Shane's The Brains (USA) Horse
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Shane's The Brains is a 3yo dk b/r from the United States trained by Doug O'Neill. It is by Nyquist out of Edwina E. The horse has not broken its maiden, going winless in six starts. In its most recent start at Santa Anita on 18 Oct 2026, Armando Ayuso rode it to a second‑place finish behind Brazoria.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Anita 18-Oct-26 1609m FIRM R1 Md $18,723 (of $93,613) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:35.170, SP: 15.00 1st Brazoria ( J Rosario 126 ) 2nd Shane's The Brains ( A Ayuso 122 ) 0.75L 3rd Peachy Canyon ( J Hernandez 122 ) 2.00L See full results | A Ayuso 55.3kg 0.75L | 2 (8) |
| Santa Anita 22-Feb-26 1609m FIRM R10 Md $706 (of $98,884) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:35.630, SP: 17.00 broke out, followed in range between runners or in the two path and weakened in the lane. 1st Essential Lady ( M Demuro 122 ) 2nd Darya ( T Pereira 122 ) 0.20L 3rd Cortina D'amprezzo ( K Kimura 122 ) 2.00L 10th Shane's The Brains ( A Ayuso 122 ) 8.50L See full results | A Ayuso 55.3kg 8.50L | 10 (12) |
| Santa Anita 25-Jan-26 1811m FIRM R5 Md $10,152 (of $101,523) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:50.630, SP: 13.00 stepped to the front and moved inside, padded the lead on the backstretch, remained comfortably in front around the far turn, held a diminishing lead entering the final furlong, got run down by the winner midstretch and lost second late. 1st Inbox ( T Pereira 122 ) 2nd Victorious Dream ( V Espinoza 122 ) 1.25L 3rd Shane's The Brains ( E Jaramillo 122 ) 1.50L See full results | E Jaramillo 55.3kg 1.50L | 3 (6) |
| Del Mar 15-Nov-25 1610m R6 Md $766 (of $91,932) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:38.150, SP: 10.00 vied inside a quartet of rivals into the first turn, inched ahead around the bend, showed the way up the backstretch, took pressure on the far turn, lost command with a quarter mile remaining, yielded into the stretch and faded. 1st Consequent ( J Hernandez 122 ) 2nd Bank Shot ( A Escobedo 122 ) 0.50L 3rd Fortunate Truth ( R Gonzalez 122 ) 2.25L 7th Shane's The Brains ( A Fresu 122 ) 12.75L See full results | A Fresu 55.3kg 12.75L | 7 (9) |
| Keeneland 19-Oct-25 1610m FIRM R10 Md $2,115 (of $169,205) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:37.990, SP: 5.00 stalked two wide and between horses, pressed down the backstretch then faded in upper stretch. 1st Backgammon ( I O Jr 119 ) 2nd Patron Silver ( J Ortiz 119 ) 1.75L 3rd Maverick Queen ( A Concepcion 119 ) 3.75L 10th Shane's The Brains ( L Dettori 119 ) 11.00L See full results | L Dettori 54kg 11.00L | 10 (12) |