far back, waited for racing room nearing the top of the stretch, found room nearing the furlong marker while three to four wide and could not muster the needed late response. 1st Tree C's Kai ( E Perez 124 ) 2nd Bottomless Mimosa ( J Bravo 121 ) 1.25L 3rd Taboo Mischief ( J Morelos 124 ) 2.00L 5th Once Upon A Time ( E Zayas 121 ) 6.25L See full results | E Zayas 54.9kg 6.25L | 5 (7) |