La Cantera (2022)
About
La Cantera is a 3yo horse trained by Saffie A. Joseph, Jr. It is by Persian King out of Desert Lantern. The horse has won three races to date. On 2 Nov 2025 at Gulfstream, La Cantera achieved its most important victory, earning $36,000 in Race 1.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gulfstream 02-Nov-25 1610m FIRM R1 Race 1 $22,680 (of $36,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:33.980, SP: 2.00 settled then tracked the decent pace from the inside, waited for racing room at the quarter marker, found a seam to upper stretch and vied for the lead at the furlong grounds, took command then surged clear in the late stages. | M Husbands 54.4kg | 1 (7) |
| Colonial Downs 22-Aug-25 1610m R12 Race 12 $7,000 (of $35,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:35.250, SP: 3.50 tracked the early pace and moved to the inside under a snug hold, made a three wide bid leaving the turn and went on even terms for command by the furlong marker, then moved. | M Husbands 53.5kg 1.75L | 2 (12) |
| Colonial Downs 18-Jul-25 1710m GOOD R8 Race 8 $22,050 (of $35,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:43.220, SP: 1.91 was well placed along the inside, boxed nearing the quarter pole to nearing the furlong marker, moved out and angled out for racing room to make a bid and edged clear in the late stages to prove best under crop urging. | M Husbands 53.5kg | 1 (8) |
| Gulfstream 08-Jun-25 1710m GOOD R9 Martha Washington Stakes (Stakes) $750 (of $75,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:40.500, SP: 15.00 broke outwardly bumping a rival lightly, was caught wide racing three to four deep in the early going, floated out five wide late on the far turn, failed to rally. | W Vasquez 53.5kg 13.50L | 7 (8) |
| Gulfstream 03-May-25 1710m GOOD R6 Race 6 $4,200 (of $42,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:39.640, SP: 2.63 saved ground early, opened up on the field racing up the backstretch, continued to show the way while saving ground around the far turn and weakened in the final furlong. | M Husbands 53.5kg 3.25L | 3 (7) |
| Gulfstream 30-Mar-25 1510m GOOD R10 Sanibel Island Stakes (Stakes) $1,500 (of $165,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:27.340, SP: 21.00 had early speed inside and faded after a half. | E Zayas 53.5kg 5.50L | 7 (10) |
| Gulfstream 08-Feb-25 1610m GOOD R5 Race 5 $3,800 (of $38,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:34.950, SP: 3.00 raced up close four wide around the first turn, bid three wide around the far turn, reached near even terms in upper stretch but flattened out through the final furlong. | T Gaffalione 53.5kg 2.75L | 3 (12) |
| Gulfstream 06-Dec-24 1510m GOOD R1 Md $21,000 (of $44,001) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:27.650, SP: 1.91 drew clear around the first turn to set an uncontested pace in the three path, waited confidently in the two path rounding the far turn, received a right handed cue turning into the lane, and kicked on to hold firm. | T Gaffalione 53.5kg | 1 (6) |
| Gulfstream 21-Sep-24 1610m FIRM R1 Md $7,400 (of $37,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:44.940 3w, led 5/16, 2nd best | E Perez 53.5kg 1.50L | 2 (8) |
| Gulfstream 01-Sep-24 1610m FIRM R8 Md $6,500 (of $65,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:41.630 bumped between foes at the start, tracked in the four path, was coaxed along in the two path around the far turn, took aim in the four path at the top of the lane, but evened out for show. | E Perez 53.5kg 5.50L | 3 (10) |
| Gulfstream 27-Jul-24 1010m FIRM R4 Md $6,500 (of $65,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:57.520 was hustled from off the pace in the three path, coaxed along from the five path midway around the turn, swung from the six path turning into the lane, and kept on for show. | E Perez 53.5kg 6.00L | 3 (9) |