What A Gift (USA) Horse
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What A Gift is a 3yo gelding/ro from the United States trained by Victor L. Garcia. It is by the stallion Gift Box out of the mare T. R. Indy. To date, What A Gift has won one race. On 14 Dec 2025 at Los Alamitos Racecourse, the horse secured its most significant victory, earning the $20,000 Md purse.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Anita 30-May-26 1609m FIRM R1 Race 1 (of $27,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:37.940, SP: 9.00 moved to the inside trailing the field, came off the rail on the backstretch, navigated the far turn two then three wide and came up empty in the lane. 1st Fight Back ( J J Hernandez 126 ) 2nd Silver I Am ( A Fresu 126 ) 0.05L 3rd Redial ( T J Pereira 126 ) 0.55L 6th What A Gift ( J Rosario 120 ) 12.30L See full results | J Rosario 54.4kg 12.30L | 6 (6) |
| Santa Anita 04-May-26 1207m FIRM R5 Race 5 $4,690 (of $67,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:10.450, SP: 17.00 chased widest in the early going, traveled four to five wide on the turn and improved position down the lane. 1st Maker And Sons ( A Aguilar 120 ) 2nd Romantic Ride ( K Kimura 122 ) 0.15L 3rd King's Ride ( E Jaramillo 120 ) 2.25L 4th What A Gift ( T Pereira 120 ) 5.30L See full results | T Pereira 54.4kg 5.30L | 4 (7) |
| Santa Anita 21-Mar-26 1609m FIRM R4 Race 4 $4,900 (of $70,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:39.400, SP: 6.00 settled on the inside, moved closer in the middle stages, hugged the rail to the stretch and finished evenly in the furlong grounds. 1st Southern Melodee ( A Ayuso 120 ) 2nd Uecker ( A Escobedo 120 ) 0.00L 3rd Fionello ( A Fresu 120 ) 0.00L 4th What A Gift ( T Pereira 120 ) 3.00L See full results | T Pereira 54.4kg 3.00L | 4 (9) |
| Santa Anita 07-Mar-26 1207m FIRM R4 Race 4 $7,000 (of $70,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:10.860, SP: 21.00 saved ground from off the pace, cut the corner turning for home, angled out in the lane and rallied for third. 1st Tommy Norris ( E Maldonado 120 ) 2nd Fionello ( E Jaramillo 120 ) 0.50L 3rd What A Gift ( T Pereira 120 ) 2.00L See full results | T Pereira 54.4kg 2.00L | 3 (6) |
| Santa Anita 07-Feb-26 1308m FIRM R6 Race 6 $3,500 (of $35,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:16.560, SP: 26.00 lacked early speed, lagged behind three wide into the turn, moved into the two path midway around the bend, tipped back out into the lane and ran on for third. 1st Liam Smith ( E Jaramillo 122 ) 2nd Fumano's Magic ( D Herrera 122 ) 11.00L 3rd What A Gift ( T Pereira 122 ) 14.50L See full results | T Pereira 55.3kg 14.50L | 3 (7) |
| Los Alamitos Racecourse 14-Dec-25 1610m FIRM R5 Md $12,600 (of $20,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:40.980, SP: 1.50 chased from off the pace five then four wide early, traveled outside rivals up the backstretch, went four to five wide around the second bend as well, rallied to the front and cleared midstretch, then held safely in deep stretch. 1st What A Gift ( T Pereira 122 ) 2nd Golden Chaser ( J Laprida 122 ) 2.50L 3rd Mr. Tariff ( E Maldonado 122 ) 1.50L See full results | T Pereira 55.3kg | 1 (9) |
| Santa Anita 20-Oct-25 1610m FIRM R9 Md $500 (of $60,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:35.050, SP: 11.00 trailed three wide around the clubhouse turn, exited the backstretch in the two path, angled to the inside midway around the bend, tipped out and passed a pair of rivals entering the lane and picked off more tired runners in the stretch. 1st Unrivaled Time ( D Herrera 122 ) 2nd John Metcalfe ( J Hernandez 122 ) 4.50L 3rd Columnist ( W Orantes 122 ) 0.20L 7th What A Gift ( W I Antongeorgi 122 ) 11.45L See full results | W I Antongeorgi 55.3kg 11.45L | 7 (11) |
| Del Mar 01-Sep-25 1110m FIRM R3 Md $8,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:04.650, SP: 6.50 1st Fumano's Magic ( D Herrera 122 ) 2nd What A Gift ( W I Antongeorgi 122 ) 5.25L 3rd Stanford Dropout ( R Gonzalez 122 ) 0.50L See full results | W I Antongeorgi 55.3kg 5.25L | 2 (9) |