Sambalover (USA) Horse
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Sambalover is a five-year-old bay horse bred in the United States, by Distorted Humor out of Generosidade. Trained by Jason G. Cook and owned by P H Lobo, Inc, the horse has started 17 times, winning three races and recording a single second‑place, and has earned $160,095 in purse money. His most recent outing was at Keeneland on 17 October 2026, where he finished 9th of 10 starters. His latest victory came at Horseshoe Indianapolis on 14 May 2026.
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Keeneland • Churchill Downs • Horseshoe Indianapolis • Turfway Park • Colonial Downs • Laurel Park • Kentucky DownsRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Keeneland 17-Oct-26 1308m GOOD R9 Race 9 (of $90,758) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:17.890, SP: 21.00 lacked speed near the inside, saved ground to no avail. 1st Towner Too ( J Torres 121 ) 2nd Shan ( E Esquivel 121 ) 0.50L 3rd Executive Chef ( F Arrieta 121 ) 0.55L 9th Sambalover ( M Gutierrez 121 ) 9.90L See full results | M Gutierrez 54.9kg 9.90L | 9 (10) |
| Churchill Downs 25-Jun-26 1609m R9 Race 9 $2,374 (of $194,217) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:34.160, SP: 34.00 pursued from midpack two wide, chased between horses approaching the far turn then gave way. 1st Johny's Rendezvous ( J Ortiz 122 ) 2nd Love'm Or Liam ( J Torres 124 ) 0.50L 3rd Tough Little Nut ( B J Hernandez 122 ) 0.30L 8th Sambalover ( A Concepcion 124 ) 7.60L See full results | A Concepcion 56.2kg 7.60L | 8 (10) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 14-May-26 1609m FIRM R6 Race 6 $40,179 (of $63,775) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:37.110, SP: 13.00 was squeezed back at the start, trailed, bid near the quarter pole, got through along the rail and was in time under steady urging. 1st Sambalover ( A Burgos 122 ) 2nd Justhappytobehere ( L Saez 119 ) 0.50L 3rd Passing Judgment ( D Cannon 122 ) 0.20L See full results | A Burgos 55.3kg | 1 (10) |
| Turfway Park 09-Jan-26 1308m R2 Race 2 $37,252 (of $59,130) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:17.920, SP: 11.00 bumped with an outer rival at the start, laid off of the pace in the two to three path, swung out to the seven path entering the lane and rallied to nail the leader at the wire. 1st Sambalover ( A Burgos 120 ) 2nd Tap Tap Tap It In ( E Morales 120 ) 0.15L 3rd Papiamento ( F C L De 120 ) 1.50L See full results | A Burgos 54.4kg | 1 (13) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 05-Nov-25 1710m FIRM R6 Race 6 $12,563 (of $62,814) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:41.790, SP: 4.33 was rank early while saving ground, rallied late and gained the place late inside. 1st Special Justice ( D E Sheehy 121 ) 2nd Sambalover ( E Roman 121 ) 3.00L 3rd B B Prince ( S Bermudez 121 ) 0.50L See full results | E Roman 54.9kg 3.00L | 2 (12) |
| Colonial Downs 01-Sep-25 1609m FIRM Flat, SP: 16/1 | Jevian Toledo 55.3kg | 7 (8) |
| Colonial Downs 10-Jul-25 1609m GOOD Flat, SP: 20/1 | Vincent Cheminaud 55.8kg | 4 (9) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 26-Jun-25 1006m GOOD Flat, SP: 16/1 | Vincent Cheminaud 55.3kg | 5 (9) |
| Laurel Park 25-Apr-25 1106m FIRM Flat, SP: 16/1 | Jevian Toledo 55.8kg | 7 (11) |
| Turfway Park 22-Mar-25 1207m FAST Flat, SP: 66/1 | Vincent Cheminaud 56.2kg | 11 (11) |
| Keeneland 09-Oct-24 1710m GOOD Flat, SP: 40/1 | Luan Machado 53.5kg | 11 (11) |
| Kentucky Downs 05-Sep-24 1609m Flat, SP: 66/1 | Luan Machado 53.5kg | 5 (11) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 13-Aug-24 1006m FIRM Flat, SP: 25/1 | Evin Roman 53.5kg | 5 (9) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 11-Jun-24 1006m FIRM Flat, SP: 10/1 | Evin Roman 53.5kg | 6 (8) |
| Kentucky Downs 10-Sep-23 1609m Flat, SP: 9/1 | Alex Achard 53.5kg | 7 (12) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 03-Aug-23 1509m FIRM Flat, SP: 5/1 | Alex Achard 54.4kg | 1 (10) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 12-Jul-23 1006m FIRM Flat, SP: 10/3 | Alex Achard 54.4kg | 4 (10) |