No matter what transpires for the rest of her racing career, Island Magic will always have the distinction of having a track record listed on her resume, although it may be for the shortest reign in history. The 3-year-old daughter of Bahamian Squall entered the gate at 1:29 yesterday for the third race at Gulfstream …
Stretch Runner and jockey Erin Walker have become a formidable duo at Presque Isle Downs. The talented rider and the 4-year-old Bahamian Squall gelding have teamed up for three victories in four starts since Stretch Runner left Tampa Bay Downs without breaking his maiden after four tries. Last night’s victory was …
If racing awarded a daily prize for the biggest turnaround of the day, yesterday’s would have had to go to Bella Romance. In fact, if there was an all-time award in that category, the 2-year-old filly by Bahamian Squall might have that one wrapped up, too. Bella Romance made her career …
Bahamian Moon won yesterday at Gulfstream Park for her third victory of 2021, Luca Panici guiding her to a comfortable 5-length main track score in a race that was originally scheduled for the grass. The 4-year-old filly by Bahamian Squall battled for the lead between horses out of the gate, then …
Jockey Walter De La Cruz couldn’t have been disappointed when he found out that there were two scratches from the eighth race at Prairie Meadows last night, and his mount, Island Magic, had to face just three rivals. The 3-year-old filly by Bahamian Squall made it even easier for her rider, …
Sharp handicappers who pay close attention to the tote board no doubt made a good score at Presque Isle Downs yesterday via the maiden-breaking Stretch Runner, who more than lived up to his name with a six-furlong romp under Erin Walker. Based on his record coming up to the race, there was …
At the 2020 OBS July sale, Don Dizney dipped in and took the Bahamian Squall filly Running Memories for $20,000, a price that looks like a greater bargain every time she sets foot on the track. The 3-year-old filly gained her first stakes-placed finish yesterday in the $100,000 Incredible Revenge Stakes …
Sierra Diamond was the longest price on the board at 15-1 in the third race at Thistledown yesterday, but one would never have guessed it based on her performance in the 5 1/2-furlong race. The 3-year-old filly by Bahamian Squall jumped out of the gate on top from the No. 1 post under Yarmarie Correa, …
It was an afternoon to remember for Double Diamond Farm at Gulfstream Park yesterday, with Bahamian Moon lighting up the tote board in the third race, followed by Don Dizney’s Years Ago breaking her maiden in her career debut in the fourth. With Angel Arroyo up, Bahamian Moon scored a major surprise in a race …
Bahamian Squall moved within a stone’s throw of the $500,000 mark in 2021 progeny earnings when Bahamian Beauty broke her maiden in the third race at Gulfstream Park yesterday, leaving a 1/5 shot in her wake. In a field reduced to five after three scratches, the 3-year-old filly stumbled leaving the gate from the No. …