Island Bender (USA) Horse
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Island Bender is a 5yo colt from the United States trained by Joel Berndt. Its sire is Barbados and its dam is Karen's Idol. The horse has won three races, and on 10 Sep 2023 at Canterbury Park it captured its most important victory, taking the $16,000 Race 1 purse.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Canterbury Park 07-Sep-26 1106m FIRM R2 Race 2 $8,065 (of $40,327) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:04.360, SP: 1.67 hustled to front, vied inside quarter, conceded, stayed on. 1st Kind Kismet ( C J Ulloa 125 ) 2nd Island Bender ( C Roman 125 ) 3.25L 3rd I C Gold ( K Harr 125 ) 8.75L See full results | C Roman 56.7kg 3.25L | 2 (4) |
| Canterbury Park 23-Aug-26 1106m FIRM R8 Race 8 $9,276 (of $14,723) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:05.540, SP: 1.83 1st Island Bender ( C Roman 125 ) 2nd Cowboy Killer ( K Harr 120 ) 4.00L 3rd Allison Road ( E Gallardo 120 ) 5.50L See full results | C Roman 56.7kg | 1 (6) |
| Canterbury Park 26-Jul-26 1106m FIRM R4 Race 4 $884 (of $20,774) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:04.730, SP: 3.25 pressed the pace on the outside up the backstretch, continued around the turn in the three path and tired from there. 1st Pepper N Mint ( M Americano 123 ) 2nd Vesper Chicks ( A Quinonez 123 ) 0.50L 3rd I C Gold ( K Harr 123 ) 5.25L 5th Island Bender ( C Roman 123 ) 10.75L See full results | C Roman 55.8kg 10.75L | 5 (5) |
| Canterbury Park 15-Jun-26 1006m FIRM R5 Race 5 $3,123 (of $15,614) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:59.870 bumped with the horse to her outside at the start, recovered to duel from the rail up the backstretch, battled from the two path around the turn and could not go with the winner in the final furlong but chased that rival on to the finish. 1st Wildcat Minny ( A Quinonez 123 ) 2nd Island Bender ( C Roman 123 ) 1.50L 3rd Paarl ( J Jude 123 ) 2.00L See full results | C Roman 55.8kg 1.50L | 2 (8) |
| Hawthorne 27-Oct-25 1210m R9 Race 9 $1,653 (of $16,529) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:12.120, SP: 6.50 set the pace in the three path, was cued in the two path passing the quarter, kept on down the lane, yielded in the final sixteenth, but held show. 1st Rose's Wish ( S Gonzalez 121 ) 2nd Foxy Zorra ( E Gallardo 122 ) 0.30L 3rd Island Bender ( C Roman 122 ) 2.25L See full results | C Roman 55.3kg 2.25L | 3 (9) |