Go For Rocket (USA) Horse
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Go For Rocket is a 3yo b from the United States trained by Riley Mott. The colt is by Candy Ride out of Flora Dora. He has yet to break his maiden, remaining winless in five starts. In his latest outing at Churchill Downs on 8 May 2026, Tyler Gaffalione rode him to a sixth‑place finish, behind the winner Pampered Prince.
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| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Churchill Downs 08-May-26 1609m R1 Md (of $57,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:35.760, SP: 2.50 brushed an outer rival at the start, chased two wide and between horses early on, then from the three path around the turn, moved to the four path in upper stretch but lacked a bid. 1st Pampered Prince ( L Saez 118 ) 2nd Bold Stand ( A Achard 118 ) 5.00L 3rd Show Me The Munny ( E Morales 118 ) 5.05L 6th Go For Rocket ( T Gaffalione 118 ) 8.40L See full results | T Gaffalione 53.5kg 8.40L | 6 (8) |
| Keeneland 23-Apr-26 1811m R8 Md $1,375 (of $110,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:52.250, SP: 11.00 settled in the two to three path around the first turn, then between horses with nine sixteenths to go and failed to factor. 1st Vermelho ( J Ortiz 126 ) 2nd Gold Sovereign ( F Prat 126 ) 1.00L 3rd Lahainaluna ( I O Jr 126 ) 0.30L 8th Go For Rocket ( J Torres 118 ) 5.50L See full results | J Torres 53.5kg 5.50L | 8 (12) |
| Gulfstream 30-Mar-26 1710m R6 Md $16,800 (of $84,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:43.550, SP: 2.00 tracked the pacesetter, was angled three wide on the far turn, stayed on under a stiff drive in the stretch but could not reach the top one. 1st Donegal Rocks ( R Maragh 122 ) 2nd Go For Rocket ( E Zayas 122 ) 1.50L 3rd Chemical Romance ( J Castellano 122 ) 1.25L See full results | E Zayas 55.3kg 1.50L | 2 (7) |
| Churchill Downs 30-Nov-25 1610m R9 Md $8,400 (of $120,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:37.780, SP: 15.00 pursued from midpack two wide, tipped out to the five path in midstretch and ran on willingly. 1st No Joke Joe ( L Saez 119 ) 2nd Sun Chaser ( D E Sheehy 119 ) 1.50L 3rd Kilo Tango ( I O Jr 119 ) 0.30L 4th Go For Rocket ( J Alvarado 119 ) 2.50L See full results | J Alvarado 54kg 2.50L | 4 (11) |
| Keeneland 26-Oct-25 1810m FIRM R2 Md $3,011 (of $110,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:49.970, SP: 26.00 laid off of the pace in the three path, then between horses approaching and rounding the far turn, entered the lane in the five to four path, shifted in and stayed on mildly. 1st Remember Mamba ( J Ortiz 119 ) 2nd Maginnesontap ( T Gaffalione 119 ) 4.50L 3rd Aguila Negra ( F Arrieta 119 ) 2.00L 5th Go For Rocket ( J Torres 119 ) 7.05L See full results | J Torres 54kg 7.05L | 5 (12) |