Born To Rock (USA) Horse
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Born To Rock is a 3yo bay from the United States trained by Michael W. McCarthy. He is by the stallion Rock Your World out of the mare Exorbitance. The horse has not yet broken his maiden, failing to win in seven starts. In his most recent start at Del Mar on 23 Aug 2026, ridden by Umberto Rispoli, he finished fifth, behind winner Flamboyant.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Del Mar 23-Aug-26 1609m FIRM R1 Md (of $56,088) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:36.210, SP: 4.50 rated along the inside in the early going, traveled between foes then a bit off the rail on the backstretch, asked in the two path between runners on the far turn, pursued within striking distance to the sixteenth pole, then weakened late. 1st Flamboyant ( T Pereira 120 ) 2nd Mighty Toro ( A Ayuso 120 ) 0.00L 3rd Finiball ( K Kimura 120 ) 0.00L 5th Born To Rock ( U Rispoli 120 ) 0.00L See full results | U Rispoli 54.4kg 0.00L | 5 (11) |
| Del Mar 02-Aug-26 1710m FIRM R11 Md $11,406 (of $57,029) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:43.770, SP: 13.00 1st Lorenzo Bernini ( A Fresu 125 ) 2nd Born To Rock ( U Rispoli 120 ) 0.50L 3rd Plettenberg Bay ( J Rosario 120 ) 0.20L See full results | U Rispoli 54.4kg 0.50L | 2 (11) |
| Santa Anita 31-May-26 1609m FIRM R7 Md $1,813 (of $90,645) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:35.920, SP: 34.00 tracked the speed from inside, came under a ride continuing to save ground on the far turn, moved off the rail a bit entering the lane and weakened in the drive. 1st Tribalism ( J Hernandez 120 ) 2nd Plagarist ( A Lezcano 120 ) 1.50L 3rd Post Game ( A Ayuso 126 ) 2.25L 5th Born To Rock ( E Jaramillo 120 ) 6.25L See full results | E Jaramillo 54.4kg 6.25L | 5 (9) |
| Del Mar 31-Oct-25 1610m FIRM R3 Md $765 (of $91,803) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:37.170, SP: 11.00 stalked three wide around the clubhouse turn, came under a ride still in the three path on the second bend and weakened. 1st Brigante ( A Fresu 122 ) 2nd Honey's Choice ( U Rispoli 122 ) 1.25L 3rd Keagman ( D Egan 122 ) 0.50L 8th Born To Rock ( I O Jr 122 ) 7.75L See full results | I O Jr 55.3kg 7.75L | 8 (8) |
| Del Mar 08-Sep-25 1610m FIRM R9 Del Mar Juvenile Turf Stakes (Stakes) $763 (of $152,532) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:35.570, SP: 41.00 1st Hey Nay Nay ( B Hector 123 ) 2nd Plutarch ( H Juan 118 ) 1.50L 3rd Proletariat ( F Kyle 120 ) 1.25L 11th Born To Rock ( K Kazushi 118 ) 12.50L See full results | K Kazushi 53.5kg 12.50L | 11 (13) |