Hugs For Aries (USA) Horse
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Hugs For Aries is a 3yo colt from the United States trained by Andrew L. Simoff. He is by the stallion American Pharoah out of Malibu Surprise. The horse has not yet broken its maiden, having finished without a win in three starts. In its most recent race at Delaware Park on 1st Aug 2026, Hugs For Aries was ridden by Jose A. Batista and came in 8th, behind the winner Citified.
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| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Delaware Park 01-Aug-26 1106m FIRM R6 Md (of $19,949) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:07.450, SP: 11.00 accelerated to the front, set the pace in the two path on the turn and gave way in upper stretch. 1st Citified ( A Williams 122 ) 2nd Regal Rules ( M Fernandez 119 , Cd 112 ) 0.25L 3rd I'mamaterialgirl ( R E Mena 119 ) 2.00L 8th Hugs For Aries ( J A Batista 119 ) 11.55L See full results | J A Batista 54kg 11.55L | 8 (8) |
| Delaware Park 12-Jul-26 1207m R8 Md $719 (of $25,888) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:14.850, SP: 5.00 , sent to the early lead, stayed slightly off the inner rail, drifted out leaving the turn, drifted out in upper stretch and faltered. 1st Break Of Dawn ( J Betancourt 119 ) 2nd Crazy Miles ( C Gil 119 ) 0.30L 3rd Uncle Zeb ( P Luna 122 ) 2.25L 7th Hugs For Aries ( J Batista 114 ) 21.25L See full results | J Batista 51.7kg 21.25L | 7 (7) |
| Delaware Park 13-Jul-25 1010m GOOD R4 Md $4,788 (of $68,403) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:59.320, SP: 4.50 took the early lead in the two path, took the turn outwardly and weakened in the stretch. 1st Dale's Bluff ( A Crispin 119 ) 2nd Knock Knock ( C Cedeno 119 ) 1.25L 3rd Autonome ( K Gomez 119 ) 0.30L 4th Hugs For Aries ( E Ruiz 119 ) 2.75L See full results | E Ruiz 54kg 2.75L | 4 (4) |