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 $41001.00 in Race 5.

Raced At

Los Alamitos Racecourse • Santa Anita • Del Mar • Golden Gate Fields

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)