Bender (USA) Horse
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Bender, an eight-year-old dk b/br gelding bred in the United States and sired by Curlin out of Bend, is under the care of trainer J. R. Caldwell and races for Paradise Equine Farm Llc. Over 49 career starts he has captured eight victories and placed in the top three on 16 occasions, accumulating $595,896 in earnings. His most recent outing took place at Remington Park on 30 October 2026, where he finished 2nd out of a field of 5. He last notched a win at Lone Star Park on 29 June 2026.
Raced At
Remington Park • Sunray Park • Sunland Park • Zia Park • Lone Star • Golden Gate Fields • Santa Anita • Del MarRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Remington Park 12-Nov-26 1673m R5 Race 5 - Claiming, SP: 4.00 | Rene Diaz | 6 (11) |
| Remington Park 30-Oct-26 1673m FAST R3 Race 3 - Claiming, SP: 3.50 | Tyler Bacon | 2 (5) |
| Remington Park 26-Sep-26 1710m FIRM R4 Race 4 (of $46,962) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:42.540, SP: 9.00 was unhurried early and was no threat. 1st Calibrate ( R A Vazquez 120 ) 2nd One Time Mark ( F W Jr 120 ) 0.25L 3rd News At Nine ( J L Alvarez 122 ) 0.50L 8th Bender ( D Cabrera 120 ) 9.55L See full results | D Cabrera 54.4kg 9.55L | 8 (8) |
| Arapahoe Park 16-Aug-26 1811m GOOD R9 Arapahoe Park Race 9 $8,496 (of $425) Barrier 6, SP: 2.10 1st Flying Drummer ( L Valenzuela 124 ) 2nd Bender ( C Figueroa 124 ) 3rd Big Jack ( N Haar 124 ) 2.50L | C Figueroa 56.2kg | 2 (11) |
| Lone Star Park 29-Jun-26 1609m R4 Race 4 $15,533 (of $24,656) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:40.620, SP: 2.75 1st Bender ( A J Jr 124 ) 2nd Schifty's Haloid ( S Elliott 124 ) 2.25L 3rd Special Moment ( W Hamilton 124 ) 0.50L See full results | A J Jr 56.2kg | 1 (6) |
| Sunray Park 18-May-26 1811m R9 San Juan County Commissioners Stakes (Stakes) $787 (of $104,866) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:51.270 lacked early speed, trailed to the backstretch, advanced outside of rivals into the far turn, swung widest to upper stretch but could not muster the needed final response. 1st Barossa ( K Purcell 123 ) 2nd Mickswagger ( L Valenzuela 123 ) 0.75L 3rd Ruggs ( L Rodriguez 123 ) 2.00L 7th Bender ( O J Andrade 123 ) 12.75L See full results | O J Andrade 55.8kg 12.75L | 7 (10) |
| Lone Star Park 04-May-26 1609m R8 Race 8 $1,517 (of $50,694) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:36.960, SP: 26.00 was allowed to settle early, raced six wide into the upper stretch and had no response. 1st Gigante ( E Asmussen 124 ) 2nd Heavenville ( R Diaz 124 ) 2.25L 3rd Dimatic ( S Elliott 121 ) 1.25L 5th Bender ( A J Jr 124 ) 7.00L See full results | A J Jr 56.2kg 7.00L | 5 (7) |
| Sunland Park 05-Apr-26 1811m Flat, SP: 40/1 | Alfredo Juarez Jr 56.2kg | 6 (10) |
| Sunland Park 15-Mar-26 1609m FAST Flat, SP: 8/1 | Alfredo Juarez Jr 56.2kg | 1 (6) |
| Sunland Park 23-Feb-26 1609m Flat, SP: 5/2 | Francisco Amparan 56.2kg | 3 (5) |
| Sunland Park 09-Feb-26 1609m Flat, SP: 33/1 | Francisco Amparan 56.2kg | 3 (9) |
| Sunland Park 12-Jan-26 1609m Flat, SP: 12/1 | Francisco Amparan 56.2kg | 3 (9) |
| Zia Park 25-Nov-25 1710m Flat, SP: 40/1 | Christian Ramos 55.8kg | 10 (10) |
| Zia Park 04-Nov-25 1207m Flat, SP: 14/1 | Christian Ramos 55.8kg | 5 (8) |
| Lone Star 12-Jul-25 1609m FAST Flat, SP: 7/1 | Rene Diaz 56.2kg | 7 (9) |
| Lone Star 14-Jun-25 1609m FAST Flat, SP: 7/1 | Alfredo Juarez Jr 56.2kg | 1 (10) |
| Sunland Park 06-Apr-25 1811m FAST Flat, SP: 25/1 | Irwin Rosendo 56.2kg | 7 (9) |
| Sunland Park 07-Feb-25 1609m FAST Flat, SP: 13/2 | Christian Ramos 56.2kg | 4 (6) |
| Zia Park 26-Nov-24 1710m FAST Flat, SP: 14/1 | Alejandro Medellin 54kg | 6 (6) |
| Sunland Park 22-Feb-24 1609m FAST Flat, SP: 4/1 | Alejandro Medellin 56.2kg | 2 (8) |
| Zia Park 12-Dec-23 1609m FAST Flat, SP: 3/1 | Rene Diaz 55.8kg | 1 (9) |
| Zia Park 28-Nov-23 1673m FAST Flat, SP: 12/1 | Rene Diaz 54.9kg | 1 (8) |
| Remington Park 22-Oct-23 1509m FIRM Flat, SP: 15/2 | Harry Hernandez 55.3kg | 5 (9) |
| Remington Park 14-Oct-23 1509m FIRM Flat, SP: 9/2 | Luis Fuentes 55.3kg | 8 (10) |
| Remington Park 25-Aug-23 1509m FIRM Flat, SP: 8/1 | Luis Fuentes 54.9kg | 2 (7) |
| Golden Gate Fields 11-Jun-23 2213m FIRM Flat, SP: 13/2 | Evin Roman 56.7kg | 7 (7) |
| Santa Anita 29-Apr-23 1811m FIRM Flat, SP: 16/1 | Diego Herrera 57.2kg | 9 (9) |
| Santa Anita 27-Mar-23 1811m FIRM Flat, SP: 25/1 | Diego Herrera 56.2kg | 2 (6) |
| Santa Anita 09-Mar-23 2012m FIRM Flat, SP: 40/1 | Edwin Maldonado 55.3kg | UPL (9) |
| Santa Anita 20-Feb-23 1811m FIRM Flat, SP: 10/1 | Hector Berrios 56.2kg | 5 (6) |
| Santa Anita 20-Jan-23 2012m GOOD Flat, SP: 40/1 | Diego Herrera 55.3kg | 3 (7) |
| Santa Anita 06-Nov-22 1811m FIRM Flat, SP: 33/1 | Jose Valdivia Jr 56.2kg | 7 (7) |
| Santa Anita 08-Oct-22 1609m FIRM Flat, SP: 20/1 | Kyle Frey 56.2kg | 9 (9) |
| Del Mar 02-Sep-22 2213m FIRM Flat, SP: 12/1 | Kyle Frey 55.8kg | 6 (7) |
| Santa Anita 18-Feb-22 1811m FIRM Flat, SP: 25/1 | Kyle Frey 56.2kg | 1 (7) |
| Santa Anita 14-Jan-22 1609m FIRM Flat, SP: 11/1 | Kyle Frey 56.2kg | 7 (9) |
| Santa Anita 24-Oct-21 1609m Flat, SP: 9/1 | Kyle Frey 55.3kg | 2 (6) |
| Golden Gate Fields 03-Oct-21 1609m FIRM Flat, SP: 10/3 | Irving Orozco 54.4kg | 1 (7) |
| Golden Gate Fields 12-Sep-21 1710m FIRM Flat, SP: 6/4 | Irving Orozco 54.4kg | 3 (6) |
| Del Mar 06-Aug-21 1609m Flat, SP: 28/1 | Kyle Frey 54.4kg | 3 (11) |
| Santa Anita 19-Jun-21 1609m FIRM Flat, SP: 20/1 | Jessica Pyfer 54.4kg | UPL (11) |
| Santa Anita 16-May-21 1609m FAST Flat, SP: 8/1 | Jessica Pyfer 53.5kg | UPL (6) |
| Santa Anita 03-Apr-21 1308m FAST Flat, SP: 16/1 | Jessica Pyfer 55.8kg | UPL (6) |