Close The Gate (USA) Horse
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Close The Gate is a 3yo horse from the United States trained by John E. Salzman, Jr. Its sire is Engage and its dam is Bethaven. The horse has secured one win so far. On 11th Jan 2026 at Laurel Park it achieved its most important victory, winning the $41000.00 Md purse. It has been a profitable runner for bettors, offering a 100% return on investment for anyone who backed it throughout its career.
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Laurel ParkRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Laurel Park 22-Feb-26 1609m R8 Miracle Wood Stakes (Stakes) $10,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:39.470, SP: 7.50 broke alertly then dropped off leaders and settled, gathered steam under a ride and boldly move up past the three eighths, pursued the embattled leaders four wide from the head of the lane, shifted out some late but came up empty. 1st Taj Mahal ( S Russell 118 ) 2nd Let's Go Lando ( Y Hazlewood 118 ) 0.25L 3rd Close The Gate ( I Villalobos 118 ) 4.00L See full results | I Villalobos 53.5kg 4.00L | 3 (6) |
| Laurel Park 05-Feb-26 1408m FIRM R9 Spectacular Bid Stakes (Stakes) $20,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:26.360, SP: 5.50 1st Hollywood Import ( J Torrealba 124 ) 2nd Close The Gate ( I Villalobos 118 ) 0.75L 3rd Code Of Silence ( A Cruz 124 ) 1.75L See full results | I Villalobos 53.5kg 0.75L | 2 (7) |
| Laurel Park 11-Jan-26 1408m SOFT R5 Md $25,830 (of $41,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:27.800, SP: 8.00 chased outside horses, swept to command entering the stretch, readily pulled away and was under brisk urging until inside the sixteenth pole. 1st Close The Gate ( I Villalobos 124 ) 2nd Pont Aven ( M J Sanchez 124 ) 9.75L 3rd Greyline Station ( J F Hernandez 124 ) 11.50L See full results | I Villalobos 56.2kg | 1 (10) |
| Laurel Park 20-Dec-25 1106m GOOD R1 Md $6,000 (of $30,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:06.830, SP: 13.00 lacked speed, hugged the inner rail leaving the backstretch, moved to the two path on the turn, was behind horses in mid stretch, altered course to the outside near the sixteenth pole and rallied. 1st Rhodes ( J Toledo 122 ) 2nd Close The Gate ( I Villalobos 122 ) 6.50L 3rd Vida ( T Lyapustina 122 ) 7.25L See full results | I Villalobos 55.3kg 6.50L | 2 (7) |