Wild Recruit (USA) Horse
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Wild Recruit is a five-year-old dk b/br gelding bred in the United States, by Nyquist out of Awesome Wild Girl. Currently under the care of trainer Robert B. Hess, Jr. and owned by Lambert, Jeffrey, Harringer and others, the horse has competed in eleven starts, capturing a single win and two placings while accumulating earnings of $39,759. The most recent outing took place at Churchill Downs on 12 September 2026, where he finished 11th out of a field of 12. His latest victory occurred at Del Mar on 9 November 2024.
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Churchill Downs • Los Alamitos Racecourse • Los Alamitos QH Racecourse • Del Mar • Santa AnitaRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Churchill Downs 06-Nov-26 1408m FAST R7 Race 7 - Claiming, SP: 10.00 | Tyler Gaffalione | 2 (10) |
| Churchill Downs 12-Sep-26 1308m R6 Race 6 (of $50,134) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:18.320, SP: 6.00 moved soon to the lead from between runners to force the pace, vied inside near the rail on the turn, came up empty. 1st Prince Of Light ( F Prat 120 ) 2nd Bird The Legend ( C Torres 118 ) 1.00L 3rd Kid Twist ( E Morales 118 ) 1.10L 11th Wild Recruit ( T Gaffalione 121 ) 19.60L See full results | T Gaffalione 54.9kg 19.60L | 11 (12) |
| Los Alamitos Racecourse 22-Sep-25 1610m FIRM R3 Race 3 $6,590 (of $19,769) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:36.720, SP: 4.50 1st Mighty Kai ( A Fresu 123 ) 2nd Wild Recruit ( A Ayuso 123 ) 1.25L 3rd Resemblance ( K Kimura 123 ) 1.75L See full results | A Ayuso 55.8kg 1.25L | 2 (7) |
| Los Alamitos QH Racecourse 21-Sep-25 1609m R3 Los Alamitos QH Racecourse Race 3 $6,590 (of $32,949) Barrier 3 1st Mighty Kai ( 123 ) 2nd Wild Recruit ( 123 ) 3rd Resemblance ( 123 ) | 55.8kg | 2 (7) |
| Del Mar 31-Aug-25 1210m FIRM R2 Race 2 $765 (of $47,415) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:09.820, SP: 7.00 pressed between rivals to the turn, could not keep up and chased after the leader from the two path around the bend and faded in the lane. 1st Jaguar Jon ( U Rispoli 121 ) 2nd Mr. Machupicchu ( A Aguilar 121 ) 0.75L 3rd Coach Cronin ( A Ayuso 124 ) 2.75L 8th Wild Recruit ( D Herrera 124 ) 10.10L See full results | D Herrera 56.2kg 10.10L | 8 (10) |
| Del Mar 27-Jul-25 1210m FIRM R2 Race 2 $762 (of $47,227) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:09.660, SP: 10.00 got pinballed between rivals early, chased four deep up the backstretch, started to weaken traveling in the four to five path on the turn and came up empty in the drive. 1st Captain Sparrow ( A Fresu 124 ) 2nd Self Sufficient ( K Kimura 124 ) 5.25L 3rd Jaguar Jon ( R Silvera 120 ) 0.50L 9th Wild Recruit ( A Lezcano 124 ) 14.30L See full results | A Lezcano 56.2kg 14.30L | 9 (10) |
| Del Mar 09-Nov-24 1106m FAST Flat, SP: 8/11 | Kazushi Kimura 55.3kg | 1 (7) |
| Los Alamitos Racecourse 13-Sep-24 1106m FAST Flat, SP: 7/1 | Jeremy Laprida 54.4kg | 4 (6) |
| Del Mar 19-Aug-24 1308m FAST Flat, SP: 16/1 | Armando Ayuso 54.4kg | 7 (7) |
| Santa Anita 08-Jun-24 1308m FIRM Flat, SP: 15/2 | Tyler Baze 53.5kg | 6 (8) |
| Del Mar 24-Aug-23 1006m FIRM Flat, SP: 6/1 | Jose Valdivia Jr 54.4kg | 8 (9) |