Penalty Box (USA) Horse
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Penalty Box is a four-year-old dk b/br gelding bred in the United States, by Violence out of Lady Alida. The horse is under the care of trainer Michael W. McCarthy and rides for owner James Daniell. Out of ten starts he has captured a single victory and has finished in the placings six times, accumulating earnings of $253,250. His most recent outing took place at Churchill Downs on 24 September 2026, where he finished 3rd of 8 runners. His latest win was recorded at Churchill Downs on 8 June 2026.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Churchill Downs 06-Nov-26 1609m FAST R9 Race 9 - Allowance, SP: 6.50 | Ben Curtis | 10 (11) |
| Churchill Downs 24-Sep-26 1710m R8 Race 8 $17,901 (of $179,007) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:42.750, SP: 5.00 prompted the leader from the three path, vied between horses around the far turn, shifted out to the four path in upper stretch but yielded in the final furlong. 1st Memory ( T Gaffalione 118 ) 2nd Pagode ( B J H Jr 122 ) 1.50L 3rd Penalty Box ( B Curtis 122 ) 3.00L See full results | B Curtis 55.3kg 3.00L | 3 (8) |
| Ellis Park 22-Aug-26 1609m R6 Race 6 $14,310 (of $143,096) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:37.440, SP: 4.50 set a pressured pace along the inside, vied with an outer pair around the far turn, fought on gamely after moving off of the fence in upper stretch but was bested and held show. 1st Vintage Cowboy ( E Asmussen 118 ) 2nd Tre Italiani ( W Rodriguez 123 ) 0.15L 3rd Penalty Box ( B Curtis 123 ) 0.80L See full results | B Curtis 55.8kg 0.80L | 3 (7) |
| Ellis Park 19-Jul-26 1609m R6 Race 6 $4,304 (of $146,132) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:35.520, SP: 4.50 tracked from the three to four path into the backstretch, inched closer to edge place at the quarter pole but flattened out and yielded between horses in the final sixteenth. 1st Zat's The One ( F Arrieta 123 ) 2nd Blacksmith ( F Geroux 118 ) 4.50L 3rd House United ( R Bejarano 123 ) 4.75L 5th Penalty Box ( D E Sheehy 123 ) 10.75L See full results | D E Sheehy 55.8kg 10.75L | 5 (8) |
| Churchill Downs 08-Jun-26 1408m R3 Md $107,204 (of $170,165) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:21.780, SP: 2.63 1st Penalty Box ( B Curtis 124 ) 2nd Banksy's ( F Arrieta 118 ) 1.25L 3rd Embry Show ( M Garcia 118 ) 1.00L See full results | B Curtis 56.2kg | 1 (9) |
| Turfway Park 04-Dec-25 2010m R5 Md $1,129 (of $151,697) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:02.590, SP: 2.50 inside run close up to far turn, bid stretch, faltered back late. 1st Dawn Dragon ( C Vincent 121 ) 2nd Peak Performer ( M Luan 121 ) 4.50L 3rd Rapoport ( E Emmanuel 124 ) 0.15L 6th Penalty Box ( O J Irad 121 ) 5.55L See full results | O J Irad 54.9kg 5.55L | 6 (11) |
| Churchill Downs 30-Oct-25 1609m Flat, SP: 6/5 | Axel Concepcion 54.4kg | 2 (6) |
| Del Mar 24-Aug-25 1609m FAST Flat, SP: 5/4 | Kyle Frey 54.9kg | 2 (6) |
| Del Mar 20-Jul-25 1609m FAST Flat, SP: 16/1 | Kyle Frey 54.4kg | 2 (7) |
| Santa Anita 14-Jun-25 1408m FAST Flat, SP: 10/1 | Kyle Frey 54.4kg | 3 (8) |
| Santa Anita 10-May-25 1308m FAST Flat, SP: 4/1 | Kyle Frey 53.5kg | 6 (7) |