Southern Riff (USA) Horse
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Southern Riff is a 3yo horse from the United States trained by Monty R. Meier. It is sired by the stallion Smiling Tiger out of the dam Southern Drawl. Southern Riff has not yet broken its maiden status, having failed to win in seven starts. In its most recent start at Del Mar on 17 Aug 2026, Southern Riff was ridden by Ali Husain and finished ninth, behind the winner Remember April.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Del Mar 17-Aug-26 1106m FIRM R10 Md (of $32,568) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:05.850, SP: 51.00 broke slow and outward, stayed well off the rail up the backstretch, spun five wide into the lane and failed to menace. 1st Remember April ( W R Orantes 120 ) 2nd Stylishly Big ( J J Hernandez 120 ) 0.50L 3rd Champagnia ( T J Pereira 120 ) 0.75L 9th Southern Riff ( A Husain 120 , Cd 113 ) 11.50L See full results | A Husain 54.4kg, Cd 51.3kg 11.50L | 9 (12) |
| Los Alamitos Racecourse 28-Jun-26 1207m FIRM R8 Md (of $13,053) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:12.930, SP: 26.00 lacked early speed, saved ground to the stretch and never made an impact. 1st Kambree's Flyer ( T Pereira 120 ) 2nd She's Back ( J Laprida 120 ) 0.30L 3rd Despite ( A Bautista 126 ) 0.75L 6th Southern Riff ( A Husain 120 , Cd 113 ) 10.25L See full results | A Husain 54.4kg, Cd 51.3kg 10.25L | 6 (8) |
| Los Alamitos QH Racecourse 27-Jun-26 1207m R8 Los Alamitos QH Racecourse Race 8 $724 (of $21,732) Barrier 2 1st Kambree's Flyer ( 120 ) 2nd She's Back ( 120 ) 3rd Despite ( 121 ) 6th Southern Riff ( A Husain 113 ) | A Husain 51.3kg | 6 (8) |
| Santa Anita 15-Jun-26 1106m FIRM R6 Md $710 (of $22,711) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:04.860, SP: 41.00 dropped back under coaxing early, entered the turn in the four path, quickly moved to the three path, trailed into the stretch and passed tired rivals. 1st Shady Stripes ( E Maldonado 121 ) 2nd Forgotten Memories ( K Kimura 126 ) 8.50L 3rd Dad's Bad Bunny ( A Bautista 126 ) 3.25L 6th Southern Riff ( K Frey 121 ) 18.75L See full results | K Frey 54.9kg 18.75L | 6 (9) |
| Santa Anita 09-May-26 1609m FIRM R7 Md $691 (of $22,119) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:41.090, SP: 17.00 tucked inside at the rear early, passed a rival on the backstretch while coaxing along, asked for more on the far turn continuing to save ground but failed to make an impact down the lane. 1st Danzig Til Dawn ( E Garcia 126 ) 2nd Gogotiz ( R Gonzalez 119 ) 1.75L 3rd Bitter Truth ( E Jaramillo 126 ) 4.25L 5th Southern Riff ( A Aguilar 119 ) 13.00L See full results | A Aguilar 54kg 13.00L | 5 (8) |