Estocada (USA) Horse
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Estocada is a 4yo dark bay/brown gelding from the United States trained by Antonio Machado. By American Freedom out of Danzig Girl, the horse has won three races so far. On 7 Sep 2025 at Laurel Park, Estocada earned its most important victory, taking the $49,000 Race 2 purse. It has been a profitable runner for bettors; backing the horse throughout its career would have produced a 20% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Laurel Park 12-Apr-26 1207m R2 Race 2 $13,860 (of $22,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:14.350, SP: 2.00 , nudged along off the pace and well off the inside, gathered momentum circling four wide into the lane, closed in under a drive past mid stretch, took over near the sixteenth pole then drew clear under a steady hand ride. 1st Estocada ( I Villalobos 126 ) 2nd Perugia ( Y Hazlewood 126 , Cd 121 ) 3.00L 3rd Buckin' Right ( R Mena 126 ) 6.50L See full results | I Villalobos 57.2kg | 1 (6) |
| Laurel Park 27-Sep-25 1710m R4 Race 4 $1,060 (of $53,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:44.650, SP: 1.83 cleared early, set the pace towards the inside, was hounded by the winner leaving the three quarter pole, ceded command heading to the half, gave chase under a ride past the three eighths then faltered in upper stretch. 1st Lovely Charm ( Y Hazlewood 126 , Cd 131 ) 2nd Navani ( H Karamanos 123 ) 2.25L 3rd I Can Run ( A Cruz 119 ) 10.25L 6th Estocada ( J Rodriguez 122 ) 18.25L See full results | J Rodriguez 55.3kg 18.25L | 6 (7) |
| Laurel Park 07-Sep-25 1710m R2 Race 2 $30,870 (of $49,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:46.350, SP: 4.33 , away in GOOD order, prompted in hand outside the leader, moved up to apply more pressure nearing the far turn, sparred under confident handling past the five sixteenths, wrested command soon into the lane, responded when set down, readily drew off and was kept to task. 1st Estocada ( I Villalobos 119 ) 2nd How Sweet She Is ( C E Lopez 123 ) 11.00L 3rd Paradise Wins ( H Karamanos 119 ) 13.25L See full results | I Villalobos 54kg | 1 (5) |
| Colonial Downs 09-Aug-25 1610m R4 Race 4 $1,200 (of $72,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:35.940, SP: 26.00 was bumped and checked at the break, settled back and was wide on the turn and came seven wide by the quarter pole and improved late. 1st Passage East ( B A Curtis 118 ) 2nd She's My Lady Luck ( D Centeno 118 ) 2.00L 3rd Paradise Wins ( H Karamanos 118 ) 0.75L 6th Estocada ( J G Torrealba 118 ) 7.50L See full results | J G Torrealba 53.5kg 7.50L | 6 (9) |
| Laurel Park 03-Mar-25 1610m FIRM R5 Race 5 $4,900 (of $49,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:40.400, SP: 4.33 , three deep around the turn, chased the pace and weakened. 1st Rosieontheriver ( R E Mena 121 ) 2nd Complexity Jane ( S Russell 121 ) 0.75L 3rd Estocada ( J Torrealba 121 ) 3.00L See full results | J Torrealba 54.9kg 3.00L | 3 (5) |
| Laurel Park 02-Mar-25 1610m R5 Laurel Park race 5 $9,800 (of $49,000) Barrier 5 1st Complexity Jane ( 121 ) 2nd Estocada ( 121 ) | 54.9kg | 2 (5) |
| Laurel Park 25-Jan-25 1610m FIRM R3 Md $20,790 (of $33,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:43.190, SP: 3.25 stalked the pace outside horses, raced four wide on the turn, secured command entering the stretch and pulled away while kept under urging. 1st Estocada ( J Rodriguez 124 ) 2nd Chattolanee Spring ( J Toledo 124 ) 9.75L 3rd Wikolia Lady ( Y O Ortiz 124 ) 11.25L See full results | J Rodriguez 56.2kg | 1 (7) |
| Laurel Park 22-Dec-24 1210m FIRM R9 Md $5,199 (of $25,999) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:14.070, SP: 4.50 was off slowly, raced near the back after the poor start, raced three wide nearing the quarter pole, angled out and finished gamely to the wire. 1st Can Do ( I Villalobos 122 ) 2nd Estocada ( J Rodriguez 122 ) 1.75L 3rd Gottahoppertunity ( J Torrealba 122 ) 5.50L See full results | J Rodriguez 55.3kg 1.75L | 2 (6) |