Fire Chief (USA) Horse
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Fire Chief is a 5yo dark bay/brown colt from the United States, trained by Jesus Mendoza. He is by Exaggerator out of Fire Fairy. The horse has not yet broken his maiden, failing to win in six starts. In his most recent start at Del Mar on August 14, 2026, jockey Alfredo L. Bautista rode him to a ninth‑place finish behind winner Dane The Great.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Del Mar 14-Aug-26 1609m FIRM R6 Md (of $32,603) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:40.470, SP: 51.00 1st Dane The Great ( W R Orantes 125 ) 2nd Wasting Aces ( A Lezcano 125 ) 2.25L 3rd Farmer Tom ( C Belmont 120 ) 2.30L 9th Fire Chief ( A L Bautista 125 , Cd 120 ) 8.85L See full results | A L Bautista 56.7kg, Cd 54.4kg 8.85L | 9 (10) |
| Los Alamitos Racecourse 27-Jun-26 1207m FIRM R8 Md (of $13,039) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:10.520, SP: 51.00 got bumped and crowded in the beginning, chased from off the pace, saved ground on the inside and never made an impact. 1st Johnlino ( T Pereira 120 ) 2nd He's Got Fire ( C Belmont 120 ) 8.50L 3rd Fighting Thunder ( A Aguilar 120 ) 0.30L 7th Fire Chief ( D Cruz 126 ) 23.75L See full results | D Cruz 57.2kg 23.75L | 7 (8) |
| Los Alamitos QH Racecourse 26-Jun-26 1207m R8 Los Alamitos QH Racecourse Race 8 $725 (of $21,761) Barrier 4 1st Johnlino ( 120 ) 2nd He's Got Fire ( 120 ) 3rd Fighting Thunder ( 120 ) 7th Fire Chief ( D D Cruz 126 ) | D D Cruz 57.2kg | 7 (8) |
| Santa Anita 08-Jun-26 1207m FIRM R9 Md $709 (of $22,689) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:13.130, SP: 41.00 chased from inside out of range of the speed battle, saved ground through the turn, moved off the fence in upper stretch and lacked a response. 1st Rockabilly Rebal ( R Gonzalez 126 ) 2nd Farmer Tom ( C Belmont 121 ) 0.30L 3rd Duke Of Orleans ( J Rosario 121 ) 0.75L 9th Fire Chief ( A Aguilar 126 ) 14.80L See full results | A Aguilar 57.2kg 14.80L | 9 (13) |
| Santa Anita 24-May-26 1609m FIRM R5 Md $700 (of $22,412) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:40.310, SP: 34.00 tracked the pace from inside, lost ground on the backstretch, asked right handed on the far turn while continuing to save ground, moved out at the top of the lane and weakened. 1st Trojan Mafia ( T Pereira 120 ) 2nd Stage Run ( K Frey 126 ) 0.20L 3rd My Man Joe Roldan ( J Rosario 120 ) 0.50L 5th Fire Chief ( A Aguilar 126 ) 10.60L See full results | A Aguilar 57.2kg 10.60L | 5 (8) |