Poise (USA) Horse
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Poise is a 3yo ch from the United States trained by Steven Asmussen. He is by the stallion Gun Runner out of the mare Etiquette. Poise has not yet broken his maiden, having failed to win in five starts. In his most recent outing at Churchill Downs on 13 September 2026, jockey Jose Ortiz rode him to a sixth‑place finish, behind the winner Ready Comete.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Churchill Downs 13-Sep-26 1308m R11 Md (of $167,160) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:17.670, SP: 2.75 tracked the pace early from the inside, raced in the five path into the lane and weakened late in the stretch. 1st Ready Comete ( B J Hernandez 121 ) 2nd Treat Yourself ( J Rosario 121 ) 0.50L 3rd Shewontbudge ( W Rodriguez 124 ) 5.00L 6th Poise ( J Ortiz 121 ) 8.75L See full results | J Ortiz 54.9kg 8.75L | 6 (11) |
| Saratoga 10-Aug-26 1207m FIRM R1 Md $16,301 (of $163,005) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:10.950, SP: 3.50 1st Frolicking ( T Gaffalione 122 ) 2nd Glow Of A Rose ( F Prat 122 ) 0.75L 3rd Poise ( J Ortiz 122 ) 2.75L See full results | J Ortiz 55.3kg 2.75L | 3 (5) |
| Churchill Downs 29-Jun-26 1308m R11 Md $34,808 (of $174,039) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:16.730, SP: 11.00 vied two wide, led as an outer rival bid entering the lane, repelled that one and drew clear in upper stretch but offered no resistance to an outer challenge in the final sixteenth. 1st In Total Awe ( A Concepcion 118 ) 2nd Poise ( J Ortiz 118 ) 3.25L 3rd Kaykay ( F Geroux 118 ) 3.75L See full results | J Ortiz 53.5kg 3.25L | 2 (11) |
| Churchill Downs 17-May-26 1207m R2 Md $11,745 (of $167,785) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:09.500, SP: 17.00 brushed with an outer foe at the start, prompted the leader from the three path, but yielded in the four path entering the lane and gave way. 1st Movie Night ( L Machado 118 ) 2nd Epic Proud Mary ( F Geroux 118 ) 8.00L 3rd Audra ( A Concepcion 118 ) 0.20L 4th Poise ( J Rosado 118 ) 10.60L See full results | J Rosado 53.5kg 10.60L | 4 (12) |
| Keeneland 24-Apr-26 1207m FIRM R8 Md $15,377 (of $153,769) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:12.390, SP: 4.50 broke a bit outwardly, laid off of the pace in the five to three path into the turn, shifted back to the five path entering the lane, fanned out to the seven path in upper stretch and ran on willingly. 1st Nut Bush City ( A Concepcion 120 ) 2nd Aegis ( I O Jr 120 ) 1.75L 3rd Poise ( J Ortiz 120 ) 3.25L See full results | J Ortiz 54.4kg 3.25L | 3 (10) |