Cheekwood (USA) Horse
About
Cheekwood is a 2yo colt from the United States trained by Manuel Ortiz, Sr. He is by Mendelssohn out of Madera Dancer and has recorded one victory in his career. On 30th Dec 2025 at Turf Paradise, Cheekwood earned his biggest win, claiming the $12,000.00 purse.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Turf Paradise 30-Dec-25 1308m FIRM R5 Md $7,560 (of $12,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:19.860, SP: 4.00 broke out at the start and crowded outer rival, settled off of the early pace while never far back, advanced three wide along the turn then angled five wide to upper stretch, wore down foes in the stretch drive and got up in time for a determined win. 1st Cheekwood ( G W Corbett 121 ) 2nd Danzing Mist ( M Americano 121 ) 0.50L 3rd Miss Madame ( A Arboleda 121 ) 2.25L See full results | G W Corbett 54.9kg | 1 (9) |
| Turf Paradise 09-Dec-25 1210m FIRM R8 Md $1,200 (of $12,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:11.860, SP: 7.00 got bumped by an inner foe at the start, raced up close in the three path, was driven around the turn, floated out to the five path at the top of the lane, and evened out for show. 1st Song Of Songs ( C Montalvo 121 ) 2nd Joyriding ( K Mcgregor 121 ) 3.00L 3rd Cheekwood ( A Castellanos 121 ) 7.00L See full results | A Castellanos 54.9kg 7.00L | 3 (10) |
| Los Alamitos Racecourse 13-Sep-25 1110m FIRM R5 Md $500 (of $23,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:04.140, SP: 34.00 sat off the pace and moved inside, angled four wide around the bend and lacked further response. 1st Separator ( K Kimura 122 ) 2nd Bear's Board ( A Fresu 122 ) 12.00L 3rd Sunny Creed ( K Frey 122 ) 3.50L 6th Cheekwood ( A Aguilar 122 ) 20.75L See full results | A Aguilar 55.3kg 20.75L | 6 (9) |
| Del Mar 29-Aug-25 1210m FIRM R5 Md $500 (of $31,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:12.850, SP: 26.00 sat off the pace on the inside, asked right handed around the bend and came up empty in the lane. 1st Fourlynnes ( A Escobedo 122 ) 2nd Mashie Niblick ( R Silvera 122 ) 1.25L 3rd Alluring Valentine ( K Kimura 122 ) 2.25L 8th Cheekwood ( D Herrera 122 ) 20.00L See full results | D Herrera 55.3kg 20.00L | 8 (10) |
| Del Mar 08-Aug-25 1110m FIRM R1 Md $2,170 (of $31,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:07.540, SP: 13.00 got pinballed leaving the gate, crowded between rivals early, chased from off the pace, spun three wide into the lane and kept trying for a minor award. 1st Pride Of Queens ( W I Antongeorgi 122 ) 2nd Fire Ile ( A Ayuso 122 ) 1.50L 3rd Alluring Valentine ( R Silvera 122 ) 4.75L 4th Cheekwood ( A Lezcano 122 ) 6.75L See full results | A Lezcano 55.3kg 6.75L | 4 (8) |
| Churchill Downs 19-Jun-25 1110m FIRM R4 Md $849 (of $62,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:06.020, SP: 5.00 brushed with an outer foe at the start, dropped back before steadying between rivals to trail at the half mile pole, took the turn in the three path and failed to factor. 1st Name Dropper ( J Torres 119 ) 2nd Cinnamon Sugar ( J Ortiz 119 ) 0.50L 3rd Super Pachi ( T Canuto 119 ) 0.75L 7th Cheekwood ( L Machado 119 ) 10.75L See full results | L Machado 54kg 10.75L | 7 (9) |
| Churchill Downs 09-May-25 1010m FIRM R2 Md $1,214 (of $92,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:59.750, SP: 11.00 broke a step slow whlie lightly grazing with an outer rival, but was brushed by that one and forced to steady hard to back out of cramped rail quarters soon after the start, trailed along the inside, moved out to the four to five path in upper stretch and failed to factor. 1st Chambourcin ( S Doyle 119 ) 2nd Gorrono Ranch ( J Velazquez 119 ) 0.50L 3rd Woodall Pass ( E Morales 119 ) 6.75L 6th Cheekwood ( L Machado 119 ) 11.35L See full results | L Machado 54kg 11.35L | 6 (8) |
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