Before The Wind (USA) Horse
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Before The Wind is a 4yo dark bay/brown mare from the United States, trained by Elizabeth M. Merryman. She is by the stallion Karakontie out of the mare Maggie Neary. The horse has not yet broken her maiden, failing to win in eight attempts. In her most recent race at Belmont’s Big A on 2 May 2026, she was ridden by Jaime Rodriguez and finished second behind Honoree.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Belmont At The Big A 02-May-26 1710m R5 Md $16,000 (of $80,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:46.760, SP: 3.75 1st Honoree ( M Franco 120 ) 2nd Before The Wind ( J Rodriguez 126 ) 1.75L 3rd Sleep Walking ( K Carmouche 126 ) 1.85L See full results | J Rodriguez 57.2kg 1.75L | 2 (8) |
| Belmont At The Big A 26-Oct-25 1610m R11 Md $5,600 (of $80,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:36.720, SP: 8.50 was reserved early, saved ground on the far turn and cut the corner leaving the bend, angled out nearing the furlong marker to the far outside for racing room and had a GOOD late rally. 1st Oat Coutour ( J Alvarado 120 ) 2nd Askingforafriend ( R J Santana 120 ) 0.50L 3rd Inspeightofcharlie ( K Davis 120 ) 1.00L 4th Before The Wind ( J Rodriguez 120 ) 2.00L See full results | J Rodriguez 54.4kg 2.00L | 4 (10) |
| Belmont At The Big A 19-Sep-25 1710m R8 Md $16,000 (of $80,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:41.850, SP: 8.50 1st Moe Eighty Eight ( J Rosario 120 ) 2nd Before The Wind ( J Velazquez 120 ) 2.25L 3rd Oat Coutour ( J Alvarado 120 ) 0.30L See full results | J Velazquez 54.4kg 2.25L | 2 (7) |
| Saratoga 18-Jul-25 1610m 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. 1st Annexperience ( J Ortiz 118 ) 2nd Moe Eighty Eight ( L Saez 118 ) 7.75L 3rd Deemer ( M Franco 118 ) 0.20L 4th Before The Wind ( I O Jr 118 ) 7.95L See full results | I O Jr 53.5kg 7.95L | 4 (10) |
| 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 1st Terminal Velocity ( J Lezcano 118 ) 2nd Sir Oscar ( M Franco 118 ) 0.50L 3rd Moe Eighty Eight ( C Elliott 118 ) 1.75L 4th Before The Wind ( K Carmouche 118 ) 2.50L See full results | K Carmouche 53.5kg 2.50L | 4 (9) |
| Belmont At The Big A 12-May-25 1710m GOOD R5 Md $16,000 (of $80,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:42.770, SP: 10.00 Bmp btw early,3p,bmp1f 1st Cognoscenti ( I O Jr 125 ) 2nd Before The Wind ( F Prat 118 ) 5.10L 3rd English Castle ( R S Jr 125 ) 5.00L See full results | F Prat 53.5kg 5.10L | 2 (6) |
| Laurel Park 27-Apr-25 1610m 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. 1st Jurisprudence ( J Toledo 126 ) 2nd Egypt ( V R Carrasco 126 ) 0.25L 3rd Richard Feynman ( J Ruiz 117 ) 1.75L 5th Before The Wind ( J A Hernandez 117 ) 6.75L See full results | J A Hernandez 53.1kg 6.75L | 5 (10) |
| Laurel Park 28-Oct-24 1110m GOOD R6 Md $300 (of $47,002) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:04.060, SP: 13.00 , three wide, gave way. 1st Sinetic ( J Rodriguez 122 ) 2nd Stewball ( H Karamanos 122 ) 5.00L 3rd Shane Falco ( J A Hernandez 122 ) 5.50L 9th Before The Wind ( J Ruiz 122 ) 14.00L See full results | J Ruiz 55.3kg 14.00L | 9 (9) |