Affirming (USA) Horse
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Affirming is a 3yo gray/roan thoroughbred from the United States trained by Joseph F. Orseno. The horse is by Blame out of Sea Trial. It has not yet broken its maiden, having failed to win in five starts. In its latest start at Gulfstream on 31 Jan 2026, Jorge Ruiz rode Affirming to a seventh‑place finish, trailing winner Bint Mischief.
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| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gulfstream 31-Jan-26 1609m FIRM R1 Md (of $34,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:36.470, SP: 7.00 moved to a clear lead in the four path around the first turn, led outside down the backstretch, set the pace in the two path rounding the far turn, angled further out in upper stretch and tired. 1st Bint Mischief ( D Egan 122 ) 2nd Sliceaway ( K Davis 122 ) 4.75L 3rd Decisive Maiara ( J Morelos 122 ) 4.80L 7th Affirming ( J Ruiz 122 ) 9.80L See full results | J Ruiz 55.3kg 9.80L | 7 (10) |
| Gulfstream 05-Jan-26 1609m FIRM R7 Md $680 (of $84,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:39.780, SP: 41.00 chased the pace while racing greenly down the backstretch and was through after a half. 1st Paradise ( E Zayas 120 ) 2nd Betty's Pearl ( M Gutierrez 120 ) 3.00L 3rd Sister Slew ( J Alvarado 120 ) 0.50L 6th Affirming ( J Ruiz 120 ) 26.25L See full results | J Ruiz 54.4kg 26.25L | 6 (7) |
| Gulfstream 17-Nov-25 1410m FIRM R6 Md $400 (of $70,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:25.970, SP: 13.00 tracked the early pace from between rivals, chased two then three wide and between foes into the turn, ran in pursuit to upper stretch, needed more in the drive and gave way. 1st Authentic Wave ( J Morelos 120 ) 2nd Tahlequah ( E Zayas 120 ) 0.50L 3rd Turkish Pistachio ( S Camacho 120 ) 3.50L 5th Affirming ( S Marin 120 ) 11.30L See full results | S Marin 54.4kg 11.30L | 5 (8) |
| Gulfstream 01-Nov-25 1610m FIRM R2 Md $280 (of $35,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:35.650, SP: 2.38 caught in traffic while a bit keen into the first turn, settled into the backstretch, angled three then four wide for the stretch drive, no late rally. 1st Only You ( M Vasquez 120 ) 2nd Adsila ( E Perez 120 ) 0.00L 3rd Call The Bullpen ( E Gonzalez 120 ) 0.00L 8th Affirming ( E Jaramillo 120 ) 5.00L See full results | E Jaramillo 54.4kg 5.00L | 8 (9) |
| Gulfstream 28-Sep-25 1610m R11 Md $400 (of $70,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:36.250, SP: 3.25 lost her path at the start and was off a step slowly, settled off of the early pace, asked for run three wide nearing the quarter marker, angled out into upper stretch, made a mild rally to the final sixteenth but needed more late. 1st Bert's Knoty Girl ( Y Torres 120 ) 2nd Spicy Princess ( J Ocasio 120 ) 0.30L 3rd Birch Run ( J Bravo 120 ) 4.00L 5th AfFIRMing ( E Zayas 120 ) 5.35L See full results | E Zayas 54.4kg 5.35L | 5 (9) |