Giocoso
Dark Bay or Brown Colt / February 10th, 2022 in KY / by Not This Time out of Nutcracker Suite (IRE)
$182,452
2026 earnings
112
speed figure
25%
2026 wins
racing Record
2026 Stats
Career Stats
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1
Firsts
5
0
Seconds
2
1
Thirds
3
2
Unplaced
7
4
Starts
17
$182,452
Earnings
$1,302,423
$45,613
Earnings / Start
$76,613
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Bio
Giocoso was unplaced in his first career start June 20 in a 5 ½-furlong dirt sprint at Churchill Downs, but the Not This Time colt improved in his second race when stretching out to a mile and switching to grass for a runner-up finish July 7 at Ellis Park.
Giocoso proved much the best in his third race at 1 1/16 miles on the Ellis Park turf Aug. 5, when he surged well clear in the stretch to a 6 ¼-length runaway victory.
Giocoso was unplaced in his first career start June 20 in a 5 ½-furlong dirt sprint at Churchill Downs, but the Not This Time colt improved in his second race when stretching out to a mile and switching to grass for a runner-up finish July 7 at Ellis Park.
Giocoso proved much the best in his third race at 1 1/16 miles on the Ellis Park turf Aug. 5, when he surged well clear in the stretch to a 6 ¼-length runaway victory.
Trainer Keith Desormeaux switched Giocoso back to the main track for the Grade 3, $300,000 Iroquois Stakes Sept. 14 at Churchill Downs. He banked qualifying points for the 2025 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve in that race but faded late to finish third, seven lengths behind winner Jonathan’s Way.
Giocoso returned to the grass for the Grade 2 Castle & Key Bourbon Stakes Oct. 6 at Keeneland but made little impression in a sixth-place finish.
Kentucky-bred Giocoso was produced by the winning Fastnet Rock mare Nutcracker Suite.
