Tough Little Nut (USA) Horse
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Tough Little Nut, a five-year-old chestnut gelding originally bred in the United States, is by Palace Malice out of Celestial Kitten. Chris M. Block trains him and he races for Town And Country Racing Llc. In 21 starts he has secured two victories, placed second seven times and third three times, accumulating $502,755 in earnings. His latest outing took place at Keeneland on 15 October 2026, where he finished 2nd out of a field of 8. The last time he won was at Fair Grounds on 22 November 2024.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Keeneland 15-Oct-26 1710m FIRM R6 Race 6 $37,219 (of $186,095) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:45.060, SP: 7.00 was off awkwardly, laid well back in the three path, swung out to the six path into upper stretch, rallied with a good kick to close in on the clear leader in the final sixteenth but ran out of ground to reel that one in. 1st Blast Furnace ( F Prat 124 ) 2nd Tough Little Nut ( D E Sheehy 122 ) 1.50L 3rd Sushi Man ( F Arrieta 124 ) 3.00L See full results | D E Sheehy 55.3kg 1.50L | 2 (8) |
| Churchill Downs 21-Sep-26 1609m R9 Race 9 $13,185 (of $188,364) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:33.700, SP: 7.00 trailed early, advanced from the outside into the far turn, raced seven wide into the upper stretch and showed GOOD late interest. 1st Show Of Force ( E Morales 124 ) 2nd Maui Strong ( G Corrales 122 ) 0.30L 3rd Out Of Deductions ( L Saez 122 ) 0.50L 4th Tough Little Nut ( D E Sheehy 122 ) 1.75L See full results | D E Sheehy 55.3kg 1.75L | 4 (8) |
| Ellis Park 27-Jul-26 1710m R8 Race 8 $4,360 (of $148,997) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:40.390, SP: 6.00 pursued from midpack in the four path, leaned wider in upper stretch and stayed on evenly. 1st Love'm Or Liam ( J Torres 122 ) 2nd Out Of Deductions ( F Geroux 122 ) 1.50L 3rd Exact Estimate ( B Curtis 122 ) 0.20L 5th Tough Little Nut ( B J Hernandez 122 ) 3.10L See full results | B J Hernandez 55.3kg 3.10L | 5 (9) |
| Churchill Downs 25-Jun-26 1609m R9 Race 9 $19,422 (of $194,217) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:34.160, SP: 9.00 settled well back in the two path, moved out to the four path into the backstretch, progressed into an around the far turn, shifted out to the five path in midstretch and ran on to miss place. 1st Johny's Rendezvous ( J Ortiz 122 ) 2nd Love'm Or Liam ( J Torres 124 ) 0.50L 3rd Tough Little Nut ( B J Hernandez 122 ) 0.75L See full results | B J Hernandez 55.3kg 0.75L | 3 (10) |
| Churchill Downs 05-Jun-26 1710m R8 Race 8 $18,761 (of $187,612) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:41.870, SP: 8.50 trailed in the two to four path into the backstretch, swung six wide in upper stretch, fanned wider into the final furlong yet produced a late rally outside of foes to miss place at the wire. 1st Idratherbeblessed ( E Morales 122 ) 2nd Westside Tide ( R Bejarano 122 ) 0.50L 3rd Tough Little Nut ( B J Hernandez 122 ) 0.75L See full results | B J Hernandez 55.3kg 0.75L | 3 (7) |
| Keeneland 12-Apr-26 1609m FIRM Flat, SP: 14/1 | Brian Jr Hernandez 53.5kg | 2 (9) |
| Churchill Downs 08-Jun-25 2213m FIRM Flat, SP: 10/1 | Brian Jr Hernandez 55.3kg | 6 (12) |
| Churchill Downs 11-May-25 1811m FIRM Flat, SP: 15/2 | Brian Jr Hernandez 55.3kg | 5 (12) |
| Keeneland 07-Apr-25 1609m FAST Flat, SP: 3/1 | Brian Jr Hernandez 53.5kg | 5 (6) |
| Fair Grounds 22-Feb-25 1710m FIRM Flat, SP: 11/4 | Brian Jr Hernandez 54.4kg | 3 (12) |
| Fair Grounds 28-Dec-24 1710m Flat, SP: 12/1 | Brian Jr Hernandez 52.6kg | 2 (10) |
| Fair Grounds 22-Nov-24 1710m GOOD Flat, SP: 4/6 | Jose Ortiz 53.1kg | 1 (10) |
| Keeneland 25-Oct-24 1911m FIRM Flat, SP: 12/1 | Flavien Prat 53.5kg | 2 (12) |
| Hawthorne 06-Oct-24 1811m FIRM Flat, SP: 7/1 | Orlando Mojica 56.2kg | 7 (12) |
| Hawthorne 05-Sep-24 1609m FIRM Flat, SP: 5/4 | Orlando Mojica 54kg | 2 (7) |
| Hawthorne 16-Jun-24 1710m FIRM Flat, SP: 5/4 | Orlando Mojica 53.1kg | 2 (7) |
| Keeneland 26-Apr-24 1911m FIRM Flat, SP: 15/2 | Flavien Prat 53.5kg | 4 (10) |
| Fair Grounds 24-Mar-24 1710m FIRM Flat, SP: 9/1 | Jareth Loveberry 54kg | 6 (11) |
| Keeneland 26-Oct-23 1710m FIRM Flat, SP: 9/2 | Joel Rosario 55.3kg | 5 (12) |
| Kentucky Downs 10-Sep-23 1609m Flat, SP: 12/1 | Jose Ortiz 53.5kg | 2 (12) |
| Hawthorne 20-Aug-23 1106m FIRM Flat, SP: 9/1 | Emmanuel Esquivel 54kg | 1 (8) |