April's Gem (USA)
About
April's Gem, an 8yo gelding/roan bred in the United States and trained by Rigo Rosas, is by Gemologist out of Opera Song. The horse has secured six wins to date. Its most important victory arrived on 4 Sep 2023 at Hawthorne, where it claimed the $26,000 prize.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Hawthorne 15-Sep-25 1609m 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 1106m 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 1508m 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 1609m 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 1106m 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 1609m 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 1609m GOOD R7 Race 7 $1,015 (of $14,500) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:36.580, SP: 10.00 chased the pace into the lane, left lead upper, needed more late. | A Santos 55.3kg 2.10L | 4 (8) |
| Hawthorne 19-May-25 1508m GOOD R6 Race 6 $200 (of $18,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:31.020, SP: 13.00 chased the speedy front runner into the lane, faded through wire. | A Centeno 55.3kg 7.50L | 6 (8) |
| Hawthorne 18-Apr-25 1106m FIRM R5 Race 5 $200 (of $10,500) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:05.510, SP: 11.00 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 1005m FIRM R7 Race 7 $200 (of $10,500) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:59.140 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 1609m GOOD R7 Race 7 (of $18,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:41.910, SP: 14.00 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 1609m GOOD R4 Race 4 $2,500 (of $25,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:20.780, SP: 20.00 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 1609m R3 Race 3 (of $20,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:47.400, SP: 16.00 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 1508m GOOD R2 Race 2 $1,541 (of $22,002) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:29.520, SP: 10/1 Rail,midpcklmild gain | F Reyes 55.3kg 8.25L | 4 (10) |
| Hawthorne 07-Oct-24 1609m GOOD R10 Race 10 $1,750 (of $17,501) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:38.130, SP: 3/1 Dueled,xchangd lead | A Santos 55.3kg 0.20L | 3 (11) |
| Hawthorne 23-Sep-24 1609m FIRM R9 $1,750 (of $10,500) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:46.610, SP: 9/1 Stalk,3p,chase on | A Santos 55.3kg 4.50L | 3 (8) |
| Hawthorne 26-Aug-24 1508m GOOD R9 $11,025 (of $875) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:30.470, SP: 7/5 Drew off, much best | A Santos 55.3kg | 1 (9) |
| Hawthorne 05-Aug-24 1609m GOOD R8 $1,120 (of $300) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:37.870, SP: 17/4 Carried out 1st,weaknd | O Hernandez 55.3kg 10.00L | 4 (9) |
| Hawthorne 29-Jul-24 1106m FIRM R10 (of $10,200) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:03.210, SP: 16/1 4w turn, remained back | L Colon 55.3kg 16.50L | 9 (9) |
| Hawthorne 15-Jul-24 1609m GOOD R8 Race 8 $3,400 (of $10,200) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:43.560, SP: 9/1 No match winner | L Colon 55.3kg 10.75L | 2 (5) |
| Hawthorne 24-Jun-24 1508m FIRM R10 Race 10 $1,701 (of $10,200) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:32.530, SP: 11/2 Stalked, 2w, no mence | L Colon 55.3kg 7.00L | 3 (12) |
| Hawthorne 09-Jun-24 1005m GOOD R2 Race 2 (of $10,200) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:57.200, SP: 9/1 Reserved, mild bid | I Hernandez 55.3kg 4.75L | 5 (9) |
| Hawthorne 13-May-24 1609m FIRM R7 $1,701 (of $10,200) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:41.570, SP: 15/2 4p,bid1/4,chase on | O Hernandez 55.3kg 9.00L | 3 (11) |
| Hawthorne 08-Apr-24 1673m FIRM R1 (of $510) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:43.830, SP: 22/1 Prompted, gave way | O Hernandez 55.3kg 25.25L | 8 (8) |
| Hawthorne 23-Mar-24 1005m FIRM R6 (of $15,113), Winning Time: 00:57.980, SP: 30/1 Inside, no menace | R Blanche 55.3kg, Cd 0 9.50L | 7 (9) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 24-Oct-23 1609m GOOD 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 1609m FIRM (of $11,240), Winning Time: 01:43.270, SP: 9/2 Pressed winner, showed | L Colon 55.8kg 14.25L | 3 (7) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 19-Sep-23 1609m GOOD 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 1609m GOOD 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 1508m GOOD 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 1508m GOOD 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 1106m FIRM R5 CL $1,225 (of $17,500) 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 1106m GOOD 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 1005m 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 55.3kg 4.25L | 4 (10) |
| Hawthorne 08-May-23 1207m FIRM 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 1207m FIRM R7 Race 7 (of $42,840) 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 1106m FIRM 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 1207m 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 54.9kg 12.50L | 6 (7) |
| Hawthorne 04-Dec-22 1106m 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 1005m GOOD CL $1,617 (of $23,120), Winning Time: 00:57.910, SP: 5/1 Forward4w,st'd1/4,even | L Colon 54.9kg, Cd 0 2.25L | 4 (12) |
| Hawthorne 17-Oct-22 1005m 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 1005m 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 1005m 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 55.3kg 3.75L | 4 (8) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 08-Jul-22 1609m 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 49kg | 1 (7) |
| Hawthorne 19-Jun-22 1609m 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 1609m 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 1106m R4 Race 4 $5,440 (of $27,200) Barrier 1 | U A Lopez 54.9kg | 2 (4) |