White Abarrio

White Abarrio started his career with two consecutive victories at Gulfstream Park in Florida. He won his career debut by 6 3/4 lengths on Sept. 24, then won a first-level allowance optional claiming contest by four lengths on Oct. 29. He made his stakes debut in the Grade 2 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes at Churchill Downs on Nov. 27 where he finished third, beaten six lengths. 

In his 3-year-old debut in the Grade 3 Holy Bull Stakes at Gulfstream on Feb. 5, 2022, White Abarrio announced his presence as a legitimate Kentucky Derby contender at that stage of the game. He enjoyed a great trip just off the lead and drew off in the stretch to win by 4 1/2 lengths, covering 1 1/16 miles in a solid 1:42.80. 

White Abarrio skipped Gulfstream Park’s next Kentucky Derby prep, the Fasig-Tipton Fountain of Youth Stakes, and trained up to the Curlin Florida Derby Presented by Hill ‘n’ Dale Farm at Xalapa on April 2. The colt spiked a fever days before the race but recovered in time to run. White Abarrio aced his test in the Florida Derby with a sweeping rally under Tyler Gaffalione, moving past Simplification in midstretch and then holding off a late challenge from Charge It to win by 1 ¼ lengths.

White Abarrio subsequently was sent off at 15.40-1 odds in the Kentucky Derby, but he never threatened in the run for the roses, finishing 16^th of 20.

Following the Kentucky Derby defeat, White Abarrio rebounded with a strong runner-up effort behind Tawny Port in his next start, the Grade 3 Ohio Derby at Thistledown on June 25. Unfortunately the momentum was short lived. White Abarrio was later seventh in the Grade 1 Haskell Stakes at Monmouth and fifth in the Grade 1 Pennsylvania Derby at Parx.  He did end the year on a promising high note, however, when finishing third by a half a length in a much-improved effort in the Grade 1 Cigar Mile at Aqueduct on Dec. 3.

White Abarrio began his 4-year-old campaign in a tough spot in the Grade 1 Pegasus World Cup Invitational at Gulfstream Park on Jan. 28, 2023.  He did get back in the winner's circle in his next start, which was a victory in a Gulfstream Park allowance optional claiming race at seven furlongs on March 4.

Trained until that point in his career by Saffie Joseph Jr., White Abarrio was transferred to the barn of trainer Richard Dutrow prior to his next outing, which was a solid third-place effort in the Grade 1 Metropolitan Handicap at Belmont Park on June 10.

White Abarrio made his next start in another Grade 1 spot in the $1 million Whitney Stakes on August 5 at Saratoga, where he faced prohibitive favorite Cody's Wish in a six-horse field. Sent off as the 10.20-1 fourth choice on the tote board, White Abarrio pressed the pace throughout, moved to the lead to the stretch, and then powerfully extended to an impressive 6 1/4-length win in a time of 1:48.45 for the 1 1/8 miles over a fast track.

White Abarrio was bred in Kentucky by the sire Race Day out of the mare Catching Diamonds by Into Mischief.