Mio Bambino (USA) Horse
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Mio Bambino is a 5yo dark bay/brown colt from the United States trained by Andy Mathis. He is by Richard's Kid out of Bella Castagna. So far he has won two races. On 4 May 2025 at Santa Anita he secured his biggest victory, taking the $34,000 Race 1 prize. He has been a profitable runner for bettors; backing him throughout his career would have yielded a 67% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Anita 18-Apr-26 1308m FIRM R9 Race 9 (of $67,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:15.190, SP: 8.50 chased between rivals early, rounded the bend in the two path and failed to respond when called upon. 1st Refocus ( E A Maldonado 126 ) 2nd Frank Bullitt ( C Herrera 124 ) 0.50L 3rd Chromeflash ( M Demuro 124 ) 2.00L 7th Mio Bambino ( K Frey 124 ) 5.00L See full results | K Frey 56.2kg 5.00L | 7 (8) |
| Los Alamitos Racecourse 05-Jul-25 1310m FIRM R8 Race 8 $4,600 (of $46,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:16.520, SP: 4.00 raced outside at the back, had one beat into the turn, came seven wide into the lane, rallied into contention, fought five deep into the final furlong but could not get by. 1st Shortman ( A Aguilar 124 ) 2nd Cardiff Crack ( W I Antongeorgi 124 ) 0.15L 3rd Mio Bambino ( K Frey 124 ) 0.30L See full results | K Frey 56.2kg 0.30L | 3 (10) |
| Santa Anita 07-Jun-25 1308m GOOD R6 Santa Anita Race 6 $500 (of $36,600) Barrier 11, SP: 6.00 1st Papa Love's Vegas ( E Maldonado 124 ) 2nd Piper's Causeway ( A Ayuso 126 ) 0.20L 3rd Sir Rocket ( A Fresu 124 ) 0.15L 6th Mio Bambino ( K Frey 124 , Cd 0 ) 4.00L | K Frey 56.2kg, Cd 0 4.00L | 6 (11) |
| Santa Anita 04-May-25 1210m GOOD R1 Race 1 $21,420 (of $34,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:08.540, SP: 10.00 trailed on the inside into the turn, made progress around the bend, angled out into the stretch, drifted out further while rallying under left handed urging and got up in the closing moments. 1st Mio Bambino ( K Frey 126 ) 2nd Bolt Supremacy ( T Pereira 126 ) 0.50L 3rd News At Ten ( A Lezcano 126 ) 0.30L See full results | K Frey 57.2kg | 1 (6) |
| Santa Anita 24-Mar-25 1310m GOOD R1 Race 1 $6,000 (of $30,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:15.780, SP: 9.00 sat off the pace on the inside, hugged the rail to the stretch, moved out and launched a late bid but ran out of ground. 1st Belly Up ( F Alvarado 126 ) 2nd Mio Bambino ( K Frey 126 ) 0.50L 3rd Bronko Nagurski ( A Castellanos 126 ) 1.50L See full results | K Frey 57.2kg 0.50L | 2 (9) |
| Santa Anita 16-Feb-25 1310m FIRM R9 Race 9 $1,220 (of $61,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:15.520, SP: 34.00 raced in range off the rail, lost ground two to three wide around the bend and failed to threaten. 1st Lonesome Stew ( A Fresu 122 ) 2nd Final Storm ( U Rispoli 124 ) 9.50L 3rd Gypsy Tears ( A Lezcano 124 ) 1.25L 5th Mio Bambino ( K Frey 122 ) 15.30L See full results | K Frey 55.3kg 15.30L | 5 (8) |
| Santa Anita 17-Jan-25 1610m FIRM R9 Race 9 $500 (of $61,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:39.420, SP: 10.00 bumped with inner rival three deep on the first turn, back off the pace on the backstretch, saved ground through the far turn and had little left for the stretch run. 1st Speed Grazy ( U Rispoli 124 ) 2nd Spiritual Advisor ( W Orantes 122 ) 0.20L 3rd Kerry Gold ( A Aguilar 124 ) 0.50L 8th Mio Bambino ( K Frey 122 ) 19.45L See full results | K Frey 55.3kg 19.45L | 8 (8) |
| Los Alamitos Racecourse 09-Dec-24 1210m FIRM R8 Race 8 $4,100 (of $41,001) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:09.950, SP: 8.00 got bumped and crowded between foes at the start, raced widest towards the rear in the early going, went six wide into the turn, moved into the five path then tipped back out entering the lane, rallied in the lane and got up for third. 1st Irish Royalty ( D A Herrera 123 ) 2nd Devil Among Us ( A Fresu 125 ) 0.50L 3rd Mio Bambino ( K Frey 120 ) 4.50L See full results | K Frey 54.4kg 4.50L | 3 (12) |
| Golden State Racing 11-Nov-24 1210m R7 Race 7 $5,599 (of $27,999) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:10.370, SP: 2.75 was crowded at the break and away slowly, allowed to settle in the early stages, improved position and chased five wide into the turn, well placed at the quarter marker, went three to four wide into the stretch and ran evenly to the furlong pole, was not able to impact the winner into the final sixteenth but stayed on into deep stretch and got up late for second. 1st Grubauer ( A Espinoza 123 ) 2nd Mio Bambino ( L M J Aburto 123 ) 3.00L 3rd Clever Clover ( E Garcia 123 ) 3.75L See full results | L M J Aburto 55.8kg 3.00L | 2 (9) |
| Pleasanton 10-Nov-24 1207m R7 Pleasanton Race 7 $7,280 (of $28,000) Barrier 9 1st Grubauer ( 123 ) 2nd Mio Bambino ( 123 ) 3rd Clever Clover ( 123 ) | 55.8kg | 2 (9) |
| Golden State Racing 20-Oct-24 1210m FIRM R6 Race 6 $5,599 (of $27,999) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:09.390 Trkd,sustained run 2nd 1st Regal Patriot ( F T Alvarado 127 ) 2nd Mio Bambino ( L M J Aburto 123 ) 3.00L 3rd Grubauer ( A Espinoza 123 ) 5.50L See full results | L M J Aburto 55.8kg 3.00L | 2 (7) |
| Pleasanton 19-Oct-24 1207m R6 Pleasanton Race 6 $7,280 (of $28,000) Barrier 6 1st Regal Patriot ( 127 ) 2nd Mio Bambino ( 123 ) 3rd Grubauer ( 123 ) | 55.8kg | 2 (7) |
| Del Mar 09-Sep-24 1310m FIRM R8 Race 8 $5,320 (of $75,999) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:17.160 Climbed, angled 7wd 1st Tiger In My Tank ( K Frey 121 ) 2nd Bee Eye Gee ( H I Berrios 119 ) 0.25L 3rd Windribbon ( U Rispoli 124 ) 2.75L 4th Mio Bambino ( K J Desormeaux 119 ) 3.50L See full results | K J Desormeaux 54kg 3.50L | 4 (12) |
| Del Mar 03-Aug-24 1410m FIRM R6 Real Good Deal Stakes (Stakes) (of $149,999) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:21.720 bumped with inner rival to come away slow, climbed early chasing off the rail, took the turn two to three wide and improved placings. 1st Curlin's Kaos ( D A Herrera 122 ) 2nd Pure Madness ( V Espinoza 120 ) 5.75L 3rd Shady Tiger ( J J Hernandez 124 ) 13.00L 7th Mio Bambino ( A Ayuso 120 ) 19.25L See full results | A Ayuso 54.4kg 19.25L | 7 (12) |
| Pleasanton 05-Jul-24 1210m FIRM Md (of $19,500), Winning Time: 01:12.310, SP: 14/1 Off slw,full of run 1st Mio Bambino ( A Gomez 122 ) 2nd I Am Amadeo ( A Espinoza 125 ) 1.25L 3rd Blazing Peme ( I Orozco 125 ) 1.00L | A Gomez 55.3kg | 1 (9) |