Ponderosa (USA) Horse
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At Turf Paradise R5 Race 5, Ponderosa is a 4yo dk b/br horse from the United States trained by Joyce Laufenberg. He is by the stallion Blame out of the dam Relaxing Green. The horse remains a maiden, having failed to win in 7 starts. In his most recent start at Turf Paradise on 25 Jan 2026, Guillermo Rodriguez rode Ponderosa to a third‑place finish, behind winner Crown Prosecutor.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Turf Paradise 25-Jan-26 1308m R5 Md $850 (of $8,500) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:18.520, SP: 6.00 broke a step slowly then was sent to contest the early pace from the inside, disputed a decent pace into the turn, dueled from the two path nearing the quarter pole then battled into the stretch, yielded to the top pair in the final sixteenth and got up in time to earn the show honors. 1st Crown Prosecutor ( K Lopez 124 ) 2nd Booming Bernardo ( F T Alvarado 124 ) 1.00L 3rd Ponderosa ( G Rodriguez 124 ) 2.75L See full results | G Rodriguez 56.2kg 2.75L | 3 (8) |
| Turf Paradise 16-Nov-25 1110m FIRM R4 Md $300 (of $10,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:05.950, SP: 10.00 1st Tiger By The Tail ( F Reyes 124 ) 2nd Chief Renegade ( G Rodriguez 121 ) 0.50L 3rd Reach Higher ( K Mcgregor 121 ) 1.75L 5th Ponderosa ( H Hernandez 121 ) 2.60L See full results | H Hernandez 54.9kg 2.60L | 5 (8) |
| Albuquerque 18-Sep-25 1308m FIRM R9 Md $220 (of $12,980) Barrier 5, SP: 31.00 1st Remember Big Jim ( L Fuentes 122 ) 2nd Honor The Giants ( M Perez 122 ) 6.00L 3rd El Chino Vaca ( E Gomez 122 ) 0.30L 6th Ponderosa ( A Arboleda 122 , Cd 0 ) 21.00L | A Arboleda 55.3kg, Cd 0 21.00L | 6 (8) |
| Albuquerque 06-Sep-25 1106m FIRM R6 Md $660 (of $13,200) Barrier 6, SP: 13.00 1st L Squared ( T Hebert 124 ) 2nd Honor The Giants ( M Perez 122 ) 2.00L 3rd Big Stetson ( F Valdez 124 ) 0.75L 5th Ponderosa ( A Arboleda 122 , Cd 0 ) 12.50L | A Arboleda 55.3kg, Cd 0 12.50L | 5 (6) |
| Sunland Park 21-Feb-25 910m FIRM R2 Md $728 (of $10,400) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:52.900, SP: 5.50 was off a step slow, saved ground past the quarter pole and never threatened. 1st Sapello Sicario ( L Negron 121 ) 2nd Hardball ( J Vazquez 124 ) 0.75L 3rd Poquito Lady ( E Gomez 119 ) 2.25L 4th Ponderosa ( A J J Jr 121 ) 7.75L See full results | A J J Jr 54.9kg 7.75L | 4 (6) |
| Sunland Park 01-Feb-25 1310m FIRM R2 Md $504 (of $25,200) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:18.440, SP: 4.50 led the way on the inside up the backstretch, saved ground around the bend and tired in the stretch. 1st Blue Ocean Rave ( C Ramos 121 ) 2nd Flying Tex ( F Amparan 121 ) 6.00L 3rd Gangster ( E Gomez 121 ) 0.30L 6th Ponderosa ( A J J Jr 121 ) 13.05L See full results | A J J Jr 54.9kg 13.05L | 6 (7) |
| Zia Park 05-Dec-24 1210m FIRM R8 Md (of $45,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:11.290, SP: 17.00 bumped with the horse to his inside leaving the gate, raced off the pace early, came around the turn in the four path and made no bid. 1st Smartier ( A Arboleda 120 ) 2nd Remember Big Jim ( E Gonzalez 120 ) 3.00L 3rd Golden Serenade ( I Rosendo 120 ) 3.25L 8th Ponderosa ( E P Gomez 120 ) 16.50L See full results | E P Gomez 54.4kg 16.50L | 8 (8) |