Leading The Pace (USA) Horse

Country

United States

Foal Date

10-Apr-21

Colour

bay

Sire

Tamarando

Dam

Faith Pacer

Prize Money

50139

Trainer

Francisco Rodriguez

Owners

Williams, Larry D And Williams, Marianne

About

Leading The Pace is a 4yo b from the United States trained by Francisco Rodriguez. It is by the stallion Tamarando out of the dam Faith Pacer. To date, Leading The Pace has secured three career wins. On 19th Aug 2024 at Santa Rosa, the horse earned its biggest triumph, winning the $15000.00 Race 2.

Raced At

Turf Paradise • Fresno • Los Alamitos Racecourse • Santa Rosa • Del Mar • Santa Anita • Golden Gate Fields

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Turf Paradise 13-Nov-24 1210m FIRM R7 Race 7 (of $11,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:11.000, SP: 9.00 raced mid pack, tired through the drive, altered out sharply deep stretch over fallen rival. 1st Ferociously ( K Lopez 124 ) 2nd Hooperdrivesthboat ( O Mojica 124 ) 1.00L 3rd Lil Miracle Man ( A M Cruz 124 ) 1.25L 8th Leading The Pace ( G Rodriguez 121 ) 10.25L See full results	G Rodriguez 54.9kg 10.25L	8 (11)
Fresno 22-Sep-24 1210m FIRM R4 Race 4 $1,120 (of $16,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:10.560 was three wide down the backstretch tracking three to four wide behind the pace, was unable to save any ground through the turn but bid four wide into the stretch, finished willingly. 1st Come Out Fighting ( L M J Aburto 119 ) 2nd Last Baby ( M Americano 112 , Cd 119 ) 1.75L 3rd Bold Encounter ( S Rivera 119 ) 3.75L 4th Leading The Pace ( W A Iii 119 ) 4.25L See full results	W A Iii 54kg 4.25L	4 (7)
Fresno 21-Sep-24 1210m FIRM (of $9,600), Winning Time: 01:10.560, SP: 11/2 3-4w,bid 3/8,willingly 1st Come Out Fighting ( L A Jimenez 119 ) 2nd Last Baby ( M Americano 119 ) 1.75L 3rd Bold Encounter ( S Rivera 119 ) 2.00L 4th Leading The Pace ( W I Antongeorgi 119 , Cd 0 ) 4.25L	W I Antongeorgi 54kg, Cd 0 4.25L	4 (7)
Los Alamitos Racecourse 15-Sep-24 1210m FIRM R7 Race 7 (of $25,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:10.580 bumped in the beginning, raced three deep at the back into the turn, trailed five wide into the lane and came up empty. 1st Instinct D' Oro ( E Payeras 122 ) 2nd Gostoso ( T J Pereira 122 ) 4.00L 3rd Beer Money ( E A Maldonado 122 ) 4.25L 8th Leading The Pace ( D A Herrera 122 ) 12.75L See full results	D A Herrera 55.3kg 12.75L	8 (9)
Santa Rosa 19-Aug-24 1110m R2 Race 2 $9,450 (of $15,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:05.100 settled off of the decent early pace while not far back, advanced into the turn and chased two to three wide nearing the quarter marker, angled four wide into the stretch and continued his rally at the furlong marker, loomed past mid-stretch, took command into the final sixteenth and kicked clear in the late stages. 1st Leading The Pace ( F T Alvarado 122 ) 2nd Bold Encounter ( S Rivera 122 ) 2.50L 3rd Drive By ( A L Bautista 115 , Cd 122 ) 3.00L See full results	F T Alvarado 55.3kg	1 (7)
Santa Rosa 10-Aug-24 1210m FIRM R4 Race 4 $7,245 (of $11,501) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:10.630 Trckd ins, drew off 1st Leading The Pace ( F T Alvarado 122 ) 2nd Drive By ( A L Bautista 122 , Cd 115 ) 4.00L 3rd Ford Flyer ( A Espinoza 122 ) 4.50L See full results	F T Alvarado 55.3kg	1 (7)
Del Mar 22-Jul-24 1310m FIRM R6 Race 6 (of $27,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:17.660 chased from off the pace, navigated the turn two then three wide and could not threaten. 1st Kahuna Magic ( G Franco 124 ) 2nd Devil Among Us ( K Frey 124 ) 1.50L 3rd Pop D'oro ( M Gonzalez 124 , Cd 117 ) 2.25L 7th Leading The Pace ( A Aguilar 120 ) 15.75L See full results	A Aguilar 54.4kg 15.75L	7 (9)
Los Alamitos Racecourse 07-Jul-24 1210m FIRM R5 Race 5 $1,330 (of $19,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:11.550 showed early speed then chased the top pair in the early going, traveled three wide then angled five wide into the lane, came with a late bid and missed third. 1st Letshaveonemore ( R Gonzalez 120 ) 2nd The Big Cheeseola ( D A Herrera 126 ) 0.50L 3rd Pop D'oro ( G Franco 126 ) 0.60L 4th Leading The Pace ( A Aguilar 120 ) 0.65L See full results	A Aguilar 54.4kg 0.65L	4 (9)
Santa Anita 28-May-24 1110m FIRM R6 Race 6 (of $21,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:04.810 was off slow and lost his path at the start, trailed two wide into the turn, spun four wide into the lane and could not make an impact. 1st L'enfant Dit ( A Fresu 126 ) 2nd Thales ( T J Pereira 126 ) 0.05L 3rd The Big Cheeseola ( T Baze 126 ) 2.55L 11th Leading The Pace ( E A Maldonado 118 ) 11.30L See full results	E A Maldonado 53.5kg 11.30L	11 (11)
Golden Gate Fields 04-Feb-24 1210m FIRM R3 $3,300 (of $12,573) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:11.870, SP: 17/4 Attnd pace,3w,re-bid 1st Clever Clover ( E Garcia 121 ) 2nd Leading The Pace ( A Espinoza 123 ) 1.00L 3rd Drum Bunny ( L A Jimenez 121 ) 1.00L See full results	A Espinoza 55.8kg 1.00L	2 (6)
Golden Gate Fields 28-Jan-24 1110m FIRM R8 Md $8,190 (of $8,255) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:04.980, SP: 9/10 Sent,pulled away 1st Leading The Pace ( A Espinoza 120 ) 2nd Lifesbeengoodtome ( A Gomez 120 ) 3.25L 3rd Conejo Malo ( F Monroy 120 ) 0.20L See full results	A Espinoza 54.4kg	1 (8)
Golden Gate Fields 08-Jan-24 1210m FIRM R6 Md $2,600 (of $8,255), Winning Time: 01:11.480, SP: 3/1 Stlkd 3-4w,closed,mssd 1st Grammy Winner ( C Alexander 120 ) 2nd Leading The Pace ( E Assael 120 ) 0.50L 3rd Far To Long ( O Irving 120 ) 2.00L See full results	E Assael 54.4kg 0.50L	2 (9)
Golden Gate Fields 10-Dec-23 1210m FIRM R5 Md (of $23,400) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:11.250, SP: 17/2 Shuffled 4wd 1/4 1st Melanie's Tiger ( A Gomez 120 ) 2nd Unbridled Vision ( F Duran 120 ) 1.00L 3rd Free Again ( K Orozco 120 ) 1.50L 6th Leading The Pace ( A Espinoza 120 , Cd 0 ) 9.00L See full results	A Espinoza 54.4kg, Cd 0 9.00L	6 (10)