No Merlot (USA) Horse
About
No Merlot is a 3yo ch from the United States trained by John C. Kimmel. He is by Vino Rosso out of Deanaallen'skitten. The horse has not yet broken his maiden, having failed to win in 11 starts. In his most recent race at Belmont At The Big A on October 25, 2025, he was ridden by Luis R. Rivera, Jr. and finished seventh, behind the winner Vintage Vino.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Belmont At The Big A 25-Oct-25 1710m R9 Md (of $52,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:43.360, SP: 7.50 was reserved early, three wide on the far turn and swung out seven wide leaving the turn and had a belated rally. 1st Vintage Vino ( R Silvera 124 ) 2nd Complex Agenda ( R S Jr 120 ) 0.00L 3rd Authentic Legend ( K Carmouche 120 ) 0.00L 7th No Merlot ( L R R Jr 120 ) 0.00L See full results | L R R Jr 54.4kg 0.00L | 7 (11) |
| Belmont At The Big A 20-Sep-25 1710m R2 Md $10,400 (of $52,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:42.080, SP: 17.00 dropped from the two path to the rail on the first turn, settled towards the rear, was roused in the two path on the turn, turned into the stretch in the three path then moved further out and finished with GOOD energy but missed while up for the place. 1st Battle Drum ( J Velazquez 120 ) 2nd No Merlot ( L R Jr 120 ) 0.50L 3rd Suspiciously Named ( R Maragh 124 ) 0.30L See full results | L R Jr 54.4kg 0.50L | 2 (11) |
| Saratoga 02-Sep-25 1610m R5 Md $3,800 (of $38,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:38.820, SP: 21.00 1st Cocktailsnkringle ( J Ortiz 120 ) 2nd Kavanaugh ( D Davis 120 ) 0.50L 3rd No Merlot ( L R Jr 120 ) 5.75L See full results | L R Jr 54.4kg 5.75L | 3 (9) |
| Saratoga 18-Aug-25 1410m FIRM R10 Race 10 $470 (of $47,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:24.350, SP: 15.00 1st Secured Lender ( F Prat 124 ) 2nd Sergeant Capps ( I O Jr 119 ) 1.75L 3rd Cocktailsnkringle ( R J Santana 119 ) 3.75L 6th No Merlot ( K Carmouche 119 ) 12.25L See full results | K Carmouche 54kg 12.25L | 6 (8) |
| Saratoga 17-Aug-25 1410m FIRM R10 Md $470 (of $25,850) Barrier 3, SP: 19.00 1st Secured Lender ( F Prat 124 ) 2nd Sergeant Capps ( I O Jr 119 ) 1.75L 3rd Cocktailsnkringle ( R J Santana 119 ) 3.75L 6th No Merlot ( K Carmouche 119 , Cd 0 ) 12.25L | K Carmouche 54kg, Cd 0 12.25L | 6 (8) |
| Saratoga 21-Jul-25 1810m FIRM R1 Md $3,850 (of $55,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:51.660, SP: 17.00 was hustled from the gate, saved ground on the first turn, dropped back entering the backstretch then came out and stalked the pace on the outside, turned up the pressure on the leader in the three path on the far turn, passed the five-sixteenths pole on even terms for the lead, turned into upper stretch under a drive and weakened. 1st Makes Sense ( L Saez 118 ) 2nd Scottish Storm ( J Ortiz 124 ) 0.00L 3rd Last Man Standing ( I O Jr 118 ) 0.00L 4th No Merlot ( R J Santana 118 ) 17.00L See full results | R J Santana 53.5kg 17.00L | 4 (7) |
| Tampa Bay Downs 22-Feb-25 1610m GOOD R7 Md $10,600 (of $53,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:35.550, SP: 8.50 raced off the pace inside, moved up four wide on the far turn, angled in entering the stretch, rallied on the rail and finished well inside. 1st Peace Cloud ( H J Diaz 119 ) 2nd No Merlot ( D Centeno 119 ) 1.50L 3rd Mischievous Han ( C Gil 119 ) 0.75L See full results | D Centeno 54kg 1.50L | 2 (12) |
| Aqueduct 08-Dec-24 1610m FIRM R3 Md $900 (of $90,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:37.330, SP: 26.00 3p turn,mvd out 3/16 1st Treaty Of Rome ( F Prat 119 ) 2nd Radauti ( K Carmouche 119 ) 0.00L 3rd A Bourbon For Toby ( D Davis 119 ) 0.00L 6th No Merlot ( L R Jr 119 ) 11.30L See full results | L R Jr 54kg 11.30L | 6 (8) |
| Aqueduct 11-Nov-24 1710m GOOD R5 Md $386 (of $90,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:43.590, SP: 26.00 raced in the two path on the first turn, settled towards the rear, went three then four wide on the turn, came six wide into the stretch, drifted in inside the furlong marker and failed to threaten. 1st High Beta ( I O Jr 119 ) 2nd Constitution Road ( F Prat 119 ) 2.00L 3rd Papa Golf ( K Carmouche 119 ) 2.25L 6th No Merlot ( L R R Jr 119 ) 7.00L See full results | L R R Jr 54kg 7.00L | 6 (12) |
| Belmont At The Big A 13-Oct-24 1710m GOOD R11 Md $6,300 (of $90,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:42.460 Saved grd, kept on 1st Davy Crockett ( J Rosario 119 ) 2nd Tiz Freedom ( J Lezcano 119 ) 2.00L 3rd Atomic Age ( M Franco 119 ) 2.75L 4th No Merlot ( L R R Jr 119 ) 4.50L See full results | L R R Jr 54kg 4.50L | 4 (12) |
| Belmont At The Big A 15-Sep-24 1710m GOOD R7 Md $450 (of $90,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:44.550 veered out at the start and was off slow, moved in at the rear, saved ground on the first turn, settled at the back, moved from the three path to the five path on the far turn and failed to threaten. 1st Barricade ( K Carmouche 119 ) 2nd Valuation Metric ( M Franco 119 ) 0.25L 3rd Davy Crockett ( D Davis 119 ) 3.00L 9th No Merlot ( J Lezcano 119 ) 11.20L See full results | J Lezcano 54kg 11.20L | 9 (11) |