Cortese (USA) Horse
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Cortese is a 6yo dark bay/brown gelding from the United States trained by Jose G. Rodriguez. He is by Speightster out of Minstrel Show. Cortese has won seven races in his career. On August 31, 2023 at Hawthorne, he earned his most important victory, capturing the $39,000 Claimer.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fairmount Park 12-Aug-26 1207m R7 Race 7 (of $38,267) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:11.330, SP: 8.50 bumped at the start and was outrun in an erratic trip. 1st Honor Point ( A Bendezu 126 ) 2nd Jack Sixpack ( A Stanley 124 ) 1.25L 3rd More Than Destiny ( A Ortiz 126 ) 4.25L 6th Cortese ( E Giles 126 ) 7.75L See full results | E Giles 57.2kg 7.75L | 6 (9) |
| Hawthorne 05-Jun-26 1308m R1 Race 1 $14,995 (of $23,801) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:16.730, SP: 5.00 , four then three wide tracking a contested pace, moved up under asking and bid three deep into the lane, took over with about three sixteenths remaining, edged clear under a strong drive near the sixteenth pole then held FIRM while kept to task. 1st Cortese ( E Giles 123 ) 2nd Wildwood Sicilian ( A Bendezu 123 ) 1.50L 3rd Twirling Roses ( O Mojica 123 ) 4.00L See full results | E Giles 55.8kg | 1 (4) |
| Hawthorne 15-Aug-25 1210m R4 Race 4 $2,912 (of $29,122) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:09.040, SP: 5.00 stalked outside a foe nearing the half, circled four wide into the stretch, chased past mid stretch then flattened out late. 1st FAST Jack ( A Bendezu 122 ) 2nd Wildwood Sicilian ( S Gonzalez 122 ) 5.25L 3rd Cortese ( E Giles 124 ) 6.25L See full results | E Giles 56.2kg 6.25L | 3 (5) |
| Hawthorne 21-Jul-25 1210m FIRM R2 Race 2 $18,398 (of $29,204) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:10.230, SP: 4.33 settled inside off the pace around the turn, sung out seven deep leaving the quarter pole, steadily advanced outsider runners, surged clear through the wire. 1st Cortese ( E Giles 122 ) 2nd Wildwood Sicilian ( S Gonzalez 124 ) 1.50L 3rd Twirling Roses ( I Hernandez 122 ) 0.75L See full results | E Giles 55.3kg | 1 (5) |
| Fairmount Park 01-Jun-25 1210m FIRM R5 Race 5 $359 (of $27,987) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:11.920, SP: 4.33 bumped between foes and bobbled at the start, was wellback in the two path but improved from the three path down the lane. 1st American Warrior ( A Santos 126 ) 2nd Fever Nation ( A Ortiz 124 ) 0.75L 3rd Seminole Beach ( S Gonzalez 124 ) 1.75L 5th Cortese ( E Giles 126 ) 2.85L See full results | E Giles 57.2kg 2.85L | 5 (8) |