Optical (USA)
About
Optical is a 3yo b from United States trained by J. Keith Desormeaux. He is by the stallion City Of Light out of the mare Espressoandacheck. To date, Optical has won 2 races. On 19 Sep 2024 at Churchill Downs, he captured his biggest victory, earning $92,000 in prize money.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Colonial Downs 10-Aug-25 1609m R5 Petramalo Mile Stakes (Stakes) $7,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:33.550, SP: 6.00 was reserved early and advanced four wide by the five sixteenths and came seven wide off the bend and improved late. | A Concepcion 53.5kg 6.50L | 4 (8) |
| Colonial Downs 25-Jul-25 1408m FIRM R5 Race 5 $14,400 (of $72,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:22.060, SP: 4.00 was allowed to settle early, three to two path on the turn, moved to the inside by the quarter pole and slipped thru by the furlong marker and closed well to just miss. | A Concepcion 53.5kg 0.25L | 2 (7) |
| Churchill Downs 16-Jun-25 1508m FIRM R5 Race 5 $2,175 (of $127,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:27.430, SP: 11.00 shuffled back slightly from between horses early on, lacked speed along the inside, dropped back to lose contact with the rest into the turn, showed little thereafter and was eased through the lane. | J Graham 53.5kg 65kgL | 6 (6) |
| Churchill Downs 24-May-25 1609m FIRM R6 Race 6 $25,400 (of $127,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:34.280, SP: 5.00 stalked three wide, got outkicked by an outer foe nearing the lane, shifted out to the five path while sustaining stride in upper stretch and ran on to gain place in the final furlong. | J Graham 53.5kg 2.75L | 2 (6) |
| Churchill Downs 04-May-25 1307m FIRM R13 Race 13 $3,810 (of $127,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:15.690, SP: 40.00 trailed the field early on, raced in the six path into the lane and improved position down the lane. | J Graham 53.5kg 7.75L | 5 (10) |
| Fair Grounds 31-Jan-25 1709m GOOD R8 Race 8 (of $59,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:46.480, SP: 20.00 broke a step slow and was bumped by an outer rival leaving the gate, brushed with an inner rival entering the first turn while laying off of the pace three wide, took closer order before tracking outside of rivals around the far turn, but fanned out to the five path entering the lane and weakened between horses in upper stretch. | J Graham 54kg 7.75L | 6 (7) |
| Fair Grounds 19-Jan-25 1709m FIRM R12 Lecomte Stakes (Stakes) (of $250,001) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:27.070, SP: 25.00 pursued from midpack along the inside and faded around the far turn. | J Graham 55.3kg 20.40L | 12 (13) |
| Churchill Downs 25-Nov-24 1609m FIRM R1 Race 1 $45,361 (of $72,001) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:35.660, SP: 2.00 leaned out slightly at the start, pressed the leading pair from the four path around the turn, vied four wide in upper stretch, wrestled a narrow advantage into the final furlong, sparred with an inner pair through the late stages and held. | A Concepcion 54.4kg | 1 (6) |
| Churchill Downs 02-Nov-24 1609m FIRM R1 Race 1 $7,200 (of $72,001) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:37.490, SP: 4.00 stalked along the inside, pursued under coaxing in the two path around the turn, chased the top pair leaving upper stretch, tipped outside of them in the final furlong and needed more. | J Loveberry 54.4kg 1.50L | 3 (6) |
| Keeneland 06-Oct-24 1709m FIRM R9 Claiborne Breeders' Futurity (Stakes) (of $600,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:43.170, SP: 22/1 Bmp into 1st,pulled up | J Graham 55.3kg 100L | 11 (11) |
| Churchill Downs 19-Sep-24 1609m FIRM R9 Md $57,960 (of $92,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:35.650, SP: 6/1 Cleared, drew off | J Graham 54kg | 1 (11) |
| Kentucky Downs 06-Sep-24 1609m GOOD R1 Md $7,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:35.090, SP: 7/1 Rail,in tight deep str | J Graham 54kg 4.00L | 4 (11) |
| Ellis Park 20-Aug-24 1609m GOOD R5 Md (of $41,895) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:35.170, SP: 10/1 5p 1st,3p upr,bid,fade | C Lanerie 54kg 7.50L | 8 (10) |
| Churchill Downs 23-Jun-24 1106m FIRM R5 Md $6,440 (of $40,320) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:04.460, SP: 16/1 2p,rallied,edged 4th | C Lanerie 54kg 6.75L | 4 (10) |