Tough As An Ox (USA) Horse
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Tough As An Ox is a 4yo gelding from the United States trained by Joe Hawley. It is by the stallion Ransom The Moon out of Ox Flower. The horse has won 3 races to date. On 15th Jan 2026 at Turf Paradise, Tough As An Ox achieved its most significant victory, collecting the $9,500 prize in Race 6.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fonner Park 03-May-26 1207m R2 Race 2 (of $9,200) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:12.400 was close up to the early pace along the inside and weakened. 1st Silver Screen ( D Cardoso 125 ) 2nd Threefiftyseven ( T Cunningham 125 ) 0.05L 3rd Top Of The Rock ( J A Medina 125 ) 2.55L 5th Tough As An Ox ( N Haar 125 ) 6.30L See full results | N Haar 56.7kg 6.30L | 5 (8) |
| Fonner Park 19-Apr-26 1207m R10 Race 10 (of $9,200) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:11.400 dropped back early. 1st Ultimate ( A B Ramos 125 ) 2nd Silver Screen ( D Cardoso 125 ) 0.10L 3rd West Island ( C Fackler 125 ) 2.10L 8th Tough As An Ox ( R Martinez 125 ) 17.85L See full results | R Martinez 56.7kg 17.85L | 8 (10) |
| Fonner Park 04-Apr-26 805m R5 Race 5 (of $9,200) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:46.400 trailed. 1st Flashin Chip ( J A Medina 125 ) 2nd Mister Mclean ( S A Bethke 125 ) 2.25L 3rd Sunday Bling ( B Quinonez 125 ) 2.75L 7th Tough As An Ox ( V J Bailon 125 ) 12.75L See full results | V J Bailon 56.7kg 12.75L | 7 (9) |
| Fonner Park 29-Mar-26 1207m R10 Race 10 (of $9,200) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:12.800 stumbled at the start and was always back along the inside. 1st Royal Joker ( N Haar 125 ) 2nd Stiff Drink ( V J Bailon 125 ) 0.75L 3rd West Island ( C Fackler 125 ) 1.25L 9th Tough As An Ox ( T Cunningham 125 ) 10.05L See full results | T Cunningham 56.7kg 10.05L | 9 (10) |
| Turf Paradise 15-Feb-26 1106m R8 Race 8 $100 (of $10,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:02.560, SP: 34.00 1st Great King ( C Figueroa 124 ) 2nd A View From Above ( M Americano 124 ) 2.75L 3rd Shackleford Strong ( G W Corbett 124 ) 5.25L 10th Tough As An Ox ( G Rodriguez 124 ) 14.00L See full results | G Rodriguez 56.2kg 14.00L | 10 (12) |
| Turf Paradise 15-Jan-26 1006m FIRM R6 Race 6 $5,985 (of $9,500) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:58.610, SP: 8.00 1st Tough As An Ox ( G Rodriguez 124 ) 2nd Alpine Sermon ( F Garcia 122 ) 0.25L 3rd Manzoni ( K Lopez 122 ) 0.75L See full results | G Rodriguez 56.2kg | 1 (7) |
| Turf Paradise 31-Dec-25 1207m FIRM R3 Race 3 $5,670 (of $9,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:11.630, SP: 3.00 , a forward factor down the backstretch, chased between horses on the turn, came into the stretch in the three path, closed late and was up in the final strides. 1st Tough As An Ox ( K Mcgregor 119 ) 2nd Rusty Gadget ( K Lopez 122 ) 0.25L 3rd Texoma ( C Figueroa 122 ) 0.75L See full results | K Mcgregor 54kg | 1 (8) |
| Turf Paradise 11-Dec-25 1310m FIRM R5 Race 5 $805 (of $11,500) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:17.000, SP: 10.00 broke a step slowly, showed good early speed and contested the pace from the inside heading to the turn, was overtaken nearing the quarter marker, chased to upper stretch then faded in the lane. 1st Targaryis ( K Krigger 121 ) 2nd Standard Of Proof ( D P Vergara 124 ) 6.50L 3rd Quebrancho ( M Americano 124 ) 6.55L 4th Tough As An Ox ( K Mcgregor 121 ) 9.30L See full results | K Mcgregor 54.9kg 9.30L | 4 (6) |
| Turf Paradise 16-Nov-25 1010m FIRM R6 Md $5,355 (of $8,500) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 00:59.160, SP: 2.63 1st Tough As An Ox ( K Mcgregor 121 ) 2nd Colonel Horton ( K Lopez 121 ) 4.50L 3rd Mendelssohns Music ( H Hernandez 124 ) 5.00L See full results | K Mcgregor 54.9kg | 1 (8) |
| Grants Pass 06-Oct-25 1106m FIRM R5 Md $1,440 (of $3,960) Barrier 8, SP: 2.10 1st Daddy's Quest ( S Jake 126 ) 2nd Tough As An Ox ( M Kiaman 124 ) 3rd Unusual Memories ( A Manuel 124 ) 9.25L | M Kiaman 56.2kg | 2 (9) |
| Grants Pass 16-Sep-25 1308m FIRM R8 Md $1,300 (of $3,575) Barrier 7, SP: 2.20 1st Let Me Help You ( A Castellanos 124 ) 2nd Tough As An Ox ( K Mcgregor 124 ) 3rd Point Maker ( S Amador 126 ) 1.25L | K Mcgregor 56.2kg | 2 (7) |
| Emerald Downs 23-Aug-25 1207m R9 Race 9 $595 (of $8,500) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:10.710 1st Cousin Theo ( C Bailey 121 ) 2nd Daddy's Quest ( D J Haldar 125 ) 3.50L 3rd Dominate ( A M Cruz 121 ) 5.00L 4th Tough As An Ox ( K E Orozco 121 ) 6.00L See full results | K E Orozco 54.9kg 6.00L | 4 (8) |
| Emerald Downs 04-Aug-25 1610m FIRM R4 Md $200 (of $8,500) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:37.800, SP: 17.00 was allowed to settle racing two-wide and failed to be a factor. 1st Flexible Terms ( K Krigger 121 ) 2nd Code Breaker ( F T Alvarado 121 ) 6.00L 3rd Daddy's Quest ( D J Haldar 125 ) 10.75L 9th Tough As An Ox ( K E Orozco 121 ) 27.20L See full results | K E Orozco 54.9kg 27.20L | 9 (10) |
| Emerald Downs 20-Jul-25 1210m FIRM R8 Md $200 (of $10,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:10.250, SP: 5.00 Bumped, no factor 1st Improbable Bet ( I D Enriquez 121 ) 2nd Tiz Dynamic ( S R Amador 121 ) 2.00L 3rd Empire Warrior ( M Americano 121 , Cd 126 ) 3.25L 9th Tough As An Ox ( F Monroy 121 ) 13.75L See full results | F Monroy 54.9kg 13.75L | 9 (10) |