The Chalk (USA)
About
The Chalk, a 3yo ch bred in the United States and trained by W. Bret Calhoun, is by Improbable out of Been Studying Her. The horse has yet to break its maiden, remaining winless in eight starts. In its most recent race at Churchill Downs on September 22, 2025, Gabriel Saez guided The Chalk to a sixth‑place finish, behind winner Evan On Earth.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Churchill Downs 22-Sep-25 1307m R7 Md (of $69,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:17.060, SP: 13.00 pursued from midpack in the three path and between horses then failed to factor. | G Saez 54.9kg 6.25L | 6 (8) |
| Ellis Park 18-Aug-25 1207m R9 Race 9 $820 (of $100,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:08.820, SP: 13.00 bumped an outer rival at the start, lacked speed while hung in the five path, fanned to the eight path into the lane and failed to factor. | B J Hernandez 54kg 15.25L | 7 (10) |
| Ellis Park 02-Aug-25 1106m R10 Md $2,868 (of $100,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:01.420, SP: 15.00 laid off of the pace in the two path and moved up between horses. | M Murrill 54kg 5.00L | 5 (12) |
| Churchill Downs 21-Jun-25 1207m FIRM R3 Md $14,400 (of $72,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:09.750, SP: 8.50 pressed the leader from the three path along with an outer foe into and around the turn, got outkicked by an inner rival while maintaining aim between horses in upper stretch, ran on to reclaim place leaving the furlong grounds and was second best. | B J Hernandez 53.5kg 1.50L | 2 (7) |
| Churchill Downs 18-Nov-24 1307m FIRM R1 Md $6,200 (of $62,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:16.290, SP: 5.50 took light contact from an inner rival leaving the gate, pressed outside of the eventual winner, but yielded to that one while under a drive with three furlongs to go and gave way. | R Gutierrez 54kg 6.25L | 3 (5) |
| Keeneland 27-Oct-24 1207m FIRM R10 Md $975 (of $77,999) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:12.330, SP: 6.00 lacked speed in the three path, swung seven wide and between horses into upper stretch but lacked a bid. | J Ortiz 54kg 6.80L | 6 (11) |
| Ellis Park 29-Jul-24 1106m GOOD R4 Md $612 (of $71,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:02.000 Vie btw,clipd behnd1/8 | F Arrieta 54kg 5.20L | 7 (10) |
| Lone Star Park 01-Jul-24 1005m FIRM R5 Race 5 $6,600 (of $33,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 00:58.690 Unprepared start,up2nd | J Alvarez 54kg 6.25L | 2 (7) |