Optimal Courage (USA) Horse
Country
Foal Date
Colour
Sire
Dam
Prize Money
Trainer
Owners
About
Optimal Courage, an 8yo dk b/br from the United States trained by Miguel Angel Silva, is by Optimizer out of Elated. The horse has accumulated 20 wins in its career. On September 1, 2022 at Canterbury Park, Optimal Courage captured its biggest triumph, taking the $40500.00 prize in Race 6.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 12-Jul-26 1106m FIRM R2 Race 2 $2,800 (of $14,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:04.000, SP: 5.50 1st Vsop ( H Leahey 122 ) 2nd Optimal Courage ( A Achard 122 ) 1.50L 3rd Hedge ( J Ramos 122 ) 1.75L See full results | A Achard 55.3kg 1.50L | 2 (8) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 30-Apr-26 1106m FIRM R4 Race 4 $200 (of $27,200) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:04.080, SP: 8.50 stalked the early pace in the five path before fading in the stretch. 1st Sound Doctrine ( J Morales 122 ) 2nd Spotonjustice ( M Murrill 119 ) 5.25L 3rd Me And Chili ( H Leahey 119 ) 5.00L 6th Optimal Courage ( G Rodriguez 122 ) 12.25L See full results | G Rodriguez 55.3kg 12.25L | 6 (8) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 09-Apr-26 1207m FIRM R7 Race 7 $131 (of $23,800) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:09.580, SP: 7.50 led inside before giving way near the eighth pole. 1st Delta Tau Chi ( F C L De 122 ) 2nd Decatur Street ( J Ramos 122 ) 4.50L 3rd Gimmeethreesteps ( A Burgos 119 ) 1.25L 7th Optimal Courage ( M J Pedroza 122 ) 9.25L See full results | M J Pedroza 55.3kg 9.25L | 7 (11) |
| Oaklawn Park 21-Mar-26 1207m R10 Race 10 $310 (of $31,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:10.080, SP: 17.00 vied for the lead from just off the rail, lost ground while hustled along around the turn, and gave way on the left lead in the stretch. 1st Finster ( D Cabrera 118 ) 2nd One True Shance ( F Arrieta 118 ) 0.30L 3rd Kunshan Bridge ( E Asmussen 118 ) 6.50L 8th Optimal Courage ( I Hernandez 118 ) 14.00L See full results | I Hernandez 53.5kg 14.00L | 8 (13) |
| Oaklawn Park 20-Feb-26 1207m R2 Race 2 $3,100 (of $31,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:11.050, SP: 41.00 was wellback in the four path, ridden between foes in the two path around the turn, angled out to the seven path in upper stretch, and kept on while on the left lead for show. 1st Prayforpeace ( A Mendoza 121 ) 2nd Lord Majesty ( C Torres 124 ) 1.50L 3rd Optimal Courage ( I Hernandez 118 ) 3.25L See full results | I Hernandez 53.5kg 3.25L | 3 (10) |