Departure (USA) Horse
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Departure is a 8yo b horse from the United States trained by Manuel Ortiz, Sr. He is by Run Away And Hide out of Sheza Rounder. He has notched 15 wins in his career. On 18 Mar 2024 at Santa Anita, he achieved his most important victory, winning the $37,000 Race 8. He has been a profitable runner for bettors; backing him throughout his career would have produced a 100% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Turf Paradise 22-Jan-26 1207m FIRM R4 Race 4 $13,230 (of $21,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:08.670, SP: 13.00 settled outside of rivals in the early stages, was coaxed along while widest into the turn, mounted a six wide rally to upper stretch and closed determinedly into the final furlong, wore down foes in deep stretch and was up in time to prevail. 1st Departure ( J M Asencio 122 ) 2nd Diamond Rim ( O Mojica 124 ) 0.10L 3rd Sawasdee ( G Rodriguez 122 ) 0.60L See full results | J M Asencio 55.3kg | 1 (8) |
| Turf Paradise 01-May-25 1210m FIRM R9 Race 9 $2,500 (of $25,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:07.590, SP: 5.50 settled off the pace, was racing five wide into the turn, fanned nine wide out of that bend then was immediately guided inward through upper stretch, rallied between then inside foes to secure show honors. 1st Mr. Who ( M Americano 122 ) 2nd Coastal Jazz ( L Valenzuela 124 ) 1.75L 3rd Departure ( D Vergara 122 ) 5.50L See full results | D Vergara 55.3kg 5.50L | 3 (10) |
| Turf Paradise 28-Mar-25 1310m FIRM R8 Race 8 $14,805 (of $23,500) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:14.700, SP: 3.25 circled horses three wide around the turn, was fanned wide in upper stretch, closed and got up in time. 1st Departure ( D Vergara 124 ) 2nd Happy Dancer ( M Americano 124 ) 1.50L 3rd Sawasdee ( H Hernandez 124 ) 0.30L See full results | D Vergara 56.2kg | 1 (7) |
| Turf Paradise 11-Mar-25 1610m FIRM R5 Race 5 $15,750 (of $25,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:36.920, SP: 8.50 off to a slow start, unhurried raced well back to far turn, quickened leaving the quarter pole, four deep closed in convincingly for the score. 1st Departure ( D Vergara 122 ) 2nd Mr. Who ( M Americano 122 ) 0.75L 3rd Awesome Road ( O Mojica 122 ) 0.30L See full results | D Vergara 55.3kg | 1 (6) |
| Turf Paradise 07-Feb-25 1210m FIRM R5 Race 5 $2,350 (of $23,500) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:08.560, SP: 7.50 stayed near the inner rail throughout, chased the pace and failed to rally in an even effort. 1st Prisoner ( G Corbett 124 ) 2nd Laws Of Man ( J Asencio 124 ) 0.30L 3rd Departure ( L Valenzuela 124 ) 4.25L See full results | L Valenzuela 56.2kg 4.25L | 3 (7) |
| Turf Paradise 26-Jan-25 1310m FIRM R8 Race 8 $14,571 (of $23,128) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:15.890, SP: 15.00 Vied,backed off,rebid 1st Departure ( L Valenzuela 124 ) 2nd Mr. Who ( M Americano 124 ) 1.00L 3rd Buck Owens ( F Garcia 124 ) 0.75L See full results | L Valenzuela 56.2kg | 1 (10) |
| Turf Paradise 31-Dec-24 1210m FIRM R9 Race 9 $521 (of $52,100) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:09.540, SP: 6.50 stalked the leader between horses up the backstretch, came around the turn in the four path, raced into traffic in upper stretch and weakened from there. 1st Lettherainsettleit ( A Arboleda 124 ) 2nd Come Out Fighting ( M Americano 121 ) 1.00L 3rd Ultimate ( F S Da 124 ) 0.15L 7th Departure ( D Vergara 124 ) 6.05L See full results | D Vergara 56.2kg 6.05L | 7 (11) |
| Del Mar 18-Aug-24 1610m FIRM R5 Race 5 $640 (of $32,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:38.510 dueled from the three path into the first turn then moved into the two path around the bend, pressed inner rival early on the backstretch before moving up on even terms again then exchanged leads to the far turn, fought from the two path around the bend, dug in to the eighth pole then weakened in deep stretch. 1st Funkenstein ( K Frey 121 ) 2nd Lord Sheldon ( J Talamo 121 ) 2.50L 3rd Impossible Task ( A Aguilar 121 ) 3.75L 5th Departure ( A Fresu 121 ) 6.75L See full results | A Fresu 54.9kg 6.75L | 5 (7) |
| Los Alamitos Racecourse 30-Jun-24 1610m R5 Race 5 $600 (of $30,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:37.820 was closest in pursuit along the inside then moved off the rail around the first turn, rounded the second bend two to three wide and weakened when called upon. 1st It's My House ( A Aguilar 126 ) 2nd Nauvoo ( E Garcia 126 ) 1.25L 3rd Taishan ( A Cedillo 126 ) 2.00L 5th Departure ( K Frey 126 ) 4.75L See full results | K Frey 57.2kg 4.75L | 5 (6) |
| Santa Anita 20-May-24 1610m R4 Race 4 $2,170 (of $31,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:38.260 Stalk,duel2wd,led3/16 1st Bright Leaf ( J Hernandez 122 ) 2nd Brazenly ( E Garcia 122 ) 0.75L 3rd Lambeau ( E Maldonado 122 ) 6.25L 4th Departure ( K Frey 122 ) 9.75L See full results | K Frey 55.3kg 9.75L | 4 (6) |
| Santa Anita 18-Mar-24 1610m FIRM R8 Race 8 $23,310 (of $37,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:38.050 away quickly and led two wide into the first turn outside a rival, lost command and pressed the new leader from outside, lost touch with the pacesetter around the far turn, chased two wide into the lane, came back on in midstretch and edged away late. 1st Departure ( K Frey 122 ) 2nd The Bullion Bomber ( E Maldonado 122 ) 1.00L 3rd Candy For Carmel ( S Gonzalez 120 ) 0.50L See full results | K Frey 55.3kg | 1 (6) |
| Santa Anita 05-Mar-24 1610m FIRM R8 Race 8 $4,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:38.010, SP: 3.60 Duel outside,yield1/8 1st Cowboy Mike ( J Hernandez 122 ) 2nd Direct Line ( A Fresu 122 ) 6.00L 3rd Departure ( K Frey 122 ) 7.00L See full results | K Frey 55.3kg 7.00L | 3 (4) |
| Santa Anita 27-Jan-24 1610m FIRM R7 Race 7 (of $40,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:36.810, SP: 5.00 stalked along the inside and became rank on the first turn, chased behind the leader on the second bend and weakened in the stretch run. 1st Ghost Of Midnight ( D Herrera 124 ) 2nd Mystic Flyer ( T Baze 122 ) 2.25L 3rd Lambeau ( E Maldonado 122 ) 3.25L 5th Departure ( K Frey 122 ) 8.50L See full results | K Frey 55.3kg 8.50L | 5 (6) |
| Los Alamitos Racecourse 16-Dec-23 1610m FIRM R6 Race 6 $17,640 (of $28,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:36.100, SP: 1.90 broke out and bumped rival, took control early from inside, coaxed along on the far turn two then three wide into the stretch, started to open up before being roused midstretch and coasted in late. 1st Departure ( K Frey 124 ) 2nd Zimba Warrior ( J Hernandez 124 ) 4.25L 3rd Taishan ( M Gutierrez 124 ) 1.50L See full results | K Frey 56.2kg | 1 (6) |
| Del Mar 20-Nov-23 1610m GOOD R1 Race 1 (of $42,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:34.700, SP: 6.50 Pace ins,duel,weakened 1st Sydney Street ( H Berrios 121 ) 2nd Flavius ( J Hernandez 121 ) 0.15L 3rd Tiz Plus ( F Prat 121 ) 1.25L 5th Departure ( K Frey 121 ) 4.30L See full results | K Frey 54.9kg 4.30L | 5 (7) |
| Santa Anita 15-Oct-23 1610m GOOD R11 CL $22,680 (of $36,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:35.120, SP: 16.00 Keen,ins,clear,gamely 1st Departure ( K Frey 125 ) 2nd Tiz Plus ( R Vazquez 125 ) 0.30L 3rd Cali Bay ( A Aguilar 123 ) 1.25L See full results | K Frey 56.7kg | 1 (9) |
| Los Alamitos Racecourse 23-Sep-23 1610m R4 CL $18,900 (of $30,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:38.160 rated in the two path early while under pressure, showed the way four wide into the stretch, asked left handed in upper stretch and powered away. 1st Departure ( K Frey 124 ) 2nd Heir ( J Torrealba 124 , Cd 117 ) 9.00L 3rd My Indy ( A Ayuso 124 ) 9.05L See full results | K Frey 56.2kg | 1 (5) |
| Del Mar 20-Aug-23 1310m R3 CL $3,080 (of $44,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:16.550 Duel inside/2w,tired 1st C'mon Man ( E A Maldonado 120 ) 2nd Smuggler's Run ( J J Hernandez 120 ) 0.50L 3rd Established ( R A Vazquez 120 ) 0.55L 4th Departure ( H I Berrios 120 ) 16.55L See full results | H I Berrios 54.4kg 16.55L | 4 (4) |
| Del Mar 22-Jul-23 1310m R9 CL (of $83,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:14.990 Pause7/16,crowded1/8 1st Sir Atticus ( M E Smith 122 ) 2nd Tahoe Sunrise ( V Espinoza 118 ) 4.25L 3rd Mister Iceman ( E A Maldonado 118 ) 6.00L 8th Departure ( A Cedillo 124 ) 16.75L See full results | A Cedillo 56.2kg 16.75L | 8 (12) |
| Santa Anita 05-Jun-23 1210m R6 CL (of $63,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:08.840 Step slow,bothered5/16 1st Moose Mitchell ( U Rispoli 126 ) 2nd Kingdom Heart ( A Aguilar 120 , Cd 113 ) 3.75L 3rd Tahoe Sunrise ( J J Hernandez 118 ) 6.00L 6th Departure ( D P Vergara 126 ) 10.50L See full results | D P Vergara 57.2kg 10.50L | 6 (7) |
| Turf Paradise 25-Apr-23 1610m GOOD R6 CL $5,380 (of $26,899) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:35.640 was never far off the pace, challenged between horses on the turn, inched away mid stretch, led late and was outclosed. 1st T Bones Trick ( K Lopez 124 ) 2nd Departure ( D P Vergara 122 ) 0.75L 3rd Coastal Kid ( E Lara 122 ) 3.00L See full results | D P Vergara 55.3kg 0.75L | 2 (7) |
| Turf Paradise 04-Apr-23 1210m R2 Race 2 $5,380 (of $26,899) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:07.360 lacked early speed, raced three-wide through the turn, could not reach the winner in the drive but finished with a steady bid. 1st Bridleuptothebar ( E Lara 122 ) 2nd Departure ( D P Vergara 124 ) 2.75L 3rd Arham ( H Hernandez 122 ) 3.50L See full results | D P Vergara 56.2kg 2.75L | 2 (6) |
| Turf Paradise 22-Mar-23 1310m R7 Race 7 $13,798 (of $21,902) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:14.190 1st Departure ( D P Vergara 122 ) 2nd Central Park ( L A Valenzuela 122 ) 0.50L 3rd Convention ( A Marti 122 ) 1.50L See full results | D P Vergara 55.3kg | 1 (15) |
| Turf Paradise 21-Mar-23 1310m FIRM R7 Race 7-Allowance Optional Claiming (of $25,400) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:14.190, SP: 4.30 1st Departure ( D Vergara 122 ) 2nd Central Park ( L Valenzuela 122 ) 0.50L 3rd Convention ( A Marti 122 ) 1.00L | D Vergara 55.3kg | 1 (8) |
| Century Mile 21-Aug-22 1610m FIRM CL (of $41,050), Winning Time: 01:34.630, SP: 4.00 Svdgrnd,5w,outkicked 1st At Attention ( A Reyes 121 ) 2nd Chase The Sun ( D Nelson 117 ) 0.30L 3rd Uncharacteristic ( R J Zenteno 121 ) 0.20L 5th Departure ( A Perez 120 , Cd 0 ) 2.25L | A Perez 54.4kg, Cd 0 2.25L | 5 (9) |
| Century Mile 30-Jul-22 1610m FIRM CL (of $9,579), Winning Time: 01:34.390, SP: 5.50 Won in record time 1st Departure ( A Reyes 124 ) 2nd Uncharacteristic ( R J Zenteno 126 ) 6.75L 3rd Parking Permit ( K Balgobin 126 ) 0.30L | A Reyes 56.2kg | 1 (6) |
| Century Mile 10-Jul-22 1410m FIRM CL (of $20,612), Winning Time: 01:20.910, SP: 16.00 Stlkd,fan4w,lackedclse 1st Market Analysis ( R Walcott 122 ) 2nd Greek Geek ( J Asencio 123 ) 1.50L 3rd Parking Permit ( K Balgobin 117 ) 0.30L 6th Departure ( S Balroop 118 , Cd 0 ) 5.00L | S Balroop 53.5kg, Cd 0 5.00L | 6 (9) |
| Hastings Racecourse 05-Jun-22 1310m R6 George Royal Stakes (Stakes) (of $50,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:16.230 settled off the early pace while racing one out from the rail entering the backstretch, rallied three wide entering the final turn, but failed to respond when called upon. 1st Uncharacteristic ( A Marti 120 ) 2nd Porter Gent ( A Perez 121 ) 0.10L 3rd Sir Bregovic ( C Figueroa 118 ) 0.85L 9th Departure ( E Hernandez 120 ) 5.95L See full results | E Hernandez 54.4kg 5.95L | 9 (10) |
| Hastings Racecourse 16-May-22 1210m R6 Race 6 $2,800 (of $28,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:10.840 stalked the dueling leaders into the backstretch while racing one out from the rail, rallied smartly from along the inside entering the final turn, and finished well one out from the rail in the drive to prove best of the rest. 1st Porter Gent ( A Perez 120 ) 2nd Cascade Billy ( G Morales 120 ) 0.10L 3rd Departure ( E Hernandez 122 ) 1.60L See full results | E Hernandez 55.3kg 1.60L | 3 (7) |
| Turf Paradise 23-Mar-22 1310m R7 Race 7 $17,325 (of $27,500) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:15.050 dueled for the lead with. 1st Departure ( D P Vergara 124 ) 2nd Baltimore Beecho ( J L Zunino 124 ) 2.75L 3rd Something Super ( I Hernandez 122 ) 4.00L See full results | D P Vergara 56.2kg | 1 (9) |
| Turf Paradise 21-Mar-22 1310m FIRM (of $14,148), SP: 2.70 1st Departure ( D Vergara 124 ) 2nd Baltimore Beecho ( J Zunino 124 ) 2.75L 3rd Something Super ( I Hernandez 122 ) 1.25L | D Vergara 56.2kg | 1 |
| Turf Paradise 03-Mar-22 1310m R1 Race 1 $17,640 (of $28,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:16.230 stalked the leaders while racking five-wide, moved up to offer a bid nearing the five-sixteenths pole, opened a clear margin with a furlong to run and drew off with little need of urging. SEBASTIAN'. 1st Departure ( D P Vergara 124 ) 2nd Sebastian's Boy ( J L Zunino 122 ) 4.00L 3rd Astronomical ( A M Cruz 122 ) 5.50L See full results | D P Vergara 56.2kg | 1 (5) |
| Turf Paradise 11-Feb-22 1210m R8 Race 8 $16,758 (of $26,600) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:08.690 raced close to the pace, challenged for the lead on the turn, dueled through the stretch and inched clear late. 1st Departure ( D P Vergara 122 ) 2nd First Call ( M Ybarra 122 ) 1.50L 3rd Piknituplaynitdown ( C Lindsay 122 ) 3.00L See full results | D P Vergara 55.3kg | 1 (9) |
| Hastings Racecourse 15-Jun-21 1310m R1 Race 1 $1,600 (of $16,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:16.570 settled off the early pace while saving ground at the rail entering the backstretch, rallied two out from the rail entering the final turn, angled in entering the lane, and finished one out from the rail in the drive to prove best of the rest. 1st Set To Shine ( A A Reyes 124 ) 2nd Smart Lad ( A Marti 120 ) 4.25L 3rd Departure ( L A Seecharan 120 ) 8.50L See full results | L A Seecharan 54.4kg 8.50L | 3 (6) |
| Hastings Racecourse 26-May-21 1310m R6 Race 6 $2,000 (of $20,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:17.660 1st He's Relentless ( J M Asencio 124 ) 2nd Set To Shine ( A A Reyes 124 ) 0.75L 3rd Departure ( A Marti 120 ) 5.00L See full results | A Marti 54.4kg 5.00L | 3 (5) |