Tough Virginia (USA) Horse
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Tough Virginia, a 4yo horse from the United States trained by Marcia Stortz, is by stallion Mesa Thunder out of Cinderella Liberty. The horse has secured one win in its career. On 9 March 2026 at Los Alamitos Racecourse, Tough Virginia captured its most important victory to date in the $8500.00 Race 2.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Anita 04-Apr-26 1207m FIRM R6 Race 6 (of $20,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:11.240, SP: 41.00 raced up close between early, chased two wide into the turn then quickly moved to the rail, saved ground to the stretch and had little left for the stretch run. 1st Syntax ( J J Hernandez 126 ) 2nd Can'tdealwithit ( K Kimura 126 ) 5.50L 3rd Molly Jensen ( R Gonzalez 126 ) 7.75L 7th Tough Virginia ( C Herrera 126 ) 22.85L See full results | C Herrera 57.2kg 22.85L | 7 (7) |
| Los Alamitos Racecourse 09-Mar-26 905m GOOD R2 Race 2 $5,355 (of $8,500) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:52.210 sent clear, held sway. 1st Tough Virginia ( H Cristobal 125 ) 2nd Mia Forza ( L Henry 122 ) 3.50L 3rd My Eliana ( P Edgar 125 ) 0.75L See full results | H Cristobal 56.7kg | 1 (6) |
| Los Alamitos Racecourse 15-Feb-26 905m R4 Race 4 $1,900 (of $9,500) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:53.210 1st Scotlynn Rae ( R Ricardo 122 ) 2nd Tough Virginia ( H Cristobal 125 ) 1.00L 3rd Free Nomination ( B Alfredo 125 ) 0.30L See full results | H Cristobal 56.7kg 1.00L | 2 (8) |
| Los Alamitos Racecourse 11-Jan-26 914m R2 Race 2 $1,300 (of $13,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:54.470 1st Going Great Guns ( D Cruz 124 ) 2nd Trickifult ( S Vargas 124 ) 0.75L 3rd Tough Virginia ( C Ortega 124 ) 4.25L See full results | C Ortega 56.2kg 4.25L | 3 (7) |
| Los Alamitos Racecourse 14-Dec-25 1010m FIRM R7 Md $500 (of $15,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:59.300, SP: 17.00 broke in and bumped, trailed four wide into the turn, exited the bend six wide and never threatened. 1st Cut N Curl ( E Payeras 122 ) 2nd Grainne O'malley ( F O Rojas 125 ) 0.50L 3rd Free Nomination ( A Bautista 122 ) 2.50L 6th Tough Virginia ( S Barandela 122 ) 6.50L See full results | S Barandela 55.3kg 6.50L | 6 (8) |