Valentine Bug (USA) Horse
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Valentine Bug is a nine-year-old bay gelding bred in the United States, sired by Dramedy and out of Nightfury. He races under the guidance of Jay P. Bernardini and is owned by Bernardini, Jay P, Burnsworth and others. Over 47 starts he has secured nine victories and has been placed 19 times, accumulating $329,539 in earnings. His most recent start took place at Presque Isle Downs on 21 October 2026, where he finished 6th of 8 starters. The last time he won was at Presque Isle Downs on 29 September 2025.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Presque Isle Downs 21-Oct-26 1308m R2 Race 2 (of $17,189) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:16.160, SP: 3.25 1st Kotylos ( W Alencar 123 ) 2nd Night Ride ( T Kingsley 123 , Cd 118 ) 4.00L 3rd Summerfest ( M Allen 123 ) 5.25L 6th Valentine Bug ( A A Gallardo 123 ) 5.80L See full results | A A Gallardo 55.8kg 5.80L | 6 (8) |
| Mountaineer 28-Sep-26 1408m R1 Race 1 $4,128 (of $20,639) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:24.510, SP: 2.25 gave a middle move chasing to upper stretch rallying late to save place. 1st Legal Titan ( N J Arroyo 124 ) 2nd Valentine Bug ( L Negron 124 ) 3.50L 3rd Del Mo ( C Oliveros 124 ) 1.00L See full results | L Negron 56.2kg 3.50L | 2 (6) |
| Presque Isle Downs 19-Sep-26 1308m R10 Race 10 $10,403 (of $52,015) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:15.560, SP: 17.00 settled off the early pace, raced three wide near the quarter pole and made a GOOD outside rally in the stretch to get up for the place position. 1st Ready Set Cairo ( P Lopez 119 ) 2nd Valentine Bug ( A Gonzalez 123 ) 0.75L 3rd Rock N Reward ( T Kingsley 120 ) 0.30L See full results | A Gonzalez 55.8kg 0.75L | 2 (9) |
| Presque Isle Downs 26-Aug-26 1207m R3 Race 3 $2,657 (of $26,570) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:10.070, SP: 5.00 chased the leaders throughout lacking a closing kick and finished evenly to be best of the rest. 1st Reeled In ( G Martinez 123 ) 2nd Shy Da Runner ( M Rojas 123 ) 0.50L 3rd Valentine Bug ( A Gonzalez 123 ) 3.00L See full results | A Gonzalez 55.8kg 3.00L | 3 (5) |
| Presque Isle Downs 18-Jun-26 1207m R6 Race 6 $5,099 (of $50,992) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:09.670, SP: 13.00 tracked the leaders through the turn and rallied from five wide in the lane but was unable to gain on the top pair. 1st Shakin It Up Larry ( W Alencar 123 ) 2nd Hector ( H V Gomez 125 ) 0.20L 3rd Valentine Bug ( A Gonzalez 123 ) 1.60L See full results | A Gonzalez 55.8kg 1.60L | 3 (5) |
| Mountaineer 07-Jun-26 1609m FIRM Flat, SP: 9/1 | Charle Oliveros 54.4kg | 7 (9) |
| Mahoning Valley 03-Nov-25 1207m FAST Flat, SP: 6/1 | Luis Batista 56.2kg | 5 (6) |
| Presque Isle Downs 08-Oct-25 1609m Flat, SP: 15/8 | Addiel Ayala 55.8kg | 6 (6) |
| Presque Isle Downs 29-Sep-25 1207m Flat, SP: 13/2 | Addiel Ayala 55.8kg | 1 (6) |
| Presque Isle Downs 22-Sep-25 1308m Flat, SP: 8/1 | Brandon Tapara 55.8kg | 3 (5) |
| Mountaineer 03-Sep-25 1509m FIRM Flat, SP: 11/4 | Charle Oliveros 54.4kg | 4 (8) |
| Mountaineer 03-Aug-25 1408m FIRM Flat, SP: 5/2 | Charle Oliveros 55.8kg | 2 (6) |
| Mountaineer 09-Jul-25 1509m GOOD Flat, SP: 5/1 | Charle Oliveros 54.4kg | 1 (6) |
| Presque Isle Downs 16-Jun-25 1673m FAST Flat, SP: 14/1 | Brandon Tapara 55.8kg | 4 (4) |
| Gulfstream 04-Jan-25 1673m FAST Flat, SP: 11/2 | Rajiv Maragh 55.3kg | 1 (11) |
| Gulfstream 14-Dec-24 1710m FAST Flat, SP: 4/1 | Drayden Dyke Van 55.8kg | 6 (8) |
| Gulfstream 23-Nov-24 1673m FAST Flat, SP: 9/1 | Drayden Dyke Van 55.8kg | 3 (12) |
| Presque Isle Downs 21-Oct-24 1673m FAST Flat, SP: 5/4 | Antonio Gallardo 55.3kg | 1 (6) |
| Presque Isle Downs 14-Oct-24 1673m FAST Flat, SP: 12/1 | Erik Barbaran 55.3kg | 3 (7) |
| Presque Isle Downs 03-Oct-24 1207m FAST Flat, SP: 10/1 | Brandon Tapara 55.3kg | 4 (5) |
| Presque Isle Downs 26-Aug-24 1673m FAST Flat, SP: 10/3 | Antonio Gallardo 55.3kg | 1 (6) |
| Presque Isle Downs 06-Aug-24 1207m FAST Flat, SP: 7/4 | Antonio Gallardo 55.3kg | 2 (6) |
| Presque Isle Downs 01-Jul-24 1673m FAST Flat, SP: 11/4 | Antonio Gallardo 56.2kg | 2 (7) |
| Presque Isle Downs 05-Jun-24 1609m FAST Flat, SP: 4/1 | Antonio Gallardo 55.3kg | 1 (6) |
| Presque Isle Downs 27-May-24 1609m FAST Flat, SP: 4/1 | Pablo Morales 55.3kg | 5 (7) |
| Gulfstream 04-May-24 1710m FIRM Flat, SP: 5/2 | Miguel Vasquez 54.9kg | 3 (7) |
| Gulfstream 19-Apr-24 1609m FIRM Flat, SP: 25/1 | Miguel Vasquez 55.3kg | 3 (9) |
| Gulfstream 17-Mar-24 1673m FAST Flat, SP: 16/1 | Miguel Vasquez 54.9kg | 3 (7) |
| Gulfstream 18-Feb-24 1710m FAST Flat, SP: 16/1 | Miguel Vasquez 54.9kg | 7 (8) |
| Gulfstream 21-Jan-24 1673m FAST Flat, SP: 9/1 | Miguel Vasquez 54.9kg | 7 (7) |
| Gulfstream 04-Jan-24 1673m Flat, SP: 25/1 | Miguel Vasquez 53.5kg | 3 (7) |
| Gulfstream 10-Nov-23 1673m FAST Flat, SP: 20/1 | Marcos Meneses 54.4kg | 5 (9) |
| Gulfstream 15-Oct-23 1673m FAST Flat, SP: 20/1 | Sonny Leon 54.4kg | 7 (7) |
| Colonial Downs 07-Sep-23 1609m FIRM Flat, SP: 9/1 | Antonio Gallardo 55.3kg | 3 (11) |
| Belterra Park 27-Jul-21 1609m FIRM Flat, SP: 15/2 | Kerry Bryan 54.4kg | 4 (11) |
| Penn National 14-Aug-20 1673m FIRM Flat, SP: 9/1 | Ricardo Chiappe 56.2kg | UPL (10) |
| Penn National 06-Aug-20 1207m FAST Flat, SP: 14/1 | Ricardo Chiappe 56.2kg | UPL (9) |
| Penn National 25-Oct-19 1106m FAST Flat, SP: 8/13 | Tyler Conner 54.4kg | UPL (8) |