Twirl Around (USA)
About
Twirl Around is a 4yo dk b/br from the United States trained by Gregory D. Foley. He is by the stallion Twirling Candy out of the dam Willow Hills. So far, Twirl Around has recorded three wins. On 27 Apr 2025 at Churchill Downs he secured his most important victory, collecting $127,000 in Race 4. The horse has proved profitable for bettors; if you had backed him throughout his career you would have earned a 25% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Ellis Park 18-Aug-25 1106m R8 Race 8 $65,520 (of $104,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:01.580, SP: 10.00 stalked along the inside, then from the two path around the turn, took aim outside of the top pair at the quarter pole, bid entering the lane, gained an advantage in upper stretch, inched clear in the final furlong and held from a late outer challenger. | E Morales 55.3kg | 1 (8) |
| Churchill Downs 30-Jun-25 1005m GOOD R5 Race 5 (of $134,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:56.530, SP: 12.00 trailed in the two path and made little impact. | F Geroux 54.9kg 7.50L | 7 (8) |
| Churchill Downs 25-May-25 1207m FIRM R8 Race 8 (of $134,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:09.330, SP: 6.00 set a clear pace in the two path, but got headed by an outer bidder in upper stretch, maintained place into the final sixteenth but weakened late. | L Saez 55.8kg 3.85L | 5 (9) |
| Churchill Downs 27-Apr-25 1207m FIRM R4 Race 4 $80,010 (of $127,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:09.520, SP: 5.00 showed the way while remaining a path off of the inside as a pair of outer rivals applied pressure around the turn, drove clear in upper stretch and held sway. | I O Jr 56.2kg | 1 (5) |
| Ellis Park 25-Aug-24 1609m GOOD R6 Race 6 (of $73,001) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:33.229, SP: 7/1 3p-ins11/16,chsd,nobid | E Morales 53.5kg 2.40L | 5 (8) |
| Ellis Park 07-Jul-24 1106m GOOD R8 Pea Patch Stakes (Stakes) (of $125,001) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:01.240, SP: 9/2 3p into lane, weakened | J Graham 53.5kg 7.50L | 7 (12) |
| Churchill Downs 16-May-24 1005m GOOD R4 Race 4 $8,890 (of $1,196) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 00:56.430, SP: 6/4 Tracked 2p-ins, no bid | B J Hernandez 53.5kg 5.50L | 4 (11) |
| Keeneland 21-Apr-24 1106m GOOD R4 Race 4 $22,000 (of $61,252) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:02.230, SP: 9/1 Ins,aim 3w1/8,held plc | T Gaffalione 53.5kg 1.00L | 2 (12) |
| Fair Grounds 27-Jan-24 1106m FIRM R8 Race 8 $11,600 (of $36,250) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:05.010, SP: 19/10 Vie 3pbtw5/16,bstd3/16 | E Morales 54kg 4.25L | 2 (8) |
| Fair Grounds 24-Dec-23 1207m FIRM R7 Letellier Memorial Stakes (Stakes) $7,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:11.390 took contact to her hind quarters from an inner rival at the start, stalked in the four path, inched closer to striking range entering the lane, but only managed to chase the clear leader through midstretch, was brushed by an inner rival while losing place to that one in the final sixteenth and yielded between horses late. | E Morales 52.6kg 4.75L | 4 (7) |
| Churchill Downs 12-Nov-23 1106m FIRM R5 Md $75,600 (of $120,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:04.260 set the pace outside of a trio of rivals early on, crossed over to the two path showing the way into the turn, then drew off in upper stretch and was ridden out under moderate urging. | J R Velazquez 54kg | 1 (9) |
| Keeneland 07-Oct-23 1207m FIRM R2 CLMd (of $100,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:10.580 was reluctant to load into the starting gate, then bobbled inwardly once the barriers sprung, shied slightly from an inner rival in the aftermath, then was urged along off of the pace in the two path into the turn and failed to threaten. | J Rosario 54kg 12.55L | 6 (12) |