Xerces (USA) Horse
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Xerces is a 5yo bay horse from the United States trained by Brandon L. Kulp. It is by the stallion Commissioner out of the dam Song Memory. Xerces has won four races so far. On 16 Sep 2025 at Presque Isle Downs, Xerces earned its biggest victory to date, collecting the $17,000 purse in Race 2.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Presque Isle Downs 08-Jul-26 1609m R5 Race 5 $1,400 (of $14,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:38.750, SP: 2.10 1st La Panda ( G Martinez 123 ) 2nd Dominant Stranger ( V Severino 125 ) 1.75L 3rd Xerces ( E Gonzalez 123 ) 2.75L See full results | E Gonzalez 55.8kg 2.75L | 3 (7) |
| Presque Isle Downs 25-Jun-26 1308m R2 Race 2 $1,900 (of $19,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:18.830, SP: 2.50 tracked the leader from four wide to the haed of the lane, rallied down the stretch closing well but came up a bit short in a GOOD effort. 1st Rock N Reward ( A Gallardo 123 ) 2nd Louise Brooks ( S Spieth 123 ) 0.15L 3rd Xerces ( E Gonzalez 125 ) 0.30L See full results | E Gonzalez 56.7kg 0.30L | 3 (6) |
| Presque Isle Downs 27-May-26 1609m R8 Race 8 $9,450 (of $15,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:37.390, SP: 5.00 broke well, settled to stalk the pace down the backstretch, rallied to challenge the pacesetter at the quarter pole, took command in upper stretch and finished willingly to be unthreatened late. 1st Xerces ( E Gonzalez 123 ) 2nd Needed ( H V Gomez 123 ) 1.25L 3rd Little Martha ( A Gallardo 123 ) 0.50L See full results | E Gonzalez 55.8kg | 1 (8) |
| Penn National 20-Dec-25 1710m FIRM R2 Race 2 $2,600 (of $13,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:47.470, SP: 6.00 settled off of the early pace, saved ground while not far back along the backstretch run, chased the leaders to the quarter marker then swung three to four wide to upper stretch, was no match for the winner in the drive but stayed on in the late stages to be second best. 1st Pocket Sand ( A Cruz 122 ) 2nd Xerces ( W Corujo 121 ) 13.50L 3rd Carroll Girl ( A Rodriguez 121 ) 6.00L See full results | W Corujo 54.9kg 13.50L | 2 (6) |
| Philadelphia Park 28-Nov-25 1673m GOOD R8 Philadelphia Park race 8 $410 (of $17,640) Barrier 1, SP: 5.50 1st Breezy Dance ( A Hernandez 122 ) 2nd Tariba Dream ( D Haddock 122 ) 5.50L 3rd Alma Brilha ( A Bowman 122 ) 3.25L 8th Xerces ( E Ruiz 122 ) 18.50L | E Ruiz 55.3kg 18.50L | 8 (10) |