Horse
Contrary Thinking
6-year-old bay gelding · By Into Mischief out of Valadorna (by Curlin)
Entered today: Belmont Park Race 2
Tier A Form ▼ Down -7
Pick-sheet marks: notes from the past performances, not proven to beat the odds. How to read them is on the race page.
Model win chance is the card model shown on the race page. The morning-line favourite wins more races than our top-ranked horse (see the record), so read it as a second opinion.
Last three races
| Date | Trk | Dist | Class | Finish | Speed fig | Odds | Eq | Trip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/1 | BEL | 7f D | Vosburgh G3 | 8th/9 -6L | 90 | 12-1 | 2p turn;3p1/4;no rally | |
| 8/14 | SAR | 7f D | OC 80k n2x | Won/7 | 93 | 2.7-1 | L | 3-4w upper; held clear |
| 7/10 | SAR | 6½f D | OC 80k n2x | 2nd/6 | 96 | 2.5-1 | L | Bobble st; led; ran on |
Finish shows position, field size and beaten lengths. Odds are final odds; * = favourite. Trip notes are the chart caller's.
Show full historyHide full history (11 races)
11 starts in our records: 3 won, 2 2nd, 1 3rd.
| Date | Race | Distance | Type | Field | Post | Finish | Odds | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/1/26 | Belmont Park R6 | 7 Furlongs Dirt | Grade 3 stakes (Vosburgh S.) | 9 | 2 | 8th | 6-1 ML | Dylan Davis | Amelia Green |
| 8/14/26 | Saratoga R8 | 7 Furlongs Dirt | Allowance optional claiming $80,000 | 7 | 2 | Won | 5-2 ML | Jaime Rodriguez | Amelia Green |
| 7/10/26 | Saratoga R5 | 6 1/2 Furlongs Dirt | Allowance optional claiming $80,000 | 6 | 4 | 2nd | 2-1 ML | Jaime Rodriguez | Amelia Green |
| 6/6/26 | Saratoga R2 | 7 Furlongs Dirt | Allowance optional claiming $80,000 | 8 | 7 | 2nd | 8-1 ML | Jaime Rodriguez | Amelia Green |
| 4/25/26 | Aqueduct R6 | 1 Mile Dirt | Allowance optional claiming $75,000 | 7 | 5 | 3rd | 6-1 ML | Dylan Davis | Chad Brown |
| 8/31/25 | Saratoga R5 | 1 1/4 Miles Dirt | Grade 1 stakes (Jockey Club Gold Cup S.) | 8 | 6 | 7th | 50-1 ML | Dylan Davis | Chad Brown |
| 8/2/25 | Saratoga R11 | 1 1/8 Miles Dirt | Grade 1 stakes (Whitney S.) | 9 | 8 | 9th | 50-1 ML | Dylan Davis | Chad Brown |
| 6/29/25 | Belmont At The Big A R3 | 1 Mile Dirt | Allowance | 5 | 5 | Won | 4-1 ML | Dylan Davis | Chad Brown |
| 4/23/25 | Aqueduct R7 | 6 Furlongs Dirt | Allowance | 5 | 4 | 4th | 3-1 ML | Dylan Davis | Chad Brown |
| 6/7/24 | Saratoga R8 | 6 1/2 Furlongs Dirt | Allowance | 8 | 1 | 5th | 5-2 ML | Javier Castellano | Chad Brown |
| 4/20/24 | Aqueduct R1 | 6 Furlongs Dirt | Maiden special weight | 6 | 1 | Won | 1-1 ML | Javier Castellano | Chad Brown |
From TBredIQ's own results records; may be incomplete before Jul 3, 2023. Matched on name, sire and dam. Finish shows lengths behind the winner where we have the chart; odds are final odds where we have the chart, otherwise the morning line (ML). Past race pages aren't kept on the site, so there's no result link for these races. 7 other entries in our records have no result (usually a scratch, or a race we have no chart for) and are not listed.
Speed figures
| Best speed figure | |
|---|---|
| Dirt, fast track | 101 |
| Wet track | 87 |
| Today's distance on today's surface (last 1 try in the data) | 85 |
Last figures, newest first: 90 · 93 · 96 · 101 — down -7 against the three before
Recent works
| Date | Trk | Dist | Time | How | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/17 | BEL | 4f | :49.60 | breezing | 37 of 58 | |
| 9/19 | BEL | 4f | :50.80 | breezing | 64 of 96 | |
| 9/11 | BEL | 4f | :51.40 | breezing | 76 of 77 | |
| 8/28 | SAR | 4f | :51.80 | breezing | 62 of 64 | |
| 8/6 | SAR | 4f | :49.00 | breezing | 16 of 31 |
Rank = where the time placed among horses working the same distance at that track that day.
Record
| Record | |
|---|---|
| Career | 13 starts: 3 won, 2 2nd, 1 3rd · $340,985 |
| This year | 5 starts: 1 won, 2 2nd, 1 3rd · $130,945 |
| Last year | 6 starts: 1 won, 0 2nd, 0 3rd · $161,640 |
| At Belmont Park | 1 starts: 0 won, 0 2nd, 0 3rd · $1,875 |
| At today's distance | 2 starts: 1 won, 0 2nd, 0 3rd · $48,920 |
| Wet track | 1 starts: 0 won, 0 2nd, 1 3rd · $10,320 |
Owner: Lucky Hat Racing Llc And Egl-One Racing