Rio Grande (2021) Horse
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About
Rio Grande is a 4yo bay gelding trained by Andrew Forsman. He is by Vadamos out of Grandissima. He has won one race in his career. On 26 July 2025 at Te Rapa, Rio Grande earned his most notable win, claiming the $20,000 2yo+ Maiden Set Weight With Allowances.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Te Aroha 26-Jul-26 2200m HEAVY 10 R9 BM 65 Hcp $340 (of $17,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:28.330, SP: 12.80 1st King Cabal ( M Hashizume 58.5 ) 2nd Muscovado ( C Grylls 60 ) 0.20L 3rd Arjay's Flight ( E Nicholas 58.5 ) 2.30L 9th Rio Grande ( G Rooke 56.5 ) 17.00L See full results | G Rooke 56.5kg 17.00L | 9 (14) |
| Arawa Park 01-Jul-26 1560m HEAVY 9 R6 Restricted 60 Hcp $340 (of $17,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:39.340, SP: 10.20 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 9th 1st Vadanova ( M Hashizume 57 ) 2nd Bellezor ( S Mcnab 58 , Cd 56 ) 0.20L 3rd Zolzaya ( J Taplin 58 , Cd 56 ) 0.40L 7th Rio Grande ( G Rooke 59.5 ) 2.80L See full results | G Rooke 59.5kg 2.80L | 7 (12) |
| Woodville 19-Jun-26 1600m HEAVY 10 R10 Restricted 60 Hcp $340 (of $17,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:44.260, SP: 3.80 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 4th 1st Craftsman ( M K Hudson 55 ) 2nd Pinker ( H Hassman 60 , Cd 58 ) 1.30L 3rd Crafty Colin ( J Taplin 60 , Cd 58 ) 3.10L 5th Rio Grande ( E Nicholas 59.5 ) 3.70L See full results | E Nicholas 59.5kg 3.70L | 5 (12) |
| Ellerslie 06-Jun-26 2100m SOFT 6 R5 BM 65 Hcp $600 (of $40,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:13.360, SP: 36.10 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd 1st Free Bird ( M J Mcnab 58 ) 2nd Ivy's Dancer ( C J Grylls 55.5 ) 0.20L 3rd Allaces ( L H Satherley 56.5 ) 2.00L 7th Rio Grande ( E Nicholas 57.5 ) 8.40L See full results | E Nicholas 57.5kg 8.40L | 7 (12) |
| Hawera 17-May-26 2100m SOFT 5 R3 BM 65 Hcp $340 (of $17,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:12.060, SP: 5.90 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 7th 1st Beetlegeuse ( H A Mcneill 66 , Cd 65 ) 2nd Rosina ( E J Farr 65 ) 1.80L 3rd Bold Bro ( J K Riddell 68.5 ) 2.80L 7th Rio Grande ( M Roustoby 68 , Cd 66 ) 10.80L See full results | M Roustoby 68kg, Cd 66kg 10.80L | 7 (11) |