Hard Aces
Bay Horse / March 14th, 2010 in KY / by Hard Spun out of All in With Aces
$202,225
2017 earnings
114
speed figure
13%
2017 wins
racing Record
2017 Stats
Career Stats
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1
Firsts
8
1
Seconds
7
2
Thirds
11
4
Unplaced
19
8
Starts
45
$202,225
Earnings
$1,272,215
$25,278
Earnings / Start
$28,271
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Bio
After winning the Louisiana Handicap in January of his 5-year-old season, Hard Aces was sold privately by his breeder to Hronis Racing. Following a third-place finish in the Grade 2 Californian Stakes, Hard Aces earned a breakthrough win in the Grade 1 Gold Cup at Santa Anita Park Stakes, which earned him an automatic starting spot in the 2015 Breeders' Cup Classic. Hard Aces would not finish in the money the rest of the year but appeared to regain his form with a second-place finish in the Grade 1 Santa Anita Handicap in March 2016.
After winning the Louisiana Handicap in January of his 5-year-old season, Hard Aces was sold privately by his breeder to Hronis Racing. Following a third-place finish in the Grade 2 Californian Stakes, Hard Aces earned a breakthrough win in the Grade 1 Gold Cup at Santa Anita Park Stakes, which earned him an automatic starting spot in the 2015 Breeders' Cup Classic. Hard Aces would not finish in the money the rest of the year but appeared to regain his form with a second-place finish in the Grade 1 Santa Anita Handicap in March 2016.
Over summer 2016, he placed in two other graded stakes, including a third-place effort in the Grade 1 Gold Cup at Santa Anita. During the Del Mar meet, he returned to the winner’s circle in the 1 ½-mile Grade 3 Cougar II Handicap.
Hard Aces picked up another graded stakes win on April 2, 2017, taking the 1 ½-mile Grade 3 Tokyo City Handicap at Santa Anita Park by a neck after a strong closing rally.
Hard Aces is a son of Hard Spun, out of the winning Quiet American mare All in With Aces.
