Fighting Words (USA)
About
Fighting Words is a 3yo dark bay/brown horse from the United States trained by Marcial Cornejo. He is by the stallion War Of Will out of the mare Tizsfranderella. Fighting Words has secured one win in his career. On 20th Jun 2025 at Gulfstream, he captured his most important victory, taking the $26,500 purse.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gulfstream 18-Oct-25 1210m FIRM R5 Race 5 (of $24,500) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:10.860, SP: 13.00 vied for the early lead three deep and from between rivals, lost position into the turn, trailed to upper stretch and did not factor in the drive. | L Fuenmayor 54.4kg, Cd 57.6kg 16.50L | 7 (7) |
| Gulfstream 22-Sep-25 1110m R1 Race 1 $1,715 (of $24,500) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:04.640, SP: 15.00 stalked the pace, chased on the turn and finished evenly. | L Fuenmayor 54.4kg, Cd 57.6kg 2.50L | 4 (6) |
| Gulfstream 01-Sep-25 1210m FIRM R5 Race 5 $200 (of $24,500) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:11.420, SP: 13.00 prominent early, chased two wide to quarter pole, gave way in the stretch. | E Perez 54.4kg 9.75L | 7 (7) |
| Gulfstream 17-Aug-25 1010m FIRM R9 Race 9 $200 (of $24,500) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:57.160, SP: 26.00 disputed early pace, was put in tight and checked at the three-eighths, chased to upper stretch then could not muster a final bid. | E Perez 54.4kg 7.25L | 6 (11) |
| Gulfstream 26-Jul-25 1310m FIRM R5 Race 5 $5,100 (of $25,500) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:18.480, SP: 3.75 dueled pace inside, no match for winner final furlong, held well for second. | E Perez 54.9kg 7.75L | 2 (6) |
| Gulfstream 06-Jul-25 1410m GOOD R9 Race 9 $280 (of $36,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:23.320, SP: 51.00 keen early, chased inside to turn, faltered. | E Perez 54.4kg 14.00L | 8 (8) |
| Gulfstream 20-Jun-25 1110m FIRM R1 Md $16,695 (of $26,500) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:07.610, SP: 3.75 set the pace in the two path throughout and edged away under urging. | E Perez 53.5kg | 1 (6) |
| Gulfstream 18-May-25 1410m FIRM R2 Md $2,650 (of $26,500) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:24.430, SP: 10.00 led the way through the opening quarter, dueled from the two path around the bend and was caught in the lane but kept on to the finish. | L Fuenmayor 53.5kg, Cd 49kg 10.75L | 3 (7) |
| Gulfstream 10-May-25 1610m FIRM R2 Md $1,855 (of $26,500) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:41.470, SP: 2.75 led the way up the backstretch, saved ground around the turn and gave way in the lane. | L Fuenmayor 53.5kg, Cd 58.1kg 9.50L | 4 (7) |
| Gulfstream 21-Apr-25 1610m FIRM R1 Md $2,500 (of $25,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:40.820, SP: 10.00 set a pressured pace two wide, then dropped to the inside by the five sixteenths and went on even terms leaving the turn but faded in the final furlong losing the place award on the wire. | L Fuenmayor 53.5kg, Cd 49kg 4.85L | 3 (9) |
| Gulfstream 17-Mar-25 1710m FIRM R7 Md $230 (of $25,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:44.040, SP: 11.00 raced in the four path around the first bend, tracked the leader on the outside up the backstretch, navigated the far turn from the three path and faded in the lane. | J E Morelos 53.5kg 9.00L | 8 (11) |
| Gulfstream 07-Mar-25 1670m FIRM R4 Md $2,500 (of $25,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:41.340, SP: 6.50 tracked the pace three wide, lacked the needed rally and churned on for the show. | E Jaramillo 53.5kg 9.00L | 3 (7) |
| Gulfstream 15-Feb-25 1610m FIRM R6 Md $2,520 (of $36,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:39.150, SP: 21.00 bumped at the start, disputed the early pace between foes and faded three wide around the turn. | T Gaffalione 53.5kg 20.25L | 4 (8) |
| Gulfstream 27-Jan-25 1710m GOOD R1 Md (of $37,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:40.580, SP: 8.00 tracked in the three path, steadied between foes going into the far turn, then retreated. | D Davis 53.5kg 9.50L | 7 (10) |
| Gulfstream 06-Jan-25 1710m FIRM R7 Md $6,100 (of $30,501) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:42.150, SP: 8.00 chased the winner two wide, could not seriously gain on that foe in the lane but held off the rest. | D Davis 53.5kg 1.00L | 2 (9) |
| Gulfstream 16-Dec-24 1710m GOOD R4 Md (of $37,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:41.440, SP: 17.00 stalked in the three path, bid going into the far turn, sustained that bid turning into the stretch, but faded in the final furlong. | E Jaramillo 53.5kg 5.00L | 6 (9) |
| Colonial Downs 19-Jul-24 1110m GOOD R11 Md (of $59,999) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:03.910 raced two deep around the far turn, swung five wide and had no late rally. | A A Gallardo 54kg 16.00L | 5 (7) |
| Gulfstream 22-Jun-24 1010m FIRM R1 Md (of $65,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:57.720 Bumped 1/2, 3wd | E Jaramillo 53.5kg 17.10L | 9 (9) |