Rocketeightyeight (USA)

Country

United States

Foal Date

17-Apr-21

Colour

bay

Sire

Into Mischief

Dam

Rocket Maker

Prize Money

$146622

Trainer

Randy Matthews

Owners

Mark Hixson

About

Rocketeightyeight is a 4yo b from the United States trained by Randy Matthews. He is by the stallion Into Mischief out of the mare Rocket Maker. To date, Rocketeightyeight has won two races. On 29 September 2024 at Churchill Downs, he captured his biggest victory, taking the $32,500 Maiden Claiming purse.

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Horseshoe Indianapolis 29-Aug-25 1207m FIRM R3 Race 3 $1,400 (of $14,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:11.250, SP: 5.00 stalked the pace in the four path, bid on the turn, dueled briefly but was no match in the drive.	J D Ramos 55.3kg 5.25L	3 (9)
Horseshoe Indianapolis 18-Jun-25 1207m FIRM R2 Race 2 $1,190 (of $17,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:10.370, SP: 2.00 and.	J D Ramos 55.3kg 5.00L	4 (6)
Horseshoe Indianapolis 29-May-25 1207m FIRM R2 Race 2 $1,666 (of $23,800) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:10.650, SP: 9.00 dueled outside of a rival and gave way in the stretch.	J D Ramos 55.3kg 6.75L	4 (6)
Horseshoe Indianapolis 09-May-25 1106m FIRM R2 Race 2 $4,488 (of $22,441) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:05.090, SP: 11.00 3p,rally4p1/4,no match	J D Ramos 55.3kg 1.50L	2 (6)
Horseshoe Indianapolis 17-Apr-25 1106m FIRM R4 Race 4 $1,666 (of $23,800) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:04.580, SP: 5.00 Vied btw,steadied3/8	J D Ramos 55.3kg 5.35L	4 (7)
Turfway Park 01-Mar-25 1307m FIRM R4 Race 4 $364 (of $27,800) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:18.860 bout out start, chased leaders to the turn and gave way readily.	J D Ramos 57.2kg 19.25L	7 (9)
Turfway Park 06-Feb-25 1307m R5 Race 5 $17,514 (of $27,800) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:19.050, SP: 10.00 chased inside to the turn, dueled into stretch, dug in and held game to the wire.	J D Ramos 56.2kg	1 (10)
Turfway Park 05-Jan-25 1307m FIRM R7 Race 7 $405 (of $31,899) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:17.960, SP: 14.00 inside speed to the front, led to stretch with nothing left.	S Sanjur 54.4kg 10.60L	11 (11)
Turfway Park 14-Dec-24 1207m FIRM R6 Race 6 $2,233 (of $31,899) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:10.010, SP: 8.00 no sped to the turn, six wide into the stretch, mildly to wire.	S Sanjur 53.5kg 1.35L	4 (10)
Churchill Downs 28-Nov-24 1207m FIRM R3 Race 3 $1,089 (of $66,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:09.420, SP: 16.00 bumped with an inner foe leaving the gate, set a pressured pace early on, got headed while inside of a trio of bidders at the five sixteenths pole and weakened.	S Sanjur 53.5kg 10.20L	7 (7)
Churchill Downs 01-Nov-24 1207m FIRM R5 Race 5 $3,780 (of $53,999) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:09.720, SP: 5.00 brushed with an inner rival at the start, stalked the top pair from the three path, lacked progress while tipping to the five path chasing into the final furlong, but tired late and lost show to an inner foe at the wire.	R Bejarano 53.5kg 5.35L	4 (7)
Churchill Downs 29-Sep-24 1307m FIRM R1 Md $31,500 (of $32,500) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:18.240, SP: 14/5 Bid 2w5/16,cleared upr	R Bejarano 54.9kg	1 (10)
Ellis Park 26-Aug-24 1408m FIRM R2 Md $2,240 (of $23,926) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:24.510, SP: 14/5 Brsh st,ins foes,yield	R Bejarano 54kg 0.15L	4 (8)
Ellis Park 07-Jul-24 1207m FIRM R3 Md $2,240 (of $23,926) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:11.390, SP: 19/5 Vied, 4p upper, faded	C Lopez 54.4kg 0.15L	4 (8)
Churchill Downs 25-May-24 1307m GOOD R8 Md $5,800 (of $37,700) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:17.170, SP: 6/4 3p,stdy3/8,5p5/16,stay	R Bejarano 53.5kg 7.75L	3 (7)
Oaklawn Park 21-Apr-24 1207m FIRM R4 Md $4,340 (of $37,200) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:11.580, SP: 4/1 Rank 3/8,5w 1/4	J Ortiz 55.3kg 1.75L	4 (11)
Oaklawn Park 22-Mar-24 1207m FIRM R6 Md $3,800 (of $24,130) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:11.950, SP: 9/2 Floated out,early bump	R Bejarano 55.3kg 3.75L	3 (10)
Oaklawn Park 08-Mar-24 1609m FIRM R7 Md (of $45,720) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:38.640, SP: 16/1 Pulled,chased,gave way	L Fuentes 52.2kg 17.00L	8 (10)
Oaklawn Park 29-Jan-24 1207m GOOD R5 Md (of $73,025) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:12.460, SP: 20/1 Off step slow,retreatd	L Fuentes 53.5kg 21.50L	10 (10)
Oaklawn Park 01-Jan-24 1207m FIRM R6 Md $11,500 (of $115,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:10.520 raced back off the pace and the inside, raced five wide out of the turn, rallied to be clear of the others, no threat to the top two.	J R Leparoux 54.9kg 8.00L	3 (12)
Churchill Downs 26-Nov-23 1408m FIRM R2 Md (of $120,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:23.050 raced forwardly in the four path but gave way around the turn.	J L Ortiz 54kg 28.25L	10 (12)
Keeneland 29-Oct-23 1709m GOOD R2 Md (of $100,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:43.930 vied along the inside, got headed turning for home and weakened entering the final furlong.	J Graham 54kg 9.55L	10 (11)
Kentucky Downs 04-Sep-23 1609m GOOD R1 CLMd (of $150,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:35.920 stalked the pace while racing three to four wide around the far turn and weakened a bit in the drive racing four to five deep.	J Graham 54kg 7.60L	7 (12)