Back Pay (USA) Horse
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Back Pay is a 4yo ch from United States trained by Vilma I. De La Cruz. He is by the stallion Marking out of the dam Pay Back Time. The horse has yet to break its maiden, failing to win in 11 starts. In its most recent start at Sunland Park on 9 Feb 2026, jockey Aldo Arboleda guided Back Pay to a fourth‑place finish behind winner Green Is The Daddy.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Sunland Park 09-Feb-26 1308m FIRM R4 Md $1,050 (of $15,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:20.470, SP: 51.00 lacked speed along the inside then stayed on to edge fourth late. 1st Green Is The Daddy ( O A Jr 124 ) 2nd Shame Them ( L R Rodriguez 124 ) 1.00L 3rd Bye Bye Russ ( L A Valenzuela 124 ) 3.25L 4th Back Pay ( A Arboleda 119 ) 4.50L See full results | A Arboleda 54kg 4.50L | 4 (12) |
| Sunland Park 12-Jan-26 1106m FIRM R7 Md (of $30,700) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:03.500, SP: 41.00 was pinched back leaving the gate, trailed the field up the backstretch, continued around the turn in the three path and made no bid. 1st Sir Liams Love ( J Vazquez 121 ) 2nd Hallie's Gal ( K Tohill 121 ) 3.25L 3rd Spoonin Shuga ( O Hernandez 121 ) 0.50L 8th Back Pay ( F Lozano 121 ) 15.75L See full results | F Lozano 54.9kg 15.75L | 8 (9) |
| Zia Park 17-Dec-25 1310m FIRM R8 Md (of $55,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:18.270, SP: 41.00 bumped with the horses to either side leaving the gate, raced in the middle of the pack on the inside up the backstretch, saved ground around the turn and faded in the lane. 1st My Yellowstone ( F S Da 123 ) 2nd Lady D D ( E Gonzalez 121 ) 1.00L 3rd Spoonin Shuga ( F J Wethey 121 ) 2.25L 10th Back Pay ( E Medellin 121 ) 16.65L See full results | E Medellin 54.9kg 16.65L | 10 (10) |
| Zia Park 05-Nov-25 1210m FIRM R9 Md (of $55,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:10.080, SP: 41.00 raced off the pace up the backstretch, saved ground around the turn and was empty in the lane. 1st Unbridled Beauty ( R Vazquez 121 ) 2nd F S Liberty Belle ( G Rodriguez 121 ) 2.25L 3rd Dragonessa ( E Gonzalez 121 ) 3.25L 8th Back Pay ( I J Rosendo 121 ) 16.60L See full results | I J Rosendo 54.9kg 16.60L | 8 (8) |
| Albuquerque 05-Oct-25 1106m FIRM R5 Md $220 (of $12,760) Barrier 7, SP: 51.00 1st Tiz The Spirit ( A Arboleda 122 ) 2nd Buzzworthy ( L Valenzuela 122 ) 7.00L 3rd Ferrari Money ( J Torres 122 ) 0.30L 8th Back Pay ( J Vazquez 122 , Cd 0 ) 21.50L | J Vazquez 55.3kg, Cd 0 21.50L | 8 (9) |
| Albuquerque 14-Sep-25 1308m FIRM R5 Md $270 (of $15,930) Barrier 5, SP: 26.00 1st Walk On Whiskey ( L Rodriguez 124 ) 2nd Ineedamarker ( L Valenzuela 122 ) 0.30L 3rd Aunt Bennie ( V Castro 124 ) 2.50L 7th Back Pay ( J Vazquez 122 , Cd 0 ) 22.50L | J Vazquez 55.3kg, Cd 0 22.50L | 7 (8) |
| Sunland Park 08-Mar-25 1110m FIRM R6 Md (of $31,200) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:05.440, SP: 21.00 took back off of the early pace, saved ground along the turn and was not a factor. 1st Shez Punctual ( M F Jr 121 ) 2nd F S Liberty Belle ( F Amparan 121 ) 0.75L 3rd Unbridled Beauty ( C Ramos 121 ) 0.50L 9th Back Pay ( E Gomez 121 ) 14.75L See full results | E Gomez 54.9kg 14.75L | 9 (9) |
| Sunland Park 22-Feb-25 1207m R3 Race 3 $2,184 (of $31,200) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:11.320 settled off of the moderate early pace while never far back, chased four then three wide nearing the turn, ran in pursuit two wide into upper stretch then passed tiring rivals in the final stages. 1st Mo Money Time ( A J Jr 121 ) 2nd Attila Style ( T Hebert 124 ) 7.00L 3rd My Yellowstone ( L Negron 124 ) 5.50L 4th Back Pay ( J M Vazquez 121 ) 13.50L See full results | J M Vazquez 54.9kg 13.50L | 4 (7) |
| Sunland Park 24-Jan-25 1310m FIRM R5 Md (of $30,708) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:18.130, SP: 41.00 raced at the back of the pack on the outside early, swung out to the five path coming around the turn and never threatened. 1st Thatsaterriblidea ( A J Jr 121 ) 2nd Mo Money Time ( F Valdez 121 ) 1.00L 3rd F S Liberty Belle ( F Amparan 121 ) 2.25L 8th Back Pay ( J O Ortega 121 ) 18.75L See full results | J O Ortega 54.9kg 18.75L | 8 (11) |
| Sunland Park 11-Jan-25 1110m R9 Md (of $25,199) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:05.470, SP: 101.00 trailed the field throughout, came around the bend in the three path and was never a factor. 1st Cute Little Devil ( A J Jr 121 ) 2nd Let Her Be ( M F Jr 121 ) 0.30L 3rd Bow To Clara ( T Hebert 121 ) 1.00L 9th Back Pay ( J O Ortega 121 ) 17.25L See full results | J O Ortega 54.9kg 17.25L | 9 (9) |
| Zia Park 13-Nov-24 1110m FIRM R7 Md (of $54,999) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:04.790, SP: 67.00 bumped lightly with the horse to her inside at the start, settled in the middle of the pack on the rail for the opening stages, saved ground around the bend and was empty in the lane. 1st Forty Five ( H Hernandez 120 ) 2nd Marksalot ( T J Hebert 120 ) 0.50L 3rd On My Mark ( C Ramos 120 ) 6.00L 8th Back Pay ( A Medina 120 ) 30.85L See full results | A Medina 54.4kg 30.85L | 8 (8) |