Black Russian (USA)
About
Black Russian is a 5yo dk b/br unknown from United States trained by Manny Perez, who is based at . It is sired by the stallion Cordon out of the dam Love Me Or Leave. Black Russian is yet to break its maiden status, having not won a race yet from 28 attempts. During its most recent race at Hawthorne on 3rd Nov 2025, Black Russian was ridden by Emmanuel Giles and finished 4th, behind the winner Sneaky Feet.
Raced At
HawthorneRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Hawthorne 03-Nov-25 1210m R2 Md $682 (of $9,749) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:12.390, SP: 9.00 was unable to keep pace early despite the efforts of the rider, trailed the field to the turn, then ran on a bit to improve but was never a serious threat. | E Giles 56.2kg, Cd 58.5kg 6.25L | 4 (7) |
| Hawthorne 24-Oct-25 1670m R1 Md $1,225 (of $12,251) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:44.940, SP: 21.00 raced between horses down the backstretch, came into the stretch in the three path and failed to rally. | V Esquivel 56.2kg 7.30L | 3 (6) |
| Hawthorne 06-Oct-25 1510m R8 Md $858 (of $12,251) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:31.660, SP: 17.00 | V Esquivel 56.2kg, Cd 58.5kg 10.75L | 4 (5) |
| Hawthorne 22-Sep-25 1610m R2 Md $1,150 (of $11,500) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:38.400, SP: 13.00 | V Esquivel 56.2kg 7.75L | 3 (7) |
| Hawthorne 15-Sep-25 1670m R3 Md $805 (of $11,500) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:44.730, SP: 10.00 raced off the pace three wide into the far turn, lost ground leaving the three eights marker, came up empty. | V Esquivel 56.2kg, Cd 58.5kg 11.75L | 4 (6) |
| Hawthorne 29-Aug-25 1610m R8 Md $1,250 (of $12,500) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:44.410, SP: 6.50 trailer down the backside, angled inside for the stretch run, rallied late just missed the place. | V Esquivel 56.2kg 11.35L | 3 (5) |
| Hawthorne 11-Aug-25 1610m R9 Md $840 (of $12,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:38.820, SP: 17.00 raced well back into far turn, angled in late, improved to wire. | V Esquivel 56.2kg, Cd 58.5kg 4.75L | 4 (9) |
| Hawthorne 18-Jul-25 1010m GOOD R2 Md $360 (of $12,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 00:57.900, SP: 17.00 broke a bit slow, lagged off the pace, came four to five wide for the drive and got past fading foes. | C Ulloa 56.2kg, Cd 60.8kg 13.35L | 5 (7) |
| Hawthorne 27-Jun-25 1610m GOOD R9 Md $2,400 (of $12,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:39.560, SP: 17.00 , bumped and squeezed back at the break, regrouped and settled off the pace and off the inside, commenced a run leaving the three eighths, ranged up five wide nearing mid stretch, switched over to his correct lead a sixteenth out and finished with good energy though no match for the winner. | B Troxtell 56.2kg 4.00L | 2 (10) |
| Hawthorne 12-May-25 1010m GOOD R8 Md $200 (of $14,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 00:58.120, SP: 21.00 slow start, never factored. | L H Colon 56.2kg 9.30L | 10 (10) |
| Hawthorne 28-Apr-25 1670m FIRM R3 Md $950 (of $9,500) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:44.750, SP: 7.50 was off a step slow then put in a squeeze a few strides after the break, settled in last through the first turn, then moved out to the four path for the run down the backstretch, went two wide through the turn the swung four wide into the stretch and ran on some in the later stages to gain third. | L H Colon 56.2kg 15.50L | 3 (6) |
| Hawthorne 14-Apr-25 1670m FIRM R3 Md $875 (of $12,500) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:45.060, SP: 21.00 was last into the first turn, raced in the rear of the pack then lacked the necessary response in the late stages. | V Esquivel 56.2kg, Cd 60.8kg 13.75L | 4 (6) |
| Hawthorne 07-Apr-25 1670m FIRM R5 Md $285 (of $9,500) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:45.260, SP: 15.00 raced in the two path early, chased the leader between horses up the backstretch, came around the far turn still in the two path and faded from there. | V Esquivel 56.2kg, Cd 60.8kg 11.25L | 5 (6) |
| Hawthorne 20-Sep-24 1110m GOOD R7 Md $300 (of $35,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:03.990 off slowly and was never a factor. | A Centeno 56.2kg 15.85L | 9 (10) |
| Hawthorne 16-Aug-24 1610m FIRM R9 Md $300 (of $16,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:44.039 Passed tiring rivals | R Blanche 56.2kg, Cd 59.4kg 21.50L | 6 (8) |
| Hawthorne 22-Jul-24 1110m GOOD R1 Md $1,500 (of $15,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:03.570 raced off the pace early, saved ground around the turn, began a bid entering the stretch and gained ground late. | R Slevinsky 56.2kg, Cd 53.1kg 6.00L | 3 (8) |
| Hawthorne 08-Jul-24 1510m FIRM R10 Md $1,050 (of $15,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:46.240 failed to menace. | R Slevinsky 56.2kg, Cd 59.4kg 11.80L | 4 (6) |
| Hawthorne 17-Jun-24 1110m GOOD R8 Md $3,200 (of $16,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:03.550 reserved off the pace along the rail to the turn, angled to the clear in upper stretch and surged late to gain the place. | R Slevinsky 56.2kg, Cd 53.1kg 0.50L | 2 (8) |
| Hawthorne 26-May-24 1710m GOOD R5 Md (of $15,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:44.220 raced off the pace from the inside to the final turn then fell back and was never a threat. | I Hernandez 56.2kg 4.25L | 6 (8) |
| Hawthorne 29-Apr-24 1210m FIRM R8 Md (of $10,501) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:11.220 saved ground while being unhurried and failed to seriously threaten. | R Blanche 56.2kg, Cd 59.4kg 19.50L | 8 (11) |
| Hawthorne 08-Apr-24 1110m FIRM R6 Md (of $10,501) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:05.380 3,5-w, no threat | F Reyes 56.2kg 20.00L | 6 (9) |
| Hawthorne 31-Jul-23 1210m R1 Md $946 (of $13,502) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:12.430 was settled early, four wide on the turn, came six wide into the lane and had no kick. | F Reyes 54.4kg 5.25L | 4 (6) |
| Hawthorne 14-Jul-23 1310m R7 Md (of $12,499) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:19.500 was three wide into the turn and making a bid but failed to menace in the stretch. | R Blanche 54kg, Cd 57.2kg 3.85L | 5 (6) |
| Hawthorne 26-Jun-23 1110m R8 Md (of $12,499) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:05.410 was off slowly, raced two to three wide in the drive and lacked a bid. | A Lezcano 54kg 8.25L | 5 (7) |
| Hawthorne 08-Jun-23 1210m R8 Md $1,050 (of $10,498) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:13.180 raced near the back on the backstretch then moved up from two wide on the turn and angled out nearing the eighth pole and was up for the show. | A Lezcano 53.5kg 2.50L | 3 (9) |
| Hawthorne 26-May-23 1210m FIRM R6 Race 6 (of $18,360) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:12.630 saved ground, angled out for the drive, failed to rally and did not threaten. | A Bendezu 53.5kg 7.75L | 5 (7) |
| Hawthorne 01-May-23 1670m GOOD R5 Md (of $13,502) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:44.979 broke in at the start, then checked on the first turn down on the inside and tired. | A Centeno 53.1kg 26.25L | 6 (7) |
| Jebel Ali 01-Jan-23 1610m FIRM Md (of $8,692), Winning Time: 01:38.660 | M Kappushev 53.5kg, Cd 0 18.00L | 5 (10) |