Tough Catch (USA) Horse
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Tough Catch, a 4yo gr/ro bred in the United States, is trained by Dallas Stewart. Its sire is Complexity and its dam is Try To Catch Her. The horse has secured three wins so far. Its biggest victory arrived on 16th Feb 2026 at Oaklawn Park, where it captured the $125000.00 purse in Race 8.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Churchill Downs 18-Jun-26 1207m R8 Race 8 $28,200 (of $141,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:09.010, SP: 13.00 vied for the lead with an inner rival while kept in the three path around the turn, led briefly entering the lane, but moved out to the four path in upper stretch, maintained the long duel after relinquishing an advantage in midstretch but was fended off late. 1st Verifire ( I O Jr 121 ) 2nd Tough Catch ( L Saez 121 ) 0.75L 3rd Macho Music ( C A Torres 121 ) 4.50L See full results | L Saez 54.9kg 0.75L | 2 (9) |
| Churchill Downs 23-May-26 1207m R8 Race 8 $9,870 (of $141,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:10.020, SP: 5.00 prompted outside of the eventual winner and from the three path, then faded between horses entering the lane. 1st Harrodsburg ( L Saez 121 ) 2nd Thoughtthatcounts ( T Gaffalione 121 ) 2.50L 3rd Verifire ( I O Jr 121 ) 1.50L 4th Tough Catch ( J Ortiz 121 ) 9.25L See full results | J Ortiz 54.9kg 9.25L | 4 (5) |
| Oaklawn Park 12-Apr-26 1207m R8 Hcp $12,500 (of $500,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:08.930, SP: 13.00 laid up close inside, came under a ride from the rail early around the turn, but faded in the stretch. 1st Mad House ( P Lopez 118 ) 2nd Roll On Big Joe ( J R Leparoux 123 ) 0.50L 3rd Dreaminblue ( R Bejarano 117 ) 2.25L 6th Tough Catch ( J Ortiz 117 ) 6.00L See full results | J Ortiz 53.1kg 6.00L | 6 (8) |
| Oaklawn Park 15-Mar-26 1207m R10 Whitmore Stakes (Stakes) $50,000 (of $250,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:08.930, SP: 6.00 1st Tejano Twist ( F Arrieta 124 ) 2nd Tough Catch ( R Vazquez 124 ) 2.00L 3rd Gold Sweep ( W D L Cruz 117 ) 0.30L See full results | R Vazquez 56.2kg 2.00L | 2 (7) |
| Oaklawn Park 16-Feb-26 1207m R8 Race 8 $78,750 (of $125,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:09.950, SP: 4.00 showed the way in the two path, was ridden along the inside around the turn, faced an outer challenger midway around the turn, dug in stubbornly while floating out to the four path at the top of the lane, drifted out to the six path passing the eighth pole, and drew clear in the final sixteenth. 1st Tough Catch ( L Saez 119 ) 2nd Go Captain ( J Torres 119 ) 2.50L 3rd Hailstorm ( R Bejarano 119 ) 1.00L See full results | L Saez 54kg | 1 (8) |