Darlin' Duchess (USA) Horse
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Darlin' Duchess is a 3yo b from the United States trained by Val Brinkerhoff. She is by the stallion Twirling Candy out of the mare Zero To Sixty. The horse remains a maiden, having failed to win in 10 starts. In her most recent start at Del Mar on 8 Sep 2026, she was ridden by Tyler Baze and finished third behind the winner Marvelousmissmabel.
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| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Del Mar 08-Sep-26 1106m FIRM R2 Md $3,749 (of $37,495) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:05.360, SP: 7.00 1st Marvelousmissmabel ( C Herrera 121 ) 2nd She Spendsalot ( T Pereira 121 ) 3.75L 3rd Darlin' Duchess ( T Baze 121 ) 6.00L See full results | T Baze 54.9kg 6.00L | 3 (12) |
| 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 ) 0.15L 4th Darlin' Duchess ( A Bautista 120 , Cd 115 ) 8.55L See full results | A 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) |