Playing For Keeps (USA) Horse
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Playing For Keeps is a 6yo chestnut from the United States trained by Louis V. Ruberto, Jr. It is by Dark Kestrel out of Buckler. The horse has won five races so far. On 27 May 2025 at Thistledown, Playing For Keeps achieved its most important win, taking the $40100.00 Race 5 purse.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Thistledown 17-Jun-26 1207m FIRM R7 Race 7 $17,640 (of $28,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:11.960, SP: 2.75 broke in full stride to set all the pace and widened through the stretch under left handed urging and won in hand. 1st Playing For Keeps ( M Cedillo 119 ) 2nd Knock Wood ( N Vigil 121 ) 4.75L 3rd Reckless L J ( L R Rivera 121 ) 5.50L See full results | M Cedillo 54kg | 1 (6) |
| Thistledown 26-May-26 1207m GOOD R1 Race 1 $5,600 (of $28,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:10.640, SP: 11.00 set a pressured pace inside the winner to the top of the stretch and finished well clear for second. 1st Vdaytothetenacious ( L Gonzalez 119 ) 2nd Playing For Keeps ( M Cedillo 119 ) 1.75L 3rd Color Bearer ( J Skerrett 119 ) 5.25L See full results | M Cedillo 54kg 1.75L | 2 (7) |
| Thistledown 13-May-26 1207m GOOD R6 Race 6 $2,800 (of $28,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:10.820, SP: 26.00 set a pressured pace along the inside for nearly a half mile then was outfinished. 1st Dream On Baby ( A Rodriguez 119 ) 2nd Vdaytothetenacious ( L Gonzalez 119 ) 0.20L 3rd Playing For Keeps ( M Cedillo 119 ) 5.10L See full results | M Cedillo 54kg 5.10L | 3 (9) |
| Mahoning Valley 03-Dec-25 1110m R8 Race 8 $259 (of $25,900) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:05.530, SP: 21.00 1st Kinderhook ( E Barbaran 124 ) 2nd Bohemian Style ( A Chavez 123 ) 0.20L 3rd Sunset Town ( R Bowen 124 ) 0.75L 8th Playing For Keeps ( M Cedillo 124 ) 5.95L See full results | M Cedillo 56.2kg 5.95L | 8 (9) |
| Penn National 14-Nov-25 1210m FIRM R8 Race 8 $660 (of $22,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:10.290, SP: 21.00 was well placed early on the inside and faded. 1st Neon Sign ( A Cruz 121 ) 2nd Mask Patrol ( J Torres 121 ) 0.75L 3rd Yo Yo Candy ( R Moya 121 ) 1.50L 5th Playing For Keeps ( M Rojas 121 ) 4.50L See full results | M Rojas 54.9kg 4.50L | 5 (6) |