Island Bender (USA) Horse
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Island Bender is a 5yo bay horse from the United States trained by Joel Berndt. He is by the stallion Barbados out of the mare Karen's Idol. To date, Island Bender has won 2 races. On 10 Sep 2023 at Canterbury Park, he captured his most important victory, earning the $16,000 purse in Race 1.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Canterbury Park 15-Jun-26 1006m FIRM R5 Race 5 $2,200 (of $11,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:59.870 bumped with the horse to her outside at the start, recovered to duel from the rail up the backstretch, battled from the two path around the turn and could not go with the winner in the final furlong but chased that rival on to the finish. 1st Wildcat Minny ( A Quinonez 123 ) 2nd Island Bender ( C Roman 123 ) 1.50L 3rd Paarl ( J Jude 123 ) 3.50L See full results | C Roman 55.8kg 1.50L | 2 (8) |
| Hawthorne 27-Oct-25 1210m R9 Race 9 $1,075 (of $10,749) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:12.120, SP: 6.50 set the pace in the three path, was cued in the two path passing the quarter, kept on down the lane, yielded in the final sixteenth, but held show. 1st Rose's Wish ( S Gonzalez 121 ) 2nd Foxy Zorra ( E Gallardo 122 ) 0.30L 3rd Island Bender ( C Roman 122 ) 2.25L See full results | C Roman 55.3kg 2.25L | 3 (9) |
| Hawthorne 26-Sep-25 1010m R5 Race 5 $200 (of $10,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:57.840, SP: 9.00 stalked the leaders on the outside through the early stages, navigated the turn from the two path and faded in the stretch. 1st Hialeah Hottie ( J Felix 122 ) 2nd Sharp Attack ( I Hernandez 122 ) 2.00L 3rd Honor His Half ( O Mojica 119 ) 0.50L 7th Island Bender ( C Roman 122 ) 7.25L See full results | C Roman 55.3kg 7.25L | 7 (8) |
| Canterbury Park 28-Aug-25 1110m R5 Race 5 $175 (of $10,500) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:04.970, SP: 3.00 1st Call'em All ( K Harr 124 ) 2nd So Thrilling ( G Rodriguez 119 ) 7.75L 3rd Tactical Express ( A Quinonez 124 ) 1.00L 8th Island Bender ( C Roman 124 ) 26.10L See full results | C Roman 56.2kg 26.10L | 8 (8) |
| Canterbury Park 17-Aug-25 1110m R7 Race 7 $2,225 (of $10,500) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:04.710, SP: 5.50 set a clear early pace, raced off the rail into the turn, opened up, couldn't sustain the run and was second best. 1st Foxy Zorra ( E Gallardo 124 ) 2nd Island Bender ( C Roman 124 ) 1.25L 3rd So Thrilling ( G Rodriguez 119 ) 0.30L See full results | C Roman 56.2kg 1.25L | 2 (7) |