Lavender Love (USA) Horse
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Lavender Love is a 4yo gr/ro mare from the United States trained by Richard Baltas. The horse is by Grazen out of Lavender Touch. To date, Lavender Love has recorded four wins. Its biggest victory came on 26 Jul 2025 at Del Mar, where it captured the $80,000 Md. The runner has been a lucrative prospect for bettors; backing it throughout its career would have yielded a 146% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Anita 31-May-26 1811m FIRM R8 Santa Margarita Stakes (Stakes) $14,000 (of $200,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:50.030, SP: 17.00 stumbled leaving the gate but quickly recovered, chased in the three path around the clubhouse turn, dropped back in the middle stages, eased around the far turn, pulled up at the top of the stretch and walked off. 1st Om N Joy ( K J Desormeaux 124 ) 2nd Simply Joking ( E Jaramillo 124 ) 3.75L 3rd Seismic Beauty ( J J Hernandez 124 ) 9.75L 4th Lavender Love ( A Ayuso 122 ) 99.99L See full results | A Ayuso 55.3kg 100L | 4 (5) |
| Santa Anita 16-May-26 1609m FIRM R4 Race 4 $42,210 (of $67,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:36.600, SP: 1.62 1st Lavender Love ( A Ayuso 126 ) 2nd Normandy Queen ( M Smith 126 ) 4.50L 3rd Nanci Griffith ( E Maldonado 126 ) 8.00L See full results | A Ayuso 57.2kg | 1 (5) |
| Santa Anita 27-Apr-26 1609m FIRM R9 Race 9 $6,700 (of $67,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:34.960, SP: 3.00 pressed the winner from outside, could not keep up with that rival around the far turn, chased three wide turning for home and kept trying down the lane for a clear third. 1st Mi Confesion ( E Jaramillo 124 ) 2nd Take Another Card ( A Fresu 126 ) 1.75L 3rd Lavender Love ( A Ayuso 126 ) 3.00L See full results | A Ayuso 57.2kg 3.00L | 3 (11) |
| Santa Anita 14-Mar-26 1609m FIRM R7 Race 7 $44,100 (of $70,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:36.910, SP: 10.00 controlled the pace through both turns, roused entering the lane, asked right handed midstretch, padded lead into the final sixteenth and was in hand near the wire. 1st Lavender Love ( A Ayuso 124 ) 2nd Dorie Miller ( J Hernandez 122 ) 3.50L 3rd Ryan's Girl ( K Frey 122 ) 6.00L See full results | A Ayuso 56.2kg | 1 (5) |
| Santa Anita 02-Feb-26 1207m FIRM R8 Race 8 $500 (of $70,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:11.730, SP: 15.00 chased three deep early, dropped back around the bend, went two wide into the lane and had little left for the drive. 1st Rizzleberry Rose ( J Hernandez 122 ) 2nd Miss Practical ( H Berrios 122 ) 1.25L 3rd Stay In Line ( W Orantes 124 ) 1.75L 11th Lavender Love ( A Ayuso 124 ) 14.75L See full results | A Ayuso 56.2kg 14.75L | 11 (13) |
| Santa Anita 29-Sep-25 1610m FIRM R8 Race 8 $38,430 (of $61,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:35.670, SP: 6.50 1st Lavender Love ( D Cohen 120 ) 2nd We The Hobby ( K Kimura 120 ) 1.50L 3rd Quantum Innergy ( T Baze 123 ) 0.15L See full results | D Cohen 54.4kg | 1 (11) |
| Del Mar 24-Aug-25 1610m FIRM R10 Race 10 $5,670 (of $81,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:36.720, SP: 4.00 1st Shezmisbehaving ( R Gonzalez 123 ) 2nd Garden Party ( D Herrera 123 ) 0.30L 3rd True Patriot ( H Berrios 123 ) 1.00L 4th Lavender Love ( D Cohen 119 ) 2.50L See full results | D Cohen 54kg 2.50L | 4 (11) |
| Del Mar 26-Jul-25 1610m FIRM R6 Md $50,400 (of $80,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:36.610, SP: 4.00 grabbed the early and moved inside, took pressure on the backstretch, maintained a short lead through the far turn, shook free at the top of the lane and inched away under a drive. 1st Lavender Love ( D Cohen 120 ) 2nd French Moonlight ( A Ayuso 120 ) 2.50L 3rd We The Hobby ( M Demuro 120 ) 0.50L See full results | D Cohen 54.4kg | 1 (9) |
| Santa Anita 16-Jun-25 1210m GOOD R12 Md $500 (of $60,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:08.950, SP: 26.00 got floated in at the start, raced in range on the inside, hugged the rail to the stretch, tried to make a run up the fence but got put in tight and steadied in upper stretch and could not threaten after. 1st Young Love ( J Hernandez 120 ) 2nd Godavri ( A Fresu 120 ) 1.00L 3rd Naturally Blonde ( H Berrios 126 ) 3.25L 6th Lavender Love ( D Herrera 120 ) 6.35L See full results | D Herrera 54.4kg 6.35L | 6 (10) |