Darlin' Duchess (USA) Horse
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Darlin' Duchess is a 3yo mare from the United States trained by Val Brinkerhoff. She is by Twirling Candy out of Zero To Sixty. The filly has not yet broken her maiden, going winless in nine starts. In her most recent outing at Del Mar on 31 Jul 2026, ridden by Alfredo L. Bautista, she finished fourth behind winner Sugar Reign.
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| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Del Mar 31-Jul-26 1609m FIRM R3 Md $3,008 (of $42,974) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:38.260, SP: 11.00 tracked the pace from along the rail, moved up bit leaving the backstretch, was in bit tight along the fence early on the second turn, shuffled back and never recovered. 1st Sugar Reign ( A Aguilar 120 ) 2nd Springline ( A Escobedo 120 ) 3.25L 3rd Lady Ruth ( J Rosario 120 ) 3.30L 4th Darlin' Duchess ( A L Bautista 120 , Cd 115 ) 8.55L See full results | A L Bautista 54.4kg, Cd 52.2kg 8.55L | 4 (8) |
| Santa Anita 26-May-26 1207m FIRM R3 Md $2,942 (of $29,416) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:12.500, SP: 13.00 bumped with inner rival and dropped back when climbing early, angled to the inside, passed a couple runners on the turn, moved off the fence in the lane, showed late effort and earned the show honors. 1st Olivia ( K Kimura 121 ) 2nd Dragon Kat ( C Belmont 121 ) 2.25L 3rd Darlin' Duchess ( A Bautista 121 , Cd 116 ) 2.75L See full results | A Bautista 54.9kg, Cd 52.6kg 2.75L | 3 (9) |
| Santa Anita 04-Apr-26 1207m FIRM R4 Md $757 (of $37,835) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:10.970, SP: 5.50 chased from off the pace along the inside into the turn, moved over to the two path around the bend and failed to menace. 1st Mischievous Bev ( E Jaramillo 122 ) 2nd Can You Dream ( V D Cid 122 ) 8.50L 3rd Grape Juice Too ( L C Flores 122 ) 2.00L 5th Darlin' Duchess ( A Bautista 122 , Cd 117 ) 13.55L See full results | A Bautista 55.3kg, Cd 53.1kg 13.55L | 5 (7) |
| Santa Anita 24-Jan-26 1609m FIRM R3 Md $728 (of $50,983) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:38.370, SP: 26.00 raced keenly in hand prior to the first turn, went three then two wide around the bend, pressed the leader from outside in the middle stages, chased in the two path on the second bend and weakened. 1st Miss Donna ( K Kimura 122 ) 2nd Springline ( E Jaramillo 122 ) 1.00L 3rd Heavenly Belle ( W Orantes 122 ) 0.50L 6th Darlin' Duchess ( T Baze 122 ) 4.25L See full results | T Baze 55.3kg 4.25L | 6 (7) |
| Santa Anita 16-Jan-26 1207m FIRM R4 Md $748 (of $38,879) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:11.230, SP: 7.00 pursued within striking distance from the three path into the turn, lost ground around the bend and weakened. 1st Memetic ( K Frey 122 ) 2nd My Girl Mia ( E Jaramillo 122 ) 4.25L 3rd Flamingo Star ( K Kimura 122 ) 0.50L 6th Darlin' Duchess ( T Baze 122 ) 13.50L See full results | T Baze 55.3kg 13.50L | 6 (8) |