Optical Bijou (USA) Horse
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Optical Bijou is a 5yo dk b/br from United States trained by Benjamin W. Perkins, Jr. It is sired by the stallion Shaman Ghost out of the dam Amanda's Antik. Optical Bijou has won three races in its career. On 15 Sep 2025 at Delaware Park, Optical Bijou earned its biggest victory to date, capturing the $72000.00 purse in Race 9.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Monmouth Park 08-Jun-26 1207m FIRM R7 Hcp $5,250 (of $75,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:10.840, SP: 34.00 raced off the pace, moved up four wide on the turn, rallied mildly and bested the others. 1st Cairo Surprise ( P Lopez 120 ) 2nd Boardwalk Jack ( J A V Jr 122 ) 6.25L 3rd Great Navigator ( J A Gomez 125 ) 8.75L 4th Optical Bijou ( J Torres 118 ) 10.25L See full results | J Torres 53.5kg 10.25L | 4 (10) |
| Philadelphia Park 08-Apr-26 1308m FIRM R8 Philadelphia Park Race 8 $410 (of $31,200) Barrier 1, SP: 56.00 1st Duration ( M Sanchez 122 ) 2nd Awesome Flay ( A Bowman 122 ) 2.50L 3rd Bouncer ( Y Hazlewood 122 ) 6.00L 7th Optical Bijou ( J Batista 122 ) 12.25L | J Batista 55.3kg 12.25L | 7 (8) |
| Laurel Park 28-Nov-25 1210m R7 Race 7 $3,710 (of $53,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:10.330, SP: 15.00 , thee deep on the turn, chased the winner to upper stretch and gave way. 1st Bolt Of Aurum ( J Toledo 123 ) 2nd Heard On Thestreet ( M Chuan 123 ) 8.00L 3rd Sheriff Ronnie ( Y Hazlewood 123 , Cd 128 ) 9.75L 4th Optical Bijou ( J A Hernandez 123 ) 13.75L See full results | J A Hernandez 55.8kg 13.75L | 4 (8) |
| Laurel Park 27-Oct-25 1410m R10 Race 10 $500 (of $53,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:25.030, SP: 4.33 came in tightening foes at the start, corrected and stalked three wide between runners, rated back off rivals near the half, failed to go on under asking into the lane and faded. 1st Zero Blitz ( T Lyapustina 120 ) 2nd Manor House ( J Ruiz 123 ) 0.05L 3rd Top Blood ( J G Briceno 120 ) 2.05L 7th Optical Bijou ( J A Hernandez 126 ) 7.85L See full results | J A Hernandez 57.2kg 7.85L | 7 (8) |
| Delaware Park 15-Sep-25 1210m R9 Race 9 $45,360 (of $72,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:11.540, SP: 7.00 settled off the pace along the outside, advanced through the turn to find a prominent position behind leader, dueled in the final furlong and inched clear late. 1st Optical Bijou ( J Hernandez 125 ) 2nd Eastbostonbenny ( J Rodriguez 125 ) 0.75L 3rd Runyonesque ( A Adorno 121 ) 2.50L See full results | J Hernandez 56.7kg | 1 (9) |
| Monmouth Park 25-Aug-25 1210m R7 Race 7 $43,312 (of $68,749) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:10.930, SP: 4.00 chased four wide early, bid three wide on the turn, dueled, led into the stretch, drew clear and widened under urging. 1st Optical Bijou ( M Iorio 120 ) 2nd Alpha Company ( S Leon 120 ) 4.25L 3rd Fully Committed ( L Ocasio 120 ) 1.50L See full results | M Iorio 54.4kg | 1 (9) |
| Monmouth Park 15-Jun-25 1210m FIRM R6 Race 6 $687 (of $68,749) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:11.840, SP: 9.00 chased between rivals, chased on the turn and weakened. 1st Pogi ( S Marin 120 ) 2nd Go Irish ( J Barbosa 122 ) 4.25L 3rd J J Valentin ( C Sutherland 120 ) 3.50L 5th Optical Bijou ( F Pennington 120 ) 8.80L See full results | F Pennington 54.4kg 8.80L | 5 (8) |
| Monmouth Park 19-May-25 1710m GOOD R8 Race 8 $625 (of $62,500) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:44.140, SP: 10.00 raced three wide off the pace, steadied midway on the far turn and failed threaten. 1st Leo Monte ( J Bravo 120 ) 2nd See The Truth ( I Castillo 120 ) 0.10L 3rd Micro Brewsky ( M Iorio 124 ) 0.20L 6th Optical Bijou ( M J Sanchez 120 ) 14.70L See full results | M J Sanchez 54.4kg 14.70L | 6 (8) |
| Laurel Park 26-Apr-25 1210m FIRM R9 Race 9 $3,430 (of $49,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:11.360, SP: 21.00 came in bumping the winner at the start, raced along the inner rail on the turn, swung out in upper stretch and weakened. 1st Heard On Thestreet ( J Rodriguez 126 ) 2nd Prado Road ( S Russell 123 ) 1.00L 3rd Swifty Devil ( R E Mena 123 ) 2.75L 4th Optical Bijou ( M J Sanchez 123 ) 7.75L See full results | M J Sanchez 55.8kg 7.75L | 4 (6) |
| Laurel Park 11-Nov-24 1210m FIRM R9 Race 9 $300 (of $49,001) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:10.850, SP: 26.00 , no factor, swung to the five path at the head of the stretch, drifted in near the eighth pole and showed some late interest. 1st Doc Linkous ( V R Carrasco 121 ) 2nd Worcester ( S Russell 123 ) 1.75L 3rd Laddie Dance ( J G Briceno 121 ) 1.85L 7th Optical Bijou ( E O Robles 121 , Cd 126 ) 6.10L See full results | E O Robles 54.9kg, Cd 57.2kg 6.10L | 7 (9) |
| Delaware Park 05-Oct-24 1670m FIRM R7 Race 7 $2,870 (of $41,001) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:45.810 saved ground around the first turn, dueled on the inside up the backstretch, continued to battle from the rail around the far bend and weakened in the lane. 1st Street Glide ( J A Batista 122 ) 2nd Jasper's Pride ( J Torres 117 ) 0.50L 3rd What Does It Take ( D Haddock 120 ) 3.25L 4th Optical Bijou ( E O Robles 117 , Cd 122 ) 6.50L See full results | E O Robles 53.1kg, Cd 55.3kg 6.50L | 4 (7) |
| Monmouth Park 09-Sep-24 1210m FIRM R8 Race 8 $6,875 (of $68,749) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:12.480 chased between rivals, moved up three wide on the turn, rallied and finished evenly late. 1st Cassation ( J A V Jr 120 ) 2nd Legendary Thunder ( J Torres 115 ) 0.10L 3rd Optical Bijou ( S Marin 115 ) 1.35L See full results | S Marin 52.2kg 1.35L | 3 (9) |
| Monmouth Park 26-Aug-24 1210m FIRM R8 Race 8 $6,875 (of $68,749) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:11.280 was bumped at the start, raced off the pace, chased two wide on the turn, rallied four wide into the stretch and dug in gamely outside to the finish. 1st Electric Eel ( J Rendon 115 ) 2nd Dr. Doyle ( J Bravo 120 ) 0.25L 3rd Optical Bijou ( S Marin 115 ) 0.50L See full results | S Marin 52.2kg 0.50L | 3 (9) |
| Monmouth Park 21-Jul-24 1210m FIRM R4 Race 4 $13,750 (of $68,749) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:11.490 was off slowly and ducked in, outrun early, moved up at the quarter pole, came wide, made a late run outside and was gaining at the end. 1st Alpha Company ( M Iorio 120 , Cd 115 ) 2nd Optical Bijou ( S Marin 115 ) 0.50L 3rd Electric Eel ( J Rendon 115 ) 1.75L See full results | S Marin 52.2kg 0.50L | 2 (7) |
| Monmouth Park 28-Aug-23 1110m R2 Md $45,281 (of $71,876) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:06.450 chased between rivals, then inside on the turn, rallied between horses in the three path in the stretch run, then was bumped at the sixteenth pole and continued gamely to the finish. 1st Optical Bijou ( S Marin 117 ) 2nd Charlie's Express ( P Lopez 117 ) 1.25L 3rd Legendary Thunder ( J C Ferrer 117 ) 2.75L See full results | S Marin 53.1kg | 1 (10) |
| Monmouth Park 24-Jul-23 1010m R5 Md $718 (of $71,876) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:59.380 dueled three wide for the early lead, was floated out wide on the turn, continued to duel and weakened in the final furlong. 1st Joeboy's Jedi ( J Torres 117 ) 2nd Dont Rock The Boat ( R R Maragh 117 ) 7.75L 3rd Jasper's Pride ( J A Gomez 117 ) 9.50L 7th Optical Bijou ( A A Rodriguez 117 ) 14.25L See full results | A A Rodriguez 53.1kg 14.25L | 7 (8) |