Gripen (USA) Horse
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Gripen, a 3yo dk b/br gelding from the United States, is trained by W. Robert Bailes. He is by Mendelssohn out of the mare Never Heard Of Her. To date he has claimed two wins. On 10 May 2026 at Laurel Park he earned his most notable victory, taking the $24,000 purse in Race 4.
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| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Laurel Park 21-Jun-26 1106m FIRM R1 Race 1 $7,000 (of $35,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:02.620, SP: 4.00 , three wide on the turn in a striking position, closed late outside to just miss. 1st Serene Spirit ( J Toledo 126 ) 2nd Gripen ( T Kingsley 119 , Cd 112 ) 0.05L 3rd Chantico ( F Boyce 126 ) 3.05L See full results | T Kingsley 54kg, Cd 50.8kg 0.05L | 2 (7) |
| Laurel Park 01-Jun-26 1207m FIRM R1 Race 1 $5,200 (of $26,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:09.800 1st Destination ( J G Briceno 126 ) 2nd Gripen ( J Barbosa 118 ) 2.25L 3rd Serene Spirit ( J E Vargas 126 , Cd 121 ) 4.25L See full results | J Barbosa 53.5kg 2.25L | 2 (9) |
| Laurel Park 10-May-26 1106m GOOD R4 Race 4 $15,120 (of $24,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:02.280, SP: 1.67 rated kindly while saving ground leaving the far turn, shifted out five wide with progress into the stretch, leveled off under pressure past the three sixteenths, rolled past the inner leader heading to the sixteenth marker, drifted in and widened while kept to task. 1st Gripen ( J E Vargas 118 , Cd 113 ) 2nd Ballycurrin ( H Karamanos 126 ) 3.50L 3rd Any Fools Gold ( C Maldonado 122 ) 4.75L See full results | J E Vargas 53.5kg, Cd 51.3kg | 1 (8) |
| Laurel Park 20-Apr-26 1106m R1 Race 1 $4,800 (of $24,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:03.260, SP: 5.50 raced between horses to mid stretch, worked her way outside hoses in mid stretch and rallied. 1st My Girl Back Home ( F Boyce 117 ) 2nd Gripen ( J E Vargas 117 , Cd 112 ) 0.10L 3rd Fahnee ( T Lyapustina 122 ) 0.60L See full results | J E Vargas 53.1kg, Cd 50.8kg 0.10L | 2 (12) |
| Laurel Park 11-Apr-26 1106m R5 Md $13,860 (of $22,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:07.880, SP: 3.00 1st Gripen ( Y Hazlewood 124 , Cd 119 ) 2nd Emma Mermaid ( X Perez 124 ) 1.50L 3rd I'M A Lil Wicked ( J E Vargas 124 , Cd 119 ) 8.25L See full results | Y Hazlewood 56.2kg, Cd 54kg | 1 (8) |