Captain Gabe (USA) Horse

Country

United States

Foal Date

15-Mar-23

Colour

chestnut

Sire

Instagrand

Dam

Old Valyria

Prize Money

48099

Owners

Erj Racing Llc, Ballesteros, Chris, Haymes, Neil A And Kornegay, Mark

About

Captain Gabe is a 3yo colt from the United States trained by Michael McCarthy. He is by the stallion Instagrand out of the mare Old Valyria. The horse has not yet broken his maiden, having failed to win in two starts. In his most recent start at Turfway Park on 21 Mar 2026, Captain Gabe was ridden by Kazushi Kimura and finished second, behind winner Vino Subito.

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Turfway Park 21-Mar-26 1308m R3 Md $7,440 (of $37,200) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:19.100, SP: 2.88 raced close up two wide and between foes while under urging approaching the turn, bid and vied among rivals turning for home, kept on through midstretch, but got outkicked by an outer foe in the final furlong then prevailed for place. 1st Vino Subito ( C A Emigh 120 ) 2nd Captain Gabe ( K Kimura 120 ) 1.75L 3rd Playonwords ( E Morales 120 ) 2.25L See full resultsK Kimura 54.4kg 1.75L2 (6)
Churchill Downs 02-May-25 910m FIRM R2 Md $24,000 (of $120,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:52.590, SP: 17.00 tracked near the inside, bid three wide and between horses entering the lane, gained a narrow advantage in upper stretch, sparred with an inner counterpart into the final furlong, but relinquished the front to that one again while getting bested shortly after and saved place from an inner oncharging bidder at the wire. 1st Mercilesanihilator ( J Loveberry 119 ) 2nd Captain Gabe ( L Saez 119 ) 1.75L 3rd Blinging It Back ( J Ortiz 119 ) 0.00L See full resultsL Saez 54kg 1.75L2 (7)