Running Memories added to her status yesterday as one of the leaders of the Double Diamond racing band, scoring a convincing victory in a $47,000 allowance optional claimer at Gulfstream Park. The daughter of Bahamian Squall, a $20,000 purchase by Donald Dizney at the OBS July sale in 2019, has now won three of her …
A few minutes before the third race at Gulfstream Park yesterday, the odds on Facts Only began dropping steadily – from 6-1 to 5-1 to 3-1. After they sprung the latch, the Bahamian Squall 3-year-old’s next tote board change had her at 8/5. The late money proved to be right on the money, as the …
Sun Squall no doubt greatly benefitted from the presence yesterday of Nicolas Arriagada, who piloted the son of Bahamian Squall to the easiest of victories at Tampa Bay Downs. Arriagada is a 21-year-old apprentice jockey who won his first career race last Friday riding with a 10-pound allowance for his owner/trainer father, Juan Arriagada. Nicolas …
Bahamian Squall’s 10th winner of 2021 is My Mane Man, who broke his maiden at Gulfstream Park yesterday in a $40,000 maiden special in his second start, raising his sire’s progeny earnings at the beginning of his third season to $1,005,715. He became Bahamian Squall’s third winner in two days. Emisael Jaramillo rode My Man …
Double Diamond Farm’s talented Running Memories scored her second impressive victory at Gulfstream Park yesterday, winning a $38,000 allowance optional claiming race by three lengths under Victor Lebron in just her third start. The 3-year-old filly by Bahamian Squall had broken her maiden in her career debut by 2 1/2 lengths, and in between the …
Bahama Breeze lived up to her name at Parx Racing yesterday, winning in a breeze racing six furlongs in the rain under Abner Adorno. The 3-year-old Bahamian Squall filly bred by Double Diamond Farm had finished second two races back, and broke her maiden in her fourth try at odds of 19-1. Leaving from the …
Bahamian Squall’s leading money-winner, twice stakes-placed Bahamian Girl, added $12,800 to her bank account yesterday at Gulfstream Park, lifting her career total to $150,820. The 4-year-old filly bred by McKathan Bros., who finished second in the 2019 edition of the Susan’s Girl at Gulfstream, scored her fourth victory, racing one mile over the main track …
For the second straight day, Double Diamond’s stallions each had a winner, with First Homestead scoring at Tampa Bay Downs and Sierra Diamond at Mahoning Valley. Ironically, First Homestead had broken his maiden exactly one year and one day ago at Tampa, on Feb. 26. But the 4-year-old First Dude gelding had been unable to …
It took Workinonbeinsingle six tries to break her maiden, but when she did it was a thing of beauty. The 4-year-old daughter of Bahamian Squall went wire-to-wire under Roberto Alvarado Jr. at Tampa Bay Downs yesterday, at the direct expense of favored Billysbirthdaygirl. Alvarado gunned his filly out of the gate and into the lead, …
In 2020, Bahamian Squall’s runners produced nine winners and progeny earnings of $419,795. The son of Gone West promises to easily eclipse those numbers this year; he has already notched four winners, earnings of $81,656 and added his first stakes-winner. Sun Squall became that fourth winner yesterday at Tampa Bay Downs, winning under Ademar Santos …