Better With Vino (USA) Horse
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Better With Vino is a 3yo dark bay/brown horse from the United States trained by Anthony Margotta. It is by Vino Rosso out of Orbs Baby Girl. To date, Better With Vino has won one race. On 8 Dec 2025 at Gulfstream, it secured its most important win, collecting the $38,000 purse.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Belmont At The Big A 22-Jun-26 1408m R7 Race 7 $3,700 (of $37,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:25.160, SP: 4.50 1st Moonlight Gal ( R J Santana 126 ) 2nd Dat Dares Right ( K Davis 126 ) 0.75L 3rd Better With Vino ( J Castellano 121 ) 1.00L See full results | J Castellano 54.9kg 1.00L | 3 (7) |
| Monmouth Park 25-May-26 1207m SOFT R1 Race 1 $1,505 (of $21,500) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:11.870, SP: 10.00 tracked on the inside, chased on the turn, came three wide into the lane and weakened. 1st Alta Avenue ( J Gomez 115 ) 2nd Southern Lady ( S Leon 118 ) 4.00L 3rd Mya Papaya ( P Lopez 117 ) 0.75L 4th Better With Vino ( C Maragh 117 , Cd 112 ) 6.50L See full results | C Maragh 53.1kg, Cd 50.8kg 6.50L | 4 (6) |
| Gulfstream 20-Mar-26 1207m SOFT R9 Race 9 $330 (of $42,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:12.220, SP: 13.00 bumped at the start, saved ground and made little impact. 1st Sarasota Honey ( E Gonzalez 120 ) 2nd Fermi ( J Morelos 120 ) 1.25L 3rd Dakota's Lil Auror ( L Saez 122 ) 1.00L 5th Better With Vino ( J Alvarado 120 ) 11.50L See full results | J Alvarado 54.4kg 11.50L | 5 (7) |
| Gulfstream 06-Mar-26 1609m FIRM R3 Race 3 $330 (of $42,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:34.980, SP: 21.00 was very reluctant to load, chased the pace three wide and came up empty in the lane. 1st Oscar Bound ( S Bridgmohan 120 ) 2nd Bint Mischief ( D Egan 120 ) 3.25L 3rd Always Ready ( J Gonzalez 120 ) 1.75L 7th Better With Vino ( J Alvarado 120 ) 10.00L See full results | J Alvarado 54.4kg 10.00L | 7 (8) |
| Gulfstream 29-Dec-25 1408m FIRM R4 Race 4 $8,400 (of $42,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:25.730, SP: 3.25 was bumped hard on both sides at the start, steadied nearing the turn, raced in range three wide, could not match strides with the winner but ran on to be well clear of the rest. 1st Authentic Wave ( J Morelos 120 ) 2nd Better With Vino ( J Alvarado 118 ) 6.25L 3rd Frosty Belle ( R Maragh 118 ) 5.00L See full results | J Alvarado 53.5kg 6.25L | 2 (6) |