Strange Addiction (USA)
About
Strange Addiction is a 5yo bay horse from the United States trained by Bill McLean. He is by Good Magic out of the mare There'syourtrouble. So far he has won two races. On 4 September 2023 at Del Mar, Strange Addiction captured his most important victory, earning a $42,000 purse.
Raced At
Santa Anita
• Los Alamitos Racecourse
• Golden State Racing
• Pleasanton
• Del Mar
• Golden Gate FieldsRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Anita 13-Oct-25 1210m FIRM R3 Race 3 (of $26,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:11.220, SP: 7.00 chased from off the pace two wide leaving the backstretch, tipped three wide around the bend and could not rally. | A Ayuso 56.2kg 6.50L | 5 (7) |
| Los Alamitos Racecourse 22-Sep-25 1110m FIRM R8 Race 8 $2,700 (of $27,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:03.800, SP: 11.00 tracked along the rail, tipped two wide leaving the bend, finished willingly through the lane and got outkicked for second. | A Ayuso 56.7kg 2.00L | 3 (8) |
| Santa Anita 09-Mar-25 1310m GOOD R3 Race 3 $500 (of $36,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:16.390, SP: 34.00 lacked early speed, trailed two wide around the bend, angled out leaving the turn and was never a factor. | M Americano 56.2kg, Cd 58.5kg 4.15L | 6 (7) |
| Santa Anita 16-Feb-25 1310m FIRM R3 Race 3 $4,600 (of $23,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:17.980, SP: 7.50 lagged behind early, traveled along the rail into the turn, gained ground while tipping out to the three path around the bend, rallied into second late and kept gaining on the winner to the wire. | M Americano 55.3kg 1.00L | 2 (7) |
| Santa Anita 03-Feb-25 1610m GOOD R4 Race 4 $500 (of $36,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:35.280, SP: 41.00 trailed on the inside then two wide into stretch and was never a factor. | A Ayuso 56.2kg 9.25L | 7 (7) |
| Santa Anita 05-Jan-25 1610m FIRM R4 Race 4 $500 (of $36,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:34.730, SP: 41.00 stalked three deep to the far turn, lost ground around the bend and tired. | A Ayuso 56.2kg 16.65L | 9 (9) |
| Golden State Racing 14-Dec-24 1210m R6 Race 6 $3,380 (of $33,800) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:10.990 lagged near the back of the field through the early going, started to run on when put into a drive from the seven-sixteenths marker, came three to four wide into the stretch and finished well under steady handling to gain the third spot near the wire. | L M J Aburto 56.7kg 3.00L | 3 (7) |
| Pleasanton 13-Dec-24 1210m FIRM R6 Pleasanton race 6 $4,056 (of $19,961) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:10.990, SP: 6.50 3w,rally 7/16,up 3rd | L A Jimenez 56.7kg 3.00L | 3 (7) |
| Golden State Racing 01-Dec-24 1210m R4 Race 4 $2,366 (of $33,800) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:08.890 allowed to settle away from the start, tracked the solid early pace from inside of rivals heading to the half-mile pole, saved ground into the turn and advanced nearing the quarter marker, got caught in tight into upper stretch and angled out nearing the eighth pole, could not muster the needed late response and was outfinished for third. | A Espinoza 56.7kg 4.25L | 4 (6) |
| Pleasanton 30-Nov-24 1210m FIRM R4 Pleasanton race 4 $2,028 (of $15,354) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:08.890, SP: 5.00 Tight 3/16,angled out | A Espinoza 56.7kg, Cd 0 4.25L | 4 (6) |
| Golden State Racing 10-Nov-24 1210m R6 Race 6 $1,960 (of $27,999) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:10.330, SP: 10.00 Bid 3/8, finished well | E Garcia 56.7kg 2.50L | 4 (8) |
| Pleasanton 09-Nov-24 1210m R6 Pleasanton race 6 $2,184 (of $28,000) Barrier 8 | E Garcia 56.7kg, Cd 0 | 4 (8) |
| Golden State Racing 21-Oct-24 1210m R7 Race 7 $2,800 (of $27,999) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:10.990 a step slow into stride away from the start, recovered and tracked the decent early pace from the second flight, saved ground into the turn, got caught in traffic while advancing nearing the quarter pole, found room into the stretch and ran evenly to the furlong marker, rallied in the final sixteenth and missed for the win and place, while clear of the rest for the show in a GOOD effort. | E Garcia 56.7kg 0.55L | 3 (9) |
| Pleasanton 20-Oct-24 1210m FIRM R7 Pleasanton race 7 $4,368 (of $21,840) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:10.990, SP: 4/1 Stp slw,traffic 1/4 | E Garcia 56.7kg 0.50L | 3 (9) |
| Del Mar 06-Sep-24 1010m GOOD R2 Race 2 $900 (of $45,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 00:57.270 trailed off the rail then moved inside, eased over to the two path on the bend, swung out approaching the lane, got floated out in upper stretch and summoned a mild rally. | A Ayuso 55.3kg 1.65L | 5 (9) |
| Del Mar 17-Aug-24 1610m GOOD R5 Race 5 $4,500 (of $45,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:35.870 Keen,ins,mvd out upper | M Gutierrez 55.8kg 2.50L | 3 (5) |
| Del Mar 29-Jul-24 1610m GOOD R11 Race 11 (of $75,999) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:35.710 raced in range from the two path then three deep into the backstretch, chased two then three wide on the far turn and faded out of contention. | M Gutierrez 55.8kg 9.50L | 10 (12) |
| Golden Gate Fields 29-Apr-24 1610m GOOD R6 (of $14,100), Winning Time: 01:36.440, SP: 12/1 Carried 4-5w 1st | R Santos 55.8kg, Cd 0 11.75L | 5 (6) |
| Golden Gate Fields 07-Apr-24 1210m FIRM R2 $1,645 (of $470) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:10.470, SP: 5/1 Saved ground,no rally | W I Antongeorgi 55.8kg, Cd 0 5.75L | 4 (5) |
| Golden Gate Fields 03-Mar-24 1210m FIRM R3 $2,350 (of $14,922), Winning Time: 01:10.850, SP: 14/5 Chased3-5w,late gain | A Espinoza 55.8kg 5.25L | 3 (5) |
| Golden Gate Fields 11-Feb-24 1110m FIRM R6 $1,645 (of $19,399) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:03.410, SP: 17/5 Trckd,3-2w,no rally | E Roman 55.8kg, Cd 0 4.50L | 4 (7) |
| Santa Anita 13-Jan-24 1610m GOOD R7 Race 7 (of $39,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:35.810 bothered by outer rival early and steadied briefly, settled off the pace, saved ground through the turns and lacked a rally. | L Dettori 56.2kg 5.00L | 5 (7) |
| Santa Anita 01-Jan-24 1210m GOOD R5 Race 5 $2,730 (of $39,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:09.010 broke a step slow, trailed early on the inside then inside rivals into the turn, advanced along the fence through the bend, angled out in upper stretch but finished evenly late. | L Dettori 55.3kg 3.00L | 4 (9) |
| Golden Gate Fields 27-Nov-23 1210m FIRM R7 $3,100 (of $18,600) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:09.330, SP: 3/1 Tight 1/4-1/8,up 3rd | C Alexander 55.8kg 2.25L | 3 (6) |
| Golden Gate Fields 23-Oct-23 1610m FIRM R8 $13,860 (of $2,640) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:36.890, SP: 11/5 Bid 2w,clear,lasted | E Roman 54.9kg | 1 (6) |
| Golden Gate Fields 03-Oct-23 1110m FIRM R8 CL $2,200 (of $22,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:04.210, SP: 8.00 Closed 6w,just missed | A Espinoza 55.3kg 0.30L | 3 (9) |
| Del Mar 04-Sep-23 1110m R5 Md $26,460 (of $42,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:05.510 Bpd btw st,ins,won bob | R A Vazquez 54.9kg | 1 (8) |
| Del Mar 28-Jul-23 1610m R8 Md (of $82,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:37.450 Tracked3-4wd,flattened | R A Vazquez 54.4kg 3.85L | 7 (11) |
| Santa Anita 17-Jun-23 1210m R7 Md $6,100 (of $61,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:09.550 stalked three deep into the turn, spun four wide into the drive, could not make an impact on the top pair but held the show. | J J Hernandez 53.5kg 8.75L | 3 (11) |
| Santa Anita 29-May-23 1210m GOOD R6 Race 6 $6,100 (of $61,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:10.150 was off slow in the beginning, made progress from inside early then pulled between from the seven-sixteenths pole to the three-eighths pole, chased a bit off the rail or between rivals on the turn then inside into the lane, moved out in the stretch and gained the show. | A Cedillo 53.5kg 3.75L | 3 (9) |