Colonel Vargo (USA) Horse
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Colonel Vargo is a 6yo colt from the United States, trained by Ricardo Bailey. He is by the stallion Distorted Humor out of the mare Ami'S Mesa. To date he has captured 18 victories in his career. On 25 November 2023 at Aqueduct, Colonel Vargo earned his biggest win, taking the $90,000.00 purse in Race 8. The horse has been a profitable runner for bettors, and anyone who backed him throughout his career would have realized a 2% return on investment.
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| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Thistledown 21-Jul-26 1609m GOOD R4 Race 4 $2,170 (of $21,700) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:42.000, SP: 7.00 allowed to settle, loomed boldly between horses two wide nearing the quarter pole then was outfinished. 1st Hot Gunner ( L Gonzalez 123 ) 2nd Reinvest ( A Rodriguez 119 ) 1.25L 3rd Colonel Vargo ( J Simpson 119 ) 2.75L See full results | J Simpson 54kg 2.75L | 3 (5) |
| Thistledown 08-Jul-26 1207m R4 Race 4 $4,340 (of $21,700) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:10.920, SP: 5.50 raced along the inside through the turn, shifted out four wide in upper stretch, rallied between horses late and got up for second. 1st Zippin Gigi ( J Bracho 119 ) 2nd Colonel Vargo ( J Simpson 121 ) 2.50L 3rd Tricky Tiger ( A Chavez 119 ) 0.20L See full results | J Simpson 54.9kg 2.50L | 2 (6) |
| Thistledown 25-Jun-26 1609m R7 Race 7 $1,519 (of $21,700) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:40.080, SP: 15.00 pressed the pace along the inside and faded late. 1st Hot Gunner ( L Gonzalez 119 ) 2nd Tricky Tiger ( A Chavez 119 ) 0.50L 3rd Dark Baron ( N Vigil 123 ) 1.75L 4th Colonel Vargo ( J Simpson 119 ) 3.00L See full results | J Simpson 54kg 3.00L | 4 (6) |
| Thistledown 07-Jun-26 1609m R4 Race 4 $434 (of $21,700) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:39.420 contended on the inside and tired in the stretch. 1st Dark Baron ( N Vigil 121 ) 2nd Reinvest ( A Rodriguez 119 ) 1.75L 3rd Atkins ( F B Salazar 119 ) 0.50L 6th Colonel Vargo ( J Simpson 119 ) 7.35L See full results | J Simpson 54kg 7.35L | 6 (6) |
| Thistledown 20-May-26 1207m FIRM R5 Race 5 $13,671 (of $21,700) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:11.580, SP: 6.00 vied for the lead along the inside into the stretch, shifted outside the leader, rallied determinedly under left handed urging and got up in the final strides. 1st Colonel Vargo ( J Simpson 121 ) 2nd Atkins ( A Chavez 123 ) 0.15L 3rd El Muchacho Alegre ( F B Salazar 119 ) 2.25L See full results | J Simpson 54.9kg | 1 (6) |