Black Russian (USA) Horse
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Black Russian is a 6yo dark bay/brown racehorse from the United States trained by Manny Perez. He is by the stallion Cordon out of the dam Love Me Or Leave. He remains a maiden, having failed to win in 31 starts. In his most recent start at Hawthorne on 19 Jun 2026, jockey Javier Ortega guided him to a sixth‑place finish behind the winner Street Style.
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| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Hawthorne 19-Jun-26 1106m R3 Md (of $10,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:05.530, SP: 13.00 leaned in brushing a rival at the break, dropped well off the pace, saved ground but was unable to get involved. 1st Street Style ( J Aranguren 120 , Cd 113 ) 2nd Freedom Empire ( E Giles 125 ) 1.50L 3rd Incorporated ( H Ortega 125 ) 4.75L 6th Black Russian ( J Ortega 125 ) 16.05L See full results | J Ortega 56.7kg 16.05L | 6 (6) |
| Hawthorne 11-May-26 1509m R7 Md $420 (of $14,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:33.730, SP: 41.00 settled around first, inside move into far turn, had no late kick. 1st Nitschke ( J Loveberry 125 ) 2nd Storm Back ( J Tavares 125 ) 1.00L 3rd Hurricane Express ( E Baird 125 ) 0.30L 5th Black Russian ( J Aranguren 125 , Cd 118 ) 8.75L See full results | J Aranguren 56.7kg, Cd 53.5kg 8.75L | 5 (9) |
| Hawthorne 20-Apr-26 1106m R7 Md $200 (of $13,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:04.220, SP: 26.00 broke awkwardly and was slow into stride, trailed far behind the field while saving ground, but never menaced. 1st Honor Point ( A Bendezu 125 ) 2nd Kazoom ( M J Pedroza 119 ) 5.75L 3rd My Last Escapade ( J Felix 125 ) 2.25L 7th Black Russian ( J Aranguren 125 , Cd 118 ) 17.75L See full results | J Aranguren 56.7kg, Cd 53.5kg 17.75L | 7 (8) |
| 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. 1st Sneaky Feet ( S Gonzalez 121 ) 2nd Averyz Day ( I Hernandez 124 ) 3.75L 3rd Gray Mike ( C Ulloa 124 ) 2.25L 4th Black Russian ( E Giles 124 , Cd 129 ) 6.25L See full results | 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. 1st Lucky Seven ( S Gonzalez 124 ) 2nd My Last Escapade ( J Felix 124 ) 0.15L 3rd Black Russian ( V Esquivel 124 , Cd 129 ) 7.30L See full results | V Esquivel 56.2kg, Cd 58.5kg 7.30L | 3 (6) |