Modus Bestia (USA) Horse
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Modus Bestia is a 4yo bay horse from the United States trained by Richard Baltas. He is by Maclean's Music out of Make Amends. To date, Modus Bestia has recorded two victories. On 2nd Nov 2025 at Del Mar, he captured his most important win, taking the $175,000 Race 2 purse.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Anita 16-Feb-26 1207m FIRM R8 Palos Verdes Stakes (Stakes) (of $100,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:09.870, SP: 11.00 1st Man O Rose ( E Jaramillo 122 ) 2nd Listenupshance ( T Baze 120 ) 1.50L 3rd Pilot Commander ( F Geroux 124 ) 5.00L 5th Modus Bestia ( A Fresu 120 ) 9.00L See full results | A Fresu 54.4kg 9.00L | 5 (6) |
| Santa Anita 29-Dec-25 1408m GOOD R10 Malibu Stakes (Stakes) $500 (of $300,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:20.970, SP: 13.00 1st Goal Oriented ( J Rosario 120 ) 2nd Midland Money ( J Hernandez 120 ) 1.00L 3rd Speedy Wilson ( A Ayuso 120 ) 3.25L 7th Modus Bestia ( E Maldonado 120 ) 46.50L See full results | E Maldonado 54.4kg 46.5kgL | 7 (10) |
| Del Mar 02-Nov-25 1210m FIRM R2 Race 2 $110,250 (of $175,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:09.510, SP: 2.88 dueled for the lead along the inside, shook clear through the turn and held sway through the drive under steady urging. 1st Modus Bestia ( F Prat 120 ) 2nd Comedy Town ( J Ortiz 124 ) 1.25L 3rd Lawless World ( A Ayuso 124 ) 1.00L See full results | F Prat 54.4kg | 1 (13) |
| Del Mar 08-Sep-25 1310m FIRM R8 Md $63,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:14.980, SP: 3.75 showed the way up the backstretch, set all the pace to the stretch, responded well to strong handling and was ridden out to the wire. 1st Modus Bestia ( F Prat 121 ) 2nd Latitude ( M Smith 121 ) 3.00L 3rd Cheever ( A Fresu 121 ) 2.25L See full results | F Prat 54.9kg | 1 (10) |
| Del Mar 19-Jul-25 1310m FIRM R5 Md $10,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:16.850, SP: 10.00 stepped to the front and set the pace under pressure from outer rival, cleared around the bend, showed the way into the final furlong, challenged again by. 1st Vasa ( A Lezcano 124 ) 2nd Cornhuskerchris ( A Escobedo 120 ) 0.20L 3rd Modus Bestia ( A Ayuso 120 ) 0.60L See full results | A Ayuso 54.4kg 0.60L | 3 (9) |
| Churchill Downs 09-May-25 1010m GOOD R4 Md $1,125 (of $120,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:55.930, SP: 3.75 leaned inwardly and brushed a rival at the start, stalked in the two path, then between horses around the turn, chased in the four path into the lane and weakened. 1st Guy Smiley ( W Rodriguez 118 ) 2nd Our Starry Night ( M Garcia 118 ) 1.50L 3rd Blast Furnace ( L Saez 124 ) 5.00L 9th Modus Bestia ( A Achard 118 ) 8.65L See full results | A Achard 53.5kg 8.65L | 9 (10) |
| Keeneland 13-Apr-25 1310m FIRM R7 Md $921 (of $110,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:16.400, SP: 6.50 showed the way along the inside, got collared by outer rivals entering the lane and weakened. 1st Big Truzz ( L Saez 120 ) 2nd Fact ( I O Jr 120 ) 4.00L 3rd Valiant Humor ( F Prat 120 ) 5.00L 6th Modus Bestia ( R Gutierrez 120 ) 18.10L See full results | R Gutierrez 54.4kg 18.10L | 6 (11) |
| Santa Anita 15-Mar-25 1710m FIRM R3 Md $500 (of $65,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:43.940, SP: 4.33 moved up leaving the first turn and forced pace up the backstretch, lost contact with leader around last turn and weakened. 1st Voldemort ( J Hernandez 121 ) 2nd Westwood ( T Pereira 121 ) 1.25L 3rd Tamino ( A Fresu 121 ) 10.50L 6th Modus Bestia ( D A Herrera 121 ) 20.25L See full results | D A Herrera 54.9kg 20.25L | 6 (6) |
| Santa Anita 26-Jan-25 1310m FIRM R4 Md $12,000 (of $60,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:17.350, SP: 13.00 Bid3deep,duel,denied 1st San Saba ( E Maldonado 122 ) 2nd Modus Bestia ( D Herrera 122 ) 0.50L 3rd Varney ( H Berrios 122 ) 1.50L See full results | D Herrera 55.3kg 0.50L | 2 (7) |