Before The Wind (USA)
About
Before The Wind is a 3yo dark bay/brown horse from the United States trained by Elizabeth M. Merryman. He is by the stallion Karakontie out of the mare Maggie Neary. He has yet to break his maiden, having finished unplaced in six starts. In his most recent outing at Belmont’s Big A on 19 Sep 2025, jockey John R. Velazquez rode him to a second‑place finish, behind winner Moe Eighty Eight.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Belmont At The Big A 19-Sep-25 1709m R8 Md $16,000 (of $80,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:41.850, SP: 8.50 | J R Velazquez 54.4kg 2.25L | 2 (7) |
| Saratoga 18-Jul-25 1609m GOOD R2 Md $6,300 (of $90,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:36.230, SP: 9.00 bumped soundly with a rival at the start, saved ground while reserved off the pace, cruised around the far turn without being asked, lacked room behind horses near the three-sixteenths pole, was roused while finding some room outside the furlong marker, came between horses around the sixteenth-pole and just missed the trifecta. | I O Jr 53.5kg 7.95L | 4 (9) |
| Belmont At The Big A 29-Jun-25 1810m GOOD R8 Md $5,600 (of $80,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:48.400, SP: 13.00 3-4p trns,chsd,miss3rd | K Carmouche 53.5kg 2.50L | 4 (9) |
| Belmont At The Big A 12-May-25 1709m GOOD R5 Md $16,000 (of $80,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:42.770, SP: 10.00 Bmp btw early,3p,bmp1f | F Prat 53.5kg 5.10L | 2 (6) |
| Laurel Park 27-Apr-25 1609m GOOD R1 Md $1,410 (of $47,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:36.690, SP: 17.00 stayed along the inner rail for much of the trip and was no factor. | J Hernandez 53.1kg 6.75L | 5 (10) |
| Laurel Park 28-Oct-24 1106m GOOD R6 Md $300 (of $47,002) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:04.060, SP: 13.00 , three wide, gave way. | J Ruiz 55.3kg 14.00L | 9 (9) |