Bestfriend Rocket (USA) Horse
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Bestfriend Rocket, a 4yo horse from the United States trained by Matthew Sims, is out of Noble And A Beauty and sired by Curlin. The horse has claimed four career victories, and its standout win came on 3rd Mar 2025 at Oaklawn Park, where it earned the $130000.00 Race 9 purse.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Keeneland 19-Oct-26 1811m FIRM R3 Race 3 (of $73,445) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:52.790, SP: 5.00 1st Pappy's Revenge ( A Mendoza 122 ) 2nd Brigadier General ( R Bejarano 122 ) 0.75L 3rd Hurry Hurry ( L Saez 122 ) 1.75L 6th Bestfriend Rocket ( L Machado 122 ) 6.50L See full results | L Machado 55.3kg 6.50L | 6 (9) |
| Churchill Downs 17-Sep-26 1710m R4 Race 4 $9,966 (of $99,656) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:44.230, SP: 4.33 saved ground, waited for a seam on the far turn, was angled in back in to take aim and offered a bid. 1st Dai Vernon ( L Saez 122 ) 2nd Smoken Boy ( C Emigh 122 ) 2.75L 3rd Bestfriend Rocket ( E Morales 122 ) 3.50L See full results | E Morales 55.3kg 3.50L | 3 (5) |
| Colonial Downs 27-Jul-26 1609m R5 Race 5 $5,014 (of $71,633) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:35.660, SP: 4.50 1st Break Out ( S Leon 122 ) 2nd Just A Fair Shake ( S Marin 122 ) 1.00L 3rd Union Fleet ( J Briceno 122 ) 0.75L 4th Bestfriend Rocket ( J Loveberry 122 ) 4.00L See full results | J Loveberry 55.3kg 4.00L | 4 (7) |
| Churchill Downs 25-Jun-26 1710m R1 Race 1 $54,787 (of $86,963) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:45.000, SP: 6.00 stalked close up along the inside, slipped through to issue a rail bid turning for home then drew off in upper stretch. 1st Bestfriend Rocket ( E Morales 118 ) 2nd Excel Calculator ( E Esquivel 118 ) 4.00L 3rd Quality Chic ( K Asmussen 118 ) 1.50L See full results | E Morales 53.5kg | 1 (7) |
| Churchill Downs 10-May-26 1609m R4 Race 4 $7,529 (of $107,557) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:35.100, SP: 15.00 broke a step slow, raced off of the pace in the four path, fanned six wide into the lane then stayed on mildly. 1st Skyro ( J Ortiz 118 ) 2nd I Don't Get It ( I O Jr 118 ) 1.00L 3rd Warrior Richard ( T Gaffalione 118 ) 0.50L 4th Bestfriend Rocket ( J Torres 118 ) 5.75L See full results | J Torres 53.5kg 5.75L | 4 (7) |