DIRE STRAITS Harness
Dire Straits is a standardbred horse born in United States of America in 2020. Dire Straits is by Muscle Hill (USA) out of Southwind Cocoa , trained by Linda Toscano. Dire Straits form is available here. Owned by RICHARD S GUTNICK, THOMAS J PONTONE, GARY J COCCO.
Pedigree :
| Sire | MUSCLE HILL (USA) 2006 |
| Dam | SOUTHWIND COCOA 0 |
| Dam Sire | CHOCOLATIER (USA) 2003 |
About the horse :
| Foal Date | 05 Feb 2020 |
| Description | 5yo B Horse |
| Trainer | Linda Toscano |
| Owner | Richard S Gutnick, Thomas J Pontone, Gary J Cocco |
| Career | 15 Wins (23%) - 15 Placings (47%) - 64 starts |
| Wins | 1609m (15) |
| PM | United States of America : USD $412,900 |
Starts:64 |
Win Rate:23% |
Place Rate:47% |
Dire Straits Past Races
| 8 of 9, 19 Dec 2025, R4 RACE 4 1.25m | USD $ 100,000 | -kg | J: J BARTLETT | T: L TOSCANO | | Fr5 | 2:30.00 | Winner: KEG STAND |
| 4 of 6, 12 Dec 2025, R7 RACE 7 1m | USD $ 50,000 | -kg | J: M KAKALEY | T: L TOSCANO | | Fr3 | 1:55.00 | Winner: DRIBBLING BI |
| 7 of 8, 05 Dec 2025, R9 RACE 9 1m | USD $ 50,000 | -kg | J: Y GINGRAS | T: L TOSCANO | | Fr8 | 1:54.10 | Winner: SIR PINOCCHIO |
| 3 of 7, 21 Nov 2025, R8 RACE 8 1m | USD $ 50,000 | -kg | J: S ZERON | T: L TOSCANO | | Fr1 | 1:55.00 | Winner: TAKE ALL COMERS |
| 3 of 6, 30 Oct 2025, R8 RACE 8 1m | USD $ 39,000 | -kg | J: B HOLLAND | T: E HART | | Fr5 | 1:54.10 | Winner: DRIBBLING BI |
| 1 of 8, 16 Oct 2025, R9 RACE 9 1m | USD $ 30,000 | -kg | J: J BARTLETT | T: E HART | | Fr7 | 1:56.10 | 2nd: ESCAPER |
| 4 of 7, 09 Oct 2025, R7 RACE 7 1m | USD $ 39,000 | -kg | J: T BUTER | T: E HART | | Fr2 | 1:55.20 | Winner: CECIL HANOVER |
| 1 of 8, 25 Sep 2025, R9 RACE 9 1m | USD $ 30,000 | -kg | J: J BARTLETT | T: E HART | | Fr4 | 1:54.40 | 2nd: THE HAZELTON |
| 4 of 6, 18 Sep 2025, R7 RACE 7 1m | USD $ 39,000 | -kg | J: J STRATTON | T: E HART | | Fr5 | 1:56.00 | Winner: KHAOSAN ROAD |
| 6 of 6, 04 Sep 2025, R4 RACE 4 1m | USD $ 30,000 | -kg | J: A SIEGELMAN | T: E HART | | Fr5 | 1:56.20 | Winner: GHOSTLY CASPER |
Horse Stat |
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| JASON BARTLETT | 4 | 80% | 0 | 0% | 5 | $85,429 | 17 | 53 | ||||
| MATTIAS MELANDER | 3 | 30% | 2 | 20% | 10 | $161,154 | -34 | 36 | ||||
| RIDGE WARREN | 3 | 33% | 2 | 22% | 9 | $37,613 | -19 | 46 | ||||
| DAVID MILLER | 2 | 11% | 5 | 28% | 18 | $217,362 | -130 | 16 | ||||
| DEXTER DUNN | 1 | 50% | 0 | 0% | 2 | $11,937 | 32 | 210 | ||||
| SCOTT ZERON | 1 | 25% | 1 | 25% | 4 | $25,948 | -24 | 15 | ||||
| BRAXTEN BOYD | 1 | 25% | 2 | 50% | 4 | $47,362 | 78 | 270 | ||||
| D MILLER | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $0 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| MARCUS MILLER | 0 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 1 | $4,800 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| JIM MAROHN (JNR) | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $0 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| JORDAN STRATTON | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 2 | $4,771 | -20 | 0 | ||||
| MATT KAKALEY | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 2 | $6,126 | -20 | 0 | ||||
| COLIN KELLY | 0 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 1 | $7,256 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| AUSTIN SIEGELMAN | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $0 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| TYLER BUTER | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $4,749 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| BRENT HOLLAND | 0 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 1 | $7,123 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| YANNICK GINGRAS | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $0 | -10 | 0 | ||||
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Course
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Win%
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Place%
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PM
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POT
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| YONKERS RACEWAY | 5 | 28% | 3 | 17% | 18 | $139,458 | -98 | 18 |
| PHILADELPHIA | 3 | 50% | 1 | 17% | 6 | $36,506 | 6 | 60 |
| THE RED MILE | 3 | 27% | 0 | 0% | 11 | $225,218 | -27 | 48 |
| MEADOWLANDS | 2 | 12% | 5 | 31% | 16 | $92,689 | -86 | 34 |
| POCONO DOWNS | 2 | 22% | 4 | 44% | 9 | $46,977 | 44 | 127 |
| HOOSIER PARK | 0 | 0% | 1 | 50% | 2 | $56,744 | -20 | 0 |
| DOVER DOWNS | 0 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 1 | $24,038 | -10 | 0 |
| MOHAWK PARK | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $0 | -10 | 0 |