Playing Tricks (USA) Horse
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Playing Tricks is a 5yo bay horse from the United States trained by Chad C. Brown. He is by Good Magic out of Stellabymoonlight. To date he has captured two victories. On 4 Jan 2026 at Gulfstream, Playing Tricks earned his biggest triumph, netting $84,000.00 in purse money. He has been a money‑maker for bettors, delivering roughly a 50% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Aqueduct 26-Apr-26 1609m FIRM R6 Race 6 (of $86,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:37.250, SP: 5.00 1st Bramito ( J R Velazquez 123 ) 2nd Dreamlike ( K Carmouche 123 ) 1.25L 3rd Contrary Thinking ( D Davis 121 ) 1.50L 6th Playing Tricks ( M Franco 123 ) 6.50L See full results | M Franco 55.8kg 6.50L | 6 (9) |
| Aqueduct 22-Mar-26 1609m FIRM R8 Race 8 $52,290 (of $83,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:37.010, SP: 3.25 1st Playing Tricks ( M Franco 123 ) 2nd Brazenly ( J Lezcano 121 ) 0.20L 3rd Reynolds Channel ( K Carmouche 123 ) 1.00L See full results | M Franco 55.8kg | 1 (8) |
| Gulfstream 04-Jan-26 1408m FIRM R7 Md $52,920 (of $84,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:24.530, SP: 2.75 was settled early, split rivals by the three eighths marker and advanced three wide by the quarter pole, then closed well in the final furlong to run down the tiring leader late to prove best under a drive. 1st Playing Tricks ( T Gaffalione 123 ) 2nd Noble Sky ( Y Torres 123 ) 0.75L 3rd Playa Azul ( D Egan 118 ) 8.00L See full results | T Gaffalione 55.8kg | 1 (7) |
| Aqueduct 26-Apr-25 1310m FIRM R6 Md $16,000 (of $80,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:16.860, SP: 3.25 dropped to the rear under urging, climbed badly while green near the eleven-sixteenths pole, raced at the back while ridden along, was urged along the rail for most of the turn then shifted to the three path, gained in the six path into the stretch, remained on his inside lead until inside the furlong marker then swapped to the proper lead and finished fast but was too late while able to get the place. 1st Protected ( K Carmouche 118 ) 2nd Playing Tricks ( D Davis 125 ) 0.50L 3rd Draft Riots ( M Franco 118 ) 1.50L See full results | D Davis 56.7kg 0.50L | 2 (8) |