Small Town Gossip (USA) Horse

Country

United States

Foal Date

07-Apr-22

Colour

dark bay or brown

Dam

Nava

Prize Money

79728

Owners

Elkhorn Oaks, Inc

About

Small Town Gossip, a 4yo dark bay/brown gelding from the United States trained by James R. Jackson, is by Dominus out of Nava. The horse has earned two wins in its career. Its biggest victory arrived on 25 Sep 2025 at Thistledown, taking the $35,800 Race 7. It has been a profitable pick for bettors; staking on it throughout its career would have produced an 18% return on investment.

Raced At

Thistledown

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Mahoning Valley 22-Oct-25 1210m R9 Race 9 $351 (of $35,100) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:13.180, SP: 4.50 was always wide and flattened out in the stretch. 1st Jemel ( A Rodriguez 121 ) 2nd Illuminate ( R Bowen 121 ) 0.75L 3rd Exaltada ( F S Becerra 121 ) 5.00L 6th Small Town Gossip ( L R Rivera 123 ) 9.50L See full resultsL R Rivera 55.8kg 9.50L6 (8)
Thistledown 25-Sep-25 1210m R7 Race 7 $22,554 (of $35,800) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:12.600, SP: 8.00 pressed the pace along the inside into the stretch, made the lead past the three sixteenths marker, responded under right handed urging and drew off. 1st Small Town Gossip ( L R Rivera 115 ) 2nd Holidays Army Brat ( A Chavez 115 ) 2.50L 3rd Electric Melody ( D J Haldar 115 ) 8.50L See full resultsL R Rivera 52.2kg1 (5)
Thistledown 15-Jul-25 1210m FIRM R5 Race 5 $3,580 (of $35,800) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:12.080, SP: 7.50 stumbled at the start, offered a mild bid three wide into the turn then leveled off. 1st Illuminate ( R Bowen 119 ) 2nd Holidays Army Brat ( A Chavez 115 ) 2.00L 3rd Small Town Gossip ( R Mejias 115 ) 7.25L See full resultsR Mejias 52.2kg 7.25L3 (7)
Thistledown 03-Jun-25 1210m FIRM R7 Race 7 $716 (of $35,800) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:12.050, SP: 5.50 had brief foot, and was through early. 1st National Diamond ( A I Diaz 119 ) 2nd Lady Fortune ( A Chavez 119 ) 6.25L 3rd Truly Inclusive ( J A Bracho 119 ) 9.00L 6th Small Town Gossip ( L R Rivera 119 ) 13.60L See full resultsL R Rivera 54kg 13.60L6 (6)
Thistledown 13-May-25 1110m FIRM R2 Md $21,358 (of $33,900) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:07.430, SP: 2.63 always within striking distance, rallied four then two wide into the stretch under right then left handed urging, made the lead inside the furlong marker and finished full of run to win going away under confident handling. 1st Small Town Gossip ( L R Rivera 119 ) 2nd Vesper Martini ( R Bowen 119 ) 3.25L 3rd Marabella ( E Barbaran 119 ) 7.00L See full resultsL R Rivera 54kg1 (8)
Thistledown 17-Sep-24 1110m FIRM R8 Md $1,017 (of $33,901) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:06.460 was bumped hard at the start and went evenly while six wide through the stretch. 1st Lo Bug ( N Vigil 118 ) 2nd Secret Caller ( R Feliciano 118 ) 5.75L 3rd Illuminate ( Y Aviles 118 ) 1.50L 5th Small Town Gossip ( F S Becerra 118 ) 9.75L See full resultsF S Becerra 53.5kg 9.75L5 (7)
Thistledown 23-Jul-24 1110m FIRM R5 Md $339 (of $33,901) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:06.440 was no factor. 1st My Kinda Party ( E Barbaran 118 ) 2nd Instigation ( A Diaz 118 ) 2.00L 3rd Lo Bug ( F Peterson 118 ) 1.00L 7th Small Town Gossip ( A Hernandez-lopez 118 ) 10.85L See full resultsA Hernandez-lopez 53.5kg 10.85L7 (8)
Thistledown 05-Jul-24 1006m FIRM R3 Race 3 $1,017 (of $33,900) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:00.200 broke in front, set the pace until deep stretch then was outfinished while two wide. 1st Toastmaster ( R Bowen 118 ) 2nd Instigation ( A I Diaz 118 ) 1.00L 3rd My Kinda Party ( E Barbaran 118 ) 1.50L 5th Small Town Gossip ( A Hernandez-lopez 118 ) 2.75L See full resultsA Hernandez-lopez 53.5kg 2.75L5 (7)
Thistledown 18-Jun-24 1010m R3 Md $1,017 (of $33,901) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:59.400 hopped at the start and was no threat. 1st Silver Kiss ( C Keiser 118 ) 2nd Coloryoureggs ( J A Bracho 118 ) 8.00L 3rd Toastmaster ( R Bowen 118 ) 9.00L 5th Small Town Gossip ( T D Houghton 118 ) 12.00L See full resultsT D Houghton 53.5kg 12.00L5 (7)