California Tiger (USA)

Country

United States

Foal Date

02-May-20

Colour

bay

Sire

Smiling Tiger

Dam

Loni's Appeal

Prize Money

$295645

Trainer

Jamie Ness

Owners

Philip Rubin Racing Stable, Llc And Jagger, Inc

About

California Tiger, a 5yo bay horse from the United States, is trained by Jamie Ness. He is by Smiling Tiger out of Loni's Appeal. To date, he has won four races. On 12 May 2024 at Santa Anita, California Tiger secured his biggest victory, claiming the $54,999 purse in Race 8.

Raced At

Delaware Park • Oaklawn Park • Del Mar

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Delaware Park 17-Oct-25 1710m R7 Race 7 $28,980 (of $46,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:43.450, SP: 7.50 stalked in the three path, bid passing the quarter, led at the top of the lane, drew clear passing the eighth pole, and held sway.	M Chuan 54.9kg	1 (10)
Delaware Park 29-Sep-25 1710m R9 Race 9 $500 (of $72,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:46.540, SP: 4.33 raced in the middle of the pack four wide, retreated in the final quarter.	J Rodriguez 54.9kg 10.75L	6 (8)
Delaware Park 11-Sep-25 1710m R3 Race 3 $200 (of $29,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:44.740, SP: 6.50 rated five wide, bumped foe repeatedly in the stretch before coming in hard at the gap to interfere with multiple rivals, drove past foes in the final sixteenth.	M Chuan 54.9kg	UPD (7)
Delaware Park 21-Aug-25 1610m R7 Race 7 $9,200 (of $46,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:39.000, SP: 2.00 settled behind the pace on the inside, slightly rank through the first turn, angled out to stalk the pace three wide up the backstretch and far turn, unable to close in the stretch.	J Rodriguez 54.4kg 2.75L	2 (6)
Philadelphia Park 14-Jul-25 1610m FIRM R8 Philadelphia Park race 8 $2,100 (of $21,000) Barrier 2, SP: 2.30	P Lopez 56.7kg, Cd 0 7.75L	4 (5)
Oaklawn Park 04-May-25 1710m FIRM R7 Race 7 $344 (of $55,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:44.290, SP: 4.50 last away, quickly moved up to a forward position along the inside, continued within striking distance while saving ground, faltered in the drive.	E Esquivel 52.2kg 7.15L	8 (12)
Oaklawn Park 12-Apr-25 1710m FIRM R1 Race 1 $8,800 (of $44,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:44.730, SP: 13.00 pressed the winner from the outside, continued closest to that one through the second turn, could not keep up through the stretch, clearly second best.	E Esquivel 53.1kg 4.00L	2 (7)
Oaklawn Park 16-Mar-25 1710m FIRM R11 Race 11 $1,083 (of $130,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:45.760, SP: 15.00 took over to set the pace along the inside, faltered when headed by the winner second turn.	M Chuan 52.2kg 11.00L	8 (10)
Oaklawn Park 05-Jan-25 1210m R4 Race 4 $387 (of $62,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:10.960, SP: 6.00 last to leave, moved up to race in the second flight off the rail and between foes for a half, gave way in the drive to trail home.	H Hernandez 53.5kg 0.00L	12 (12)
Del Mar 09-Nov-24 1210m FIRM R7 Race 7 $3,100 (of $31,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:10.390, SP: 2.75 lacked early speed, passed a pair of rivals on the turn, moved over to the two path then angled out past the quarter pole and spun four wide into the lane, steered out further in upper stretch, rallied into contention but could not summon the needed late kick.	U Rispoli 54.4kg 2.25L	3 (6)
Santa Anita 19-Oct-24 1210m FIRM R7 Race 7 $10,999 (of $54,999) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:09.740 settled between rivals, rounded the bend two then three wide, tipped out in the drive and finished willingly to gain second.	T J Pereira 56.2kg 2.50L	2 (6)
Del Mar 05-Aug-24 1010m GOOD R7 Race 7 $500 (of $75,999) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 00:56.890 sat outside a rival towards the rear, went two wide into the turn, angled out and exited the bend five to six wide, got floated out in upper stretch and lacked further response.	S Gonzalez 56.2kg 5.10L	7 (10)
Santa Anita 26-May-24 1210m FIRM R3 Thor's Echo Stakes (Stakes) $7,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:09.370 4-5wd,moved in upper	A Fresu 55.3kg 8.50L	4 (4)
Santa Anita 12-May-24 1310m FIRM R8 Race 8 $34,649 (of $54,999) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:17.020 Threw head st,4-6w,up	A Fresu 56.2kg	1 (8)
Santa Anita 07-Apr-24 1210m FIRM R8 Race 8 $13,400 (of $67,001) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:10.050 chased along the inside, steadied approaching the turn, traveled along the rail then two wide leaving the bend, angled out in the lane, finished willingly but had to settle for second best.	T J Pereira 55.3kg 2.25L	2 (7)
Santa Anita 09-Mar-24 1610m GOOD R8 Race 8 (of $67,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:39.880 showed early speed then stalked off the rail, bid three deep on the far turn, chased two wide into the stretch and weakened.	H I Berrios 55.3kg 9.05L	7 (8)
Santa Anita 18-Feb-24 1410m FIRM R6 Race 6 $21,420 (of $34,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:22.670 Duel,clear,powerd away	H I Berrios 56.2kg	1 (7)
Santa Anita 07-Jan-24 1210m FIRM R2 Race 2 $3,800 (of $38,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:10.200 3-4wide, denied 2nd	H I Berrios 56.2kg 3.35L	3 (4)
Del Mar 27-Nov-23 1210m FIRM R4 Md $22,050 (of $35,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:10.000 Duel btwn,outsd,clr1/4	H I Berrios 55.3kg	1 (7)
Santa Anita 10-Oct-23 1210m R4 Md $7,000 (of $35,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:09.100 chased off the rail then moved inside, tipped two wide around the bend, closest in pursuit entering the stretch, could not make any headway though and churned on for a clear second.	H I Berrios 54.9kg 6.75L	2 (8)
Del Mar 04-Sep-23 1210m R1 Md $5,740 (of $82,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:12.160 pressed the pace three deep up the backstretch, dueled inside rival around the turn, inched ahead leaving the bend, carried a short lead into the final sixteenth and yielded late.	H I Berrios 54.9kg 2.75L	4 (9)
Del Mar 07-Aug-23 1210m R7 Md (of $82,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:10.680 broke a bit slow, steadily advanced inside runners and gained a stalking spot past the half, chased around the turn, angled out in upper stretch, stayed on to mid stretch then faded.	H I Berrios 54.4kg 6.55L	5 (11)
Santa Anita 29-May-23 1110m FIRM R2 Race 2 $12,200 (of $61,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:04.770 chased two wide into the turn, steadied early off heels early on the bend, waited for room past the quarter pole, shifted to the inside and launched a bid up the fence inside outer trio, took a brief lead approaching the wire but lost the bob to the winner.	H I Berrios 53.5kg 0.05L	2 (6)
Santa Anita 29-Apr-23 1210m GOOD R5 Md (of $61,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:08.950 was off a bit slow to begin, tracked out of range two wide through the turn, moved out in the drive and flattened.	H I Berrios 53.5kg 6.25L	7 (10)