Southern Riff (USA) Horse

Country

United States

Foal Date

01-Apr-23

Colour

chestnut

Sire

Smiling Tiger

Dam

Southern Drawl

Prize Money

4255

Trainer

Monty Meier

Owners

Meier, Monty R, Meister, Richard And Schmitt, George F

About

Southern Riff is a 3yo colt from the United States trained by Monty Meier. He is by Smiling Tiger out of Southern Drawl. The horse has yet to win, remaining winless in eight starts. In its latest start at Santa Anita on 10 Oct 2026, Tyler Baze rode Southern Riff to a sixth‑place finish, with Jet Black Jewel taking the win.

Race Record

Event Summary Runner Stats Rank
Santa Anita 10-Oct-26 1811m FIRM R3 Md (of $50,260) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:48.770, SP: 34.00 1st Jet Black Jewel ( A Ayuso 126 ) 2nd Cuban Flame ( V Espinoza 122 ) 0.25L 3rd Caves ( J R Leparoux 122 ) 0.75L 6th Southern Riff ( T Baze 122 ) 6.85L See full results T Baze 55.3kg 6.85L 6 (7)
Del Mar 17-Aug-26 1106m FIRM R10 Md $708 (of $32,568) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:05.850, SP: 51.00 broke slow and outward, stayed well off the rail up the backstretch, spun five wide into the lane and failed to menace. 1st Remember April ( W Orantes 120 ) 2nd Stylishly Big ( J Hernandez 120 ) 0.50L 3rd Champagnia ( T Pereira 120 ) 0.30L 9th Southern Riff ( A Husain 120 , Cd 113 ) 11.50L See full results A Husain 54.4kg, Cd 51.3kg 11.50L 9 (12)
Los Alamitos Racecourse 28-Jun-26 1207m FIRM R8 Md (of $13,053) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:12.930, SP: 26.00 lacked early speed, saved ground to the stretch and never made an impact. 1st Kambree's Flyer ( T Pereira 120 ) 2nd She's Back ( J Laprida 120 ) 0.30L 3rd Despite ( A Bautista 126 ) 0.75L 6th Southern Riff ( A Husain 120 , Cd 113 ) 10.25L See full results A Husain 54.4kg, Cd 51.3kg 10.25L 6 (8)
Los Alamitos QH Racecourse 27-Jun-26 1207m R8 Los Alamitos QH Racecourse Race 8 $724 (of $21,732) Barrier 2 1st Kambree's Flyer ( 120 ) 2nd She's Back ( 120 ) 3rd Despite ( 121 ) 6th Southern Riff ( A Husain 113 ) A Husain 51.3kg 6 (8)
Santa Anita 15-Jun-26 1106m FIRM R6 Md $710 (of $22,711) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:04.860, SP: 41.00 dropped back under coaxing early, entered the turn in the four path, quickly moved to the three path, trailed into the stretch and passed tired rivals. 1st Shady Stripes ( E Maldonado 121 ) 2nd Forgotten Memories ( K Kimura 126 ) 8.50L 3rd Dad's Bad Bunny ( A Bautista 126 ) 3.25L 6th Southern Riff ( K Frey 121 ) 18.75L See full results K Frey 54.9kg 18.75L 6 (9)