Araucano (USA) Horse
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Araucano, a 4yo bay foaled in the United States and trained by Jeff Engler, ran in the Gulfstream R4 Race 4 – Claiming. He is by McKinzie out of Waverly Place and has one win, achieved on 25 Dec 2025 at Gulfstream, earning $26,500.00 Md. The horse has been profitable for bettors; backing Araucano throughout his career would have generated an 88% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gulfstream 26-Jan-26 1308m FIRM R2 Race 2 $200 (of $24,500) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:17.440, SP: 11.00 raced in range three wide and lacked a closing bid. 1st Friolento ( D Egan 123 ) 2nd Stop Being Greedy ( R Maragh 123 ) 0.30L 3rd Migratory ( J Morelos 123 ) 1.75L 7th Araucano ( Y Torres 123 , Cd 118 ) 8.00L See full results | Y Torres 55.8kg, Cd 53.5kg 8.00L | 7 (8) |
| Gulfstream 11-Jan-26 1673m FIRM R5 Race 5 $1,960 (of $28,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:41.700, SP: 21.00 set the pace along the rail, fought on inside of the winner in upper stretch then weakened late. 1st Try To Make Cents ( D Egan 123 ) 2nd Power From Above ( R Maragh 123 ) 2.25L 3rd Esperanzito ( J Ruiz 123 ) 0.20L 4th Araucano ( Y Torres 123 , Cd 118 ) 4.10L See full results | Y Torres 55.8kg, Cd 53.5kg 4.10L | 4 (5) |
| Gulfstream 25-Dec-25 1408m R2 Md $16,695 (of $26,500) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:26.520, SP: 15.00 was away alertly and vied for the lead early, then was rated back to stalk the leader two wide, moved to the inside entering the turn and made a quick inside move leaving the three eighths to be quickly clear by the five sixteenths and opened up by the quarter pole, then was kept to pressure while drifting out late while remaining clear to prove best. 1st Araucano ( Y Torres 122 ) 2nd Expert Witness ( M Husbands 124 ) 2.00L 3rd Final Payment ( I O Jr 122 ) 2.75L See full results | Y Torres 55.3kg | 1 (7) |
| Gulfstream 05-Dec-25 1210m FIRM R4 Md $1,855 (of $26,500) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:10.280, SP: 8.00 chased the pace from the outside and was ridden along four wide nearing the quarter pole, came five wide into the lane but was empty. 1st Ripton's Music ( I O Jr 122 ) 2nd Step Slow ( J Ocasio 122 ) 3.25L 3rd Four Beach Friends ( Y Torres 124 , Cd 129 ) 9.75L 4th Araucano ( M Vasquez 122 ) 16.50L See full results | M Vasquez 55.3kg 16.50L | 4 (7) |
| Gulfstream 22-Nov-25 1410m FIRM R4 Md $230 (of $26,500) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:25.970, SP: 2.25 1st Sweet Lazarus ( M Meneses 120 ) 2nd Expert Witness ( M Husbands 124 ) 1.50L 3rd Final Payment ( J Ocasio 120 ) 1.00L 5th Araucano ( E Zayas 120 ) 8.25L See full results | E Zayas 54.4kg 8.25L | 5 (8) |
| Churchill Downs 15-Sep-25 1410m R3 Md $898 (of $67,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:24.920, SP: 10.00 pursued from midpack two wide and between horses, brushed with an outer rival into the turn, pursued from the three path and weakened between rivals entering the lane. 1st Utopian ( A Concepcion 124 ) 2nd Poppa Echo ( B J Hernandez 121 ) 1.00L 3rd Charisma ( T Gaffalione 121 ) 4.50L 12th Araucano ( L Saez 121 ) 0.00L See full results | L Saez 54.9kg 0.00L | 12 (12) |
| Saratoga 25-Jul-25 1210m R7 Md $9,400 (of $47,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:12.360, SP: 8.00 1st Zakat ( C Elliott 119 ) 2nd Araucano ( L Saez 119 ) 0.00L 3rd Senor Poncho ( I O Jr 119 ) 0.50L See full results | L Saez 54kg 0.00L | 2 (10) |
| Churchill Downs 23-Jun-25 1210m FIRM R3 Md $2,010 (of $67,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:09.370, SP: 13.00 broke in, tracked inside, bumped an outer foe while in the two path early into the turn, was driven around the turn, but weakened. 1st Bob's Carrot ( J Ortiz 118 ) 2nd Leading Role ( R Gutierrez 118 ) 0.00L 3rd Historic ( E Morales 118 ) 0.00L 5th Araucano ( J A Torres 118 ) 12.50L See full results | J A Torres 53.5kg 12.50L | 5 (7) |