Grumpy’s Buddy broke his maiden at Charles Town yesterday in his fourth try under jockey Arnaldo Bocachica. The 3-year-old gelding is owned and was bred by Newbourne Farm, and is a rare West Virginia-bred son of Bahamian Squall. Grumpy’s Buddy became winner No. 6 this year for his sire, following Takhi, …
Bahamian Squall kicked off the New Year with the Don Dizney-bred mare Sierra Diamond winning at Mahoning Valley on Jan. 4, and the 5-year-old Unnoted . bred by J D Farms, scoring his fourth victory on Jan. 8 at Camarero Race Track in Puerto Rico. Yesterday, the stallion by Gone West doubled his …
It took apprentice Madeline Rowland one race to get acquainted with Bahamian Moon, a second-place finish at the Meadowlands on Oct. 8. Her second try aboard the 5-year-old mare came yesterday at Gulfstream Park, and resulted in a 1 1/4-length victory, the seventh in the career of the daughter of Bahamian Squall. …
A pair of similar victories by Island Magic and Hay Hay Paula added $39,400 to the account of Bahamian Squall, increasing the stallion’s 2022 progeny earnings to nearly $1.1 million. The similarities: Both are 4-year-old fillies, both won at Gulfstream Park by two lengths, both came from off the pace, both …
Maryquitecontrary raised her imposing record to four victories and a second in five starts with a strong come-from-behind score yesterday in a $55,000 overnight handicap at Gulfstream Park. The 3-year-old daughter of First Dude, owned and bred by Rod Lundock, earned a check of $33,700 for her 2 1/2-length victory, accomplished …
Bahamian Dude, a 4-year-old gelding bred by Donald Dizney, became the 101st runner by Bahamian Squall to visit the winner’s circle with a powerful front-running effort in an allowance race at Fort Erie yesterday. Peter Mailhot was aboard Bahamian Dude, who left quickly in the race at five furlongs, took the …
When Foot Sack entered the gate at 12:38 for the first race at Belterra yesterday, Bahamian Squall’s progeny earnings for 2022 stood at $998,375. Less than two minutes later, that number increased to $1,006,075 as the 3-year-old gelding broke his maiden in a six-furlong race reduced to three starters due to scratches. …
By 8 p. m. this evening, Bahamian Squall may have passed the $1 million mark in progeny earnings for the first time. It’s all up to Free to Run, who is 9/2 in the morning line for the third race at Mountaineer Casino & Racetrack. With a purse of just under $8,000, the …
Bahamian Squall came $21,600 closer to his first million-dollar season yesterday when Bahama Pearl went wire-to-wire racing six furlongs at Pimlico under J. D. Acosta. The healthy check boosted Bahamian Squall’s earnings for 2022 to $983,014, and he went over $2.6 million lifetime. Bahama Pearl jumped out to the …
Tijuana Racing Stables and Juan Pablo Silva, owners and trainer of Free to Run, couldn’t have been upset when they found out there were four scratches from yesterday’s fifth race at Mountaineer Casino & Resort, leaving their filly with just two opponents in the five-furlong race. When the trio broke from …