Twirl Around (USA)
About
Twirl Around, a 4yo dark bay/brown horse from the United States trained by Gregory D. Foley, is by the stallion Twirling Candy out of the mare Willow Hills. The horse has recorded three wins in its career so far. Its biggest victory came on 27 April 2025 at Churchill Downs, where it captured Race 4 and a $127,000 purse. Twirl Around has been a profitable choice for bettors; wagering on the horse throughout its career would have produced a 31% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Keeneland 24-Oct-25 1110m FIRM R3 Race 3 (of $150,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:03.030, SP: 17.00 tracked in the three path, got outkicked by an outer foe while chasing in upper stretch then faded while hanging on her left lead. | E Morales 54.9kg 8.35L | 6 (6) |
| Ellis Park 18-Aug-25 1110m R8 Race 8 $65,520 (of $104,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:01.580, SP: 11.00 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 1010m GOOD R5 Race 5 $1,548 (of $134,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:56.530, SP: 13.00 trailed in the two path and made little impact. | F Geroux 54.9kg 7.50L | 7 (8) |
| Churchill Downs 25-May-25 1210m FIRM R8 Race 8 $4,020 (of $134,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:09.330, SP: 7.00 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 1210m FIRM R4 Race 4 $80,010 (of $127,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:09.520, SP: 6.00 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 1610m GOOD R6 Race 6 $2,145 (of $73,001) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:33.230 stalked in the three path before tucking to the inside entering the backstretch, saved ground in pursuit while awaiting racing room behind the leader nearing the lane, but only managed to chase through the final furlong and lacked a bid. | E Morales 53.5kg 2.40L | 5 (8) |
| Ellis Park 07-Jul-24 1110m GOOD R8 Pea Patch Stakes (Stakes) $1,073 (of $125,001) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:01.240 stalked the pace early, raced in the three path into the lane and weakened late in the stretch. | J Graham 53.5kg 7.50L | 7 (12) |
| Churchill Downs 17-May-24 1010m GOOD R4 Race 4 $8,890 (of $127,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 00:56.430 tracked two wide into the turn, eased back to shift in around the bend, tipped back to the two path in upper stretch, then chased inside of rivals and lacked a bid. | B J H Jr 53.5kg 5.50L | 4 (11) |
| Keeneland 21-Apr-24 1110m GOOD R4 Race 4 $22,000 (of $109,999) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:02.230 stalked along the inside, tipped three wide to take aim on the new leader in midstretch, gained place at the sixteenth pole while chasing that one and fended off an inner bidder for that position. | T Gaffalione 53.5kg 1.00L | 2 (12) |
| Fair Grounds 27-Jan-24 1110m FIRM R8 Race 8 $11,600 (of $58,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:05.100 stalked in the five to four path approaching the turn, tucked to press two wide entering it, vied in the three path as an outer foe offered a bid nearing the five sixteenths pole, repelled that rival before being bested by an inner bidder at the three sixteenths pole, then lasted for place. | E Morales 54kg 4.25L | 2 (8) |
| Fair Grounds 24-Dec-23 1210m 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 1110m 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 1210m R2 Md (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) |