OPTICAL ILLUSION Harness
Optical Illusion is a standardbred horse born in New Zealand in 2016. Optical Illusion is by Hes Watching (USA) out of Pure Octane (NZ) , trained by Paul Stafford. Optical Illusion form is available here. Owned by LISA M ZABIELSKI, KIMBERLEY M ZABIELSKI.
Pedigree :
| Sire | HES WATCHING (USA) 2011 |
| Dam | PURE OCTANE (NZ) 2010 |
| Dam Sire | CHRISTIAN CULLEN (NZ) 1994 |
About the horse :
| Foal Date | 15 Oct 2016 |
| Description | 9yo BR Gelding |
| Trainer | Paul Stafford |
| Owner | Lisa M Zabielski, Kimberley M Zabielski |
| Career | 28 Wins (17%) - 57 Placings (52%) - 162 starts |
| Wins | 1609m (24), 2200m (4) |
| PM |
New Zealand : NZD $31,168 United States of America : USD $391,247 |
Starts:162 |
Win Rate:17% |
Place Rate:52% |
Optical Illusion Past Races
| 4 of 8, 28 Apr 2026, R10 RACE 10 1m | USD $ 21,000 | -kg | J: T BUTER | T: P STAFFORD | | Fr3 | 1:51.10 | Winner: YOUNG BLUEY |
| 2 of 7, 21 Apr 2026, R9 RACE 9 1m | USD $ 17,000 | -kg | J: B HOLLAND | T: P STAFFORD | | Fr2 | 1:55.20 | Winner: VENTURESOME ARDEN |
| 4 of 8, 14 Apr 2026, R6 RACE 6 1m | USD $ 17,000 | -kg | J: B HOLLAND | T: P STAFFORD | | Fr3 | 1:52.40 | Winner: SWEETHOMEALABAMA |
| 2 of 8, 07 Apr 2026, R8 RACE 8 1m | USD $ 15,000 | -kg | J: B HOLLAND | T: P STAFFORD | | Fr6 | 1:57.10 | Winner: YOROKOBI |
| 3 of 8, 30 Mar 2026, R10 RACE 10 1m | USD $ 17,000 | -kg | J: B HOLLAND | T: P STAFFORD | | Fr1 | 1:53.30 | Winner: BOILING OAR |
| 7 of 8, 23 Mar 2026, R6 RACE 6 1m | USD $ 17,000 | -kg | J: P LACHANCE | T: P STAFFORD | | Fr3 | 1:55.10 | Winner: AMERICAN DEALER |
| 7 of 8, 16 Mar 2026, R2 RACE 2 1m | USD $ 19,000 | -kg | J: B HOLLAND | T: P STAFFORD | | Fr4 | 1:53.10 | Winner: LITTLE WILLY |
| 7 of 8, 07 Mar 2026, R9 RACE 9 1m | USD $ 17,500 | -kg | J: J STRATTON | T: P STAFFORD | | Fr5 | 1:50.00 | Winner: JOEMIKIYOURSOFINE |
| 3 of 8, 02 Mar 2026, R5 RACE 5 1m | USD $ 17,000 | -kg | J: B HOLLAND | T: P STAFFORD | | Fr2 | 1:55.00 | Winner: JABBAR |
| 6 of 8, 15 Dec 2025, R6 RACE 6 1m | USD $ 19,000 | -kg | J: B HOLLAND | T: P STAFFORD | | Fr6 | 1:54.10 | Winner: BRUTALLYHANDSOME |
Horse Stat |
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Win
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Win%
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Place%
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Starts
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| CHRIS LONG | 8 | 27% | 13 | 43% | 30 | $146,356 | -18 | 68 | ||||
| JAY RANDALL | 3 | 50% | 1 | 17% | 6 | $40,868 | -9 | 36 | ||||
| MATT KAKALEY | 3 | 17% | 5 | 28% | 18 | $86,152 | -60 | 50 | ||||
| BRENT HOLLAND | 3 | 8% | 13 | 36% | 36 | $134,904 | -259 | 20 | ||||
| M W WHITE | 2 | 12% | 5 | 31% | 16 | $17,921 | -34 | 66 | ||||
| LEON BAILEY | 2 | 33% | 2 | 33% | 6 | $22,333 | -30 | 16 | ||||
| JIM DEVAUX | 2 | 33% | 0 | 0% | 6 | $20,016 | -30 | 17 | ||||
| L J WHITTAKER | 1 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $4,384 | 12 | 120 | ||||
| A L HARRISON | 1 | 33% | 1 | 33% | 3 | $5,845 | 8 | 93 | ||||
| AARON MERRIMAN | 1 | 25% | 1 | 25% | 4 | $16,369 | 15 | 112 | ||||
| JAMES MCNEIGHT (JNR) | 1 | 8% | 8 | 62% | 13 | $49,625 | -103 | 13 | ||||
| DANIEL DUBE | 1 | 17% | 3 | 50% | 6 | $36,480 | -28 | 37 | ||||
| K I BUBLITZ | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 2 | $317 | -20 | 0 | ||||
| A G HERLIHY MNZM | 0 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 1 | $1,085 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| BILLY DOBSON | 0 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 1 | $2,787 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| MITCHELL CUSHING | 0 | 0% | 1 | 33% | 3 | $6,879 | -30 | 0 | ||||
| AARON BYRON | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $0 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| LUKE EBERSOLE | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $2,047 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| DAN CHARLINO | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $2,171 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| BILLY DAVIS (JNR) | 0 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 1 | $2,642 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| GEORGE BRENNAN | 0 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 1 | $5,665 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| JIM MAROHN (JNR) | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $2,342 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| YANNICK GINGRAS | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $3,125 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| JORDAN STRATTON | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $0 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| PAT LACHANCE | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $0 | -10 | 0 | ||||
| TYLER BUTER | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $2,445 | -10 | 0 | ||||
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Starts
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PM
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POT
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| SARATOGA | 13 | 27% | 17 | 35% | 48 | $206,609 | -124 | 47 |
| YONKERS RACEWAY | 7 | 11% | 22 | 34% | 65 | $271,113 | -397 | 28 |
| CAMBRIDGE RACEWAY | 4 | 31% | 4 | 31% | 13 | $24,439 | 56 | 112 |
| PLAINRIDGE PARK | 2 | 50% | 1 | 25% | 4 | $32,630 | -3 | 42 |
| BATAVIA DOWNS | 1 | 11% | 6 | 67% | 9 | $39,945 | -63 | 19 |
| NORTHFIELD PARK | 1 | 17% | 2 | 33% | 6 | $21,058 | -5 | 75 |
| Manawatu | 0 | 0% | 2 | 100% | 2 | $1,988 | -20 | 0 |
| BUFFALO RACEWAY | 0 | 0% | 2 | 50% | 4 | $9,680 | -40 | 0 |
| ALEXANDRA PARK | 0 | 0% | 1 | 12% | 8 | $3,125 | -80 | 0 |
| TIOGA DOWNS | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $0 | -10 | 0 |
| THE MEADOWS | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $2,171 | -10 | 0 |
| MEADOWLANDS | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | $0 | -10 | 0 |