Emerging Leader (ARG) Horse
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Emerging Leader is a 4yo dk b/br horse from Argentina trained by Dante Zanelli. He is by Il Campione out of Federalist and has recorded one win so far. On 28th Sep 2025 at Las Palmas, Emerging Leader secured his most important victory, taking the $6253.00 prize in the Mr. Lider (2002) (2do Turno).
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gulfstream 03-Aug-26 1308m R5 Race 5 (of $39,331) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:18.960, SP: 7.50 hesitated start, void early speed, trailed to the quarter pole, no factor. 1st Teddy Bear ( P Pena 122 , Cd 115 ) 2nd Handsome Fox ( C Martinez 123 , Cd 116 ) 2.00L 3rd Jimbo Bailey ( P M Jr 125 ) 2.10L 7th Emerging Leader ( S Camacho 123 ) 11.60L See full results | S Camacho 55.8kg 11.60L | 7 (8) |
| Gulfstream 19-Jul-26 1609m FIRM R6 Race 6 $301 (of $39,398) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:38.760, SP: 8.00 away well from the outside, raced forwardly and four wide backstretch, headed up the second flight into the turn, gradually weakened to have little left the final furlong. 1st Nice Try Riley ( M Vasquez 124 ) 2nd Teofimo ( J Ocasio 126 ) 7.75L 3rd Opera House A. D. ( L Reyes 126 ) 4.00L 5th Emerging Leader ( E Gonzalez 124 ) 14.75L See full results | E Gonzalez 56.2kg 14.75L | 5 (11) |
| Gulfstream 21-Jun-26 1207m FIRM R5 Race 5 $3,781 (of $37,814) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:11.760, SP: 2.00 forwardly placed early, idled through the turn toward the inside in falling back to trail, along for the third position in the late going while no match for the top pair. 1st Western Shaft ( D Herrera 126 ) 2nd Candy Road ( M Nicholls 120 ) 5.50L 3rd Emerging Leader ( L Reyes 126 ) 10.75L See full results | L Reyes 57.2kg 10.75L | 3 (4) |
| Gulfstream 09-May-26 1207m FIRM R3 Race 3 $7,327 (of $36,635) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:11.560, SP: 2.38 pressed the pace on the rail and then bumped and steadied entering the turn around the seven sixteenths and fell back, tracked the pace on the inside to the two path and came three wide off the turn and ran on late to gain the place award. 1st Lobo Go ( J Morelos 123 ) 2nd Emerging Leader ( S Camacho 123 ) 0.75L 3rd Western Shaft ( Y Torres 123 ) 0.50L See full results | S Camacho 55.8kg 0.75L | 2 (5) |
| Tampa Bay Downs 16-Apr-26 1207m R2 Race 2 $5,885 (of $29,427) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:10.530, SP: 4.50 tracked the pace three wide, closed in to draw level with the dueling leaders by the sixteenth while being overtaken by the eventual winner, clear of the rest for the place honors. 1st Fit To Fire ( H J Diaz 123 ) 2nd Emerging Leader ( S Marin 123 ) 2.75L 3rd Bourbon Street Boy ( W Ho 123 ) 4.75L See full results | S Marin 55.8kg 2.75L | 2 (8) |