El Rabano (USA) Horse
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El Rabano is a 4yo bay colt from the United States trained by Mario Roberto Lopez. He is by Twirling Candy out of Tapit Queen. The horse has not yet broken his maiden, going winless in eight starts. In his latest start at Gulfstream on 8 February 2026, Mia Nicholls rode him to an eighth-place finish behind the winner First Navy Jack.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gulfstream 08-Feb-26 1006m FIRM R3 Md $230 (of $26,500) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:57.780, SP: 17.00 was bumped hard at the start, raced four to five wide and never threatened. 1st First Navy Jack ( T Gaffalione 123 ) 2nd Freedom Street ( C J Lanerie 123 ) 1.25L 3rd Mully's Moon ( J Ruiz 123 ) 2.00L 8th El Rabano ( M Nicholls 123 , Cd 116 ) 5.35L See full results | M Nicholls 55.8kg, Cd 52.6kg 5.35L | 8 (9) |
| Gulfstream 18-Jan-26 1106m FIRM R2 Md $230 (of $26,500) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:03.570, SP: 15.00 chased the pace in between rivals, came five wide into the lane but weakened. 1st Lodato ( K Davis 123 ) 2nd So Grand ( R Montanez 123 ) 1.25L 3rd Authentic Honour ( J L Gonzalez 123 ) 3.00L 8th El Rabano ( H Karamanos 123 ) 8.00L See full results | H Karamanos 55.8kg 8.00L | 8 (9) |
| Gulfstream 28-Dec-25 1006m FIRM R2 Md $230 (of $26,500) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:57.050, SP: 26.00 bumped at the start, raced well back two wide, swung out in the stretch and never threatened. 1st El Muheet ( E Gonzalez 122 ) 2nd Four Beach Friends ( Y Torres 124 , Cd 129 ) 3rd Freedom Street ( J E Morelos 122 ) 5.50L 5th El Rabano ( I P Jr 122 ) 6.05L See full results | I P Jr 55.3kg 6.05L | 5 (8) |
| Gulfstream 14-Dec-25 1670m FIRM R2 Md $230 (of $26,500) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:41.390, SP: 8.50 sprinted clear around the first turn, set a fast pace inside and stopped around the far turn. 1st Power From Above ( R Maragh 121 ) 2nd Goldinthesky ( M J Husbands 121 ) 0.25L 3rd Jimbo Bailey ( E Gonzalez 124 ) 3.00L 9th El Rabano ( C Martinez 121 , Cd 111 ) 47.50L See full results | C Martinez 54.9kg, Cd 50.3kg 47.5kgL | 9 (9) |
| Tampa Bay Downs 05-Apr-25 1610m GOOD R9 Md $190 (of $20,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:36.480, SP: 13.00 drifted wide entering the clubhouse turn, then dueled two wide for command, chased on the far turn and gave way. 1st Spartacus's Dude ( J C Ferrer 120 ) 2nd Ray's Blue Wagon ( G Maldonado 120 ) 3.50L 3rd Moneylove ( A Santos 120 ) 5.25L 8th El Rabano ( M Almedina 120 , Cd 127 ) 12.60L See full results | M Almedina 54.4kg, Cd 57.6kg 12.60L | 8 (10) |
| Tampa Bay Downs 24-Mar-25 1610m GOOD R9 Md $220 (of $24,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:37.930, SP: 10.00 was lightly bumped at the start, appeared to be getting out a bit on the first turn floating out six wide or so on that bend, had forward position stalking outside the second flight three to four deep into the far turn, came up empty. 1st Hymn Of Heaven ( A Quinonez 120 ) 2nd Wings Of God ( S Marin 120 ) 3.50L 3rd Grand Liam ( G Maldonado 120 ) 0.50L 9th El Rabano ( M Meneses 120 ) 11.75L See full results | M Meneses 54.4kg 11.75L | 9 (9) |
| Tampa Bay Downs 09-Mar-25 1410m FIRM R6 Md $320 (of $53,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:21.200, SP: 51.00 bobbled into a rival at the start, chased the pace going three wide into the turn and was ridden along by that point, came up empty. 1st Accelerize ( I O Jr 120 ) 2nd Moment's Notice ( J Rosario 120 ) 7.75L 3rd Playa Del Mar ( D Centeno 120 ) 10.25L 11th El Rabano ( J E Vargas 120 , Cd 130 ) 32.30L See full results | J E Vargas 54.4kg, Cd 59kg 32.30L | 11 (12) |
| Tampa Bay Downs 10-Feb-25 1110m FIRM R6 Md $320 (of $53,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:03.800, SP: 41.00 showed good early speed and assumed command, set a pressured pace inside of runners to the turn, maintained a narrow lead while between foes into the turn, was overtaken into the stretch then faltered. 1st P Four ( M Meneses 120 ) 2nd Over The Mark ( A A Gallardo 120 ) 5.25L 3rd Bridoza ( R D A Jr 120 ) 7.75L 8th El Rabano ( C Gil 120 ) 14.50L See full results | C Gil 54.4kg 14.50L | 8 (11) |