Defensor Fortis (USA)
About
Defensor Fortis is a 5yo b horse from the United States trained by Justin R. Evans. He is by Air Force Blue out of the dam Graser. The horse has recorded four wins in his career. On 29 Dec 2024 at Turf Paradise, Defensor Fortis earned his most significant victory to date, claiming the $13,001 Race 5 prize.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Turf Paradise 07-Feb-25 1609m GOOD R4 Race 4 (of $13,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:36.940, SP: 5.00 gave way and was eased late. | K Lopez 56.2kg 30.75L | 10 (10) |
| Turf Paradise 28-Jan-25 1609m FIRM R7 Race 7 (of $13,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:35.590, SP: 5.00 rated forwardly two to three wide behind a disputed pace, shifted out a path then chased four wide between foes in upper stretch, kept on with effort past the sixteenth marker but was out kicked. | K Lopez 56.2kg 3.10L | 5 (9) |
| Turf Paradise 29-Dec-24 1609m GOOD R5 Race 5 $8,190 (of $13,001) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:37.050, SP: 3.50 raced in the two path around the first turn, settled in the middle of the pack on the outside for the run up the backstretch, began a bid from the three path coming around the turn and gained ground late to get up for the win. | K Lopez 56.2kg | 1 (9) |
| Turf Paradise 11-Dec-24 1307m FIRM R7 Race 7 $6,741 (of $10,701) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:16.560, SP: 3.50 settled off the early pace, made a bid near the inside into the upper stretch and finished well to edge clear under strong handling. | K Lopez 55.3kg | 1 (9) |
| Turf Paradise 19-Nov-24 1508m GOOD R10 Race 10 (of $14,499) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:28.270, SP: 4.33 broke outward, corrected and edged up, chased two to three wide to the far turn then faded. | O Mojica 55.3kg 14.00L | 6 (7) |
| Santa Rosa 18-Aug-24 1609m GOOD (of $21,280), Winning Time: 01:39.080, SP: 17/10 broke in a bit at the start and bothered a neighboring rival, stalked the early pace outside of DEO, attended to the moderate pace through the backstretch run, prompted the pace two to three wide into the far turn, got caught in tight, took up and was shuffled back at the quarter pole, was outrun into the stretch and lacked a late response. | A Espinoza 56.7kg, Cd 0 6.80L | 5 (7) |
| Santa Rosa 03-Aug-24 1609m GOOD (of $7,677), Winning Time: 01:39.110, SP: 2/1 Waited,split 1/8,up | I Orozco 55.8kg | 1 (8) |
| Del Mar 28-Jul-24 1005m GOOD R3 Race 3 (of $4,724) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:57.250, SP: 50/1 Brush st,2w,no respons | R Gutierrez 56.2kg 8.00L | 7 (9) |
| Golden Gate Fields 08-Jun-24 1207m FIRM R2 Md $8,190 (of $7,800), Winning Time: 01:11.440, SP: 5/2 Fanned 5-6w,drew away | A Espinoza 55.8kg | 1 (6) |
| Santa Anita 12-May-24 1609m GOOD R1 Md (of $32,400) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:36.310, SP: 15/2 Pace inside, weakened | D Herrera 57.2kg 6.00L | 5 (7) |
| Santa Anita 20-Apr-24 1609m GOOD R1 Md $3,780 (of $32,400) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:34.680, SP: 13/1 Duel,clr,ovrtkn1/4,wkn | D Herrera 57.2kg 7.25L | 4 (6) |
| Santa Anita 23-Mar-24 1609m GOOD R5 Md $4,550 (of $41,275) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:35.070, SP: 15/1 Rank 3deep,3wd,no bid | D Herrera 57.2kg 3.00L | 4 (8) |
| Santa Anita 17-Mar-24 1207m GOOD R1 Md $4,550 (of $41,275) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:09.020, SP: 16/1 Bit rank,2wd,no threat | A Fresu 56.2kg 4.50L | 4 (6) |
| Santa Anita 13-Jan-24 1307m GOOD R9 Md (of $37,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:15.490 tracked from off the rail then angled to the inside on the backstretch, shifted to the two path around the bend, moved out further in the drive and weakened. | D A Herrera 56.2kg 4.75L | 5 (9) |
| Golden Gate Fields 12-Nov-23 1106m FIRM R5 Md (of $10,795) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:02.930, SP: 19/2 Broke out,3-4w,no bid | S Amador 55.8kg, Cd 0 12.75L | 6 (7) |
| Golden Gate Fields 29-Oct-23 1609m FIRM Md (of $23,400), Winning Time: 01:37.470, SP: 28/1 Sent,faded stretch | P Brayan 55.8kg, Cd 0 10.75L | 6 (8) |
| Fresno 09-Oct-23 1207m FIRM R1 CLMd $1,820 (of $26,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:10.650 was prominent away from the gate and pressed the decent early pace while inside of the pacesetter, lost a bit of ground along the turn, angled four wide into the stretch and tired in the final furlong. | E A Roman 55.3kg 10.75L | 4 (5) |
| Golden Gate Fields 19-Sep-23 1609m GOOD R8 Md $2,100 (of $23,400) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:38.660, SP: 2/1 Stlkd 3-4w,outkicked | E Roman 55.3kg, Cd 0 2.00L | 4 (8) |
| Del Mar 06-Aug-23 1609m GOOD R5 CLMd (of $82,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:36.650 broke in the air, shied from the rail nearing the first turn and failed to make an impact. | R A Vazquez 54.4kg 12.80L | 9 (10) |
| Santa Anita 19-Jun-23 1609m GOOD R12 CLMd (of $61,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:35.220 tossed his head, shifted out and bumped rival at the start, chased wide through the first turn, bid four then three deep on the second bend but flattened out in the lane. | A Alsagoor 51.3kg, Cd 53.5kg 4.90L | 8 (12) |
| Santa Anita 20-May-23 1307m GOOD R3 CLMd $12,200 (of $61,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:17.240 Bk out,chs2w,led,naild | R A Vazquez 53.5kg 0.20L | 2 (5) |