What'S The Tea (USA) Horse
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What'S The Tea is a 3yo horse from the United States trained by John Alexander Ortiz. It is sired by the stallion Independence Hall out of the dam Tea Light. It has won one race so far. On 22 Feb 2026 at Oaklawn Park, What'S The Tea earned its most important win, taking the $33,000 purse.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Churchill Downs 10-May-26 1308m R7 Race 7 (of $83,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:16.440, SP: 7.00 stalked three wide, bid at the five sixteenths pole, floated to the four path entering the lane, changed leads while getting outkicked in upper stretch and tired. 1st Grand Luxx ( A Concepcion 120 ) 2nd Wrong Shoes ( D G Rave 120 ) 2.25L 3rd Sassy Fox ( R Bejarano 120 ) 4.50L 6th What'S The Tea ( E Morales 120 ) 9.25L See full results | E Morales 54.4kg 9.25L | 6 (9) |
| Oaklawn Park 18-Apr-26 1207m R1 Race 1 $12,000 (of $60,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:09.830, SP: 6.50 tracked in the two path, ranged up under coaxing while tipping out to the four path passing the quarter, and ran from the five path down the stretch to clearly be second best. 1st Always Spiteful ( F Arrieta 122 ) 2nd What'S The Tea ( R Vazquez 122 ) 3.00L 3rd Clap Back ( A Espinoza 122 ) 5.50L See full results | R Vazquez 55.3kg 3.00L | 2 (6) |
| Oaklawn Park 03-Apr-26 1207m R3 Race 3 $5,900 (of $59,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:13.080, SP: 2.88 1st Glazin' Fury ( A Cedillo 119 ) 2nd What's Up Dog ( E Esquivel 119 ) 1.25L 3rd What'S The Tea ( D R Grisales 122 ) 2.75L See full results | D R Grisales 55.3kg 2.75L | 3 (9) |
| Oaklawn Park 15-Mar-26 1207m R6 Race 6 $4,900 (of $70,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:10.060, SP: 8.00 back off the pace and the inside, swung out to be five wide turning for home, improved position through upper stretch then flattened out to lose the show. 1st Debbie Doll ( A Cedillo 119 ) 2nd Tiz In Sight ( D Cabrera 122 ) 3.25L 3rd Ducat ( T Bacon 122 ) 4.00L 4th What'S The Tea ( E Esquivel 122 ) 7.75L See full results | E Esquivel 55.3kg 7.75L | 4 (9) |
| Oaklawn Park 22-Feb-26 1207m R5 Md $20,790 (of $33,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:10.960, SP: 3.75 laid up close along the inside, moved up thru an opening on the fence midway around the far turn, led passing the quarter, tipped out to the three path at the top of the lane, kicked away rapidly while being ridden out, and was wrapped up in the final sixteenth. 1st What'S The Tea ( R Vazquez 122 ) 2nd Novalie ( D R Grisales 122 ) 11.00L 3rd Silvertown ( A Mendoza 122 ) 0.30L See full results | R Vazquez 55.3kg | 1 (13) |
| Turfway Park 22-Jan-26 1308m R6 Md $472 (of $48,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:21.240, SP: 2.75 raced close up three wide and between horses, bid at the quarter pole but faded in upper stretch. 1st Belle Of The Barn ( M Dylan 120 ) 2nd Princess Woejee ( C Victor 120 ) 0.20L 3rd Cocoa Nimbus ( M Edgar 120 ) 4.50L 7th What'S The Tea ( M Luan 120 ) 13.95L See full results | M Luan 54.4kg 13.95L | 7 (12) |
| Turfway Park 12-Dec-25 1210m R5 Md (of $100,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:11.070, SP: 5.50 bobbled at the start, unseated rider and ran off. 1st Best Girl Magic ( W Rodriguez 119 ) 2nd Cup Of Coffee ( S Bermudez 119 ) 0.50L 3rd Lets Shance It ( F C L De 119 ) 2.00L 12th What'S The Tea ( L Machado 119 ) 99.99L See full results | L Machado 54kg 100L | 12 (12) |