Thistledown Race 3

Claiming

Stake: $29,405

POWERFUL PHIL (6) resumes in a similar race to his last run four months ago when fourth, beaten 2.75 lengths. Should be hard to stop. SERENDIPITOUS (1) was out of the money when resuming from a spell last start over 1207m at this track, beaten 6 lengths. Fitter this time. Hard to beat in this suitable race. SPIN DOCTOR (4) finished fourth two runs back then improved last start but found a couple better over 1106m at this track, beaten 2 lengths after being in contention on the corner. Alexander Chavez gets the best out of this nine-year-old gelding. Well placed and there is no reason he cannot find winning ways. OVERLOAD (3) finished sixth two runs back then improved last start but found a couple better over 1207m at this track, beaten 4 lengths. No surprise to see him in the mix.

Distance: 1106m
Track: Good
Weather: -
Surface: Dirt
Class: CLM

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Serendipitous (1) 56228745x4
Trainer: J L Radosevich ()
Jockey: T. Houghton
Weight: 54kg
Prize Money: $141,829
Win / Place: 16% / 30%

6 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: SUPER SAVER (USA)

Dam: STARTIN SOMETHING (USA)

Dam's Sire: Musical Dreamer

Rating

Stats

Career

36: 6-4-1

Distance

4: 1-1-0

Trk/Dst

2: 1-0-0

Track

11: 2-0-1

Season

6: 0-1-0

1st Up

4: 2-0-0

2nd Up

3: 0-0-1

3rd Up

3: 0-0-0

4th Up

2: 0-1-0

Dirt

36: 6-4-1

Clockwise

5: 1-0-0

Anti-Clockwise

31: 5-4-1

Jockey Stats

Horse

10: 1-1-1

Last 50

0: 0-0-0

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1207m

Comments

Second run back. First-up after four months 4th of 7 at this track on August 11 over 1207m, 6 len behind G T Three Fifty carrying 54kg at $22.50. Previously second-up 3rd in a small field at this track on August 13 2024 over 1609m, 11 len behind Visual Mission with 54kg at $21.

Expected Settling Position: Pace

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
4th of 7	11/8/25	Thistledown	1207m	CLM 3U	4	T Houghton	54kg	Fast	1:12.78	59.7 km/h	6.0L	3-4	$23	123	$29,405	$1,470	1. G T Three Fifty 2. Lunchatthelizard 3. Overload
123 Day Spell
5th of 7	10/4/25	Mahoning Valley	1207m	CLM 3U	7	Luis Raul Rivera	56kg	SP	1:13.70	59.0 km/h	10.0L	6-5	$7.10	22	$30,471	$915	1. Mutiny 2. Giv'em The Biz 3. Oaken
4th of 6	19/3/25	Mahoning Valley	1207m	ALLOW 3U	5	T Houghton	56kg	Fast	1:12.51	59.9 km/h	11.8L	1-3	$73	21	$41,466	$2,073	1. Eagle Nest 2. Spirit Of Akron 3. Golden Money
7th of 7	26/2/25	Mahoning Valley	1609m	ALLOW 3U	7	T Houghton	56kg	M	1:41.92	56.8 km/h	18.9L	3-6	$17	15	$41,599	$416	1. That's The Way 2. Raise The Purses 3. Derby Included
8th of 8	11/2/25	Mahoning Valley	1207m	CLM 3U	6	Erik Barbaran	56kg	Fast	1:11.83	60.5 km/h	6.3L	1-6	$2.10f	17	$30,716	$307	1. Lunchatthelizard 2. Unbridled Cause 3. Beat The Dealer
2nd of 6	25/1/25	Mahoning Valley	1207m	CLM 3U	4	Erik Barbaran	56kg	Fast	1:12.16	60.2 km/h	1.8L	5-2	$1.60f	37	$30,766	$6,153	1. The Pink Z 2. Serendipitous 3. El Marro
37 Day Freshen-Up

Mucho Primo (2) 272451265x
Trainer: Johanna Urieta ()
Jockey: Miguel Martinez
Weight: 54kg
Prize Money: $151,346
Win / Place: 10% / 45%

7 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: KANTHAROS (USA)

Dam: AGRESSIVE ELEGANCE (USA)

Dam's Sire: Macho Uno

Rating

Stats

Career

37: 4-7-6

Distance

10: 1-5-1

Trk/Dst

7: 1-4-0

Track

19: 1-4-1

Season

1: 0-0-0

1st Up

6: 0-0-1

2nd Up

5: 1-0-0

3rd Up

4: 0-1-2

4th Up

3: 0-1-0

Dirt

37: 4-7-6

Anti-Clockwise

37: 4-7-6

Jockey Stats

Horse

0: 0-0-0

Last 50

0: 0-0-0

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Comments

Gelding back from a spell of eight months. Has placed previously first up from a break. Finished off last campaign fifth of 12 at Mahoning Valley January 8 over 1207m, 4 len behind Wildcat Bill carrying 56kg at $21.70. When resuming last campaign second last of 7 at this track May 1 2024 over 1207m, 16 len behind Reckless L J with 54kg at $7.

Expected Settling Position: Pace

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
5th of 12	8/1/25	Mahoning Valley	1207m	CLM 3U	10	Addiel J Ayala	56kg	Fast	1:13.34	59.2 km/h	3.8L	1-7	$22	20	$37,798	$378	1. Wildcat Bill 2. Gapper 3. Golden Money
6th of 11	19/12/24	Mahoning Valley	1106m	CLM 3U	1	R A Perez	56kg	SP	1:06.95	59.5 km/h	3.5L	7-7	$5.80	14	$29,392	$294	1. Oaken 2. Serendipitous 3. Weekender
2nd of 11	5/12/24	Mahoning Valley	1207m	CLM 3U	7	R A Perez	56kg	Fast	1:11.45	60.8 km/h	2.0L	3-6	$39	16	$36,110	$7,222	1. Wildcat Bill 2. Mucho Primo 3. Dougs Morning Pick
1st of 12	19/11/24	Mahoning Valley	1207m	CLM 3U	10	R A Perez	56kg	Fast	1:13.96	58.8 km/h	1.8L	2-3	$11	21	$29,033	$17,129	1. Mucho Primo 2. Oaken 3. Beat The Dealer
5th of 8	29/10/24	Mahoning Valley	1207m	CLM 3U	8	R A Perez	56kg	SP	1:13.19	59.4 km/h	11.8L	1-4	$9.70	18	$33,865	$677	1. Wildcat Bill 2. Condemnation 3. Good Music
4th of 7	11/10/24	Thistledown	1106m	CLM 3U	1	R A Perez	54kg	Fast	1:05.24	61.0 km/h	8.8L	4-3	$6.30	9	$27,408	$1,370	1. Dr Zarnett 2. Powerful Phil 3. Gift Of Oak

Overload (3) 313x5x1363
Trainer: Joe M Poole ()
Jockey: Yan Aviles
Weight: 54kg
Prize Money: $155,029
Win / Place: 27% / 61%

5 yo Dark Bay/Brown Gelding

Sire: CORFU (USA)

Dam: PILEITON (USA)

Dam's Sire: Perfect Soul

100

Rating

Stats

Career

18: 5-0-6

Distance

3: 1-0-1

Trk/Dst

3: 1-0-1

Track

11: 3-0-3

Season

4: 1-0-2

1st Up

5: 3-0-0

2nd Up

2: 0-0-1

3rd Up

2: 0-0-0

4th Up

2: 0-0-1

Dirt

18: 5-0-6

Anti-Clockwise

18: 5-0-6

Jockey Stats

Horse

1: 0-0-1

Last 50

0: 0-0-0

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1106m - 1207m

Comments

Last start 3rd of 7 at this track on August 11 over 1207m, 4 len behind G T Three Fifty with 54kg at $7.60. The start before that second last of 7 at this track on July 17 over 1106m, 7 len behind Rumble Strip Ron carrying 55kg at $2.

Expected Settling Position: Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
3rd of 7	11/8/25	Thistledown	1207m	CLM 3U	7	Yan Aviles	54kg	Fast	1:12.78	59.7 km/h	4.3L	1-3	$7.60	25	$29,405	$2,941	1. G T Three Fifty 2. Lunchatthelizard 3. Overload
6th of 7	17/7/25	Thistledown	1106m	CLM 3U	7	L A Batista	55kg	Fast	1:06.98	59.4 km/h	7.8L	4-6	$2.00f	21	$29,001	$290	1. Rumble Strip Ron 2. Show Sliding Home 3. Lunchatthelizard
3rd of 6	26/6/25	Thistledown	1106m	CLM 3U	2	L A Batista	56kg	Fast	1:05.67	60.6 km/h	7.5L	5-3	$6.10	22	$37,124	$3,713	1. Prosecutor 2. Zakaria 3. Overload
1st of 6	4/6/25	Thistledown	1106m	CLM 3U	4	Erik Barbaran	56kg	Fast	1:07.09	59.3 km/h	1.5L	5-2	$2.30f	244	$28,819	$17,291	1. Overload 2. Spin Doctor 3. Marvin's Express
244 Day Spell
5th of 6	3/10/24	Thistledown	1207m	ALLOW 3U	2	Erik Barbaran	54kg	Fast	1:11.24	61.0 km/h	6.8L	6-6	$21	85	$60,485	$1,815	1. Golden Flag 2. It'sgoodtobeseen 3. Blue Nomore
85 Day Spell
3rd of 5	10/7/24	Thistledown	1207m	ALLOW 3U	2	Erik Barbaran	55kg	Fast	1:12.86	59.6 km/h	2.8L	5-3	$8.20	56	$62,941	$6,294	1. Turning Pages 2. It'sgoodtobeseen 3. Overload
56 Day Freshen-Up

Giv'em The Biz (4) 9517x22657
Trainer: Gary L Johnson ()
Jockey: German Terraza
Weight: 54kg
Prize Money: $265,776
Win / Place: 11% / 48%

6 yo Chestnut Gelding

Sire: FED BIZ (USA)

Dam: DARLING RACHEL (USA)

Dam's Sire: Fusaichi Pegasus

Rating

Stats

Career

43: 5-8-8

Distance

13: 2-3-1

Trk/Dst

8: 1-2-1

Track

23: 4-5-2

Season

5: 0-2-0

1st Up

6: 0-1-2

2nd Up

6: 0-3-1

3rd Up

6: 2-0-1

4th Up

6: 0-1-1

Turf

1: 0-0-1

Good

1: 0-0-1

Dirt

42: 6-8-7

Clockwise

3: 0-0-1

Anti-Clockwise

40: 6-8-7

Jockey Stats

Horse

5: 1-0-0

Last 50

0: 0-0-0

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1106m - 1207m

Comments

At the latest run ran last of 7 at this track on August 6 over 1106m, 9 len behind Worthy Opponent with 56kg at $25.10. Before that settled back and ran on when 5th of 8 at this track on July 1 over 1207m, 7 len behind G T Three Fifty with 56kg at $16.90.

Expected Settling Position: Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
7th of 7	6/8/25	Thistledown	1106m	CLM 3U	6	German Terraza	56kg	Fast	1:06.60	59.8 km/h	9.8L	1-4	$25	36	$29,405	$294	1. Worthy Opponent 2. Spirit Of Akron 3. Spin Doctor
36 Day Freshen-Up
5th of 8	1/7/25	Thistledown	1207m	CLM 3U	1	Becerra Fernando Salazar	56kg	Fast	1:12.22	60.2 km/h	7.6L	7-5	$17	27	$29,001	$580	1. G T Three Fifty 2. Worthy Opponent 3. Ohio Strong
6th of 7	4/6/25	Thistledown	1106m	CLM 3U	4	Becerra Fernando Salazar	54kg	Fast	1:06.75	59.6 km/h	14.8L	3-5	$9.20	28	$29,496	$295	1. Weekend Buzz 2. Lunchatthelizard 3. Condemnation
2nd of 6	7/5/25	Thistledown	1106m	CLM 3U	2	Becerra Fernando Salazar	54kg	Fast	1:07.39	59.1 km/h	2.5L	6-5	$6.50	27	$29,635	$5,927	1. Baba Looey 2. Giv'em The Biz 3. El Marro
2nd of 7	10/4/25	Mahoning Valley	1207m	CLM 3U	5	Becerra Fernando Salazar	56kg	SP	1:13.70	59.0 km/h	1.5L	4-3	$18	162	$30,471	$6,094	1. Mutiny 2. Giv'em The Biz 3. Oaken
162 Day Spell
7th of 8	30/10/24	Mahoning Valley	1106m	CLM 3U	3	German Terraza	57kg	Fast	1:07.18	59.3 km/h	10.5L	3-6	$13	22	$27,565	$276	1. Nick Can Fix 2. Weekend Buzz 3. Buckeye Red

Powerful Phil (5) 327454224x
Trainer: Gary L Johnson ()
Jockey: Anthony Rodriguez
Weight: 54kg
Prize Money: $263,109
Win / Place: 13% / 50%

6 yo Chestnut Gelding

Sire: GLOBAL POWER (USA)

Dam: BE MIND PHIL (CAN)

Dam's Sire: Philanthropist

Rating

Stats

Career

44: 6-12-4

Distance

16: 1-8-2

Trk/Dst

12: 1-6-2

Track

28: 4-9-3

Season

5: 0-2-0

1st Up

4: 0-1-0

2nd Up

4: 0-1-0

3rd Up

4: 2-0-1

4th Up

4: 1-1-1

Synthetic

1: 0-0-0

Dirt

43: 6-12-4

Clockwise

1: 1-0-0

Anti-Clockwise

43: 5-12-4

Jockey Stats

Horse

0: 0-0-0

Last 50

0: 0-0-0

Trainer

W 0% P 0%

Distance

W 0% P 0%

Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Track

W 0% P 0%

Trainer/Distance

W 0% P 0%

Distance Range Last 6 months

1106m

Comments

Resumes after a break of four months and has been in the money when fresh before. Finished off last preparation fourth in a small field at this track May 7 over 1106m, 2.75 len behind Baba Looey with 54kg at $1.60. Previously first up; fourth of 8 at this track April 24 2024 over 1106m, 3.5 len behind Firsthand Justice carrying 54kg at $5.

Expected Settling Position: Off Pace

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Class	Barrier	Jockey	Weight	Cond.	Race Time	Avg. Speed	Margin	800/400	SP	Days	Prize	Prize Won	Result
4th of 6	7/5/25	Thistledown	1106m	CLM 3U	1	Mauro Cedillo	54kg	Fast	1:07.39	59.1 km/h	2.9L	4-3	$1.60f	16	$29,635	$1,481	1. Baba Looey 2. Giv'em The Biz 3. El Marro
2nd of 8	21/4/25	Thistledown	1106m	CLM 3U	1	Mauro Cedillo	54kg	Fast	1:06.20	60.1 km/h	3.5L	7-1	$5.10	30	$30,298	$6,059	1. Biscuits And Grits 2. Powerful Phil 3. El Marro
2nd of 8	22/3/25	Mahoning Valley	1106m	CLM 3U	6	Mauro Cedillo	56kg	Fast	1:07.17	59.3 km/h	2.0L	3-2	$9.30	39	$31,784	$6,357	1. Hotrod Bobby 2. Powerful Phil 3. Mutiny
39 Day Freshen-Up
4th of 7	11/2/25	Mahoning Valley	1207m	CLM 3U	6	Mauro Cedillo	56kg	Fast	1:11.16	61.1 km/h	6.3L	2-2	$9.80	17	$30,716	$1,536	1. Cowtown Boss 2. Victory Division 3. Weekend Buzz
5th of 7	25/1/25	Mahoning Valley	1207m	CLM 3U	5	Becerra Fernando Salazar	56kg	Fast	1:11.65	60.6 km/h	4.1L	2-3	$5.80	37	$30,766	$923	1. Weekend Buzz 2. What A Rush 3. Show Sliding Home
37 Day Freshen-Up
4th of 9	19/12/24	Mahoning Valley	1106m	CLM 3U	3	Becerra Fernando Salazar	56kg	SP	1:06.78	59.6 km/h	4.3L	2-2	$4.80	47	$29,392	$1,469	1. Matthew's Patriot 2. Weekend Buzz 3. Show Sliding Home
47 Day Freshen-Up

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