I Think I Can (2023) Horse

Foal Date

28-Mar-23

Colour

bay

Sire

Lope De Vega

Dam

American Lady

Prize Money

17922

Trainer

Jesus Cruz

Owners

Repole Stable

About

Colonial Downs R4, Race 4: I Think I Can is a 3yo horse trained by Jesus Cruz. The colt is by Lope De Vega out of American Lady. I Think I Can has yet to break his maiden, remaining winless in five starts. In its most recent start at Belterra Park on May 27, 2026, the horse was ridden by Oscar Villarreal and finished seventh behind winner Evalina.

Raced At

Gulfstream

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Belterra Park 27-May-26 m R8 Belterra Park Race 8 $130 (of $13,000) Barrier 4 1st Evalina ( 125 ) 2nd Tiz a Princess ( 121 ) 3rd Union Empress ( 121 ) 7th I Think I Can ( O Villarreal 121 )	O Villarreal 54.9kg	7 (7)
Woodbine 16-Nov-25 1410m GOOD R6 Md $9,840 (of $49,200) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:26.200, SP: 11.00 broke out on the start, got to the rail down the backstretch sitting close to the back end, edged up taking the shortest way around the turn, shifted out three wide but had to be throttled down behind runners at the quarter pole, angled to the four path for the drive, lost its path briefly at the furlong pole and with clear run late charged home in deep stretch to win the photo outside for the place share. 1st Japonka ( P Moran 118 , Cd 123 ) 2nd I Think I Can ( F Aebly 121 ) 2.75L 3rd C C Athena ( A Adams 118 , Cd 123 ) 2.80L See full results	F Aebly 54.9kg 2.75L	2 (10)
Woodbine 12-Sep-25 1410m FIRM R5 Md $361 (of $65,700) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:25.070, SP: 9.00 was well position on the outside in the second flight in the early going, chased the pacesetter three wide but was unable to keep up through the turn, shifted to the four path between rivals at the head of the stretch but yielded to others by the furlong pole. 1st Souper Sporty ( R W Walcott 118 ) 2nd Golden Goose ( S Civaci 121 ) 2.25L 3rd Sobiech ( R M Hernandez 121 ) 2.30L 7th I Think I Can ( F Aebly 121 ) 12.80L See full results	F Aebly 54.9kg 12.80L	7 (8)
Woodbine 27-Jul-25 1210m R1 Md $365 (of $65,700) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:12.140, SP: 2.75 tracked the front pair outside down the back straight, took closer order picking up the bit two wide outside a rival midway on the turn, was fanned out to the five path at the top of the stretch and could not offer a finish outside rivals in the late running. 1st Perfect Sparkle ( K Nicholls 118 ) 2nd Nakedintheforest ( J L Campos 118 ) 0.25L 3rd Toast The Ghost ( R M Hernandez 118 ) 1.00L 6th I Think I Can ( P Moran 121 , Cd 126 ) 4.55L See full results	P Moran 54.9kg, Cd 57.2kg 4.55L	6 (7)
Gulfstream 11-May-25 1010m GOOD R10 Royal Palm Juvenile Stakes (Stakes) $1,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 00:56.300, SP: 5.50 bumped with the horse to his outside leaving the gate, raced off the pace up the backstretch, continued around the bend in the two path and made no bid. 1st Sandal's Song ( L Panici 118 ) 2nd Squire ( L Saez 121 ) 1.50L 3rd Arkadelphia ( C Gil 118 ) 7.00L 7th I Think I Can ( R Maragh 115 ) 11.35L See full results	R Maragh 52.2kg 11.35L	7 (8)