April's Gem (USA)
About
April's Gem is an 8yo gr/ro from the United States under the training of Rigo Rosas. The horse is by Gemologist out of Opera Song. It has recorded 7 wins in its career. Its most notable triumph occurred on 4 Sep 2023 at Hawthorne, where it claimed the $26,000 Cl.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Hawthorne 27-Oct-25 1610m R6 Race 6 $2,600 (of $13,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:39.870, SP: 8.00 tracked inside, was ridden around the far turn, bid in the three path entering the stretch, ran on to sustain that bid into the final furlong, but got edged out by an outer foe. | O Hernandez 55.3kg 1.25L | 2 (9) |
| Hawthorne 03-Oct-25 1510m R2 Race 2 $2,600 (of $13,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:31.510, SP: 4.00 broke out a bit outward bumping a foe, corrected and rated close while saving ground, eased out into the stretch, brushed with an inner foe after, had dead aim pursuing in mid stretch but went evenly through the final sixteenth. | O Hernandez 55.3kg 3.75L | 2 (7) |
| Hawthorne 15-Sep-25 1610m R4 Race 4 $2,800 (of $14,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:36.950, SP: 7.00 | O Hernandez 55.3kg 2.25L | 2 (6) |
| Hawthorne 05-Sep-25 1110m R5 Race 5 $980 (of $14,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:04.310, SP: 5.00 chased the leaders on the inside up the backstretch, continued around the turn in the three path and kept on to the wire. | S Gonzalez 55.3kg 2.50L | 4 (8) |
| Hawthorne 25-Aug-25 1510m R5 Race 5 $1,400 (of $14,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:33.940, SP: 6.00 raced off the pace and off the rail into the second bend, chased four wide from the furlong marker, unable to switch leads, churned on, out footed for the place. | S Gonzalez 55.3kg 0.55L | 3 (7) |
| Hawthorne 08-Aug-25 1610m R4 Race 4 $200 (of $14,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:35.290, SP: 13.00 grabbed command early then cleared inside, was joined entering the far turn, battled on a slim lead in upper stretch and weakened through the final sixteenth. | O Hernandez 55.3kg 13.25L | 6 (8) |
| Hawthorne 25-Jul-25 1110m GOOD R1 Race 1 $2,700 (of $13,500) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:04.310, SP: 7.00 rated off the pace while saving ground, angled out mid turn, came seven wide for the drive, advanced outside foes leaving mid stretch, drifted in and drew alongside the winner leaving the sixteenth marker, dueled and hung late to just miss. | O Hernandez 55.3kg 0.25L | 2 (6) |
| Hawthorne 04-Jul-25 1610m GOOD R2 Race 2 $435 (of $14,500) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:35.270, SP: 7.00 stalked in the three path but weakened down the lane. | A Santos 55.3kg 15.50L | 5 (7) |
| Hawthorne 02-Jun-25 1610m GOOD R7 Race 7 $1,015 (of $14,500) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:36.580, SP: 11.00 chased the pace into the lane, left lead upper, needed more late. | A Santos 55.3kg 2.10L | 4 (8) |
| Hawthorne 19-May-25 1510m GOOD R6 Race 6 $200 (of $18,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:31.020, SP: 7.50 chased the speedy front runner into the lane, faded through wire. | A Centeno 55.3kg 7.50L | 6 (8) |
| Hawthorne 18-Apr-25 1110m FIRM R5 Race 5 $200 (of $10,500) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:05.510, SP: 6.50 was hustled from the break to no avail, made a mild middle move three wide on the turn then flattened out in the stretch. | S Gonzalez 55.3kg 16.00L | 6 (7) |
| Hawthorne 28-Mar-25 1010m FIRM R7 Race 7 $200 (of $10,500) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:59.140, SP: 13.00 was outrun from the break and under a drive early to keep up, dropped back to the rear, and went evenly through the stretch while lacking a closing bid. | O Hernandez 55.3kg 7.75L | 7 (9) |
| Fair Grounds 14-Mar-25 1610m GOOD R7 Race 7 (of $18,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:41.910, SP: 15.00 laid off of the pace along the inside, moved to the four path entering the lane and made little impact. | M P Jr 54.4kg 10.80L | 10 (10) |
| Fair Grounds 01-Feb-25 1610m GOOD R4 Race 4 $2,500 (of $25,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:40.780, SP: 21.00 bumped an inner rival at the start, tracked along the inside, bid outside of the leader in upper stretch, led briefly as an outer rival bid at the furlong grounds, got headed by that one at the sixteenth pole and yielded. | M P Jr 54.9kg 2.00L | 3 (7) |
| Fair Grounds 06-Jan-25 1610m R3 Race 3 (of $20,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:47.400, SP: 17.00 brushed with an inner foe at the start, tracked while tucking from the three path to the inside around the first turn, then weakened around the far turn. | J Loveberry 54.4kg 29.35L | 10 (10) |
| Hawthorne 14-Oct-24 1510m GOOD R2 Race 2 $1,541 (of $22,002) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:29.520 raced on the rail from mid pack and mildly gained late. | F Reyes 55.3kg 8.25L | 4 (10) |
| Hawthorne 07-Oct-24 1610m GOOD R10 Race 10 $1,750 (of $17,501) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:38.130 Dueled,xchangd lead | A Santos 55.3kg 0.10L | 3 (11) |
| Hawthorne 23-Sep-24 1610m FIRM R9 Race 9 $1,750 (of $17,501) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:46.610 raced in the two path around the first turn, stalked the leader on the outside up the backstretch, came around the far bend still in the three path and chased on to the wire. | A Santos 55.3kg 4.50L | 3 (8) |
| Hawthorne 26-Aug-24 1510m GOOD R9 Race 9 $11,025 (of $17,501) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:30.470 stalked the leader through the far turn gradually narrowing the advantage while still in hand, was called upon in upper stretch to quickly overhaul the tiring pacesetter and drew away as much the best. | A Santos 55.3kg | 1 (9) |
| Hawthorne 05-Aug-24 1610m GOOD R8 Race 8 $1,120 (of $16,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:37.870 carried out into the first turn, worked way clear onto the backstretch, dueled into the far turn closest to but not on the inside, allowed the winner the rail turning for home and began to weaken. | O Hernandez 55.3kg 10.00L | 4 (9) |
| Hawthorne 29-Jul-24 1110m FIRM R10 Race 10 (of $17,001) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:03.210 also raced four wide through the turn, remained back. | L H Colon 55.3kg 14.50L | 9 (9) |
| Hawthorne 15-Jul-24 1610m GOOD R8 Race 8 $3,400 (of $17,001) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:43.560 cut the corner going into the first turn the take the clear lead down the backstretch then was headed midway through the final turn and was no match for the winner. | L H Colon 55.3kg 10.75L | 2 (5) |
| Hawthorne 24-Jun-24 1510m FIRM R10 Race 10 $1,701 (of $17,001) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:32.530 stalked the pace while two wide, made a rally while three wide in the stretch to be gaining but was no menace. | L H Colon 55.3kg 7.00L | 3 (12) |
| Hawthorne 09-Jun-24 1010m R2 Race 2 (of $17,001) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:57.200 reserved off the pace to the lane and mounted a mild rally in the stretch. | I Hernandez 55.3kg 4.75L | 5 (9) |
| Hawthorne 13-May-24 1610m FIRM R7 Race 7 $1,701 (of $17,001) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:41.570 raced at the back of the pack in the four path through the opening half mile, came around the far turn still in the four path, began a bid nearing the quarter pole and chased on to the wire. | O Hernandez 55.3kg 9.00L | 3 (11) |
| Hawthorne 08-Apr-24 1670m FIRM R1 Race 1 (of $17,001) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:43.830 prompted the pace from along the outside to near the stretch and gave way. | O Hernandez 55.3kg 25.25L | 8 (8) |
| Hawthorne 24-Mar-24 1010m FIRM R6 Race 6 (of $23,120) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:57.980 dropped back while saved ground and failed to menace. | R Blanche 52.2kg, Cd 49kg 9.50L | 7 (9) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 24-Oct-23 1610m R7 CL (of $26,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:37.260 chased the pace along the inside through the turn then faded down the lane. | E Esquivel 55.3kg 9.80L | 9 (11) |
| Belterra Park 28-Sep-23 1610m FIRM (of $10,620), Winning Time: 01:43.270, SP: 5.50 Pressed winner, showed | L Colon 55.8kg 14.25L | 3 (7) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 19-Sep-23 1610m R8 CL (of $36,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:35.820 stalked the pace from four wide to the far turn and came up empty. | O Mojica 56.2kg 23.50L | 10 (11) |
| Hawthorne 04-Sep-23 1610m R6 CL $16,380 (of $26,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:35.620 away alertly and stalked the leader into the backstretch while saving ground at the rail, rallied smartly three wide leaving the final turn, and closed determinedly four wide in deep stretch to get up in the final strides. | O Hernandez 55.3kg | 1 (8) |
| Hawthorne 24-Aug-23 1510m R3 CL $11,970 (of $19,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:30.430 got away well, vied inside while racing in hand, assumed command into the turn, drew clear and held safely under mild urging. | O Hernandez 56.2kg | 1 (7) |
| Hawthorne 31-Jul-23 1510m R7 CL $12,600 (of $20,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:30.400 was well rated early on the inside behind the duel, made a three wide bid on the turn, hit the front off the turn and was clear by the furlong marker, then maintained a safe margin to the wire to prove best. | O Hernandez 55.3kg | 1 (10) |
| Hawthorne 13-Jul-23 1110m R5 CL $1,225 (of $17,501) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:03.820 was saving ground on the turn then made a bid but was no menace in late stretch. | O Hernandez 55.3kg 5.00L | 4 (5) |
| Hawthorne 12-Jun-23 1110m R5 CL (of $16,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:04.810 was alowed to settle early, inside into the lane and angled out in mid stretch and had a belated rally. | O Hernandez 55.3kg 4.85L | 5 (8) |
| Hawthorne 26-May-23 1010m GOOD R5 Race 5 $1,519 (of $21,760) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:56.830 was slow early, got through along the rail on the turn and closed well. | E Giles 53.1kg, Cd 50.8kg 4.25L | 4 (10) |
| Hawthorne 08-May-23 1210m GOOD R5 CL (of $17,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:11.330 dropped back early, was bothered by loose horse near the half mile pole and ne never threatened. | E Giles 55.3kg, Cd 58.5kg 19.75L | UPD (6) |
| Hawthorne 03-Apr-23 1210m R7 Race 7 (of $31,502) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:10.090 tracked the pace in between rivals and weakened. | O Hernandez 55.3kg 11.50L | 7 (8) |
| Hawthorne 20-Mar-23 1110m R3 Race 3 $9,450 (of $15,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:04.730 set the pace on the inside while clear, then was challenged on the turn, dug in gamely leaving the quarter pole, then held on to prove best under a drive. | O Hernandez 55.3kg | 1 (5) |
| Hawthorne 17-Dec-22 1210m GOOD R6 Race 6 (of $12,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:10.830 was urged along the inside pursuing the pacesetter through the backstretch into the turn and steadily faded into upper stretch. | R Blanche 50.3kg, Cd 45.8kg 12.50L | 6 (7) |
| Hawthorne 04-Dec-22 1110m FIRM R2 Race 2 (of $11,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:06.320 4p trn,drv 4w,wkn 1/8 | L H Colon 54.9kg 6.25L | 7 (7) |
| Hawthorne 12-Nov-22 1010m GOOD R2 Race 2 $1,617 (of $23,120) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 00:57.910 , urged to a forward placing four wide tracking just off the first flight racing to the turn, was steadied momentarily racing in that path nearing upper stretch, then continued evenly outside foes in the last quarter. | L H Colon 54.9kg 2.25L | 4 (11) |
| Hawthorne 17-Oct-22 1010m R1 Race 1 $1,617 (of $23,120) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 00:57.210 Ins rally uppr,willing | U A Lopez 54.9kg 1.75L | 4 (10) |
| Hawthorne 25-Sep-22 1010m R3 Race 3 $2,310 (of $23,120) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:56.390 was reluctant to load, settled near the rear between horses early, chased in the two path on the turn, and ran on mildly between horses in the lane to secure the show. | U A Lopez 54.9kg 4.00L | 3 (9) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 09-Aug-22 1010m R6 Race 6 $1,750 (of $25,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:56.710 raced inside, angled five wide at the quarter pole, bid and hung. | G Holmes 52.2kg, Cd 49kg 3.75L | 4 (8) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 08-Jul-22 1610m R7 Race 7 $13,230 (of $21,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:37.190 led four wide early, dueled outside of a foe on the far turn, went clear in the stretch and then lasted under mild urging. | C Bailey 52.2kg, Cd 55.3kg | 1 (7) |
| Hawthorne 19-Jun-22 1610m R6 Race 6 $4,880 (of $24,480) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:36.110 set the pace racing just off the fence and facing outside pressure, was outkicked for the win and just held the place. | U A Lopez 54.9kg 2.00L | 2 (10) |
| Hawthorne 04-Jun-22 1610m R4 Race 4 (of $31,280) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:37.010 raced in tight quarters and was steadied slightly in the opening strides, recovered to race in the middle of the pack on the outside through the opening half mile, navigated the far turn between horses in the three path and tired in the lane. | U A Lopez 54.9kg 5.25L | 7 (7) |
| Hawthorne 16-May-22 1110m R4 Race 4 $5,440 (of $27,200) Barrier 1 | U A Lopez 54.9kg | 2 (4) |
| Hawthorne 20-Dec-21 1670m R7 Race 7 (of $18,360) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:44.130 dueled between rivals through the backstretch, weakened around the far turn and continued to tired through the lane. | S Uske 54.9kg 25.45L | 7 (7) |
| Hawthorne 06-Dec-21 1010m R1 Race 1 (of $18,180) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:59.010 raced off the early pace, was ridden along five wide into the lane and lacked a needed rally. | S Uske 54.9kg 10.25L | 6 (8) |
| Hawthorne 08-Nov-21 1610m R3 Race 3 $1,281 (of $18,360) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:39.320 raced in the two path around the first turn, continued up the backstretch off the pace, raced between horses in the two path around the far turn, swung out entering the stretch, and gained ground mildly down the lane, but was outkicked late. | S Uske 54.9kg 5.00L | 4 (8) |
| Hawthorne 26-Apr-21 1610m R2 Race 2 $10,269 (of $16,320) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:37.410 bumped mildly with the horse to her outside leaving the gate, raced in the two path around the first turn, settled in well behind the leader for the run up the backstretch, began a bid from the two path nearing the three eighths pole, dueled gamely down the lane and pulled clear in the final sixteenth of a mile. | J E Felix 56.2kg | 1 (7) |
| Hawthorne 22-Mar-21 1010m R1 Race 1 $800 (of $8,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:58.920 chased the leading pair down the backstretch and in the four to five path on the turn, was driven six wide in upper stretch, kept on all out down the lane but lacked the needed kick to catch the top two. | J E Felix 56.2kg 3.50L | 3 (5) |
| Hawthorne 07-Mar-21 1110m R6 Race 6 (of $8,200) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:06.420 | J E Felix 56.2kg 8.50L | 5 (7) |
| Hawthorne 27-Dec-20 1210m R10 Race 10 $820 (of $8,200) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:11.990 | C Orm 55.3kg 6.50L | 3 (12) |
| Hawthorne 13-Dec-20 1210m R2 Race 2 (of $8,200) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:13.220 chased the frontrunner on the outside up the backstretch, raced in the two path between horses around the turn and faded on the rail in the final furlong. | C Orm 55.3kg 24.75L | 8 (12) |
| Hawthorne 28-Nov-20 1210m R9 Race 9 $820 (of $8,200) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:13.210 chased midpack, raced between horses in the four path on the turn, was taken four wide into the lane, kept on under a drive but narrowly missed the place. | C Orm 55.3kg 3.25L | 3 (10) |
| Hawthorne 14-Nov-20 1110m R4 Race 4 (of $8,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:05.810 | C Orm 55.3kg 15.00L | 5 (10) |
| Hawthorne 24-Oct-20 1110m R1 Race 1 $1,640 (of $8,200) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:05.230 | C Orm 54.9kg 5.00L | 2 (10) |
| Hawthorne 10-Oct-20 1210m R1 Race 1 (of $14,960) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:11.130 , bumped at the start, was settled widest on the backstretch and passed only tiring rivals. | C Orm 54.9kg 17.00L | 6 (9) |