Dear Dad (USA)
About
Dear Dad is a 5yo b from the United States trained by Mark E. Casse. He is by the stallion Khozan out of the mare Table For Six. To date he has recorded four wins. On 7 Aug 2025 at Colonial Downs, Dear Dad captured his most important victory, taking the $74,000 purse in Race 8. He has proved a lucrative runner for bettors; staying with him throughout his career would have delivered a 38% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Colonial Downs 07-Sep-25 2414m R6 Colonial Cup Stakes (Stakes) $10,500 (of $150,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:27.550, SP: 5.50 pulled while slow to settle behind the early leader for a half, took over into the second turn, opened a sizable advantage up the backstretch the second time while attempting to rate, offered brief resistance when confronted in upper stretch then began to weaken. | D Centeno 55.3kg 2.60L | 4 (6) |
| Colonial Downs 07-Aug-25 1609m GOOD R8 Race 8 $46,620 (of $74,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:35.950, SP: 11.00 set the early pace while unchallenged on the inside, remained clear leaving the turn and widened the margin by the furlong marker and then maintained a safe margin to the wire to prove best, driving. | D Centeno 56.2kg | 1 (9) |
| Gulfstream 22-Jun-25 1609m GOOD R8 Race 8 $35,910 (of $57,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:32.970, SP: 11.00 Bid 3/8,duel,prevailed | E Gonzalez 54.4kg | 1 (7) |
| Gulfstream 25-May-25 1709m GOOD R11 Race 11 $11,400 (of $57,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:38.950, SP: 11.00 was keen early and a bit hard to hold two wide, tracked the leaders two wide on the turn and made a mild bid three wide leaving the turn and kept on willingly to be clearly second best. | E Gonzalez 54.4kg 2.75L | 2 (10) |
| Gulfstream 21-Apr-25 1810m FIRM R9 Race 9 $11,200 (of $56,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:48.370, SP: 9.00 set the pace on the inside and then shook away on the far turn, then was headed nearing the furlong marker and then was resurgent the last hundred yards but was denied losing the head bob. | E Gonzalez 55.3kg 0.05L | 2 (7) |
| Gulfstream 30-Mar-25 1709m GOOD R1 Race 1 $9,600 (of $96,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:38.790, SP: 7.00 raced in the two path around the first turn, stalked the leader on the outside up the backstretch, navigated the far turn from the four path and chased on to the wire. | D Davis 55.3kg 2.50L | 3 (11) |
| Gulfstream 23-Feb-25 1810m FIRM R11 Race 11 $19,200 (of $96,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:27.329, SP: 5.00 Led,2p2nd,duel,caught | E Gonzalez 55.3kg 0.50L | 2 (6) |
| Gulfstream 23-Jan-25 1709m FIRM R8 Race 8 $34,019 (of $53,999) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:41.550 raced up close in the two path, inched away under a nudge around the far turn, was cued passing the quarter, continued to draw away in upper stretch, drifted out in the final sixteenth, but held safely. | E Gonzalez 54.4kg | 1 (5) |
| Gulfstream 21-Dec-24 1673m FIRM R9 Race 9 $3,010 (of $43,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:39.990, SP: 6.00 saved ground off the pace, angled out in upper stretch and improved position. | I O Jr 54.9kg 4.25L | 4 (8) |
| Gulfstream 23-Nov-24 1673m FIRM R9 Race 9 $4,801 (of $48,001) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:40.730, SP: 9.00 Broke in, bump st, 2wd | E Gonzalez 54.9kg 2.25L | 3 (7) |
| Gulfstream 31-May-24 1609m GOOD R7 Race 7 $9,600 (of $48,001) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:34.530, SP: 16/10 Bump 3/4, 4wd far turn | E Gonzalez 56.2kg 1.00L | 2 (7) |
| Gulfstream 28-Apr-24 1709m FIRM R3 Race 3 $4,801 (of $48,001) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:42.390, SP: 3/1 Bump st,3-4p,drift1/16 | E Gonzalez 56.2kg 1.75L | 3 (6) |
| Gulfstream 21-Aug-23 1673m FIRM R6 CL $8,600 (of $43,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:41.030 bumped with an inner foe just after the start, then steadied in the three path turning into backstretch, raced in range between foes from there, was ridden from the two path turning into the lane, drifted out in the final sixteenth, and ran on for place. | E Gonzalez 53.5kg 0.25L | 2 (8) |
| Gulfstream 01-Jul-23 1673m FIRM R5 CL $8,600 (of $43,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:40.770 showed good early foot to se the pace two wide down the backstretch, colllared through the far turn, dug in and kept on gamely to the wire. | E Gonzalez 53.5kg 1.00L | 2 (7) |
| Gulfstream 05-Jun-23 1673m FIRM R10 CLMd $25,200 (of $40,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:41.430 broke awkwardly, raced near the back of the pack after the poor start, advanced through the far turn, raced from the outside in the stretch and surged clear late under steady pressure. | E Gonzalez 53.5kg | 1 (9) |
| Gulfstream 25-Jun-22 1106m FIRM Md (of $376), Winning Time: 01:05.390, SP: 16/10 Greenly backstretch,3w | E Gonzalez 53.5kg, Cd 0 4.50L | 6 (7) |