Commendatore (USA) Horse

Country

United States

Foal Date

17-Apr-22

Colour

bay

Sire

Twirling Candy

Dam

Bite The Stars

Prize Money

40550

Owners

Jr Ranch, Ogma Investments, Llc, Global Racing Stables Llc, High Step Racing, The Line Racing Inc And Marquee Bloodstock

About

Commendatore, competing in Gulfstream R6 Race 6, is a 4yo United States‑bred horse trained by Gustavo Delgado. He is by the stallion Twirling Candy out of the mare Bite The Stars. He has not yet broken his maiden, having failed to win in nine starts. In his most recent outing at Gulfstream on 14 Dec 2025, jockey Carlos Martinez rode him to a sixth‑place finish behind the winner Rebel With A Clue.

Raced At

Gulfstream

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Gulfstream 14-Dec-25 1010m FIRM R1 Md $360 (of $43,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:56.360, SP: 13.00 tracked the pace along the inside and saved ground on the turn but weakened. 1st Rebel With A Clue ( J R Velazquez 124 ) 2nd Melody Man ( T Gaffalione 122 ) 0.50L 3rd Night ( L Panici 122 ) 1.00L 6th Commendatore ( C Martinez 122 , Cd 112 ) 3.75L See full resultsC Martinez 55.3kg, Cd 50.8kg 3.75L6 (8)
Gulfstream 19-Oct-25 1410m FIRM R5 Md $430 (of $56,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:22.840, SP: 9.00 1st Skellig Michael ( E Jaramillo 121 ) 2nd He's A Beast ( J Bravo 121 ) 5.00L 3rd Make Me Famous ( J E Morelos 121 ) 9.50L 6th Commendatore ( M A Vasquez 121 ) 15.85L See full resultsM A Vasquez 54.9kg 15.85L6 (8)
Gulfstream 08-Sep-25 1210m SOFT R8 Md $5,600 (of $56,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:11.180, SP: 17.00 rushed up to press the pace from the inside to the turn then fell back around the turn but made a rebid to be up for the show. 1st Smoke An A Pancake ( L Panici 121 ) 2nd Skellig Michael ( E Jaramillo 121 ) 0.25L 3rd Commendatore ( M A Vasquez 121 ) 3.75L See full resultsM A Vasquez 54.9kg 3.75L3 (8)
Gulfstream 28-Jul-25 1670m R6 Md $430 (of $56,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:40.790, SP: 17.00 showed early speed, led into first turn, was overtaken into the backstretch and faded. 1st Red Roadster ( E Gonzalez 124 ) 2nd Eleven Bravo ( R Gutierrez 118 ) 0.50L 3rd Shotgun ( J E Morelos 118 ) 1.25L 6th Commendatore ( L Fuenmayor 118 , Cd 125 ) 11.75L See full resultsL Fuenmayor 53.5kg, Cd 56.7kg 11.75L6 (6)
Gulfstream 09-Jun-25 1210m FIRM R4 Md $430 (of $56,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:09.300, SP: 8.50 showed brief early speed while between runners then gave way. 1st Tres Coronas ( J Ocasio 119 ) 2nd Maximus Cat ( E Gonzalez 119 ) 6.25L 3rd Insurmountable ( L Fuenmayor 119 , Cd 129 ) 7.50L 8th Commendatore ( J E Morelos 119 ) 19.50L See full resultsJ E Morelos 54kg 19.50L8 (8)
Gulfstream 30-Mar-25 1410m GOOD R5 Md $700 (of $94,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:23.620, SP: 11.00 tracked the leader on the inside through the early going, dropped back while saving ground around the turn and was empty in the stretch. 1st Racing Driver ( M J Husbands 118 , Cd 125 ) 2nd Makes Sense ( I O Jr 118 ) 1.00L 3rd Mainstream ( L Saez 118 ) 1.50L 10th Commendatore ( P Lopez 118 ) 22.75L See full resultsP Lopez 53.5kg 22.75L10 (10)
Gulfstream 23-Feb-25 1010m GOOD R5 Md $700 (of $94,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 00:54.740, SP: 7.00 tracked the leader on the outside up the backstretch, continued around the turn in the four path and weakened in the lane. 1st Pivotal Moment ( J Bravo 118 ) 2nd Proudly Hailed ( J Castellano 118 ) 0.00L 3rd American Direction ( J Ruiz 118 ) 0.00L 7th Commendatore ( E Perez 118 ) 0.00L See full resultsE Perez 53.5kg 0.00L7 (8)
Gulfstream 15-Dec-24 1210m FIRM R7 Md $4,550 (of $65,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:11.860, SP: 3.25 set a pressured pace along the rail and tired in the stretch. 1st Ain't No Disco ( E Perez 118 ) 2nd Gosger ( T Gaffalione 118 ) 1.75L 3rd Galantini ( J R Velazquez 118 ) 7.00L 4th Commendatore ( M A Vasquez 118 ) 8.50L See full resultsM A Vasquez 53.5kg 8.50L4 (7)
Gulfstream 17-Nov-24 1210m FIRM R7 Md $13,000 (of $65,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:11.420, SP: 6.00 prompted the winner in the three path, could not match strides from the quarter pole but held well to remain well clear of the rest. 1st Grayscale ( D V Dyke 118 ) 2nd Commendatore ( M A Vasquez 118 ) 4.50L 3rd Vanilla Franco ( E J Zayas 118 ) 10.25L See full resultsM A Vasquez 53.5kg 4.50L2 (9)