Paul's Tricky Tale (USA)
About
In Mountaineer R5 Race 5, the 9yo gelding Paul’s Tricky Tale, bred in the United States, is trained by Donald Yovanovich. He is by Tale Of The Cat out of Tricky Elaine. The horse has not yet secured a maiden win, having failed in 14 starts. In its latest outing at Mountaineer on 13 August 2025, Paul’s Tricky Tale, ridden by Michael Y. Pagan, placed sixth behind the winner Heavenly Lady.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Mountaineer 13-Aug-25 1207m R6 Race 6 (of $7,700) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:15.880, SP: 50.00 was always outrun. | M Y Pagan 55.8kg, Cd 59kg 11.25L | 6 (9) |
| Mountaineer 21-Jul-25 1207m FIRM R8 Md $77 (of $7,700) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:14.940, SP: 33.00 was always outrun. | L Negron 55.8kg 21.30L | 7 (8) |
| Mountaineer 10-Jul-25 1106m FIRM R3 Md $770 (of $7,700) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:08.510, SP: 9.00 passed tired horses, no threat. | L Negron 55.8kg 14.00L | 3 (5) |
| Mountaineer 04-Dec-24 1609m GOOD R3 Md $77 (of $7,700) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:28.070, SP: 20.00 was always outrun. | M Cedillo 55.8kg 15.50L | 6 (6) |
| Mountaineer 29-Oct-24 1609m FIRM R3 Md $538 (of $7,700) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:23.320, SP: 20.00 was never involved. | M Cedillo 55.8kg 19.25L | 4 (5) |
| Delaware Park 02-Nov-23 1673m 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 1609m FIRM R1 CLMd $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 1673m FIRM R3 CLMd $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 1609m FIRM R1 CLMd $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 1673m FIRM R3 CLMd $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 1609m FIRM R1 CLMd $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 1408m FIRM Md (of $10,748), Winning Time: 01:29.860, SP: 60/1 Well back inside | C Marrero 56.2kg, Cd 0 25.50L | 9 (10) |
| Colonial Downs 06-Sep-22 1106m 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 56.2kg 22.25L | 12 (14) |
| Colonial Downs 05-Sep-22 1106m 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) |