A Little Canela (USA) Horse
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A Little Canela is a 5yo dark bay/brown mare from the United States trained by Jay P. Bernardini. She is by the stallion Air Force Blue out of the dam Typist. The horse has recorded nine wins to date. On 28 Mar 2025 at Charles Town, A Little Canela captured its biggest victory, earning $27,800 in the Md. It has been a profitable runner for bettors; a career‑long backing would have yielded a 73% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Mahoning Valley 04-Feb-26 1207m R4 Race 4 $13,860 (of $22,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:12.440, SP: 1.53 got bumped by an outer foe shortly after the start, raced off the pace in the four path, was roused between foes from the three path midway around the turn, angled out to the five path entering the lane, stayed on to bid in the final sixteenth, and drew ahead of an inner pair late. 1st A Little Canela ( E Barbaran 124 ) 2nd Liberty Belle ( A Chavez 124 ) 0.75L 3rd Honey Bella ( B Tapara 124 ) 2.00L See full results | E Barbaran 56.2kg | 1 (8) |
| Mahoning Valley 10-Dec-25 1210m R7 Race 7 $750 (of $25,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:12.670, SP: 2.63 1st Lady Wellington ( A Crispin 124 ) 2nd Larimar ( L Batista 124 ) 2.00L 3rd Lucky Cougar ( 126 ) 5th A Little Canela ( E Barbaran 126 ) 7.25L See full results | E Barbaran 57.2kg 7.25L | 5 (7) |
| Mountaineer 19-Nov-25 1210m R7 Race 7 $11,970 (of $19,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:11.620, SP: 2.25 broke sharply setting a clear pace to upper stretch digging in near mid track holding on at the wire. 1st A Little Canela ( E Barbaran 126 ) 2nd Flat Out Diamonds ( K Gonzalez 123 ) 0.30L 3rd Popstyle ( Y Yaranga 121 ) 0.00L See full results | E Barbaran 57.2kg | 1 (8) |
| Mountaineer 30-Oct-25 1110m R7 Race 7 $10,710 (of $17,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:04.970, SP: 4.50 chased the pace hooking foe in upper stretch edging clear under a drive. 1st A Little Canela ( E Barbaran 126 ) 2nd Flat Out Diamonds ( K Gonzalez 123 ) 2.00L 3rd Little Bit Of That ( W Ho 123 ) 0.30L See full results | E Barbaran 57.2kg | 1 (6) |
| Mountaineer 13-Oct-25 1110m R5 Race 5 $11,970 (of $19,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:05.620, SP: 5.00 rallied on the turn wresting the lead abreast rival in upper stretch digging in late. 1st A Little Canela ( B Erik 126 ) 2nd Isabel Ludlow ( N Luis 126 ) 0.75L 3rd Flat Out Diamonds ( G Kevin 123 ) 0.75L See full results | B Erik 57.2kg | 1 (6) |
| Mountaineer 25-Sep-25 1210m R7 Race 7 $11,340 (of $18,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:12.540, SP: 7.50 pressed to draw even on the turn wresting the lead in upper stretch holding under outside pressure late. 1st A Little Canela ( B Erik 123 ) 2nd Je Suis Rapide ( N Luis 123 ) 0.50L 3rd Fainor's Filets ( P Deshawn 123 ) 2.00L See full results | B Erik 55.8kg | 1 (6) |
| Mountaineer 18-Jun-25 1210m GOOD R4 Race 4 $11,340 (of $18,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:13.790, SP: 2.50 surged to the top three deep on the turn clearing near mid track in upper stretch holding on under outside pressure late. 1st Redwhiteandtacos ( E Barbaran 120 ) 2nd Oopsie Doopsie ( B Weatherly 120 ) 1.75L 3rd Oopsie Doopsie ( B Weatherly 120 ) 2.00L See full results | E Barbaran 54.4kg | 1 (7) |
| Mountaineer 17-Jun-25 1210m R4 Mountaineer race 4 (of $18,000) Barrier 1 1st Redwhiteandtacos ( 120 ) 2nd Oopsie Doopsie ( 120 ) 7th A Little Canela ( M Mendez 123 , Cd 0 ) | M Mendez 55.8kg, Cd 0 | 7 (7) |
| Charles Town 31-May-25 1310m FIRM R6 Race 6 $11,655 (of $18,500) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:21.080, SP: 2.10 trailer first turn, circled four wide upper, convincingly late. 1st A Little Canela ( M Mendez 122 ) 2nd Bahiti ( W Cullum 122 ) 6.75L 3rd Smokin Lady ( C Lopez 124 ) 2.00L See full results | M Mendez 55.3kg | 1 (6) |
| Charles Town 17-May-25 1310m GOOD R6 Race 6 $2,880 (of $28,800) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:18.980, SP: 3.50 chased the speed three deep around the far turn, never able to draw even with the front runners, came home evenly for the show. 1st Itzayana ( A Cruz 116 ) 2nd Bull's Legacy ( J Jorge 120 ) 5.75L 3rd A Little Canela ( M Mendez 120 ) 7.00L See full results | M Mendez 54.4kg 7.00L | 3 (6) |
| Charles Town 26-Apr-25 1410m FIRM R1 Race 1 $10,395 (of $16,500) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:27.960, SP: 2.20 tracked the top pair down the backside, quickened the tempo bid three wide leaving the quarter pole, drew even with inside rival turning into the lane, unable to swap leads drifted a bit in upper stretch, swapped over to the correct lead leaving the sixteenth pole, dove clear driving to the wire. 1st A Little Canela ( M Mendez 124 ) 2nd Set Ablaze ( D Araujo 118 ) 0.50L 3rd My Sugar Boo ( J Betancourt 122 ) 7.50L See full results | M Mendez 56.2kg | 1 (7) |
| Charles Town 04-Apr-25 1310m FIRM R5 Race 5 $2,880 (of $28,800) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:20.840, SP: 3.00 off to a slow start, advanced inside down the backside, angled out four wide around the second bend, chased on willingly for the show. 1st Corri Felice ( V Rodriguez 120 ) 2nd Sherunsthistown ( D Araujo 116 ) 0.50L 3rd A Little Canela ( M Mendez 124 ) 1.75L See full results | M Mendez 56.2kg 1.75L | 3 (8) |
| Charles Town 28-Mar-25 1310m FIRM R6 Md $17,514 (of $27,800) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:21.970, SP: 3.50 raced off the pace mid pack, upper the tempo four then five deep into the far turn, circled the field under urging leaving the furlong marker, kicked clear leaving the sixteenth pole, held margin driving through the wire. 1st A Little Canela ( M Mendez 124 ) 2nd Coif ( A Bocachica 124 ) 3.00L 3rd Take Wings ( V Rodriguez 118 ) 6.25L See full results | M Mendez 56.2kg | 1 (10) |
| Turfway Park 14-Mar-25 1210m FIRM R2 Md $378 (of $29,900) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:12.510, SP: 13.00 tried to keep up outside to turn with nothing left in the stretch. 1st Mac To Moore ( L Machado 125 ) 2nd Hi'iaka ( S Doyle 125 ) 1.50L 3rd Innocent Nyght ( F D L Cruz 125 ) 1.75L 8th A Little Canela ( I Moncada 125 , Cd 130 ) 10.30L See full results | I Moncada 56.7kg, Cd 59kg 10.30L | 8 (12) |
| Turfway Park 01-Mar-25 1610m FIRM R2 Md $862 (of $24,700) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:42.770, SP: 6.50 raced along inside close up to deep stretch, weakened late going. 1st Pittore D'oro ( A Calleja 126 , Cd 119 ) 2nd Cairnhill ( S Doyle 126 ) 1.00L 3rd Stratospheric ( F D L Cruz 126 ) 1.50L 5th A Little Canela ( A Jimenez 126 ) 6.25L See full results | A Jimenez 57.2kg 6.25L | 5 (10) |
| Turfway Park 06-Feb-25 1310m R6 Md $1,063 (of $29,900) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:18.980, SP: 15.00 raced along evenly throughout with no response in the stretch run. 1st Echo Baybe ( J D Ramos 122 ) 2nd Rockaway Reef ( E A Roman 122 ) 0.25L 3rd Mo Attitude ( S Sanjur 122 ) 0.35L 5th A Little Canela ( L Sosa 122 ) 6.10L See full results | L Sosa 55.3kg 6.10L | 5 (8) |
| Turfway Park 18-Jan-25 1310m FIRM R2 Md $406 (of $31,899) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:20.170, SP: 13.00 three wide chase to the turn, gave in and faded back in stretch. 1st Elle's Dancer ( J D Ramos 122 ) 2nd Evermore ( V Cheminaud 122 ) 0.50L 3rd Cassiopeia ( L Machado 122 ) 1.75L 9th A Little Canela ( A Cedillo 122 ) 13.75L See full results | A Cedillo 55.3kg 13.75L | 9 (11) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 10-May-24 1210m FIRM R6 Md $8,705 (of $43,522) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:11.530, SP: 19.00 Stalked btw,bid1/4 1st Trotter ( A Jimenez 121 ) 2nd A Little Canela ( E Esquivel 121 ) 3.00L 3rd Midnight Angel ( S Sanjur 121 ) 0.75L See full results | E Esquivel 54.9kg 3.00L | 2 (10) |