Spirit Rules (USA) Horse

Country

United States

Foal Date

07-Apr-21

Colour

dark bay or brown

Sire

Mor Spirit

Dam

Cuckoo Kenia

Prize Money

112445

Trainer

Carlos Santamaria

Owners

Gary Barber

About

Oaklawn Park R2 Race 2 Spirit Rules is a 5yo dk b/br unknown from United States trained by Carlos Santamaria, who is based at . It is sired by the stallion Mor Spirit out of the dam Cuckoo Kenia. Spirit Rules has managed to win 2 races in its career so far. On 1st Dec 2024 at Del Mar, Spirit Rules scored its most significant win to date, getting the money in the $31000.00 Race 8.

Raced At

Ellis Park • Churchill Downs • Oaklawn Park • Del Mar • Santa Anita • Los Alamitos Racecourse

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Ellis Park 13-Jul-25 1210m FIRM R5 Race 5 $2,800 (of $40,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:12.820, SP: 4.33 showed the way in the two path, vied with an outer rival around the bend, clung to an advantage from an outer pair at the quarter pole, but got headed entering the lane and faded between horses. 1st Commanded ( B J H Jr 120 ) 2nd Just An Opinion ( K J Asmussen 122 ) 4.00L 3rd My Bossy Lady ( E Morales 120 ) 4.75L 4th Spirit Rules ( G Saez 122 ) 6.75L See full results	G Saez 55.3kg 6.75L	4 (6)
Churchill Downs 23-Jun-25 1210m FIRM R1 Race 1 $11,600 (of $58,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:09.710, SP: 11.00 vied for the lead inside, was roused passing the quarter, lost the lead while in the two path at the top of the stretch, dug in and fought back inside of the leader to the wire, but could not get back up. 1st My Bossy Lady ( J A Torres 118 ) 2nd Spirit Rules ( G Saez 123 ) 0.10L 3rd Divine Gal ( K J Asmussen 123 ) 3.85L See full results	G Saez 55.8kg 0.10L	2 (8)
Oaklawn Park 26-Apr-25 1210m FIRM R5 Race 5 $375 (of $45,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:11.220, SP: 21.00 in the second flight while along the inside, had nothing for the drive. 1st Demi ( R A Vazquez 121 ) 2nd Tiffany Twist ( R Bejarano 124 ) 0.50L 3rd Lite It Up Louie ( R Bowen 124 ) 3.75L 7th Spirit Rules ( I Castillo 124 ) 8.50L See full results	I Castillo 56.2kg 8.50L	7 (10)
Oaklawn Park 24-Jan-25 1210m FIRM R3 Race 3 $367 (of $43,307) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:10.830, SP: 8.50 chased the winner off the inside for a half, tired in the drive. 1st Gloriette ( E Esquivel 118 ) 2nd Xyngin Spitfire ( L S Quinonez 115 ) 7.00L 3rd Sweet Mother Mary ( M Chuan 118 ) 8.75L 5th Spirit Rules ( R A Vazquez 124 ) 11.25L See full results	R A Vazquez 56.2kg 11.25L	5 (10)
Del Mar 01-Dec-24 1210m FIRM R8 Race 8 $19,530 (of $31,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:10.730, SP: 4.00 Duel outs,clear uppr 1st Spirit Rules ( J J Hernandez 122 ) 2nd Shop Till You Drop ( K Kimura 122 ) 1.25L 3rd Wishes To Riches ( F Prat 122 ) 1.50L See full results	J J Hernandez 55.3kg	1 (5)
Del Mar 04-Nov-24 1110m FIRM R2 Md $11,970 (of $19,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:03.990, SP: 2.75 quickly took control, showed the way up the backstretch, opened up along the rail on the turn, widened under a tap on the shoulder and hand urging to the sixteenth pole, then coasted in hand late. 1st Spirit Rules ( J J Hernandez 122 ) 2nd I'm Still In It ( A Fresu 124 ) 6.50L 3rd Stormy Gal ( A Aguilar 122 ) 11.75L See full results	J J Hernandez 55.3kg	1 (6)
Santa Anita 15-Oct-24 1110m FIRM R6 Md $2,650 (of $26,500) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:05.950 Vie3deep,chs3w,held3rd 1st Toulouse Detrac ( K Kimura 121 ) 2nd Guitar Girl ( A Aguilar 124 ) 4.75L 3rd Spirit Rules ( J J Hernandez 119 ) 6.00L See full results	J J Hernandez 54kg 6.00L	3 (6)
Los Alamitos Racecourse 23-Sep-24 1210m FIRM R7 Md $4,000 (of $20,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:11.090 Drifted 5wd,yield 1/16 1st Queen Girvin ( A Aguilar 122 ) 2nd Spirit Rules ( A Ayuso 122 ) 2.50L 3rd Seeking Quality ( E Payeras 122 ) 3.00L See full results	A Ayuso 55.3kg 2.50L	2 (6)
Del Mar 09-Sep-24 1010m GOOD R3 Md $500 (of $75,001) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:56.740 Crowded 7/16-3/8 1st Lovin' On The Run ( J J Hernandez 124 ) 2nd Ashley ( H I Berrios 121 ) 0.50L 3rd Cyprus Moon ( U Rispoli 121 ) 2.00L 8th Spirit Rules ( R Gutierrez 121 ) 7.80L See full results	R Gutierrez 54.9kg 7.80L	8 (12)
Santa Anita 20-Jan-24 1610m R1 Md $500 (of $37,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:38.220 Pace ins,duel,yielded 1st Pink Whitney ( A Fresu 121 ) 2nd Ellie Moore ( K Kimura 121 ) 0.75L 3rd Nakota ( L Dettori 121 ) 1.75L 6th Spirit Rules ( F Prat 121 ) 13.50L See full results	F Prat 54.9kg 13.50L	6 (6)
Santa Anita 02-Jan-24 1210m GOOD R9 Md $4,550 (of $65,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:09.610 broke well and was forwardly placed between rivals then was taken back to last outside a rival, traveled two wide leaving the backstretch then angled to the inside on the turn, moved out in the lane and improved position. 1st Alluring ( U Rispoli 122 ) 2nd Ms Mcwhinney ( K Frey 122 ) 3.00L 3rd Not A Sinner ( L Dettori 122 ) 4.00L 4th Spirit Rules ( J J Hernandez 122 ) 6.25L See full results	J J Hernandez 55.3kg 6.25L	4 (8)
Del Mar 02-Dec-23 1010m GOOD R4 Md $6,100 (of $61,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 00:57.190 showed early speed then chased the pacesetter two wide into the turn, raced a bit off the rail into the lane, lacked a late bid but churned on to save the show. 1st Medoro ( A Fresu 120 ) 2nd Girl Of My Dreams ( J J Hernandez 120 ) 0.10L 3rd Spirit Rules ( D A Herrera 120 ) 4.35L See full results	D A Herrera 54.4kg 4.35L	3 (10)
Del Mar 20-Nov-23 1010m GOOD R5 Md (of $61,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:57.370 vied three deep then between early, moved over to the rail once clear of inner rival, dueled around the bend and two wide into the stretch, lost command in upper stretch and weakened. 1st Feisty Mitole ( J J Hernandez 120 ) 2nd Alluring ( F Prat 120 ) 0.75L 3rd Ashley ( M E Smith 120 ) 1.25L 7th Spirit Rules ( R A Vazquez 120 ) 5.55L See full results	R A Vazquez 54.4kg 5.55L	7 (10)
Los Alamitos Racecourse 25-Sep-23 1210m R2 Md $3,150 (of $45,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:11.340 Bobbld/bpd,duel,2w,wkn 1st Pinecone ( J J Hernandez 122 ) 2nd Miss Mind Changer ( V Espinoza 122 ) 5.00L 3rd We'll Do It Live ( K Frey 122 ) 7.50L 4th Spirit Rules ( G Franco 122 ) 7.75L See full results	G Franco 55.3kg 7.75L	4 (5)
Del Mar 02-Sep-23 1010m R1 Md $5,740 (of $82,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:57.520 forwardly placed up the backstretch, chased on the inside through the turn and lacked a bid in the stretch. 1st April Vintage ( E A Maldonado 120 ) 2nd Cyprus Moon ( Tba 120 ) 1.25L 3rd Uffda ( R Gonzalez 120 ) 2.50L 4th Spirit Rules ( J J Hernandez 120 ) 3.75L See full results	J J Hernandez 54.4kg 3.75L	4 (8)