Cruisin For Cali (USA) Horse

Country

United States

Foal Date

19-Feb-23

Colour

bay

Dam

Pay Off

Prize Money

42779

Owners

Thomsen Racing Llc

About

Cruisin For Cali is a 3yo gelding from the United States trained by Steve R. Knapp. He is out of the stallion Catalina Cruiser and the mare Pay Off. To date, the horse has captured one victory, the most notable being on 23 Mar 2026 at Santa Anita where he earned $36,000 in the Md. race. He has been a profitable choice for bettors, delivering a 75% return on investment for those who backed him throughout his career.

Raced At

Santa Anita

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Santa Anita 20-Apr-26 1811m FIRM R7 Race 7 (of $67,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:46.690, SP: 41.00 reserved early on and moved inside, trailed up the backstretch, lagged behind through the far turn and had little left for the drive. 1st Call Me Cory ( M E Smith 124 ) 2nd City Exile ( F Geroux 126 ) 1.50L 3rd Mythical Reel ( A Fresu 124 ) 3.00L 9th Cruisin For Cali ( T J Pereira 118 ) 15.50L See full resultsT J Pereira 53.5kg 15.50L9 (10)
Santa Anita 23-Mar-26 1408m GOOD R4 Md $22,680 (of $36,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:23.220, SP: 7.00 raced up close outside the top pair, took aim three to four wide turning for home, drew alongside the leaders in midstretch, took over with a sixteenth remaining and won going away. 1st Cruisin For Cali ( T Pereira 122 ) 2nd Montana Jet ( V D Cid 122 ) 4.25L 3rd Sharons Angels ( E Maldonado 122 ) 0.50L See full resultsT Pereira 55.3kg1 (6)
Santa Anita 21-Feb-26 1207m FIRM R7 Md $2,520 (of $36,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:10.250, SP: 34.00 1st Sharons Beach ( A Fresu 122 ) 2nd Dreaming On ( K Kimura 122 ) 0.50L 3rd Dutton's Song ( K Frey 122 ) 4.75L 4th Cruisin For Cali ( T Pereira 122 ) 8.50L See full resultsT Pereira 55.3kg 8.50L4 (7)
Santa Anita 01-Feb-26 1207m FIRM R6 Md $4,900 (of $70,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:10.650, SP: 34.00 broke slow and bobbled in the beginning, raced inside a rival at the back early, saved ground through the turn and was never a factor. 1st Potente ( K Kimura 122 ) 2nd Captain Shreve ( K Frey 122 ) 0.75L 3rd Deep Tracks ( M Smith 122 ) 3.25L 4th Cruisin For Cali ( T Pereira 122 ) 11.50L See full resultsT Pereira 55.3kg 11.50L4 (8)