River Rise (USA) Horse
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River Rise is a 3yo dk b/br from United States trained by Troy Wismer. It is sired by the stallion Upstart out of the dam Promise Of the Nile. River Rise has not yet broken its maiden, having failed to win in 6 starts. In its most recent race at Churchill Downs on 16th May 2026, River Rise was ridden by William III Antongeorgi and finished 3rd behind winner Buckeye Bombshell.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Churchill Downs 16-May-26 1710m R2 Md $6,700 (of $67,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:46.890, SP: 13.00 tracked from the two to three path, ranged up three wide around the far turn, but leveled off while getting outkicked by an inner foe in upper stretch, kept on thereafter but was denied regaining place. 1st Buckeye Bombshell ( E Esquivel 125 ) 2nd Watershed Moment ( R Bejarano 125 ) 1.75L 3rd River Rise ( W I Antongeorgi 118 ) 2.25L See full results | W I Antongeorgi 53.5kg 2.25L | 3 (7) |
| Keeneland 19-Apr-26 1408m FIRM R11 Md $1,375 (of $110,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:28.470, SP: 41.00 broke a step slow, raced at the rear in the six to seven path and failed to factor. 1st Be The Light ( L Saez 120 ) 2nd Fast Gun ( T Gaffalione 120 ) 2.25L 3rd Miss Complicated ( L Machado 120 ) 1.25L 9th River Rise ( W I Antongeorgi 120 ) 15.15L See full results | W I Antongeorgi 54.4kg 15.15L | 9 (10) |
| Turfway Park 09-Jan-26 1207m R5 Md $718 (of $100,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:11.120, SP: 34.00 was jostled between rivals and steadied back at the start, raced well back in the three path, held up behind foes at the five sixteenths pole then moved up between horses. 1st Lorelei Lee ( F C L De 120 ) 2nd Flower River ( M Garcia 120 ) 2.25L 3rd Emerald Spun ( D Machado 120 ) 0.75L 6th River Rise ( G Saez 120 ) 7.25L See full results | G Saez 54.4kg 7.25L | 6 (12) |
| Churchill Downs 30-Nov-25 1310m R8 Fern Creek Stakes (Stakes) $2,000 (of $225,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:15.830, SP: 51.00 broke a step slow and bumped an inner foe at the start, trailed in the two path, swung out to the seven path into upper stretch and never got involved. 1st On Time Girl ( I O Jr 122 ) 2nd Paige Turner ( J Ortiz 122 ) 3.50L 3rd A Fine Chardonnay ( T Gaffalione 122 ) 3.50L 9th River Rise ( A Concepcion 122 ) 27.00L See full results | A Concepcion 55.3kg 27.00L | 9 (9) |
| Churchill Downs 06-Nov-25 1710m R4 Md $7,200 (of $72,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:45.410, SP: 2.20 was quick to set a pressured pace from the inside, ceded the lead at the three eighths pole, weakened to third late in the stretch. 1st I'm A Little Crazy ( J Ortiz 119 ) 2nd Dreaming Of June ( E Esquivel 119 ) 11.75L 3rd River Rise ( A Concepcion 119 ) 11.85L See full results | A Concepcion 54kg 11.85L | 3 (7) |
| Churchill Downs 28-Sep-25 1610m R5 Md $1,275 (of $120,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:37.310, SP: 21.00 tracked along the inside, chased in the two path into midstretch and gave way. 1st Americathegreat ( T Gaffalione 119 ) 2nd Josie Joe ( L Saez 119 ) 0.75L 3rd Kentucky Belle ( I O Jr 119 ) 0.75L 6th River Rise ( F Geroux 119 ) 5.75L See full results | F Geroux 54kg 5.75L | 6 (9) |