Big Bang Rocket (USA) Horse
About
Big Bang Rocket is a 3yo sorrel gelding from the United States trained by Michael W. Joiner. He is by the stallion Apollitical Jess out of the dam Budder Think Twice. The horse has won three races in his career. On August 6, 2025, at Albuquerque, he earned his most important victory to date in the $10,000 All American Derby Trial.
Raced At
Los Alamitos RacecourseRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Lone Star Park 16-Nov-25 400m R9 Texas Classic Derby (Stakes) (of $281,505) Barrier 7 pinballed midway. 1st Just Dulce ( C Ramos 125 ) 2nd Kj Born To Be Wild ( J Klaiber 125 ) 0.10L 3rd Holy Pete ( F Calderon 125 ) 0.15L 9th Big Bang Rocket ( B Candanosa 125 ) 4.15L See full results | B Candanosa 56.7kg 4.15L | 9 (9) |
| Lone Star Park 26-Oct-25 400m R10 Race 10 $1,100 (of $10,000) Barrier 9 just missed. 1st Kj Born to Be Wild ( J Klaiber 125 ) 2nd Hovland ( L Martinez 125 ) 0.50L 3rd Big Bang Rocket ( B Candanosa 125 ) 0.60L See full results | B Candanosa 56.7kg 0.60L | 3 (9) |
| Albuquerque 01-Sep-25 400m R9 Albuquerque race 9 $32,424 (of $1,080,788) Barrier 1 1st Fdd Dreams ( 126 ) 2nd Ariatt ( 126 ) 3rd Kj Born to Be Wild ( 126 ) 8th Big Bang Rocket ( C Ramos 126 , Cd 0 ) | C Ramos 57.2kg, Cd 0 | 8 (9) |
| Albuquerque 06-Aug-25 400m R5 Albuquerque race 5 $6,000 (of $10,000) Barrier 1 1st Big Bang Rocket ( 126 ) 2nd Threeanswered Dreams ( 126 ) 3rd Curls Magic Wagon ( 126 ) | 57.2kg | 1 (10) |
| Ruidoso Downs 30-Jun-25 400m R8 Race 8 $300 (of $10,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:14.270 in range, no rally. 1st House of Lords ( F Calderon 126 ) 2nd Holy Pete ( A Rivera 126 ) 0.50L 3rd Apprehensive ( J R Ayala 126 ) 1.25L 5th Big Bang Rocket ( E G Escobedo 126 ) 2.60L See full results | E G Escobedo 57.2kg 2.60L | 5 (8) |
| Ruidoso Downs 07-Jun-25 370m R8 Ruidoso Downs race 8 $2,250 (of $100,000) Barrier 3 1st Holy Pete ( 126 ) 2nd Jess Sonny D ( 131 ) 3rd Painted Eclispe ( 126 ) 10th Big Bang Rocket ( F Calderon 126 , Cd 0 ) | F Calderon 57.2kg, Cd 0 | 10 (10) |
| Ruidoso Downs 26-May-25 370m R5 Race 5 $1,000 (of $10,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:00.050 mid field, even effort. 1st Kj Born to Be Wild ( N G Jr 126 ) 2nd Poochies Candy ( R Ramirez 126 ) 0.50L 3rd Big Bang Rocket ( E G Escobedo 126 ) 1.50L See full results | E G Escobedo 57.2kg 1.50L | 3 (6) |
| Los Alamitos Racecourse 25-Nov-24 370m R2 Race 2 $150 (of $6,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:39.580 fractious, bumped both sides start, crowded 1/8. 1st American Dreamin ( A R Cervantes 126 ) 2nd Norco ( G A G Lara 126 ) 0.50L 3rd Bold N Beautiful ( M Arriaga 126 ) 0.60L 5th Big Bang Rocket ( O M Peinado 126 ) 1.65L See full results | O M Peinado 57.2kg 1.65L | 5 (9) |
| Los Alamitos Racecourse 28-Oct-24 370m R10 Golden State Million Futurity (Stakes) $41,872 (of $1,073,800) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:37.690 early, responded to right handed urging to get the leading passing the eighth pole and gamely held well to the wire. LETHAL COWBOY 123 broke in at the start, mildly asked early, got to the lead in the first fifty yards, drifted out two paths passing the gap, asked right handed, straightened out, was head and head with. 1st Lethal Cowboy 123 ( A R Cervantes 126 ) 2nd Cartel Perry ( C Ramos 126 ) 0.50L 3rd Cartel Perry ( E Nicasio 126 ) 0.75L 8th Big Bang Rocket ( O M Peinado 126 ) 3.25L See full results | O M Peinado 57.2kg 3.25L | 8 (10) |
| Los Alamitos Racecourse 06-Oct-24 370m R4 Race 4 $3,300 (of $6,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:59.620 up close, best late. 1st Big Bang Rocket ( O M Peinado 126 ) 2nd Blood Viper ( A R Cervantes 126 ) 0.25L 3rd Competent ( J R Ayala 126 ) 0.75L See full results | O M Peinado 57.2kg | 1 (9) |
| Los Alamitos Racecourse 08-Sep-24 270m R3 Race 3 $4,685 (of $9,500) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:58.760 bit slow, finished best. 1st Big Bang Rocket ( O M Peinado 126 ) 2nd Apprehensive ( E Nicasio 126 ) 0.50L 3rd All About Mee ( J Klaiber 126 ) 0.60L See full results | O M Peinado 57.2kg | 1 (8) |
| Albuquerque 09-Aug-24 400m R4 Albuquerque race 4 (of $10,000) Barrier 8 1st Apollitical Joy Jm ( 124 ) 2nd Dulce Valentina ( 124 ) 3rd Apollos Revenant ( 124 ) 7th Big Bang Rocket ( A Silva 124 , Cd 0 ) | A Silva 56.2kg, Cd 0 | 7 (8) |
| Ruidoso Downs 29-Jun-24 370m FIRM R12 Race 12 $700 (of $10,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:19.602 ducked out start, bore out late. 1st Aguila Rapida ( B Candanosa 124 ) 2nd Julia Belle ( E G Escobedo 124 ) 1.00L 3rd Bougie Boy ( S G Dominguez 124 ) 3.25L 4th Big Bang Rocket ( A Silva 124 ) 4.00L See full results | A Silva 56.2kg 4.00L | 4 (10) |
| Ruidoso Downs 26-May-24 320m FIRM R11 Race 11 (of $10,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:17.891 loose behind gate. 1st Brink Man V ( F Calderon 124 ) 2nd Greasetheaxle ( A Rivera 124 ) 3.75L 3rd Flying Prize ( R Ramirez 124 ) 4.25L 7th Big Bang Rocket ( A Silva 124 ) 8.50L See full results | A Silva 56.2kg 8.50L | 7 (9) |
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