Birch Run (USA) Horse
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Birch Run is a 3yo gelding from the United States trained by Antonio Sano. He is by Practical Joke out of Doria Road and has not yet broken his maiden, remaining winless in eight starts. In his latest race at Gulfstream on 19 Jan 2026, jockey Nik Juarez guided him to a tenth‑place finish behind the winner Spicy Princess.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gulfstream 19-Jan-26 1710m FIRM R10 Md (of $84,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:42.530, SP: 26.00 was off a step slow, angled to the inside and was reserved along the rail but never threatened. 1st Spicy Princess ( D Egan 122 ) 2nd Munnings Talks ( L Saez 122 ) 0.05L 3rd Forget About You ( M Gutierrez 122 ) 3.05L 10th Birch Run ( N Juarez 122 ) 10.20L See full results | N Juarez 55.3kg 10.20L | 10 (12) |
| Gulfstream 23-Nov-25 1710m FIRM R5 Md $14,000 (of $70,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:45.630, SP: 3.25 lugged in a bit at the start and crowded inner rivals, settled off of the early pace then was caught a bit in tight into the first turn, got to the rail along the backstretch, advanced from the inside heading into the far turn, bid two wide and between foes to upper stretch, was gaining into the final sixteenth, could not reel in the winner late and was second best. 1st Call Me Precious ( N Juarez 120 ) 2nd Birch Run ( E Gonzalez 120 ) 1.00L 3rd Brown Diamond ( M Vasquez 120 ) 2.00L See full results | E Gonzalez 54.4kg 1.00L | 2 (8) |
| Gulfstream 26-Oct-25 1510m FIRM R1 Md $14,000 (of $70,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:28.530, SP: 4.50 was off a bit slowly leaving the start, settled between rivals and never far back into the first turn, tracked the moderate pace up the backstretch, chased from the two path to upper stretch, responded well in the drive and closed willingly in the final sixteenth, could not reel in the winner in deep stretch and was a clear second. 1st R Slew Of Cash ( M Husbands 120 ) 2nd Birch Run ( S Marin 120 ) 1.25L 3rd Mi Amada ( E Jaramillo 120 ) 3.00L See full results | S Marin 54.4kg 1.25L | 2 (9) |
| Gulfstream 28-Sep-25 1610m R11 Md $7,000 (of $70,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:36.250, SP: 5.50 off a bit slowly leaving the start, settled three wide into the first turn, raced widest up the backstretch then mounted a three wide bid into the far turn, chased the leaders to the furlong grounds, was outkicked in the final sixteenth but stayed on well in deep stretch and got up in time for third. 1st Bert's Knoty Girl ( Y Torres 120 ) 2nd Spicy Princess ( J Ocasio 120 ) 0.30L 3rd Birch Run ( J Bravo 120 ) 4.25L See full results | J Bravo 54.4kg 4.25L | 3 (9) |
| Saratoga 22-Aug-25 1710m GOOD R2 Race 2 $5,600 (of $80,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:25.370, SP: 5.00 chased three to four wide coming under encouragement with three furlongs to run, angled in to spin two to three wide into upper stretch, kept on to the wire. 1st Taken By The Wind ( C Elliott 119 ) 2nd St. Brigid's Cross ( M Franco 119 ) 3.00L 3rd Two By Two By Two ( F Prat 119 ) 1.50L 4th Birch Run ( J Velazquez 119 ) 4.75L See full results | J Velazquez 54kg 4.75L | 4 (7) |
| Saratoga 25-Jul-25 1210m R1 Md $1,200 (of $80,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:12.360, SP: 3.50 was hustled from the gate then urged along off the pace, dropped from the four path to the three path on the turn, spun into the stretch in the four path and failed to respond. 1st Spitfire ( K Carmouche 119 ) 2nd Salt Princess ( J Velazquez 119 ) 3.25L 3rd Sparkling Mama ( F Prat 119 ) 1.75L 6th Birch Run ( J Alvarado 119 ) 17.00L See full results | J Alvarado 54kg 17.00L | 6 (7) |
| Saratoga 04-Jul-25 1110m FIRM R6 Md $18,000 (of $90,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:05.460, SP: 10.00 Bumped st, ran on 1st Iron Orchard ( J Rosario 119 ) 2nd Birch Run ( J Alvarado 119 ) 5.50L 3rd Dolce Vino ( L Saez 119 ) 4.50L See full results | J Alvarado 54kg 5.50L | 2 (9) |
| Gulfstream 14-Jun-25 1010m FIRM R4 Md $7,000 (of $70,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:59.340, SP: 4.33 lunged at the start and was off slowly, ran in pursuit four to five wide to upper stretch then was green through the lane, could not find the needed late response and just missed for second, while getting up in time for third. 1st Ifyousaidso ( M Vasquez 118 ) 2nd Army Medic ( L Panici 118 ) 5.25L 3rd Birch Run ( J Rios 118 ) 5.50L See full results | J Rios 53.5kg 5.50L | 3 (6) |