Golden Midnight (USA) Horse

Country

United States

Foal Date

22-Apr-22

Colour

dark bay or brown

Sire

Gato Del Oro

Dam

Midnight Lilly

Prize Money

6958

Owners

Buckle Up Racing

About

Golden Midnight is a 4yo dk b/br colt from the United States trained by Manuel Ortiz, Sr. He is by Gato Del Oro out of Midnight Lilly. The horse has not broken its maiden, remaining winless in six starts. In its latest outing at Turf Paradise on 14 Apr 2026, Blake Nunnally rode Golden Midnight to a third‑place finish, behind winner Above The Ordinary.

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Turf Paradise 14-Apr-26 1308m FIRM R5 Md $1,000 (of $10,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:17.420, SP: 8.50 trailed in the four path, swung out to the six path at the top of the lane, and kept on to get up for show. 1st Above The Ordinary ( A Castellanos 126 ) 2nd Thetribehasspoken ( D P Vergara 126 ) 3.00L 3rd Golden Midnight ( B Nunnally 126 ) 4.00L See full resultsB Nunnally 57.2kg 4.00L3 (9)
Turf Paradise 17-Mar-26 1609m FIRM R5 Md $1,000 (of $10,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:39.840, SP: 4.50 , with the pace three deep, battled outside rivals into and around the final turn, shifted out four wide for the drive and kept on with effort. 1st White Peony ( G Franco 126 ) 2nd Believe In Her ( K Lopez 126 ) 1.25L 3rd Golden Midnight ( D Vergara 126 ) 2.25L See full resultsD Vergara 57.2kg 2.25L3 (8)
Turf Paradise 25-Feb-26 1609m FIRM R6 Md $1,000 (of $10,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:38.560, SP: 5.50 raced off the pace in the five path, was coaxed along in the three path around the far turn, got carried out to the seven path at the top of the lane, and kept on for show. 1st Barbies Fury ( C Montalvo 126 ) 2nd Ms. Buzzinga ( K Mcgregor 126 ) 1.00L 3rd Golden Midnight ( D Vergara 126 ) 1.05L See full resultsD Vergara 57.2kg 1.05L3 (9)
Turf Paradise 29-Jan-26 1207m FIRM R8 Md $300 (of $10,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:10.750, SP: 15.00 brushed with an inner foe at the start, lacked speed in the three path, shifted out in upper stretch and failed to factor. 1st Flash That Smile ( F Alvarado 124 ) 2nd Mamarando ( S Amador 124 ) 4.00L 3rd Swiss Dancer ( J Asencio 124 ) 3.00L 5th Golden Midnight ( D Vergara 124 ) 8.75L See full resultsD Vergara 56.2kg 8.75L5 (9)
Turf Paradise 15-Jan-26 1207m FIRM R5 Md $1,000 (of $10,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:12.410, SP: 9.00 1st Big A's Little One ( O Mojica 124 ) 2nd Hazael ( K Krigger 124 ) 4.75L 3rd Golden Midnight ( D Vergara 124 ) 6.00L See full resultsD Vergara 56.2kg 6.00L3 (7)
Los Alamitos Racecourse 21-Jun-25 1210m FIRM R5 Md $500 (of $15,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:12.100, SP: 15.00 lacked early speed and never got involved. 1st Angi's Tipsy ( D Cohen 118 ) 2nd Dixie's Delight ( A Lezcano 118 ) 3.50L 3rd Devine Marina ( K Kimura 118 ) 1.75L 9th Golden Midnight ( A Escobedo 118 ) 56.50L See full resultsA Escobedo 53.5kg 56.5kgL9 (10)