Wasting Aces (USA) Horse
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Wasting Aces is a 5yo dk b/br horse from the United States trained by Paul G. Aguirre. He is by Tom's Tribute out of Birthday Surprise. The horse has not yet broken its maiden, failing to win in ten starts. In its most recent outing at Santa Anita on 8 Jun 2026, it was ridden by Welfin R. Orantes and finished sixth, behind winner Hardtobebetternow.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Anita 08-Jun-26 1609m FIRM R10 Md (of $35,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:36.350, SP: 34.00 went three wide into the first turn then got carried to the five path around the bend, traveled three deep in the middle stages, picked up stride around the far turn, came four wide into the lane and flattened out. 1st Hardtobebetternow ( J Rosario 126 ) 2nd Non Domicile ( A Fresu 126 ) 0.05L 3rd Dr. Filkins ( A Ayuso 120 ) 0.10L 6th Wasting Aces ( W R Orantes 126 ) 7.35L See full results | W R Orantes 57.2kg 7.35L | 6 (11) |
| Santa Anita 16-May-26 1609m FIRM R1 Md $700 (of $35,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:38.240, SP: 3.00 traveled along the inside at the back into the first turn, shifted to the two path and began to pull the rider forward, continued to pull and moved up outside the top pair early on the backstretch, settled into a stalking position from outside, chased three then two wide on the far turn and failed to response in the stretch run. 1st Knowhere ( E Payeras 120 ) 2nd Dr. Filkins ( A Fresu 120 ) 0.50L 3rd Desert Hawk ( F Monroy 120 ) 2.75L 5th Wasting Aces ( A Ayuso 126 ) 4.60L See full results | A Ayuso 57.2kg 4.60L | 5 (6) |
| Santa Anita 29-Mar-26 1308m FIRM R9 Md $1,400 (of $70,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:15.840, SP: 34.00 raced near the back in the early going, traveled outside a rival then two wide on the turn, went three wide into the stretch, angled down to the inside but needed to find more in the late stages. 1st Curlin Command ( J Hernandez 126 ) 2nd Big Bill ( R Gonzalez 126 ) 1.75L 3rd Jimmy Winkfield ( A Ayuso 126 ) 1.25L 5th Wasting Aces ( C Belmont 126 ) 5.00L See full results | C Belmont 57.2kg 5.00L | 5 (10) |
| Santa Anita 16-Mar-26 1609m FIRM R1 Md $7,000 (of $35,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:36.980, SP: 17.00 1st Beeblebrox ( W Orantes 118 ) 2nd Wasting Aces ( A Ayuso 126 ) 1.25L 3rd Shapoval ( T Baze 126 ) 0.50L See full results | A Ayuso 57.2kg 1.25L | 2 (8) |
| Santa Anita 16-Feb-26 1609m FIRM R5 Md $500 (of $70,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:36.090, SP: 26.00 pulled the rider up on heels twice early, continued keenly around the first turn and into the backstretch, followed in range leaving the backstretch, chased between runners on the far turn and weakened. 1st Zagreus ( D Herrera 124 ) 2nd Benny's Puzzle ( R Gonzalez 124 ) 0.15L 3rd Hardtobebetternow ( K Kimura 124 ) 0.30L 9th Wasting Aces ( A Fresu 124 ) 12.60L See full results | A Fresu 56.2kg 12.60L | 9 (11) |
| Santa Anita 09-Jan-26 1609m FIRM R9 Md $500 (of $35,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:36.160, SP: 34.00 1st Sweet Odyssey ( M Demuro 124 ) 2nd Midway Lane ( K Frey 124 ) 0.15L 3rd Both Sides Of Bad ( H Berrios 124 ) 2.50L 8th Wasting Aces ( E Jaramillo 124 ) 33.90L See full results | E Jaramillo 56.2kg 33.90L | 8 (9) |
| Santa Anita 28-Sep-24 1610m GOOD R9 Md $500 (of $53,999) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:35.270 tracked four then three deep on the clubhouse turn, continued outside a pair of rivals leaving the backstretch, moved into the two path trailing the field and came up empty in the stretch run. 1st I'llhaveanotherwon ( K Frey 125 ) 2nd Blame The Classic ( V Espinoza 121 ) 1.75L 3rd Fight Back ( A Fresu 121 ) 0.50L 9th Wasting Aces ( A Cedillo 121 ) 28.70L See full results | A Cedillo 54.9kg 28.70L | 9 (9) |
| Del Mar 25-Aug-24 1710m GOOD R10 Md $7,501 (of $75,001) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:43.420 Troubled trip,willing 1st Ghostly Act ( K Frey 125 ) 2nd Blame The Classic ( V Espinoza 121 ) 1.50L 3rd Wasting Aces ( A Cedillo 121 ) 2.00L See full results | A Cedillo 54.9kg 2.00L | 3 (9) |
| Del Mar 29-Jul-24 1610m GOOD R7 Md $500 (of $75,001) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:35.690 broke inward, started to pull early on the inside, continued to fight the rider around the first turn and up the backstretch, chased two wide to the stretch and failed to menace. 1st Stylishlyacclaimed ( A Fresu 125 ) 2nd Glorious Life ( U Rispoli 125 ) 1.50L 3rd Blame The Classic ( V Espinoza 120 ) 1.25L 8th Wasting Aces ( T Pereira 120 ) 8.50L See full results | T Pereira 54.4kg 8.50L | 8 (12) |
| Santa Anita 10-Jun-24 1210m R9 Md $500 (of $53,999) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:09.790 Off slow,chck past7/16 1st Bee Eye Gee ( T Joseph 118 ) 2nd Just A Graze ( B Hector 118 ) 0.30L 3rd Capital Outlay ( H Juan 118 ) 0.15L 6th Wasting Aces ( P Tiago 118 ) 5.30L See full results | P Tiago 53.5kg 5.30L | 6 (11) |