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 …
When the field for the fifth race at Gulfstream Park yesterday was moving toward the gate, oddly-named Elliereeseaston was sitting on the tote board at odds of 7/2. When the fillies had traveled 100 yards, the 3-year-old daughter of Bahamian Squall suddenly dropped to 6/5. Elliereeseaston had made just one previous start, finishing fourth by …
Bahamian Squall wasted no time getting his first winner of the new year, and it was as easy a score as any owner or trainer could hope for. Sierra Diamond, a 3-year-old filly bred by Donald Dizney LLC, broke her maiden yesterday at Mahoning Valley in her seventh start, a $20,000 maiden special, after six …