Top Recruit (USA)
About
Top Recruit is a 5yo gray/roan colt from the United States trained by Juan Arriagada. He is by Midshipman out of Oh So Bella and has claimed five wins to date. On 15 Aug 2022 at Ellis Park he secured his biggest triumph, taking the $125,000 Runhappy Ellis Park Juvenile Stakes. The horse has been a profitable pick for bettors, offering roughly a 10 % return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Presque Isle Downs 23-Sep-25 1307m R3 Race 3 $4,400 (of $22,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:16.940, SP: 1.91 stalked the pace from the rail while well held off heels down the backside, lost position when rivals made ealry bids on the turn, rallied up the fence in the lane and surged in the final strides to just miss. | P Morales 55.8kg 0.10L | 2 (5) |
| Presque Isle Downs 26-Aug-25 1307m R6 Race 6 $1,330 (of $19,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:16.220, SP: 4.00 stalked the pace to midway on the turn, rallied chasing the leader down the lane and was unable to close the gap. | A Gallardo 55.8kg 1.35L | 4 (4) |
| Presque Isle Downs 30-Jul-25 1207m FIRM R6 Race 6 $3,800 (of $19,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:09.140, SP: 4.33 unhurried early to be near the rear of the compact field, made a steady advance on the turn and finished willingly to be second best. | W Martinez 55.8kg 4.25L | 2 (6) |
| Presque Isle Downs 19-Jun-25 1106m FIRM R1 Race 1 $10,710 (of $17,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:03.230, SP: 2.20 stalked the pace through the turn to be in striking distance turning for home, idled in upper stretch failing to gain, found best stride late splitting rivals in the final sixteenth to be along in time under confident handling. | W Martinez 55.8kg | 1 (5) |
| Presque Isle Downs 20-May-25 1106m FIRM R6 Race 6 $10,080 (of $16,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:04.150, SP: 2.88 Press,bid, held well | W Martinez 55.8kg | 1 (10) |
| Tampa Bay Downs 12-Apr-25 1207m FIRM R2 Race 2 $2,000 (of $20,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:10.580, SP: 4.50 Duel ins,led,yield1/16 | H J Diaz 53.5kg 1.50L | 3 (7) |
| Tampa Bay Downs 01-Feb-25 1106m FIRM R3 Race 3 $11,340 (of $18,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:03.880, SP: 2.25 vied for the early lead between rivals, three wide on the turn and made a three wide bid leaving the turn to be clear by the furlong marker and then drew away to prove best while being ridden out. | C Gil 53.5kg | 1 (8) |
| Gulfstream 23-Dec-24 1408m FIRM R8 Race 8 $200 (of $22,999) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:25.210, SP: 1.83 set the pace in the two path but gaveway. | E Zayas 55.8kg 16.00L | 8 (9) |
| Gulfstream 11-Mar-24 1307m FIRM R6 Race 6 $720 (of $91,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:16.840 2wd, retreated | L Saez 54.9kg 14.25L | 6 (6) |
| Colonial Downs 13-Aug-23 1408m R7 CL $10,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:22.660 in tight early when the field bunched up leaving the gate, rider checked to the back of the pack, raced three wide chasing the leaders and kept on in the lane to be best of the rest. | H Karamanos 52.6kg 3.75L | 3 (5) |
| Churchill Downs 04-Jun-23 1307m FIRM R7 Churchill Downs race 7 $4,020 (of $48,720) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:16.120, SP: 34.00 Slw st,3p,6w1/4,mvd up | R J Santana 53.5kg, Cd 0 6.25L | 5 (7) |
| Pimlico 21-May-23 1609m GOOD R12 CL (of $100,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:33.110, SP: 15.00 , bumped at the start, was sent up to contest the early pace four deep, was brushed and carried out entering the first turn, regrouped to stalk three wide, raced four wide with pursuit past the five sixteenths then tired. | J Rosario 53.5kg 18.25L | 7 (9) |
| Churchill Downs 26-Nov-22 1307m FIRM R9 Churchill Downs race 9 $5,910 (of $107,680) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:17.120, SP: 4.75 Vied, bumped, weakened | G Corrales 55.3kg, Cd 0 4.25L | 5 (7) |
| Churchill Downs 30-Oct-22 1709m FIRM (of $105,200), Winning Time: 01:47.310, SP: 8.00 2p,clrd3/8,no match1/4 | G Corrales 55.3kg, Cd 0 9.75L | 4 (10) |
| Belmont At The Big A 02-Oct-22 1609m FIRM R10 Champagne Stakes (Stakes) (of $500,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:37.070, SP: 6.50 lost his footing at the start getting away last, chased along the inside down the backstretch and then just off the inside through the turn under coaxing from midway, spun three wide into upper stretch and was unable to make an impact. | I O Jr 55.3kg 38.00L | 6 (6) |
| Ellis Park 15-Aug-22 1408m FIRM R5 Runhappy Ellis Park Juvenile Stakes (Stakes) $78,750 (of $125,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:24.400, SP: 7.50 prompted the pace while three wide, led in the two path going into the stretch, and dug in to hold gamely. | G Corrales 54.4kg | 1 (6) |
| Prairie Meadows 10-Jul-22 1106m FIRM CL (of $73,067), Winning Time: 01:03.640, SP: 1.70 3-4wbid,along for shw | R J Santana 54kg 12.00L | 3 (6) |
| Churchill Downs 09-Jun-22 1005m FIRM Md (of $61,742), Winning Time: 00:58.470, SP: 5.00 Vied 2wd,cleard,lastd | T Gaffalione 54kg | 1 (11) |