Paul's Tricky Tale (USA)
About
Paul's Tricky Tale is a 9yo horse from the United States trained by Donald Yovanovich. He is by Tale Of The Cat out of Tricky Elaine. The colt has yet to win, remaining maiden after 17 starts. In his most recent race at Mountaineer on October 16, 2025, Michael Y. Pagan rode him to a fifth‑place finish, behind the winner Nvdia.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Mountaineer 16-Oct-25 1610m R3 Md (of $8,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:44.500, SP: 26.00 was always outrun. | M Y Pagan 57.2kg, Cd 60.3kg 24.00L | 5 (5) |
| Mountaineer 07-Oct-25 1610m R4 Md $735 (of $10,500) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:42.840, SP: 34.00 was always far back. | M Pagan 57.2kg, Cd 60.3kg 38.00L | 4 (5) |
| Mountaineer 11-Sep-25 1610m R5 Race 5 $85 (of $8,500) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:44.890, SP: 41.00 dropped far back early. | L Negron 55.8kg 23.45L | 6 (7) |
| Mountaineer 13-Aug-25 1210m R6 Race 6 $77 (of $7,700) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:15.880, SP: 51.00 was always outrun. | M Pagan 55.8kg, Cd 59kg 11.25L | 6 (9) |
| Mountaineer 21-Jul-25 1210m FIRM R8 Md $77 (of $7,700) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:14.940, SP: 34.00 was always outrun. | L Negron 55.8kg 21.30L | 7 (8) |
| Mountaineer 10-Jul-25 1110m FIRM R3 Md $770 (of $7,700) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:08.510, SP: 10.00 passed tired horses, no threat. | L Negron 55.8kg 14.00L | 3 (5) |
| Mountaineer 04-Dec-24 1610m GOOD R3 Md $77 (of $7,700) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:48.070, SP: 21.00 was always outrun. | M Cedillo 55.8kg 15.50L | 6 (6) |
| Mountaineer 29-Oct-24 1610m FIRM R3 Md $538 (of $7,700) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:43.320, SP: 21.00 was never involved. | M Cedillo 55.8kg 19.25L | 4 (5) |
| Delaware Park 02-Nov-23 1670m R1 Md $700 (of $10,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:50.430 chased briefly two to three wide, steadily dropped back between runners up the backstretch, tired. | R E Mena 55.8kg 11.50L | 4 (5) |
| Delaware Park 13-Oct-23 1610m R1 Md $150 (of $10,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:42.170 dueled on the outside around the first turn and up the backstretch, dropped back while saving ground around the far turn and continued to fade from there. | R E Mena 55.8kg 12.85L | 6 (8) |
| Delaware Park 23-Sep-23 1670m R3 Md $300 (of $10,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:46.890 saved ground around the turn, dueled on the inside up the backstretch, continued to battle from the rail around the second turn and weakened in the stretch. | R E Mena 55.8kg 10.50L | 5 (10) |
| Delaware Park 08-Sep-23 1610m R1 Md $700 (of $10,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:44.330 vied two wide for the lead, dueled on the backside, shook free on the far turn, dueled past midstretch, was tiriing and steadied at the sixteenth marker. | C Marquez 55.8kg 2.75L | 4 (5) |
| Delaware Park 10-Aug-23 1670m R3 Md $1,260 (of $18,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:49.200 settled well back racing inside, failed to menace. | J Alicea 55.8kg, Cd 59kg 19.50L | 4 (5) |
| Delaware Park 21-Jul-23 1610m R1 Md $300 (of $10,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:44.460 failed to sustain a bid. | A Crispin 55.8kg 23.00L | 5 (5) |
| Charles Town 15-Oct-22 1410m FIRM Md (of $10,748), Winning Time: 01:29.860, SP: 61.00 Well back inside | C Marrero 56.2kg, Cd 0 25.50L | 9 (10) |
| Colonial Downs 06-Sep-22 1110m GOOD R4 Race 4 (of $25,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:02.380 raced at the back of the pack on the inside early, saved ground around the turn and was empty in the stretch. | J Toledo 53.1kg, Cd 49.9kg 22.25L | 12 (14) |
| Colonial Downs 05-Sep-22 1110m GOOD CLMd (of $13,333), Winning Time: 01:02.380, SP: 25/1 Inside,svd gnd,empty | J Toledo 56.2kg, Cd 0 22.25L | 12 (14) |