Before The Wind (USA) Horse
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About
Before The Wind is a four-year-old dk b/br gelding bred in the United States, by Karakontie out of Maggie Neary. He races for trainer Elizabeth M. Merryman and is owned by Gregory Hawkins. In twelve starts he has placed second four times, but has not yet recorded a victory, accumulating earnings of $121,593. His most recent outing came at Belmont Park on 9 October 2026, where he finished 5th out of 8 runners.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Belmont Park 09-Oct-26 1710m FIRM R4 Md (of $143,760) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:41.260, SP: 7.50 got bumped at the start by the aforementioned foe, chased two to thee wide coming under coaxing near the quarter pole, angled six wide into upper stretch and weakened in the late stages. 1st My Togo ( R S Jr 122 ) 2nd Brilliant Fury ( L R R Jr 122 ) 0.75L 3rd Tizio ( E J Zayas 126 ) 1.00L 5th Before The Wind ( J Castellano 126 ) 5.25L See full results | J Castellano 57.2kg 5.25L | 5 (8) |
| Saratoga 04-Sep-26 1710m GOOD R10 Md $15,641 (of $78,204) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:46.180, SP: 4.33 1st Foto ( K Davis 126 ) 2nd Before The Wind ( J Castellano 126 ) 0.50L 3rd Gilbane ( M Franco 122 ) 0.75L See full results | J Castellano 57.2kg 0.50L | 2 (12) |
| Saratoga 12-Jul-26 1710m FIRM R11 Md $719 (of $143,823) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:42.310, SP: 8.00 1st Manor Park ( T Gaffalione 121 ) 2nd Coach Ryan ( M Franco 121 ) 0.50L 3rd Professor Proton ( R Gutierrez 121 ) 0.20L 9th Before The Wind ( J Rodriguez 126 ) 4.35L See full results | J Rodriguez 57.2kg 4.35L | 9 (11) |
| Belmont At The Big A 14-Jun-26 1609m R11 Md $4,542 (of $113,556) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:37.210, SP: 6.00 1st Sir Oscar ( M Franco 126 ) 2nd Classic Commander ( E Zayas 120 ) 2.50L 3rd Karsten ( J Castellano 120 ) 0.20L 5th Before The Wind ( S Civaci 126 ) 3.70L See full results | S Civaci 57.2kg 3.70L | 5 (9) |
| Belmont At The Big A 02-May-26 1710m R5 Md $22,183 (of $110,915) 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 ) 0.20L See full results | J Rodriguez 57.2kg 1.75L | 2 (8) |
| Belmont At The Big A 25-Oct-25 1609m FIRM Flat, SP: 15/2 | Jaime Rodriguez 54.4kg | 4 (10) |
| Belmont At The Big A 18-Sep-25 1710m FIRM Flat, SP: 15/2 | John Velazquez 54.4kg | 2 (7) |
| Saratoga 17-Jul-25 1609m Flat, SP: 8/1 | Irad Ortiz Jr 53.5kg | 4 (10) |
| Belmont At The Big A 28-Jun-25 1811m FIRM Flat, SP: 12/1 | Kendrick Carmouche 53.5kg | 4 (9) |
| Belmont At The Big A 11-May-25 1710m GOOD Flat, SP: 9/1 | Flavien Prat 53.5kg | 2 (6) |
| Laurel Park 26-Apr-25 1609m GOOD Flat, SP: 16/1 | Julio Hernandez 53.1kg | 5 (10) |
| Laurel Park 27-Oct-24 1106m FIRM Flat, SP: 12/1 | Jorge Ruiz 55.3kg | 9 (9) |