Rugged Love (USA) Horse
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Rugged Love is a 3yo colt from the United States trained by Brendan Walsh. The horse is by Cupid out of Princess Addy. To date it has recorded two victories. On 22 Jun 2026 at Churchill Downs Rugged Love captured its biggest triumph, earning $92,000.00 in the Md. The animal has been a rewarding choice for bettors, delivering a 156% return on investment for anyone who backed it throughout its career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Churchill Downs 28-Sep-26 1710m R9 Race 9 $74,430 (of $118,142) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:43.600, SP: 6.50 pursued from midpack in the four path, bid three wide turning for home, dueled through the final furlong whlie hanging on his left lead and prevailed. 1st Rugged Love ( T Gaffalione 118 ) 2nd Jets Rio ( R Bejarano 118 ) 0.50L 3rd South Bend Tom ( A Concepcion 122 ) 3.25L See full results | T Gaffalione 53.5kg | 1 (9) |
| Ellis Park 08-Aug-26 1609m R8 Race 8 $717 (of $65,694) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:35.980, SP: 4.50 led from an outer prompter down the backstretch, got headed at the three furlong pole and weakened. 1st Bourbon Flight ( A Concepcion 123 ) 2nd Spirit Of A Walkon ( M Garcia 118 ) 2.75L 3rd The Town ( B Curtis 120 ) 2.75L 7th Rugged Love ( L Machado 118 ) 10.75L See full results | L Machado 53.5kg 10.75L | 7 (8) |
| Churchill Downs 22-Jun-26 1509m R1 Md $82,706 (of $131,279) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:29.900, SP: 3.75 bumped with an inner foe at the start, stalked three wide, bid outside of the top pair and from the four path at the three furlong pole, vied with an inner rival into the lane and through upper stretch, got bumped and forced out by that one in midstretch, recovered to gamely sustain the duel through the final furlong but missed. 1st Rugged Love ( T Gaffalione 118 ) 2nd Tilt a Twirl ( 118 ) 3rd Flick ( A Concepcion 124 ) 1.50L See full results | T Gaffalione 53.5kg | 1 (6) |
| Churchill Downs 25-May-26 1609m R4 Md $12,887 (of $128,870) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:37.870, SP: 7.00 rated in the two path, was driven between foes midway around the turn, weaved slightly while angling to the five path in upper stretch, and kept on for show. 1st Quarry ( B J Hernandez 118 ) 2nd The Hund ( V Carrasco 118 ) 0.50L 3rd Rugged Love ( T Gaffalione 118 ) 4.25L See full results | T Gaffalione 53.5kg 4.25L | 3 (7) |