Rio Grande (USA) Horse
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Rio Grande, a 3yo dk b/br foaled in the United States, is trained by Brittany T. Russell. Bred from sire Justify and dam Kram, the horse has yet to break its maiden, remaining winless in six starts. In its most recent start at Laurel Park on 9th Mar 2026, jockey Jevian Toledo rode Rio Grande to a third‑place finish behind the winner Pont Aven.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Laurel Park 09-Mar-26 1609m R5 Md $4,700 (of $47,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:38.790, SP: 1.25 bobbled just slightly at the start, stalked from outside going four wide on the turn and in range coming to the quarter pole, lacked the needed late kick. 1st Pont Aven ( J G Torrealba 124 ) 2nd Margie's Last ( A Cruz 124 ) 6.50L 3rd Rio Grande ( J Toledo 124 ) 6.75L See full results | J Toledo 56.2kg 6.75L | 3 (5) |
| Santa Anita 30-Dec-25 1609m FIRM R9 Md $500 (of $70,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:35.830, SP: 2.38 bumped lightly with outer rival at the start, started to pull and became rank early, had to take up behind a rival on the first turn, chased three deep up the backstretch, remained three wide into the lane and could not rally. 1st Medici ( M Demuro 122 ) 2nd House Of Mischief ( K Frey 122 ) 0.50L 3rd Charlie's Curlin ( H Berrios 122 ) 2.75L 8th Rio Grande ( J Hernandez 122 ) 7.20L See full results | J Hernandez 55.3kg 7.20L | 8 (11) |
| Del Mar 01-Dec-25 1810m FIRM R9 Md $12,000 (of $60,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:49.690, SP: 8.00 1st Plutarch ( F Prat 122 ) 2nd Rio Grande ( H Juan 122 ) 4.50L 3rd Honey's Choice ( R Umberto 122 ) 0.20L See full results | H Juan 55.3kg 4.50L | 2 (12) |
| Santa Anita 26-Oct-25 1310m FIRM R3 Md $6,000 (of $60,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:15.720, SP: 5.00 broke in a bit, stalked two wide around the bend, chased near the inside into the lane and weakened. 1st Acknowledgemeplz ( A Fresu 122 ) 2nd Blacksmith ( J Hernandez 122 ) 0.75L 3rd Rio Grande ( H Berrios 122 ) 6.75L See full results | H Berrios 55.3kg 6.75L | 3 (5) |
| Santa Anita 28-Sep-25 1210m FIRM R5 Md $6,000 (of $60,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:10.400, SP: 5.00 1st Provenance ( J Hernandez 122 ) 2nd Plagarist ( A Lezcano 122 ) 1.75L 3rd Rio Grande ( K Kimura 122 ) 1.85L See full results | K Kimura 55.3kg 1.85L | 3 (6) |
| Del Mar 01-Sep-25 1210m FIRM R6 Md $1,600 (of $100,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:08.830, SP: 7.50 broke a bit slow, angled out widest and chased from out of range, went five then four wide on the turn and flattened. 1st Kristofferson ( J Hernandez 122 ) 2nd Mr. A. P. ( A Fresu 122 ) 0.75L 3rd Falcon Jet ( M Smith 122 ) 7.25L 5th Rio Grande ( D V Dyke 122 ) 13.50L See full results | D V Dyke 55.3kg 13.50L | 5 (9) |