Benji Star (USA) Horse
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Benji Star, a 5yo horse from the United States trained by Michael Stidham, is by the stallion Upstart out of the dam Skye High. The horse has recorded five wins in its career. On 7th Aug 2026 at Colonial Downs, Benji Star achieved its most important victory to date, earning the $72000.00 purse in Race 7.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Colonial Downs 07-Aug-26 1207m R7 Race 7 $64,413 (of $102,242) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:08.450, SP: 4.50 broke outwards and settled near the back in the three path, then came out a bit in the upper to be four wide and drew clear from the rest. 1st Benji Star ( J Toledo 122 ) 2nd And Sum ( H Karamanos 122 ) 2.50L 3rd Kalea Bay ( S Russell 122 ) 5.25L See full results | J Toledo 55.3kg | 1 (8) |
| Charles Town 10-Jul-26 1408m FIRM R7 Race 7 $10,548 (of $52,741) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:25.020, SP: 2.00 settled off the pace around the first turn, moved up outside horses down the back stretch, bid four wide around the far turn, rallied late for the place. 1st Vex ( W Cullum 122 ) 2nd Benji Star ( A Bocachica 122 ) 1.00L 3rd Radar Alert ( J Raspaldo 122 ) 0.30L See full results | A Bocachica 55.3kg 1.00L | 2 (6) |
| Delaware Park 12-Jun-26 1207m FIRM R7 Race 7 $13,147 (of $65,736) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:10.500, SP: 2.10 lacked speed, stayed outside horses and gained the place. 1st Pride's Prince ( P Lopez 123 ) 2nd Benji Star ( J Hernandez 123 ) 1.75L 3rd Eastbostonbenny ( J Ruiz 123 ) 3.00L See full results | J Hernandez 55.8kg 1.75L | 2 (4) |
| Charles Town 09-May-26 1308m FIRM R7 Race 7 $25,954 (of $41,197) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:20.020, SP: 2.38 rated around the first turn, sent to the attack four wide into the second bend, swept past the leader leaving the quarter pole, kept to task in upper stretch, much the best under the wire. 1st Benji Star ( J Hernandez 122 ) 2nd Talklessworkmore ( A Bocachica 124 ) 7.50L 3rd Guapo Again ( M Santaella 126 ) 2.25L See full results | J Hernandez 55.3kg | 1 (7) |
| Fair Grounds 02-Mar-26 1207m R8 Race 8 $2,403 (of $80,101) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:09.720, SP: 3.75 bumped inside foe at the start, found position four wide in the middle of the pack, cued along the outside rounding the turn, passed tiring foes in the stretch. 1st Sounds Like Power ( J Melancon 121 ) 2nd Hay Jude ( I Castillo 121 ) 0.20L 3rd Smash It ( B Curtis 121 ) 2.00L 5th Benji Star ( M J Pedroza 121 ) 5.10L See full results | M J Pedroza 54.9kg 5.10L | 5 (8) |