Caught Off Guard (USA)
About
Caught Off Guard is a 4yo dark bay/brown horse from the United States trained by Joel Berndt. He is by the stallion Maclean's Music out of the dam Ambusher. To date he has recorded six wins. On 15 June 2025 at Canterbury Park he earned his most important victory, taking the $29,000 Race 5.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Hawthorne 03-Nov-25 1510m R8 Race 8 $11,340 (of $18,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:30.100, SP: 4.33 | A Quinonez 55.3kg | 1 (10) |
| Hawthorne 10-Oct-25 1610m R8 Race 8 $540 (of $18,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:40.500, SP: 7.50 | A Quinonez 55.3kg 1.80L | 5 (8) |
| Canterbury Park 21-Sep-25 1610m R5 Race 5 $250 (of $24,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:37.990, SP: 8.00 mid pack, raced four to five wide into the upper stretch and had no late rally. | A Quinonez 54.9kg 6.60L | 7 (11) |
| Canterbury Park 28-Aug-25 1610m R4 Race 4 $1,680 (of $24,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:35.060, SP: 7.00 tracked the pace three wide down the back stretch, called up four deep from the quarter pole, chased on evenly through the final stages. | G Rodriguez 55.3kg 6.50L | 4 (7) |
| Canterbury Park 07-Aug-25 1670m R6 Race 6 $990 (of $24,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:40.140, SP: 2.88 showed GOOD early speed, pressed two-wide to the far turn, ramped up the pressure leaving the quarter pole, put a head in front briefly at the head of the stretch, fought on gamely in the stretch battle but was outfinished in the late stages. | A Quinonez 56.2kg 1.15L | 5 (8) |
| Canterbury Park 14-Jul-25 1610m GOOD R7 Race 7 $15,120 (of $24,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:35.410, SP: 5.00 pinched back at the start, raced off the pace, loomed along the outside of the far turn to surge past rivals in the stretch. | A Quinonez 56.2kg | 1 (11) |
| Canterbury Park 05-Jul-25 1610m GOOD R5 Race 5 $1,680 (of $24,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:35.070, SP: 8.50 settled off the pace inside, drew closer coming to the quarter pole, shifted four wide turning into upper stretch, was in tight and had to alter in, ran on evenly late. | S Gonzalez 56.2kg 3.00L | 4 (9) |
| Canterbury Park 15-Jun-25 1510m FIRM R5 Race 5 $18,270 (of $29,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:39.160, SP: 1.44 set the pace and drew off in the drive under mild urging. | H Hernandez 56.2kg | 1 (6) |
| Hawthorne 26-May-25 1670m FIRM R7 Race 7 $213 (of $32,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:42.870, SP: 8.50 five wide chasing around the second bend, faltered through the stretch. | S Gonzalez 55.3kg 12.75L | 8 (8) |
| Hawthorne 14-Apr-25 1670m FIRM R7 Race 7 $3,200 (of $32,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:43.720, SP: 10.00 Prssd,led str,caught | C Roman 55.3kg 2.00L | 3 (6) |
| Hawthorne 14-Oct-24 1610m GOOD R8 Race 8 $2,520 (of $36,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:36.560 raced from off of the pace and made one run, started around the half mile pole, improved position on the out side in the six and seven paths, continued to gain ground into the stretch, closed well through the stretch drive getting up for third. | A Bendezu 54kg 2.10L | 4 (10) |
| Hawthorne 30-Sep-24 1710m FIRM R9 Race 9 $3,000 (of $15,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:44.530 raced off of the pace, raced on the rail and saved ground through out, improved position, closed well in the stretch and just missed for the win. | I Hernandez 54kg 0.50L | 2 (8) |
| Canterbury Park 22-Sep-24 1610m FIRM R2 Race 2 $670 (of $15,499) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:40.390 broke in the air, lacked speed and was never a factor. | S Carmona 54kg, Cd 56.2kg 10.75L | 6 (6) |
| Canterbury Park 02-Sep-24 1510m GOOD R6 Race 6 $1,160 (of $34,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:29.460 bumped with the horse to his inside leaving the gate, raced in the four path early, continued around the far turn still in the four path and weakened in the final furlong. | E Gallardo 54kg 8.00L | 5 (9) |
| Canterbury Park 19-Aug-24 1510m FIRM R7 Race 7 $6,800 (of $34,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:40.250 raced in the two path early, led the way up the backstretch, dueled from the two path around the far bend and into the stretch and could not go with the winner in the final furlong, chasing that rival home from there. | E Gallardo 54kg 8.00L | 2 (8) |
| Canterbury Park 04-Aug-24 1610m GOOD R7 Race 7 $6,800 (of $34,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:37.460 raced in the two path early, settled in the middle of the pack on the inside up the backstretch, saved ground around the turn, began a bid passing the quarter pole and dueled to the finish to narrowly miss. | E Gallardo 54kg 0.20L | 2 (7) |
| Canterbury Park 26-Jul-24 1610m GOOD R6 Race 6 $9,135 (of $14,499) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:35.060 saved ground around the first turn, dueled on the inside up the backstretch, came around the far turn in the two path and kicked clear in the stretch. | E Gallardo 54kg | 1 (9) |
| Canterbury Park 07-Jul-24 1510m GOOD R4 Race 4 $9,135 (of $14,499) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:31.720 reared up leaving the gate, raced in the three path around the firs turn, moved up to stalk the leaders on the outside racing up the backstretch, came around the far turn in the four path, began a bid passing the quarter pole and kicked clear. | E Gallardo 54kg | 1 (8) |
| Canterbury Park 28-Jun-24 1610m FIRM R1 Race 1 $1,085 (of $15,499) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:41.340 raced in the four path early, continued up the backstretch in the middle of the pack on the outside, came around the far turn in the three path and improved position mildly in the stretch. | E Gallardo 54kg 4.00L | 4 (7) |
| Canterbury Park 02-Jun-24 1510m FIRM R5 Race 5 (of $34,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:31.200 saved ground around the first turn, settled off the pace on the inside for the run up the backstretch, continued to save ground around the second turn and passed tiring horses in the lane. | C Roman 54kg 7.40L | 8 (11) |
| Canterbury Park 19-May-24 1210m FIRM R7 Race 7 (of $34,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:10.730 bumped with the horse to his outside leaving the gate, settled off the pace on the rail for the run up the backstretch, came around the turn in the four path, switched inside in upper stretch and was outkicked from there. | C Roman 54kg 10.25L | 6 (9) |
| Delta Downs 02-Dec-23 1410m FIRM (of $22,860), Winning Time: 01:29.040, SP: 10/1 Hop st, btw1/8,rallied | A Birzer 53.5kg, Cd 0 6.25L | 4 (9) |
| Delta Downs 10-Nov-23 1410m FIRM (of $1,058), Winning Time: 01:27.860, SP: 45/1 Near middle, even try | A Birzer 52.2kg, Cd 0 11.25L | 5 (9) |
| Delta Downs 21-Oct-23 1010m FIRM Md (of $22,225), Winning Time: 00:59.960, SP: 17/10 Contention, best late | C Roman 54.4kg | 1 (8) |