Rolando (USA) Horse
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Rolando is a 4yo chestnut from the United States trained by Fausto Gutierrez. He is by the stallion Vekoma out of the mare Mixteca. So far, Rolando has won six races. On 16th Mar 2025 at Gulfstream, he earned his most important victory, the $115,000 Hutcheson Stakes. He has been a profitable runner for bettors, yielding a 14% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gulfstream 05-Jul-26 1207m FIRM R10 Smile Sprint Stakes (Stakes) (of $100,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:09.710, SP: 2.38 chased the top pair from the inside and weakened through the stretch run. 1st Viking ( E Gonzalez 122 ) 2nd Classic Of Course ( K J Asmussen 124 ) 4.50L 3rd Beach Colt ( J Ocasio 124 ) 6.00L 5th Rolando ( D A Herrera 126 ) 7.00L See full results | D A Herrera 57.2kg 7.00L | 5 (7) |
| Gulfstream 07-Jun-26 1408m FIRM R10 Hcp $63,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:22.850, SP: 5.50 moved up along the rail to press the early leader, fell back a bit, was picked up and moved outside the pacesetter into the turn, took over from that one late in the bend, narrowly showed the way past the furlong marker still off the rail, dug in during the final strides to gain the nod in a game effort. 1st Rolando ( D Herrera 122 ) 2nd Back Em Up ( M Vasquez 123 ) 0.15L 3rd Pure Class ( E Gonzalez 118 ) 0.30L See full results | D Herrera 55.3kg | 1 (7) |
| Tampa Bay Downs 26-Apr-26 1408m FIRM R8 Hcp $400 (of $65,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:22.510, SP: 2.63 raced close up early on the rail, then tracked inside, chased on the turn and faded. 1st Chrome Ghost ( D Centeno 120 ) 2nd Khozeiress ( C Gil 118 ) 0.75L 3rd Twelve Treasures ( I Rodriguez 115 ) 0.75L 7th Rolando ( P Lopez 121 ) 11.00L See full results | P Lopez 54.9kg 11.00L | 7 (7) |
| Gulfstream 06-Apr-26 1207m R9 Race 9 $44,730 (of $71,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:09.570, SP: 2.88 dueled on the inside up the backstretch, saved ground around the turn and drew off in the stretch. 1st Rolando ( E Zayas 124 ) 2nd Con Compania ( P Lopez 124 ) 4.75L 3rd Neshume ( E Gonzalez 124 ) 2.75L See full results | E Zayas 56.2kg | 1 (6) |
| Gulfstream 22-Feb-26 1207m FIRM R10 Gulfstream Park Sprint Stakes (Stakes) $12,500 (of $125,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:10.470, SP: 6.50 vied for the lead on the outside and raced three to four wide on the turn but faded in the final furlong while saving the show award. 1st Jack's Promise ( R Maragh 118 ) 2nd Damon's Mound ( J Alvarado 123 ) 3.00L 3rd Rolando ( J Velazquez 120 ) 6.00L See full results | J Velazquez 54.4kg 6.00L | 3 (8) |