Took Charge

(USA)

Country

United States

Foal Date

03-Apr-17

Colour

dark bay or brown

Sire

Take Charge Indy

Dam

Charlie's Legacy

Prize Money

$185767

Trainer

Martin H. Valenzuela, Jr.

Owners

Bederian, Harry, Kamberian, Harout And Nakkashian, Hagop

About

Took Charge is an 8yo dk b/br from the United States, trained by Martin H. Valenzuela, Jr. Sired by Take Charge Indy and out of the dam Charlie's Legacy, Took Charge has secured 5 victorious races in its career. On December 14th, 2024, at Los Alamitos Racecourse, Took Charge achieved its most notable win, claiming $41001 in Race 5.

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Los Alamitos Racecourse 10-Aug-25 m R5 Race 5	E Hernandez 57.2kg	2 (5)
Los Alamitos Racecourse 14-Jul-25 914m R3 Race 3 $9,135 (of $14,500) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 03:31.440 vied 3wide, shook clear, best. DANIEL'.	E Hernandez 57.2kg	1 (6)
Los Alamitos Racecourse 29-Jun-25 1307m FIRM R1 Race 1 $500 (of $23,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:15.390, SP: 9.00 was closest in pursuit of the lone leader up the backstretch, went three wide into the turn, moved into the two path briefly at the five-sixteenths pole, tipped back out entering the lane and tired.	E Hernandez 56.2kg 10.00L	7 (7)
Santa Anita 07-Jun-25 1307m GOOD R5 Race 5 $500 (of $34,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:15.560, SP: 25.00 Crowded st,ins,empty	E Hernandez 57.2kg 25.10L	8 (8)
Santa Anita 03-May-25 1207m FIRM R2 Race 2 $500 (of $34,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:10.080, SP: 16.00 Off slw,lack room uppr	E Hernandez 56.2kg 20.75L	7 (7)
Santa Anita 05-Apr-25 1207m FIRM R7 Race 7 $500 (of $69,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:09.330, SP: 25.00 3-4wd to str,no rally	E Hernandez 55.3kg 21.50L	6 (6)
Los Alamitos Racecourse 16-Mar-25 914m FIRM R2 Race 2 $3,150 (of $15,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:48.295, SP: 3/5 Chase 2w,bid,repelled	E Hernandez 57.2kg 1.75L	2 (6)
Los Alamitos Racecourse 14-Dec-24 1207m FIRM R5 Race 5 $25,831 (of $41,001) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:50.650, SP: 5.00 Inside pair,clear3/16	E Hernandez 55.8kg	1 (5)
Los Alamitos Racecourse 26-Oct-24 914m FIRM R1 Los Alamitos Racecourse race 1 $3,420 (of $16,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:49.358, SP: 14/5 Bpd/stdy 7/16,4w,game	E Hernandez 57.2kg 0.20L	2 (8)
Santa Anita 15-Oct-24 1307m GOOD R3 Race 3 $500 (of $57,001) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:11.920, SP: 40/1 Duel2w,brsh xing,fade	E Hernandez 55.3kg 12.25L	8 (9)
Los Alamitos Racecourse 22-Sep-24 1207m FIRM R2 Race 2 $4,200 (of $42,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:09.570, SP: 14/1 Bid outsd,duel,outkckd	E Hernandez 57.2kg 1.75L	3 (6)
Del Mar 07-Aug-23 1005m GOOD R6 CL $500 (of $51,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:57.280, SP: 12/5 Duel 2wd bw,tired late	T Pereira 54.4kg 4.75L	9 (10)
Santa Anita 10-Jun-23 1307m GOOD R3 CL $8,000 (of $5,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:15.390, SP: 17/4 Pace ins,duel,gamely	T Pereira 56.2kg 0.50L	2 (6)
Santa Anita 28-May-23 1307m GOOD R4 CL $22,680 (of $2,286) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:15.920, SP: 11/5 Pace inside,ridden out	T Pereira 55.3kg	1 (5)
Santa Anita 07-May-23 1408m FIRM R2 CL (of $26,670) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:22.820, SP: 7/2 Pace,vied ins,gave way	E Maldonado 55.3kg 16.25L	5 (6)
Santa Anita 24-Apr-23 1207m GOOD $3,920 (of $56,000), Winning Time: 01:08.260, SP: 11/1 bumped with.	T Pereira 55.3kg, Cd 0 0.65L	4 (6)
Santa Anita 13-Mar-23 1207m FIRM $3,682 (of $52,640), Winning Time: 01:09.520, SP: 5/1 close up and between rivals to the turn, was closest pursuer to winner entering the stretch, remained bit off the rail and lost third in final yards.	D Herrera 55.3kg, Cd 0 7.75L	4 (6)
Santa Anita 16-Jan-23 1207m GOOD CL (of $75,001), Winning Time: 01:08.720, SP: 11/2 set the pace outside.	D Herrera 55.3kg, Cd 0 11.85L	6 (6)
Golden Gate Fields 26-Dec-22 1106m FIRM (of $19,200), Winning Time: 01:02.980, SP: 9/2 Showed speed,weakened	F Alvarado 54.9kg 2.50L	3 (7)
Santa Anita 05-Feb-22 1307m FIRM R8 $18,720 (of $43,200), Winning Time: 01:16.090, SP: 11/5 Rail speed, 2nd best	D Herrera 55.3kg 2.25L	2 (5)
Santa Anita 01-Jan-22 1207m GOOD R8 $18,720 (of $42,569), Winning Time: 01:09.710, SP: 6/5 Speed, yielded late	J Velazquez 55.3kg 1.25L	2 (6)
Del Mar 28-Nov-21 1307m FIRM (of $42,569), Winning Time: 01:15.560, SP: 12/1 Set pace, held gamely	J Velazquez 55.3kg	1 (9)
Santa Anita 16-Oct-21 1408m FIRM (of $48,423), Winning Time: 01:21.920, SP: 7/1 Set pace, yielded late	D Herrera 55.3kg 1.75L	3 (5)
Del Mar 04-Sep-21 1307m FIRM (of $22,467), Winning Time: 01:16.080, SP: 1/2 Bumped st,held gamely	F Prat 55.3kg	1 (6)