Rolando (USA)

Country
United States
Foal Date
15-Feb-22
Colour
chestnut
Sire
Vekoma
Dam
Mixteca
Prize Money
$523595
Owners
Saint George
About

Rolando is a 3yo ch from the United States trained by Fausto Gutierrez. He is by the stallion Vekoma out of the dam Mixteca and has recorded four wins so far. On 16 March 2025 at Gulfstream he secured his most notable victory, capturing the $115,000 Hutcheson Stakes. The horse has proved profitable for bettors, delivering roughly a 10% return on investment for those who supported him throughout his career.

Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Keeneland 19-Oct-25 1410m FIRM R6 Perryville Stakes (Stakes) $24,500 (of $350,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:23.450, SP: 13.00 broke outwardly, raced at the rear in the five to four path into the turn and failed to factor.T Gaffalione 54.4kg 15.50L4 (5)
Kentucky Downs 07-Sep-25 1610m GOOD R8 Exacta Systems Gun Runner Stakes (Stakes) $17,222 (of $2,000,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:33.510, SP: 17.00 showed good early speed, collared near the three sixteenths pole and faded.J Velazquez 53.5kg 6.35L9 (14)
Colonial Downs 10-Aug-25 1610m R5 Petramalo Mile Stakes (Stakes) $63,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:33.550, SP: 6.00 was away alertly to set the pace while clear and off the inside, four wide entering the turn and moved to the two path by the seven sixteenths, came three wide off the bend by the quarter pole and drew off under hand urging, rider took a peak back and saw no challengers and was kept to hand urging to the wire to prove much the best in a new track record.J Velazquez 55.3kg1 (8)
Keeneland 08-Apr-25 1410m FIRM R7 Lafayette Stakes (Stakes) $28,000 (of $400,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:23.920, SP: 13.00 broke outwardly, stalked three wide then steadily faded in the four path around the turn.I O Jr 53.5kg 11.00L4 (5)
Gulfstream 16-Mar-25 1210m FIRM R4 Hutcheson Stakes (Stakes) $72,450 (of $115,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:10.570, SP: 2.38 pressed the pace on the outside up the backstretch, led the way while racing in the three and four path around the turn and dug in gamely in the stretch to hold the win while drifting mildly late.T Gaffalione 53.5kg1 (6)
Gulfstream 03-Mar-25 1210m FIRM R4 Race 4 $60,480 (of $96,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:09.820, SP: 2.63 set the pace in the three path and drew off under a drive.T Gaffalione 54.4kg1 (5)
Gulfstream 02-Feb-25 1610m FIRM R7 Race 7 $9,600 (of $96,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:36.340, SP: 5.00 Broke out, bump st, 2wI O Jr 54.4kg 6.75L3 (8)
Gulfstream 08-Dec-24 1410m FIRM R9 Race 9 $12,200 (of $61,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:24.860, SP: 3.00 set a rated pace in the two path, drew well clear in upper stretch but was no match for the winner.T Gaffalione 54.4kg 2.25L2 (6)
Gulfstream 10-Nov-24 1410m FIRM R6 Race 6 $6,100 (of $61,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:25.340, SP: 2.00 bumped with an outer foe at the start, set the pace inside, was roused midway around the turn, cut the corner to inch clear in upper stretch, but was caught by an outer pair in the final sixteenth.L Reyes 54.4kg 1.75L3 (8)
Gulfstream 20-Oct-24 1210m FIRM R2 Md $40,950 (of $65,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:11.270 Bump st,3p,duck in1/16L Reyes 53.5kg1 (9)