First Strike (USA) Horse
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First Strike is a 6yo dk b/br horse from the United States trained by Cirilo Gorostieta. He is by the stallion Medaglia D'oro out of the mare Strike Charmer. To date, First Strike has won four races. On 2nd Mar 2024 at Turfway Park, he captured his most important victory, earning the $74,000.00 purse in Race 9. The horse has been a profitable choice for bettors, delivering a 22% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Turfway Park 23-Jan-26 1609m R4 Race 4 $24,192 (of $38,400) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:40.630, SP: 7.00 stalked two wide, pressed between horses down the bakstretch, gained an advantage nearing the five sixteenths pole, drew clear entering the lane then held from an outer challenger late. 1st First Strike ( A Gomez 121 ) 2nd Gold Foot ( J D Ramos 121 ) 0.75L 3rd Karlwithanarl ( J R Gutierrez 121 , Cd 116 ) 2.00L See full results | A Gomez 54.9kg | 1 (12) |
| Churchill Downs 24-May-25 1710m FIRM R9 Race 9 $890 (of $64,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:43.010, SP: 4.33 trailed in the two path, improved three deep approaching the far turn, took that bend in the four to five path then tired while hanging on his left lead. 1st Carolo Rapido ( L Saez 118 ) 2nd Metatron's Muse ( J Ortiz 118 ) 2.75L 3rd Gasoline ( K Asmussen 118 ) 0.75L 8th First Strike ( L Machado 118 ) 20.25L See full results | L Machado 53.5kg 20.25L | 8 (8) |
| Turfway Park 28-Mar-25 1610m FIRM R6 Race 6 $732 (of $84,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:37.090, SP: 3.50 raced between horses along the first turn, was in the five path into the lane and leveled off in the stretch run. 1st Event Detail ( R Hernandez 124 ) 2nd Quadra Island ( I Moncada 124 ) 2.00L 3rd Native Land ( V Cheminaud 124 ) 2.50L 6th First Strike ( A Beschizza 124 ) 8.25L See full results | A Beschizza 56.2kg 8.25L | 6 (9) |
| Turfway Park 13-Feb-25 1610m FIRM R5 Race 5 $16,800 (of $84,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:37.500, SP: 4.00 no speed from outside, far back to the half, coming on too late. 1st Mercante ( J Ramos 124 ) 2nd First Strike ( E Roman 124 ) 0.25L 3rd El Kabong ( C Lanerie 124 ) 2.75L See full results | E Roman 56.2kg 0.25L | 2 (12) |
| Turfway Park 13-Dec-24 1610m FIRM R8 Race 8 $22,050 (of $35,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:35.760, SP: 2.88 unhurried early, off rail three wide run to far turn, kept on into the stretch under solid handling to go well clear. 1st First Strike ( E Roman 121 ) 2nd Pilkington ( J Ramos 121 ) 5.50L 3rd Jace's Road ( F Geroux 121 ) 0.75L See full results | E Roman 54.9kg | 1 (9) |
| Churchill Downs 23-Sep-24 1710m FIRM R1 Race 1 $5,599 (of $56,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:43.440 Steadied, mild rally 1st Lucency ( L Saez 122 ) 2nd Cawkab ( A Concepcion 122 ) 0.00L 3rd First Strike ( E Roman 122 ) 9.50L See full results | E Roman 55.3kg 9.50L | 3 (7) |
| Keeneland 15-Apr-24 2410m R9 Race 9 $1,500 (of $120,001) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:29.110 lacked speed along the inside, trailed and never got involved. 1st Ohana Honor ( F Prat 118 ) 2nd Foreign Relations ( T Gaffalione 118 ) 5.75L 3rd He's Got Swagger ( B J Hernandez 118 ) 4.00L 7th First Strike ( A Beschizza 118 ) 23.25L See full results | A Beschizza 53.5kg 23.25L | 7 (8) |
| Turfway Park 02-Mar-24 1610m FIRM R9 Race 9 $46,620 (of $74,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:38.260 no speed to far turn rallied on and circled the field into stretch, kept on to clear late while well handled to the wire. 1st First Strike ( A Beschizza 125 ) 2nd Asmodeus ( G Ashton 125 ) 2.00L 3rd Mucho Mojo ( W Rodriguez 125 ) 1.00L See full results | A Beschizza 56.7kg | 1 (12) |
| Turfway Park 03-Feb-24 1610m FIRM R5 Race 5 $7,400 (of $74,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:39.020 Bore out sharply late 1st Sugoi ( R Hernandez 124 ) 2nd Mucho Mojo ( W Rodriguez 124 ) 0.20L 3rd First Strike ( G Corrales 124 ) 0.85L See full results | G Corrales 56.2kg 0.85L | 3 (12) |
| Keeneland 16-Apr-23 1810m R5 Race 5 $1,375 (of $110,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:48.200 raced at the rear three to four wide, got herded from the seven path to the ten path in midstretch, and was outrun. 1st Desert Duke ( J Ortiz 122 ) 2nd Classic Creation ( G Corrales 118 ) 5.75L 3rd Stonemont Reunion ( L Machado 118 ) 0.75L 11th First Strike ( J Talamo 118 ) 9.40L See full results | J Talamo 53.5kg 9.40L | 11 (12) |
| Turfway Park 12-Feb-23 1610m FIRM R7 Turfway Park Race 7 $1,480 (of $46,990) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:37.260, SP: 9.50 Squeezed, flying wide 1st Wadsworth ( C Landeros 122 ) 2nd Scoobie Quando ( L Machado 118 ) 2.50L 3rd Miranda Rights ( R Hernandez 122 ) 0.20L 5th First Strike ( G Corrales 122 , Cd 0 ) 7.25L | G Corrales 55.3kg, Cd 0 7.25L | 5 (10) |
| Turfway Park 17-Dec-22 1710m FIRM Md (of $39,511), Winning Time: 01:45.710, SP: 6.00 Rushed, clear lasted 1st First Strike ( J Ramos 119 ) 2nd Global Surprise ( V Cheminaud 119 ) 0.15L 3rd Accident ( F C L De 119 ) 2.00L | J Ramos 54kg | 1 (12) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 19-Oct-22 1610m GOOD R3 Race 3 $2,380 (of $34,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:38.610, SP: 11.00 raced in mid-pack while off the inside, gained momentum through late turn while in the three path, continued with interest inside the eighth pole and was slowly gaining to the end. 1st Lord Donegal ( E Esquivel 120 ) 2nd Meant To Be Lucky ( F Arrieta 120 ) 0.30L 3rd Oh Chic ( M J Pedroza 120 ) 0.75L 4th First Strike ( J Ramos 120 ) 2.50L See full results | J Ramos 54.4kg 2.50L | 4 (11) |