El Junior (USA) Horse

Country

United States

Foal Date

29-Mar-22

Colour

chestnut

Sire

Klimt

Dam

Eye On Berlin

Prize Money

57282

Owners

J R Sanchez Racing Stable Llc

About

El Junior, a 4yo colt from the United States, is trained by Rodolfo Sanchez‑Salomon. He is by Klimt out of Eye On Berlin and has recorded one career win. His most notable victory came on 15 Mar 2025 at Colonial Downs, where he earned the $50,000 MD.

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Laurel Park 25-Apr-26 1106m FIRM R1 Race 1 (of $24,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:01.880, SP: 17.00 moved to the inner rail leaving the backstretch, chased the pace and weakened. 1st Twirling Express ( F Martinez 122 ) 2nd Frye Island ( J Toledo 126 ) 2.00L 3rd Box Of Rockets ( Y Ortiz 122 ) 3.00L 5th El Junior ( R Mena 126 ) 4.35L See full resultsR Mena 57.2kg 4.35L5 (12)
Laurel Park 23-Feb-26 1106m R4 Race 4 $1,200 (of $40,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:07.050, SP: 11.00 stayed along the inner rail most of the trip and was outrun. 1st Galpin Sunday ( C E Lopez 126 ) 2nd Zio Lino ( J E Vargas 126 , Cd 119 ) 3.75L 3rd Nantucket ( M Chuan 126 ) 6.00L 5th El Junior ( Y O Ortiz 126 ) 15.00L See full resultsY O Ortiz 57.2kg 15.00L5 (5)
Pimlico 10-May-25 1010m FIRM R3 Race 3 $2,100 (of $30,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:58.650, SP: 11.00 , unhurried down the backstretch, had a rail trip and passed tired rivals. 1st Medagooch ( A Bocachica 126 ) 2nd Barong ( S Russell 126 ) 3.25L 3rd Night Preacher ( C Lopez 118 ) 0.15L 4th El Junior ( J Toledo 118 ) 6.30L See full resultsJ Toledo 53.5kg 6.30L4 (8)
Colonial Downs 15-Mar-25 1210m FIRM R1 Md $31,500 (of $50,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:10.080, SP: 2.00 Stalked, ridden out 1st El Junior ( J Toledo 118 ) 2nd Knockanara ( D Araujo 125 ) 0.00L 3rd Mischief Exposed ( J Davis 125 ) 0.00L See full resultsJ Toledo 53.5kg1 (5)
Laurel Park 26-Jan-25 1210m FIRM R6 Md $300 (of $41,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:14.010, SP: 21.00 saved ground and weakened. 1st Daring Venture ( V R Carrasco 124 ) 2nd Built By Khozan ( W Hamilton 124 ) 2.50L 3rd Creed's Vision ( S Russell 124 ) 3.00L 11th El Junior ( T Lyapustina 124 ) 14.75L See full resultsT Lyapustina 56.2kg 14.75L11 (11)
Laurel Park 22-Dec-24 1110m FIRM R3 Md $1,230 (of $41,001) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:06.180, SP: 34.00 was allowed to settle early, had an inside run throughout and no final winning bid. 1st Slam Notion ( J Torrealba 122 ) 2nd Daring Venture ( V R Carrasco 122 ) 2.50L 3rd Bernie The Star ( A Cruz 122 ) 4.00L 5th El Junior ( T Lyapustina 122 ) 6.00L See full resultsT Lyapustina 55.3kg 6.00L5 (10)