Sports Hero (USA) Horse
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Sports Hero is a four-year-old chestnut gelding bred in the United States, by Munnings out of Open House. He trains under James T. Ryerson and is owned by Stoneybrook Farm Trust And Potash, Edward C. Out of 18 starts, he has secured one win and placed five times, accumulating $78,445 in earnings. In his latest start at Belmont Park on 12 October 2026, he finished 3rd of 7 starters. His most recent victory occurred at Aqueduct on 23 April 2026.
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Belmont Park • Saratoga • Belmont At The Big A • Aqueduct • Laurel Park • Ellis Park • Churchill Downs • Oaklawn ParkRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Belmont Park 08-Nov-26 1308m SLOPPY R1 Race 1 - Claiming, SP: 9.00 | Christopher Elliott | 4 (7) |
| Belmont Park 12-Oct-26 1408m FIRM R6 Race 6 $5,311 (of $53,106) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:24.930, SP: 7.00 was allowed to settle off the pace in the early stages, saved some ground through the turn to make a five wide move at the top of the lane, put together a decent rally to earn the show award. 1st Mike's Magic ( S Gonzalez 126 ) 2nd E Z Bourbon ( R Gutierrez 126 ) 2.25L 3rd Sports Hero ( C Elliott 126 ) 3.50L See full results | C Elliott 57.2kg 3.50L | 3 (7) |
| Saratoga 17-Aug-26 1207m FIRM R5 Race 5 $4,163 (of $59,472) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:09.980, SP: 21.00 1st Seeker's Hope ( M Franco 126 ) 2nd Majestic Arc ( K Davis 126 ) 10.25L 3rd Red Miller ( D Davis 126 ) 0.30L 4th Sports Hero ( C Elliott 126 ) 11.25L See full results | C Elliott 57.2kg 11.25L | 4 (8) |
| Saratoga 25-Jul-26 1308m FIRM R5 Race 5 $361 (of $60,104) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:17.340, SP: 8.50 1st Salming ( M Franco 126 ) 2nd Majestic Arc ( K Davis 126 ) 5.00L 3rd Swaging ( J Rodriguez 126 ) 6.75L 10th Sports Hero ( J Lezcano 126 ) 43.75L See full results | J Lezcano 57.2kg 43.75L | 10 (10) |
| Belmont At The Big A 28-Jun-26 1207m R5 Race 5 $2,785 (of $69,616) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:09.050, SP: 10.00 chased three wide patiently handled until let out angled six wide into upper stretch and offered no response. 1st After Taxes ( D Davis 126 ) 2nd Middle Market ( J Rodriguez 126 ) 0.75L 3rd Slay Sadie Slay ( M Franco 121 ) 2.25L 5th Sports Hero ( J Lezcano 126 ) 5.50L See full results | J Lezcano 57.2kg 5.50L | 5 (6) |
| Belmont At The Big A 26-May-26 1207m R9 Race 9 $7,984 (of $79,843) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:12.080, SP: 3.25 1st Ready Set Twirl ( D Rivera 126 ) 2nd Guilty ( K Carmouche 126 ) 0.75L 3rd Sports Hero ( C Elliott 126 ) 2.50L See full results | C Elliott 57.2kg 2.50L | 3 (11) |
| Aqueduct 23-Apr-26 1207m Flat, SP: 9/2 | Christopher Elliott 57.2kg | 1 (6) |
| Aqueduct 20-Mar-26 1408m Flat, SP: 8/1 | Christopher Elliott 57.2kg | 3 (8) |
| Aqueduct 01-Mar-26 1609m GOOD Flat, SP: 9/2 | Christopher Elliott 55.3kg | 5 (9) |
| Aqueduct 05-Feb-26 1207m Flat, SP: 14/1 | Christopher Elliott 55.3kg | 6 (10) |
| Aqueduct 26-Dec-25 1308m FAST Flat, SP: 12/1 | Christopher Elliott 55.3kg | 3 (12) |
| Laurel Park 09-Nov-25 1106m GOOD Flat, SP: 5/1 | Angel Cruz 56.2kg | 2 (10) |
| Belmont At The Big A 19-Oct-25 1308m Flat, SP: 14/1 | Christopher Elliott 54.9kg | 6 (7) |
| Saratoga 17-Aug-25 1408m FAST Flat, SP: 9/1 | Jose Ortiz 54kg | 7 (8) |
| Ellis Park 13-Jul-25 1609m GOOD Flat, SP: 16/1 | J R Leparoux 53.5kg | 6 (7) |
| Churchill Downs 22-Jun-25 1207m FAST Flat, SP: 15/8 | Luis Saez 53.5kg | 7 (7) |
| Churchill Downs 24-May-25 1609m FAST Flat, SP: 16/1 | Luan Machado 53.5kg | 6 (11) |
| Oaklawn Park 19-Apr-25 1207m FAST Flat, SP: 10/3 | Flavien Prat 55.3kg | 5 (10) |