INITIAL CONCEPT Harness



Initial Concept is a standardbred horse born in Canada in 2018. Initial Concept is by Shadow Play (USA) out of Raquel , trained by Cassie Russo. Initial Concept form is available here. Owned by JAYMES MCASSEY.


Pedigree :
Sire SHADOW PLAY (USA) 2005
Dam RAQUEL 0
Dam Sire ROCKNROLL HANOVER (USA) 2002

About the horse :
Foal Date 20 Mar 2018
Description 7yo B Gelding
Trainer Cassie Russo
Owner Jaymes Mcassey
Career 12 Wins (12%) - 22 Placings (35%) - 98 starts
Wins 1609m (12)
PM United States of America : USD $80,709



Starts:

98

Win Rate:

12%

Place Rate:

35%










Initial Concept Past Races

5 of 8, 25 Apr 2026, R12 RACE 12 1m | USD $ 7,500 | -kg | J: D BUCCERI | T: C RUSSO | | Fr6 | 1:59.00 | Winner: DANCE MACHINE
5 of 7, 27 Mar 2026, R10 RACE 10 1m | USD $ 5,500 | -kg | J: D BUCCERI | T: C RUSSO | | Fr5 | 1:58.00 | Winner: VIVA LAS VEGAS
5 of 8, 18 Mar 2026, R2 RACE 2 1m | USD $ 7,000 | -kg | J: D BUCCERI | T: C RUSSO | | Fr1 | 2:01.10 | Winner: BET EIGHTTHIRTYONE



Horse Stat

Jockey
Win
Win%
Place
Place%
Starts
PM
Profit
POT
LUKE HANNERS 3 19% 4 25% 16 $38,308 13 89
KUBI ERZENE 3 20% 3 20% 15 $17,245 -40 53
LEAH VANDERVORT 1 100% 0 0% 1 $3,646 6 60
JIM DEVAUX 1 6% 7 39% 18 $22,622 -52 66
KYLE SWIFT 1 33% 0 0% 3 $4,052 95 384
RAY FISHER (JNR) 1 50% 0 0% 2 $4,199 22 162
DREW MONTI 1 33% 0 0% 3 $4,824 31 169
DENNY BUCCERI 1 17% 1 17% 6 $7,042 -28 37
FRANK AFFRUNTI 0 0% 0 0% 1 $386 -10 0
GEO NAPOLITANO (JNR) 0 0% 0 0% 1 $0 -10 0
STEVE SMITH 0 0% 0 0% 1 $0 -10 0
BRYSON DUNNING 0 0% 1 20% 5 $3,187 -50 0
PAUL KRAMER 0 0% 1 50% 2 $1,362 -20 0
JIM MAROHN (JNR) 0 0% 0 0% 1 $567 -10 0
TROY BEYER 0 0% 0 0% 1 $348 -10 0
NEWTON SHERIDAN 0 0% 0 0% 1 $670 -10 0
MATT ZUCCARELLO 0 0% 1 50% 2 $1,745 -20 0
CHRIS LONG 0 0% 0 0% 3 $1,313 -30 0
LEON BAILEY 0 0% 1 50% 2 $2,616 -20 0
MITCHELL CUSHING 0 0% 0 0% 1 $0 -10 0
BILLY DOBSON 0 0% 1 100% 1 $1,810 -10 0
JAMES MCNEIGHT (JNR) 0 0% 0 0% 1 $0 -10 0
DAVID MCNEIGHT III 0 0% 1 20% 5 $913 -50 0
JOHN CUMMINGS (JNR) 0 0% 0 0% 2 $0 -20 0
WADE TOMASZEWSKI 0 0% 0 0% 3 $495 -30 0
JOSEPH CHINDANO (JNR) 0 0% 1 100% 1 $1,908 -10 0

Course
Win
Win%
Place
Place%
Starts
PM
Profit
POT
SARATOGA 4 10% 12 31% 39 $64,053 -89 67
FREEHOLD RACEWAY 4 21% 4 21% 19 $23,626 -64 45
BATAVIA DOWNS 3 16% 3 16% 19 $19,007 38 104
BUFFALO RACEWAY 1 12% 1 12% 8 $7,042 -48 28
SHENANDOAH DOWNS 0 0% 1 33% 3 $2,026 -30 0
ROSECROFT RACEWAY 0 0% 1 50% 2 $1,362 -20 0
VERNON DOWNS 0 0% 0 0% 1 $386 -10 0
YONKERS RACEWAY 0 0% 0 0% 2 $0 -20 0
OCEAN DOWNS 0 0% 0 0% 1 $1,161 -10 0
MEADOWLANDS 0 0% 0 0% 3 $595 -30 0
PLAINRIDGE PARK 0 0% 0 0% 1 $0 -10 0