Tough Catch (USA)
About
Tough Catch is a 3yo gr/ro horse from the United States trained by Dallas Stewart. It is by the stallion Complexity out of the dam Try To Catch Her. So far, Tough Catch has secured two wins. On 22 Dec 2024 at Fair Grounds, it achieved its most important victory, taking the $100,000 Sugar Bowl Stakes.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Keeneland 23-Oct-25 1210m R6 Race 6 $9,100 (of $130,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:10.540, SP: 4.33 bumped with an outer foe leaving the gate, tracked two wide and between horses, brushed with an outer foe in upper stretch, sustained pursuit aiming inside of the leader in the final furlong but lacked the needed punch. | L Saez 53.5kg 1.00L | 4 (7) |
| Fair Grounds 19-Jan-25 1710m FIRM R12 Lecomte Stakes (Stakes) (of $250,001) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:47.070, SP: 21.00 stalked in the three path, chased around the far turn, then in the five path and between horses in upper stretch and faded before transferring contact from an inner rival to an outer foe leaving the three sixteenths pole. | L Saez 55.3kg 23.90L | 13 (13) |
| Fair Grounds 22-Dec-24 1210m FIRM R4 Sugar Bowl Stakes (Stakes) $63,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:10.480, SP: 1.57 prompted outside of the leader and from the three path while between horses into the turn, sustained pressure under coaxing around the bend, bid and vied turning for home, led narrowly entering the lane, drove clear and held firm from an outer pursuer through the final furlong. | L Saez 52.6kg | 1 (6) |
| Churchill Downs 01-Dec-24 1310m FIRM R6 Ed Brown Stakes (Stakes) $45,000 (of $225,002) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:15.420, SP: 1.80 steadied back when failing to maintain position inside of the leader leaving the six furlong pole pursued from midpack in the two path, chased between horses turning for home, angled out to the four path while among foes in upper stretch, rallied to gain place at the furlong grounds and was second best. | T Gaffalione 55.3kg 5.25L | 2 (8) |
| Keeneland 27-Oct-24 1210m FIRM R6 Bowman Mill Stakes (Stakes) $40,000 (of $200,001) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:10.920, SP: 4.50 bumped with an outer rival at the start, tracked along the inside, chased into the lane, altered course outside of the top pair at the furlong grounds, ran on to offer a late bid outside of the new leader approaching the wire, but needed more. | T Gaffalione 53.5kg 0.50L | 2 (5) |
| Saratoga 03-Sep-24 1410m FIRM R10 Hopeful Stakes (Stakes) $2,250 (of $299,999) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:23.440 Bmp brk,4-5p trn,6p1/4 | L Saez 54.4kg 19.25L | 8 (9) |
| Saratoga 14-Jul-24 1110m FIRM R7 Md $63,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:04.630 Bumped st, held well | L Saez 54kg | 1 (9) |