Roar Of The Beast (USA) Horse

Country

United States

Foal Date

26-Apr-22

Colour

bay

Sire

The Big Beast

Dam

Sound Defence

Prize Money

163492

Owners

Lawson Racing Stables

About

At Tampa Bay Downs, Race 9 of the Allowance Optional Claiming series features Roar Of The Beast, a 4yo bay colt from United States trained by Saffie A. Joseph, Jr. The horse is by The Big Beast out of Sound Defence. Roar Of The Beast has captured two victories in his career, most notably a $57,000 win in Race 6 at Gulfstream on June 27, 2025.

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Tampa Bay Downs 08-Feb-26 1207m FIRM R8 Race 8 $11,300 (of $56,500) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:11.600, SP: 7.00 raced in the middle of the pack up the backstretch, came around the turn in the four path, began a bid entering the stretch and gained ground late. 1st Neshume ( E Gonzalez 118 ) 2nd Roar Of The Beast ( I O Jr 118 ) 1.25L 3rd Kirin ( S Camacho 118 ) 0.20L See full resultsI O Jr 53.5kg 1.25L2 (11)
Gulfstream 14-Dec-25 1710m FIRM R11 Tropical Park Derby (Stakes) $1,250 (of $125,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:40.730, SP: 51.00 showed the way while clear and on the inside on the first turn, then was pressured by the five furlong marker and then gave way leaving the five sixteenths. 1st Layabout ( J Alvarado 124 ) 2nd Tiz Dashing ( J Castellano 124 ) 0.15L 3rd Tank ( E Jaramillo 124 ) 0.50L 10th Roar Of The Beast ( R Maragh 120 ) 27.85L See full resultsR Maragh 54.4kg 27.85L10 (10)
Gulfstream 09-Nov-25 1610m FIRM R6 Hcp $7,000 (of $70,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:37.570, SP: 5.00 1st Classic Of Course ( J Ocasio 122 ) 2nd Steppe ( M Vasquez 122 ) 0.50L 3rd Roar Of The Beast ( E Zayas 119 ) 0.75L See full resultsE Zayas 54kg 0.75L3 (5)
Gulfstream 21-Sep-25 1610m FIRM R6 Hcp $4,900 (of $70,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:37.020, SP: 2.75 broke sharply to take the lead to the half mile marker then pressed the pace around the turn before giving way. 1st Steppe ( M Vasquez 113 ) 2nd Awesome Train ( E Gonzalez 118 ) 0.30L 3rd Pure Class ( E Jaramillo 119 ) 5.75L 4th Roar Of The Beast ( E Zayas 114 ) 8.75L See full resultsE Zayas 51.7kg 8.75L4 (5)
Gulfstream 31-Aug-25 1710m FIRM R10 Hcp $7,000 (of $70,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:42.480, SP: 7.00 set pace to quarter marker, yielded stretch, held clearly for third. 1st Lightning Tones ( M Vasquez 122 ) 2nd Catalytic ( E Gonzalez 120 ) 1.25L 3rd Roar Of The Beast ( Y Torres 114 ) 6.75L See full resultsY Torres 51.7kg 6.75L3 (8)
Colonial Downs 10-Aug-25 1610m FIRM R5 Petramalo Mile Stakes (Stakes) $1,200 (of $100,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:33.550, SP: 5.50 tracked the early pace from between rivals, then moved to the inside on the turn and weakened. 1st Rolando ( J Velazquez 122 ) 2nd Barbadian Runner ( F Boyce 122 ) 4.00L 3rd Lured Away ( B J Hernandez 120 ) 0.75L 7th Roar Of The Beast ( T Gaffalione 118 ) 13.50L See full resultsT Gaffalione 53.5kg 13.50L7 (8)
Gulfstream 27-Jun-25 1610m FIRM R6 Race 6 $35,910 (of $57,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:36.320, SP: 2.10 made the lead leaving the backstretch, remained along the rail and eagerly pulled away through the stretch while kept under encouragement. 1st Roar Of The Beast ( E J Zayas 120 ) 2nd Steppe ( M A Vasquez 120 ) 13.25L 3rd El Guty ( C Gil 120 ) 16.00L See full resultsE J Zayas 54.4kg1 (5)
Gulfstream 25-Apr-25 1410m FIRM R7 Race 7 $430 (of $43,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:24.870, SP: 5.50 stumbled leaving the gate, recovered to duel between horses up the backstretch, continued to battle from the two path around the bend and faded in the lane. 1st Joey Muscles ( J E Morelos 120 ) 2nd Latch The Hatch ( R Maragh 120 ) 1.50L 3rd Mati Gol ( P Lopez 120 ) 6.00L 5th Roar Of The Beast ( E J Zayas 120 ) 7.25L See full resultsE J Zayas 54.4kg 7.25L5 (7)
Gulfstream 24-Feb-25 1610m FIRM R1 Md $28,350 (of $45,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:39.410, SP: 3.00 bumped with the horse to his inside at the start, stalked the leader on the outside up the backstretch, came around the turn in the three path and drew off in the lane while drifting mildly. 1st Roar Of The Beast ( E J Zayas 118 ) 2nd Mahovlich ( J Ruiz 118 ) 10.00L 3rd Noble Prince ( L Saez 118 ) 16.75L See full resultsE J Zayas 53.5kg1 (6)
Gulfstream 01-Dec-24 1710m FIRM R10 FTBOA Florida Sire In Reality Stakes (Stakes) (of $299,999) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:45.710, SP: 26.00 tracked inside but weakened. 1st Rated By Merit ( J M Rios 122 ) 2nd Classic Of Course ( J Bravo 118 ) 6.00L 3rd Just Relax ( E Jaramillo 118 ) 15.00L 6th Roar Of The Beast ( M J Husbands 118 ) 17.55L See full resultsM J Husbands 53.5kg 17.55L6 (8)
Gulfstream 24-Nov-24 1310m FIRM R3 Md $9,000 (of $45,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:19.230, SP: 6.50 bumped at the start and again soon after, advanced four wide around the turn, reached near even terms outside of the winner approaching the quarter pole, could not match strides in upper stretch but kept on well to be clearly second best. 1st Helicon ( I O Jr 118 ) 2nd Roar Of The Beast ( E J Zayas 118 ) 2.50L 3rd Iron Hand ( E Gonzalez 118 ) 8.00L See full resultsE J Zayas 53.5kg 2.50L2 (8)
Gulfstream 27-Oct-24 1210m FIRM R8 Md $400 (of $45,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:12.690, SP: 3.25 tracked inside but retreated. 1st Nothingsubtle ( J E Morelos 118 ) 2nd Mati Gol ( E Jaramillo 118 ) 1.50L 3rd Lawler ( L Panici 118 ) 4.25L 6th Roar Of The Beast ( E J Zayas 118 ) 11.00L See full resultsE J Zayas 53.5kg 11.00L6 (9)