Up Country (USA) Horse
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Up Country is a 4yo b horse from the United States trained by Brendan P. Walsh. He is by Practical Joke out of A P Lucky. The colt has not broken his maiden, remaining winless in seven starts. In his most recent outing at Keeneland on 20 Apr 2026, ridden by Tyler Gaffalione, he finished seventh behind the winner Saugeen.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Keeneland 20-Apr-26 1710m R4 Md (of $110,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:47.020, SP: 1.91 tracked four wide, pressed the top pair approaching the far turn, came under strong urging with five sixteenths to go then yielded out of tight quarters between foes entering the lane and gave way. 1st Saugeen ( J R Velazquez 126 ) 2nd Commerce ( J Alvarado 118 ) 2.75L 3rd Money Man ( J Graham 126 ) 3.00L 7th Up Country ( T Gaffalione 126 ) 10.50L See full results | T Gaffalione 57.2kg 10.50L | 7 (9) |
| Turfway Park 19-Mar-26 1710m R9 Md $20,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:46.690, SP: 2.88 was brushed between horses at the start, pursued from midpack in the two to three path, tipped four wide nearing the far turn, then ran on to edge place in the final sixteenth. 1st Dienekes ( M Luan 126 ) 2nd Up Country ( D E Sheehy 126 ) 2.25L 3rd Lahainaluna ( H Rafael 126 ) 1.00L See full results | D E Sheehy 57.2kg 2.25L | 2 (9) |
| Turfway Park 19-Feb-26 1609m R8 Md $2,949 (of $100,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:40.120, SP: 3.75 pressed three to two wide and between horses, bid between rivals at the five sixteenths pole, vied into the lane then faded. 1st Sumood ( E Morales 126 ) 2nd Nyquistador ( R Hernandez 126 ) 1.50L 3rd Prime Edge ( G Corrales 126 ) 3.25L 5th Up Country ( D E Sheehy 126 ) 5.75L See full results | D E Sheehy 57.2kg 5.75L | 5 (9) |
| Churchill Downs 21-Nov-25 1710m R2 Md $12,000 (of $120,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:43.680, SP: 3.25 prompted along the inside before moving out to stalk from the three path nearing the backstretch, bid outside of the leader rounding the far turn, forged a narrow advantage while brushing with that one in upper stretch, dueled through midstretch, but was repelled in the final furlong and yielded place late. 1st Crisis Manager ( J Ortiz 121 ) 2nd Publisher ( I O Jr 121 ) 2.25L 3rd Up Country ( L Saez 121 ) 4.00L See full results | L Saez 54.9kg 4.00L | 3 (7) |
| Churchill Downs 26-Sep-25 1710m R8 Md $24,000 (of $120,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:43.120, SP: 10.00 bumped with an inner rival at the start, pressed the leader from the three path, bid turning for home, led into the lane, but was caught by an outer bidder at the furlong grounds and held place. 1st Chillax ( J Alvarado 120 ) 2nd Up Country ( T Gaffalione 120 ) 3.75L 3rd Money Man ( L Dettori 120 ) 1.25L See full results | T Gaffalione 54.4kg 3.75L | 2 (12) |
| Ellis Park 23-Aug-25 1610m R9 Md $7,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:37.410, SP: 6.00 prompted between rivals before stalking from the two path into the backstretch, chased the top pair three wide into the lane, edged show but got outkicked by an outer rival in the final furlong. 1st Playa Del Mar ( J Torres 118 ) 2nd Matinee Idol ( F Geroux 118 ) 0.75L 3rd Money Man ( G Saez 118 ) 2.00L 4th Up Country ( E Morales 118 ) 3.00L See full results | E Morales 53.5kg 3.00L | 4 (11) |
| Churchill Downs 28-Jun-25 1310m FIRM R11 Md $1,191 (of $120,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:16.020, SP: 11.00 hopped at the start, raced in the two path into the lane and leveled off late in the stretch. 1st Taylor's Version ( C Lanerie 118 ) 2nd Bold Strength ( F Geroux 118 ) 1.50L 3rd Copp ( J Ortiz 118 ) 1.50L 6th Up Country ( L Dettori 118 ) 7.75L See full results | L Dettori 53.5kg 7.75L | 6 (11) |