Fortissimo (USA) Horse
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Fortissimo, a four-year-old dark bay/brown gelding bred in the United States by Take Charge Indy out of Music And Lyrics, is conditioned by Timothy E. Hamm and owned by Blazing Meadows Farm LLC and America's Thoroughbred Investors. In 18 starts he has secured six wins and placed ten times, earning $439,966 in prize money. His most recent start was at Thistledown on September 9, 2026, where he finished fifth of seven, and his latest victory came at the same track on July 22, 2026.
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| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Thistledown 09-Sep-26 1207m FIRM R7 Race 7 (of $57,561) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:10.600, SP: 3.75 pressured the winner from the inside past the half mile marker, sharply shifted out two wide nearing the turn then lacked the needed response in the drive. 1st Boots Malone ( F B Salazar 119 ) 2nd Vdaytothetenacious ( L Gonzalez 119 ) 1.25L 3rd Empire's Fire ( J Bracho 119 ) 1.50L 5th Fortissimo ( R Bowen 121 ) 3.25L See full results | R Bowen 54.9kg 3.25L | 5 (7) |
| Thistledown 09-Aug-26 1207m FIRM R5 Best of Ohio Honey Jay Stakes (Stakes) $14,150 (of $141,503) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:10.840, SP: 7.00 offered a mild bid three wide nearing the quarter pole the was outfinished. 1st Superwolf ( E Barbaran 121 ) 2nd Empire's Fire ( J Bracho 117 ) 2.75L 3rd Fortissimo ( R Bowen 119 ) 3.00L See full results | R Bowen 54kg 3.00L | 3 (8) |
| Thistledown 22-Jul-26 1207m SOFT R7 Race 7 $28,199 (of $44,760) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:12.120, SP: 4.50 vied for the lead along the inside through the turn, slipped through to make the lead at the three sixteenths pole then drew clear under left handed urging and won under strong handling. 1st Fortissimo ( R Bowen 119 ) 2nd Mr. Penny Pincher ( J Bracho 119 ) 1.50L 3rd Atkins ( A Chavez 119 ) 0.30L See full results | R Bowen 54kg | 1 (9) |
| Belterra Park 26-Jun-26 1308m FIRM R5 Belterra Park Race 5 $7,689 (of $23,066) Barrier 4, SP: 5.00 1st Superwolf ( E Barbaran 125 ) 2nd Fortissimo ( L Sosa 121 ) 3rd Big Truck ( P Ouzts 121 ) 3.25L | L Sosa 54.9kg | 2 (6) |
| Belterra Park 29-May-26 1207m FIRM R4 Belterra Park Race 4 $2,809 (of $84,280) Barrier 7, SP: 4.20 1st Superwolf ( E Barbaran 124 ) 2nd Win Herbie Win ( V Fernandez 124 ) 0.15L 3rd Henry Mac ( L Rivera 124 ) 2.50L 6th Fortissimo ( H J Diaz 124 ) 5.50L | H J Diaz 56.2kg 5.50L | 6 (8) |
| Thistledown 02-May-26 1207m SLOPPY Flat, SP: 11/4 | Hector Jr Diaz 55.8kg | 2 (6) |
| Mahoning Valley 24-Nov-25 1207m Flat, SP: 3/1 | Irad Ortiz Jr 53.5kg | 3 (6) |
| Mahoning Valley 25-Oct-25 1207m Flat, SP: 7/1 | Laureano Sosa 55.8kg | 3 (7) |
| Thistledown 11-Sep-25 1207m Flat, SP: 15/8 | Rocco Bowen 54kg | 2 (4) |
| Thistledown 14-Aug-25 1207m Flat, SP: 3/1 | Rocco Bowen 52.2kg | 1 (7) |
| Thistledown 21-Jun-25 1811m FAST Flat, SP: 1/1 | Jose Ortiz 54.9kg | 2 (8) |
| Mahoning Valley 26-Oct-24 1710m FAST Flat, SP: 8/15 | Rocco Bowen 55.3kg | 3 (8) |
| Thistledown 24-Sep-24 1207m SLOPPY Flat, SP: 2/9 | Rocco Bowen 53.1kg | 1 (5) |
| Thistledown 10-Aug-24 1207m FAST Flat, SP: 4/9 | Laureano Sosa 53.5kg | 1 (6) |