Mendels Mate (USA) Horse
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Mendels Mate is a 3yo dark bay/brown horse from the United States under trainer Joe Sharp. He is by Mendelssohn out of Firstmate and has a single victory. His most notable triumph came on 15 February 2026 at Turfway Park, where he captured the $100,000 MD. The horse has delivered solid returns for punters, offering a 125% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Turfway Park 06-Mar-26 1609m R9 Race 9 $20,400 (of $102,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:38.750, SP: 11.00 stalked near the inside, awaited racing room in the two path at the quarter pole, split the leaders at the furlong furlong grounds, wrestled a narrow advantage at the sixteenth pole, dueled with his inner persistent counterpart while getting floated out and brushed late, then missed at the wire. 1st Candy King ( V R Carrasco 122 ) 2nd Mendels Mate ( R M Hernandez 122 ) 0.10L 3rd Thailand ( G Corrales 122 ) 1.60L See full results | R M Hernandez 55.3kg 0.10L | 2 (10) |
| Turfway Park 15-Feb-26 1609m R5 Md $63,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:40.950, SP: 9.00 stalked in the three to two path, bid outside of the leader at the quarter pole, drove clear in midstretch then held sway. 1st Mendels Mate ( H Rafael 120 ) 2nd Question Answered ( A Alex 120 ) 1.00L 3rd Maximus Prime ( R Walter 120 ) 1.25L See full results | H Rafael 54.4kg | 1 (14) |
| Turfway Park 27-Dec-25 1308m R5 Md $739 (of $100,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:18.080, SP: 5.50 broke inwardly and bumped a foe at the start, tracked in the three path, moved to the inside into the turn and tired. 1st Envision ( D E Sheehy 119 ) 2nd Winter Holiday ( W Rodriguez 119 ) 2.75L 3rd Muir Woods ( P Moran 119 ) 3.75L 10th Mendels Mate ( A Beschizza 119 ) 20.35L See full results | A Beschizza 54kg 20.35L | 10 (12) |
| Churchill Downs 01-Dec-25 1010m R4 Md $8,400 (of $120,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:57.670, SP: 7.50 transferred contact from an outer rival to an inner foe at the start, pursued from midpack in the tow path before drifting out to the four to five path around the turn, swung out to the eight path into the lane and rallied willingly. 1st Arbiter ( W Rodriguez 119 ) 2nd On The Burner ( E Esquivel 119 ) 1.50L 3rd High Honors ( L Saez 119 ) 0.30L 4th Mendels Mate ( J Ortiz 119 ) 2.75L See full results | J Ortiz 54kg 2.75L | 4 (12) |