Bako Country (USA) Horse
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Bako Country is a 4yo dark bay/brown gelding bred in the United States and trained by Genaro Vallejo. He is by Union Rags out of Bako Sweets. To date he has captured a single victory. On 26th Jul 2026 at Del Mar he earned his biggest triumph, taking the $27,000.00 purse. The horse has been a rewarding choice for bettors, delivering roughly a 70% ROI for those who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Anita 26-Sep-26 1106m FIRM R7 Race 7 (of $28,462) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:03.740, SP: 13.00 1st Desert Kat ( J Laprida 122 ) 2nd Battle School ( T Pereira 125 ) 0.75L 3rd My Man Joe Roldan ( J Rosario 122 ) 7.00L 5th Bako Country ( A Lezcano 125 ) 12.00L See full results | A Lezcano 56.7kg 12.00L | 5 (7) |
| Del Mar 24-Aug-26 1609m FIRM R6 Race 6 $701 (of $37,843) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:38.380, SP: 17.00 got pinballed leaving the gate, sat off the pace in the three path, continued three deep into the far turn, dropped back around the bend, eased in the lane and walked off. 1st Hondo Crouch ( J Bravo 125 ) 2nd Forza Azzurri ( J Rosario 120 ) 2.25L 3rd Sterling Sea ( J R Leparoux 120 ) 1.25L 9th Bako Country ( J Hernandez 125 ) 33.25L See full results | J Hernandez 56.7kg 33.25L | 9 (9) |
| Del Mar 26-Jul-26 1207m FIRM R2 Md $24,370 (of $38,682) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:12.280, SP: 8.50 dropped back early while racing greenly, trailed into the turn, passed rivals while saving ground through the turn, steered out in upper stretch, rallied four deep into the last sixteenth and drove clear late. 1st Bako Country ( J Hernandez 124 ) 2nd My Box Of Light ( A Aguilar 124 ) 1.75L 3rd Cimarron Strip ( K Frey 120 ) 0.75L See full results | J Hernandez 56.2kg | 1 (12) |
| Santa Anita 17-May-26 1308m FIRM R1 Md $699 (of $90,884) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:16.350, SP: 7.50 chased from inside, lost ground around the bend and never responded when called upon. 1st Tiz All That ( E Maldonado 121 ) 2nd Legal Heir ( K Kimura 126 ) 1.25L 3rd Monumental ( A Ayuso 121 ) 1.75L 7th Bako Country ( E Jaramillo 126 ) 13.25L See full results | E Jaramillo 57.2kg 13.25L | 7 (8) |
| Santa Anita 19-Apr-26 1207m FIRM R10 Md $1,812 (of $90,591) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:08.510, SP: 21.00 settled off the pace on the inside, moved off the fence in the lane and could not rally. 1st Bright Eye Bungle ( H Berrios 120 ) 2nd Conquer We Must ( A Fresu 120 ) 1.25L 3rd Diaghilev ( M Smith 120 ) 0.50L 5th Bako Country ( E Jaramillo 126 ) 5.00L See full results | E Jaramillo 57.2kg 5.00L | 5 (10) |