Drilling For Gold (USA) Horse
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Drilling For Gold is a 5yo b horse from the United States trained by Brittany T. Russell. He is by Twirling Candy out of Danceforthecause and has recorded three career wins. On 13 July 2025 at Colonial Downs, he captured his most important victory, earning the $34,500 Race 4 purse.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Laurel Park 13-Jun-26 1609m FIRM R5 Race 5 $9,800 (of $49,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:34.690, SP: 4.50 made the early lead, stayed along the inner rail controlling the pace, remained clear in mid stretch but was out finished. 1st Dairago ( F Boyce 123 , Cd 118 ) 2nd Drilling For Gold ( S Russell 123 ) 0.50L 3rd Jibilian ( J Barbosa 123 ) 1.00L See full results | S Russell 55.8kg 0.50L | 2 (7) |
| Laurel Park 20-Apr-26 1710m R5 Race 5 $1,470 (of $49,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:42.510, SP: 3.75 , pinched back leaving the starting gate, lost ground the far turn, moved to the six path in upper stretch and rallied between rivals. 1st Zevon ( H Karamanos 123 ) 2nd Alakan ( J Ruiz 114 ) 0.75L 3rd Punxsutawney Phil ( K Gomez 123 ) 1.75L 5th Drilling For Gold ( S Russell 123 ) 1.85L See full results | S Russell 55.8kg 1.85L | 5 (12) |
| Fair Grounds 13-Feb-26 1710m R8 Race 8 $11,000 (of $55,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:43.030, SP: 11.00 tracked the pace through the first turn, moved up to press the pace up the backstretch and far turn, took charge just after the quarter, opened up a couple lengths under left handed urging but got nailed by surging rival. 1st Faber ( J Loveberry 120 ) 2nd Drilling For Gold ( B J Hernandez 120 ) 0.00L 3rd Contribution ( J Ortiz 120 ) 0.75L See full results | B J Hernandez 54.4kg 0.00L | 2 (10) |
| Fair Grounds 28-Dec-25 1609m R7 Race 7 $3,850 (of $55,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:36.120, SP: 17.00 went five wide through the first turn, tracked the pace three wide up the backstretch, closed some ground in the far turn to stalk the pace, had no closing bid. 1st Lebowski ( J Graham 117 ) 2nd Trevaggio ( E Nieves 117 ) 1.25L 3rd Contribution ( A Concepcion 117 ) 0.50L 4th Drilling For Gold ( B A Curtis 119 ) 2.75L See full results | B A Curtis 54kg 2.75L | 4 (12) |
| Presque Isle Downs 10-Oct-25 1710m R7 Race 7 $7,600 (of $38,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:43.280, SP: 3.25 prompted the pace down the backstretch, ralliedto challenge nearing the quarter pole, took command turning for home and was outfinished in deep stretch. 1st Prince Of Ayrshire ( S Spieth 125 ) 2nd Drilling For Gold ( A Gallardo 125 ) 1.00L 3rd Maynard ( B Bays 123 ) 0.50L See full results | A Gallardo 56.7kg 1.00L | 2 (6) |