Thistledown Race 8 - Race 8 - Claiming
I BELONG FIRST (3) Led and controlled the pace to win by 2 1/2L last time here but racing in stronger company. Made it 2 wins in succession but back to a shorter distance. Has to be included. QUEEN KITTY (5) Showed strength on the speed initially before fading at the end 2nd beaten by 1/2L last time around here but facing a stronger group of contenders. Must respect. VERTISALUTE (1) Zipped home into 2nd last time around here and drawn beautifully. Always seems to find the line well. Very competitive this campaign but dropping in distance. Respect. BIONDETTISNITEMARE (2) Showed some merit late when 4th last start around here and back in an easier grade. Should muster plenty of early toe. Showing positive results since returning from a spell. Has scope so do not ignore.

Jockey: Luis Batista
Weight: 54kgs
Stats
Last Starts 36 days since last start
Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2/5 | 02/09/2025 | - | Claiming 52 | $0.00 | Thistledown | 1609m | FT | Anthony Rodriguez | 54kg | - | 4-4-5-4 | 1 |
| 2.8L | $2.20 |
1/8 | 06/08/2025 | - | Allowance 52 | $0.00 | Thistledown | 1207m | FT | Anthony Rodriguez | 54kg | - | 6-5-2 | 3 |
| 2.8L | $3.60 |
3/7 | 14/07/2025 | - | Allowance 59 | $0.00 | Thistledown | 1207m | FT | Anthony Rodriguez | 54kg | - | 7-5-3 | 1 |
| 2.1L | $4.50 |
2/9 | 24/06/2025 | - | Allowance 45 | $0.00 | Thistledown | 1207m | FT | Anthony Rodriguez | 54kg | - | 9-8-3 | 6 |
| 0.1L | $6.50 |
4/9 | 07/06/2025 | - | Allowance 62 | $0.00 | Thistledown | 1207m | FT | Javier Tavares | 54kg | - | 4-3-3 | 6 |
| 9.3L | $0.00 |
3/7 | 12/05/2025 | - | Allowance 54 | $0.00 | Thistledown | 1207m | FT | Javier Tavares | 54kg | - | 6-7-6 | 6 |
| 9.8L | $17.00 |
6/8 | 30/04/2025 | - | 3U | $0.00 | Thistledown | 1207m | FAST | Javier Tavares | 54kg | - | 7-4-6 | 1 |
| 10.05L | $21.00 |
6/7 | 07/08/2024 | - | Allowance 56 | $0.00 | Thistledown | 1207m | FT | Alvaro Hernandez Lopez | 54.5kg | - | 3-3-4 | 6 |
| 8.1L | $21.00 |
4/5 | 18/07/2024 | - | Allowance 54 | $0.00 | Thistledown | 1609m | FT | Alvaro Hernandez Lopez | 54.5kg | - | 5-5-4-4 | 2 |
| 19.8L | $11.00 |
1/8 | 01/07/2024 | - | MDN Special Weight 39 | $0.00 | Thistledown | 1106m | FT | Alvaro Hernandez Lopez | 54.5kg | - | 3-3-1 | 3 |
| - | $3.60 |
2/9 | 17/06/2024 | - | MDN Special Weight 55 | $0.00 | Thistledown | 1207m | FT | Alvaro Hernandez Lopez | 54.5kg | - | 4-4-2 | 2 |
| 9.3L | $17.00 |
4/7 | 27/05/2024 | - | MDN Special Weight 39 | $0.00 | Thistledown | 1207m | GD | Alvaro Hernandez Lopez | 55kg | - | 4-3-3 | 4 |
| 5.8L | $8.00 |
6/8 | 10/10/2023 | - | MDN Special Weight 50 | $0.00 | Thistledown | 1207m | FT | Alvaro Hernandez Lopez | 54.5kg | - | 3-3-6 | 4 |
| 15.6L | $8.00 |

Jockey: Roberto Perez
Weight: 52kgs
Stats
Last Starts 13 days since last start
Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4/6 | 25/09/2025 | - | Claiming 63 | $0.00 | Thistledown | 1207m | GD | Roberto A Perez | 54kg | - | 5-5-4 | 1 |
| 8.8L | $8.00 |
5/5 | 02/09/2025 | - | Claiming 52 | $0.00 | Thistledown | 1609m | FT | Roberto A Perez | 54kg | - | 1-2-4-5 | 2 |
| 12.8L | $3.30 |
3/4 | 05/08/2025 | - | Claiming 59 | $0.00 | Thistledown | 1207m | FT | Roberto A Perez | 54kg | - | 1-1-2 | 1 |
| 5L | $3.30 |
1/9 | 24/06/2025 | - | Allowance 45 | $0.00 | Thistledown | 1207m | FT | Roberto A Perez | 54kg | - | 1-1-1 | 4 |
| 0.1L | $2.38 |
2/9 | 29/05/2025 | - | 3U | $0.00 | Thistledown | 1106m | FAST | Roberto A Perez | 54kg | - | 1-1-1 | 3 |
| 0.3L | $3.40 |
1/9 | 08/05/2025 | - | 3U | $0.00 | Thistledown | 1106m | FAST | Roberto A Perez | 54kg | - | 1-1-1 | 5 |
| 4.25L | $17.00 |

Jockey: David Haldar
Weight: 54kgs
Stats
Last Starts 22 days since last start
Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1/6 | 16/09/2025 | - | Allowance 47 | $0.00 | Thistledown | 1609m | FT | Rocco Bowen | 54kg | - | 1-1-1-1 | 2 |
| 2.5L | $2.10 |
1/7 | 12/08/2025 | - | MDN Special Weight 30 | $0.00 | Thistledown | 1207m | FT | Rocco Bowen | 54kg | - | 3-1-1 | 7 |
| 5.8L | $2.50 |
6/10 | 21/06/2025 | - | MDN Special Weight 45 | $0.00 | Thistledown | 1207m | FT | Anthony Y Nunez | 54kg | - | 7-7-6 | 4 |
| 6.8L | $7.50 |
4/6 | 07/11/2024 | - | MDN Special Weight 46 | $0.00 | Mahoning Valley | 1207m | FT | David J Haldar | 55.5kg | - | 5-5-5 | 4 |
| 8.8L | $4.00 |
4/6 | 10/10/2024 | - | Stakes 62 | $0.00 | Thistledown | 1207m | FT | David J Haldar | 53.5kg | - | 6-6-5 | 6 |
| 10.8L | $11.00 |

Jockey: Mauro Cedillo
Weight: 54kgs
Stats
Last Starts 15 days since last start
Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4/7 | 23/09/2025 | - | Allowance 64 | $0.00 | Thistledown | 1609m | GD | Mauro Cedillo | 54kg | - | 7-5-2-2 | 5 |
| 3L | $11.00 |
4/4 | 05/08/2025 | - | Claiming 59 | $0.00 | Thistledown | 1207m | FT | Mauro Cedillo | 54kg | - | 3-4-4 | 4 |
| 11L | $3.10 |
2/6 | 01/07/2025 | - | Claiming 59 | $0.00 | Thistledown | 1207m | FT | Mauro Cedillo | 54kg | - | 1-1-1 | 2 |
| 1.8L | $2.30 |
2/5 | 10/06/2025 | - | 3U | $0.00 | Thistledown | 1207m | FAST | Mauro Cedillo | 54kg | - | 4-2-2 | 2 |
| 1.75L | $7.50 |
4/9 | 27/05/2025 | - | Claiming 59 | $0.00 | Thistledown | 1207m | FT | German Terraza | 54kg | - | 4-4-4 | 5 |
| 4.8L | $7.00 |
3/8 | 06/05/2025 | - | Claiming 64 | $0.00 | Thistledown | 1207m | GD | Mauro Cedillo | 54kg | - | 5-4-3 | 6 |
| 9.3L | $6.00 |
2/7 | 10/04/2025 | - | Allowance 64 | $0.00 | Mahoning Valley | 1207m | SY | Mauro Cedillo | 56kg | - | 5-2-2 | 4 |
| 4.8L | $13.00 |
3/5 | 31/03/2025 | - | Allowance 67 | $0.00 | Mahoning Valley | 1207m | MY | Mauro Cedillo | 56kg | - | 1-1-4 | 1 |
| 8L | $10.00 |
3/6 | 01/03/2025 | - | Allowance 68 | $0.00 | Mahoning Valley | 1207m | MY | Mauro Cedillo | 56kg | - | 5-5-5 | 5 |
| 6.3L | $11.00 |
3/7 | 06/02/2025 | - | Allowance 61 | $0.00 | Mahoning Valley | 1207m | MY | Mauro Cedillo | 56kg | - | 6-6-4 | 4 |
| 10.5L | $26.00 |
8/8 | 07/01/2025 | - | Allowance 75 | $0.00 | Mahoning Valley | 1207m | FT | Mauro Cedillo | 56kg | - | 6-5-8 | 5 |
| 12L | $26.00 |
7/8 | 24/04/2024 | - | Allowance 71 | $0.00 | Thistledown | 1106m | FT | Mauro Cedillo | 54kg | - | 8-8-6 | 8 |
| 10.6L | $20.00 |
1/6 | 10/04/2024 | - | Allowance 53 | $0.00 | Mahoning Valley | 1207m | MY | Mauro Cedillo | 54kg | - | 1-1-1 | 1 |
| 4.3L | $5.50 |
1/6 | 19/03/2024 | - | MDN Special Weight 44 | $0.00 | Mahoning Valley | 1207m | FT | Mauro Cedillo | 53.5kg | - | 6-5-2 | 4 |
| 1L | $6.00 |
2/7 | 27/02/2024 | - | MDN Special Weight 47 | $0.00 | Mahoning Valley | 1207m | GD | Mauro Cedillo | 55.5kg | - | 4-3-1 | 7 |
| 4.5L | $8.50 |
3/7 | 19/02/2024 | - | MDN Special Weight 26 | $0.00 | Mahoning Valley | 1207m | FT | Mauro Cedillo | 53.5kg | - | 6-5-4 | 5 |
| 8.5L | $11.00 |
4/5 | 28/12/2023 | - | MDN Special Weight 54 | $0.00 | Mahoning Valley | 1207m | SY | Mauro Cedillo | 55.5kg | - | 2-4-4 | 3 |
| 12L | $15.00 |
7/9 | 13/12/2023 | - | MDN Special Weight 30 | $0.00 | Mahoning Valley | 1207m | FT | Victor Severino | 55.5kg | - | 1-5-7 | 1 |
| 22.6L | $13.00 |

Jockey: Fernando Salazar Becerra
Weight: 53kgs
Stats
Last Starts 22 days since last start
Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2/6 | 16/09/2025 | - | Claiming 47 | $0.00 | Thistledown | 1106m | FT | Fernando Salazar Becerra | 54kg | - | 1-1-1 | 5 |
| 0.5L | $1.65 |
2/6 | 28/08/2025 | - | 3U | $0.00 | Thistledown | 1207m | FAST | Fernando Salazar Becerra | 54kg | - | 1-1-1 | 4 |
| 1L | $5.00 |
1/7 | 19/08/2025 | - | Claiming 43 | $0.00 | Thistledown | 1207m | FT | Fernando Salazar Becerra | 52kg | - | 1-3-2 | 2 |
| 0.3L | $1.67 |
4/8 | 06/08/2025 | - | Allowance 52 | $0.00 | Thistledown | 1207m | FT | Fernando Salazar Becerra | 52kg | - | 3-3-4 | 6 |
| 4L | $10.00 |
4/7 | 14/07/2025 | - | Allowance 59 | $0.00 | Thistledown | 1207m | FT | Fernando Salazar Becerra | 52kg | - | 1-2-2 | 6 |
| 4.8L | $8.00 |
3/9 | 24/06/2025 | - | Allowance 45 | $0.00 | Thistledown | 1207m | FT | Fernando Salazar Becerra | 52kg | - | 4-3-2 | 3 |
| 2.6L | $15.00 |
2/7 | 07/06/2025 | - | Claiming 36 | $0.00 | Thistledown | 1609m | FT | Fernando Salazar Becerra | 52kg | - | 2-2-1-1 | 7 |
| 1.3L | $3.10 |
1/5 | 22/05/2025 | - | 3U | $0.00 | Thistledown | 1207m | HEAVY | Erik Barbaran | 54kg | - | 1-1-1 | 1 |
| 13.5L | $1.75 |
9/9 | 08/05/2025 | - | 3U | $0.00 | Thistledown | 1106m | FAST | Erik Barbaran | 54kg | - | 2-3-7 | 7 |
| 23.5L | $16.00 |
7/7 | 21/04/2025 | - | MDN Special Weight 50 | $0.00 | Thistledown | 1207m | FT | Alexander Chavez | 54kg | - | 2-3-5 | 6 |
| 46L | $5.50 |
6/8 | 26/03/2025 | - | MDN Special Weight 37 | $0.00 | Mahoning Valley | 1207m | FT | Angel I Diaz | 54kg | - | 5-4-5 | 6 |
| 9.6L | $8.00 |

Jockey: Laureano Sosa
Weight: 54kgs
Stats
Last Starts 25 days since last start
Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2/5 | 13/09/2025 | - | Allowance 60 | $0.00 | Belterra Park | 1207m | FT | Laureano Sosa | 56kg | - | 3-1-2 | 1 |
| 1.3L | $3.80 |
4/6 | 28/08/2025 | - | 3U | $0.00 | Thistledown | 1207m | FAST | Rocco Bowen | 54kg | - | 2-2-3 | 6 |
| 3.75L | $1.80 |
2/8 | 11/08/2025 | - | Claiming 47 | $0.00 | Thistledown | 1207m | FT | Rocco Bowen | 54kg | - | 2-2-2 | 8 |
| 0.8L | $2.50 |
7/9 | 27/05/2025 | - | Claiming 59 | $0.00 | Thistledown | 1207m | FT | Luis Raul Rivera | 54kg | - | 2-2-1 | 3 |
| 8.5L | $10.00 |
4/8 | 06/05/2025 | - | Claiming 64 | $0.00 | Thistledown | 1207m | GD | Luis Raul Rivera | 54kg | - | 3-5-4 | 5 |
| 11.3L | $8.50 |
8/12 | 20/09/2024 | - | Stakes 77 | $0.00 | Belterra Park | 1710m | FM | Laureano Sosa | 52.5kg | - | 5-6-5-5 | 7 |
| 10.8L | $18.00 |
5/6 | 15/08/2024 | - | Allowance 73 | $0.00 | Belterra Park | 1207m | FT | Laureano Sosa | 53.5kg | - | 3-3-3 | 5 |
| 10L | $8.50 |
6/7 | 27/07/2024 | - | Allowance 67 | $0.00 | Belterra Park | 1609m | FT | Albin Jimenez | 53.5kg | - | 2-4-6-6 | 2 |
| 20L | $5.00 |
2/10 | 28/06/2024 | - | Stakes 70 | $0.00 | Belterra Park | 1710m | FM | Rocco Bowen | 52.5kg | - | - | 2 |
| 2.8L | $7.50 |
4/6 | 07/06/2024 | - | Allowance 65 | $0.00 | Belterra Park | 1207m | FT | Rocco Bowen | 53.5kg | - | 5-6-5 | 6 |
| 17.3L | $6.00 |
3/6 | 22/05/2024 | - | Allowance 71 | $0.00 | Belterra Park | 1308m | MY | Charle Oliveros | 54.5kg | - | 2-2-1 | 4 |
| 2L | $12.00 |
1/9 | 22/04/2024 | - | Allowance 52 | $0.00 | Thistledown | 1207m | FT | Rocco Bowen | 53.5kg | - | 3-3-2 | 4 |
| 0.5L | $6.00 |
4/4 | 12/08/2023 | - | Stakes 68 | $0.00 | Thistledown | 1207m | GD | Guillermo Rodriguez | 53.5kg | - | 4-4-4 | 3 |
| 31.5L | $12.00 |
2/6 | 22/07/2023 | - | Stakes 70 | $0.00 | Belterra Park | 1106m | FT | Cruz Fernando De La | 53.5kg | - | 3-4-4 | 2 |
| 16L | $6.50 |
0/6 | 15/07/2023 | - | STK 69 | $0.00 | Belterra Park | 1106m | SLOPPY | Santiago Gonzalez | 53.5kg | - | - | 5 | - | $0.00 | |
1/5 | 15/06/2023 | - | MDN Special Weight 55 | $0.00 | Belterra Park | 905m | FT | Santiago Gonzalez | 54kg | - | 3-2 | 2 |
| 1L | $4.40 |

Jockey: Miguel Martinez
Weight: 54kgs
Stats
Last Starts 15 days since last start
Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5/7 | 23/09/2025 | - | Allowance 64 | $0.00 | Thistledown | 1609m | GD | Miguel L Martinez | 54kg | - | 6-6-5-5 | 6 |
| 12.8L | $26.00 |
3/5 | 02/09/2025 | - | Claiming 52 | $0.00 | Thistledown | 1609m | FT | Miguel L Martinez | 54kg | - | 5-5-3-3 | 4 |
| 4.3L | $17.00 |
6/8 | 11/08/2025 | - | Claiming 47 | $0.00 | Thistledown | 1207m | FT | Noel Vigil | 54kg | - | 5-6-7 | 4 |
| 14.3L | $8.50 |
6/7 | 16/07/2025 | - | Claiming 69 | $0.00 | Thistledown | 1609m | FT | Noel Vigil | 54kg | - | 5-5-6-6 | 1 |
| 18L | $19.00 |
6/7 | 23/06/2025 | - | Allowance 67 | $0.00 | Thistledown | 1207m | FT | Miguel L Martinez | 54kg | - | 6-5-6 | 7 |
| 8L | $26.00 |
8/9 | 27/05/2025 | - | Claiming 59 | $0.00 | Thistledown | 1207m | FT | Noel Vigil | 54kg | - | 9-9-9 | 1 |
| 18.8L | $26.00 |
1/6 | 18/09/2024 | - | Allowance 46 | $0.00 | Thistledown | 1609m | FT | Noel Vigil | 53kg | - | 4-3-1-1 | 5 |
| - | $8.50 |
5/9 | 02/09/2024 | - | Claiming 57 | $0.00 | Thistledown | 1609m | FT | Noel Vigil | 53kg | - | 5-6-7-6 | 7 |
| 19.5L | $0.00 |
1/8 | 17/07/2024 | - | MDN Special Weight 37 | $0.00 | Thistledown | 1609m | FT | Noel Vigil | 54kg | - | 8-5-3-1 | 5 |
| - | $3.10 |
2/6 | 12/06/2024 | - | MDN Special Weight 38 | $0.00 | Thistledown | 1609m | FT | Noel Vigil | 54kg | - | 4-4-2-2 | 4 |
| 1.8L | $5.50 |
3/7 | 27/05/2024 | - | MDN Special Weight 39 | $0.00 | Thistledown | 1207m | GD | Noel Vigil | 54kg | - | 5-4-4 | 5 |
| 5.6L | $9.00 |
3/5 | 07/05/2024 | - | MDN Claiming 34 | $0.00 | Thistledown | 1207m | FT | Noel Vigil | 54kg | - | 2-3-5 | 4 |
| 2.8L | $3.00 |
5/6 | 22/04/2024 | - | MDN Special Weight 44 | $0.00 | Thistledown | 1106m | FT | Noel Vigil | 54kg | - | 6-6-5 | 1 |
| 4.5L | $14.00 |
5/5 | 08/04/2024 | - | MDN Special Weight 41 | $0.00 | Mahoning Valley | 1106m | FT | Noel Vigil | 54.5kg | - | 4-5-5 | 4 |
| 10.5L | $13.00 |
3/4 | 07/03/2024 | - | MDN Special Weight 64 | $0.00 | Mahoning Valley | 1207m | MY | Victor R Fernandez | 55.5kg | - | 3-3-3 | 1 |
| 24.5L | $10.00 |
4/8 | 28/11/2023 | - | MDN Special Weight 30 | $0.00 | Mahoning Valley | 1207m | GD | Victor R Fernandez | 55.5kg | - | 6-5-4 | 5 |
| 11.8L | $12.00 |
5/10 | 13/11/2023 | - | MDN Special Weight 37 | $0.00 | Mahoning Valley | 1207m | FT | Victor R Fernandez | 55.5kg | - | 5-5-6 | 4 |
| 14.8L | $8.50 |
4/11 | 28/10/2023 | - | MDN Special Weight 49 | $0.00 | Mahoning Valley | 1106m | GD | Victor R Fernandez | 55.5kg | - | 9-7-5 | 2 |
| 7.5L | $17.00 |
4/5 | 12/10/2023 | - | Stakes 57 | $0.00 | Thistledown | 1207m | FT | Victor R Fernandez | 53.5kg | - | 4-4-4 | 1 |
| 16.5L | $29.00 |
8/10 | 04/09/2023 | - | MDN Special Weight 49 | $0.00 | Thistledown | 1106m | FT | Robert Halledeen | 53.5kg | - | 8-8-8 | 3 |
| 13L | $34.00 |