Hay Hay Paula scored victory No. 10 in her long and successful career, coming from well off the pace in a $28,600 starter optional claimer over the all-weather track at Woodbine. Jeffery Alderson was aboard the 7-year-old daughter of Bahamian Squall, and they were back in the pack early in the race at seven furlongs. …
In his first 11 lifetime starts, Rusty Pistol’s best efforts resulted in a trio of third-place finishes. In his last six tries, he’s a highly commendable 2-3-1. At Gulfstream Park on Friday, with Migual Vasquez in the irons, the 5-year-old son of Bahamian Squall went wire-to-wire in a race at 5 1/2 furlongs over the …
Apprentice Yolber Torres looked more like an old pro than a rider who has won only 37 races as he guided Plum Irish to her maiden-breaking score at Gulfstream Park on Sunday. In a race at five furlongs over the Tapeta surface, the 3-year-old Bahamian Squall filly was making her fourth start and had the …
Hay Hay Paula is a stone’s throw from reaching the $200,000 mark in lifetime earnings after her ninth victory, accomplished at Fort Erie racetrack. The 7-year-old Bahamian Squall mare bred by Pamela Edel had Leo Salles in the irons for her 6 1/2-furlong trip, her first try around the Canadian oval. She broke last, then …
Taino House is another in the long line of runners bred at Double Diamond Farm who have stood the test of time, and whose number of victories have reached double digits. The 8-year-old gelding bred by Donald Dizney went wire-to-wire at Emerald Downs, winning for the 10th time in his 45-race career, while paying the …
It took Smith Ranch Stables and trainer Luis Ramirez just three races to get out with the 5-year-old Bahamian Squall mare Foggy Note. Claimed for $20,000 on Jan. 2nd, after enduring 10th-place and third-place finishes, the new owners picked up $21,200 for her victory in a five-furlong test over the Tapeta surface at …
Nobody can ever accuse Douglas Jones of not being persistent. Jones is the breeder, owner and trainer of Rusty Pistol, a 5-year-old son of Bahamian Squall, and Jones has been trying to break his maiden since 2022. In his first 11 starts, 10 of them at Tampa Bay Downs, the best …
In this day, when geldings’ careers outlive all the rest, Bahamian Moon continues to raise eyebrows. The 8-year-old mare by Bahamian Squall not only is still racing, she’s in top form. Bahamian Squall’s top race-winner and second-leading money-winner, Bahamian Moon made it two in a row with a wire-to-wire score at …
It would hardly seem appropriate to designate a 5-year-old as a TDN rising star, but in the case of Bajan Sun it would be wholly appropriate. The Bahamian Squall gelding was making his career debut racing five furlongs at Horseshoe Indianapolis with Marcellino Pedroza in the irons. Bajan Sun was listed …
“If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again” couldn’t be a more appropriate adage than when referring to Nouveau Riche’s maiden-breaking victory in the first race at Tampa Bay Downs on Sunday. The 4-year-old filly by Bahamian Squall went 15 races (seven at Gulfstream, three at Mountaineer and five at …