Wicklow Pooka (USA)
About
Wicklow Pooka is a 3yo colt from the United States trained by Flint W. Stites. He is by the stallion Irish War Cry out of the dam Mellyumpkin. To date, Wicklow Pooka has secured one victory in his racing career. On 7 Aug 2025 at Penn National, he recorded his most important win so far, capturing the $34,000 purse.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Penn National 30-Aug-25 1207m R7 Race 7 (of $39,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:11.440, SP: 15.00 broke awkwardly and unseated his jockey at the start. | M J Inirio 55.3kg 100L | 7 (7) |
| Penn National 07-Aug-25 1207m SOFT R7 Md $21,420 (of $34,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:13.260, SP: 3.00 stumbled at the break, quickly recovered and moved up in the five path to be in range early on, dropped in a bit and gained three wide past the five sixteenths, engaged the leader from her outside into the stretch, dueled and gained a slim lead a furlong out, spurted clear under a drive with about seventy yards remaining the held sway. | M J Inirio 55.3kg | 1 (6) |
| Penn National 17-Jul-25 1005m GOOD R4 Md $6,800 (of $34,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:59.000, SP: 9.00 vied between runners early, inherited the inside after the winner was taken back, prompted around the turn then waited near the quarter pole, eased out in upper stretch, worked between rivals to advance in mid stretch, shifted in some and kept on gamely to bridge the gap. | D Cora 55.3kg 1.00L | 2 (5) |
| Penn National 08-Mar-25 1207m FIRM R5 Md $630 (of $21,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:11.970, SP: 11.00 tracked the pace two wide and in between rivals and was in tight by the quarter pole and then moved to the inside leaving the turn but weakened in the final furlong. | R Chiappe 55.8kg 6.50L | 5 (7) |
| Philadelphia Park 28-Jan-25 1307m FIRM R2 Md $400 (of $24,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:21.380, SP: 6.50 Bumped start, 4w turn | J Torres 55.3kg, Cd 0 0.00L | 7 (12) |
| Penn National 13-Dec-24 1207m FIRM R4 Md (of $31,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:13.240, SP: 4.00 was prominently placed for a half mile and tired. | D Cora 55.3kg 5.35L | 8 (9) |
| Penn National 15-Nov-24 1106m FIRM R4 Md $6,200 (of $31,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:06.040, SP: 10.00 was under a hard early chase from the inside and kept on gamely to the wire. | D Cora 54.9kg 1.75L | 2 (7) |