Before The Wind (USA) Horse
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Before The Wind is a 4yo dk b/br colt from the United States trained by Elizabeth M. Merryman. He is by the stallion Karakontie out of Maggie Neary. The horse has yet to break his maiden, remaining winless in nine starts. In his most recent race at Belmont’s Big A on 14 Jun 2026, he was ridden by Sahin Civaci and finished fifth, behind winner Sir Oscar.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Belmont At The Big A 14-Jun-26 1609m R11 Md (of $80,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:37.210, SP: 6.00 1st Sir Oscar ( M Franco 126 ) 2nd Classic Commander ( E J Zayas 120 ) 2.50L 3rd Karsten ( J Castellano 120 ) 2.60L 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 $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 ) 0.20L 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) |