Bahamian Squall

Spirit Wind Finishes 3rd in $295,000 Dream Supreme

    Spirit Wind, Bahamian Squall’s leading money-winner, added another stakes-placed finish to her resume with a third in the $295,000 Dream Supreme Stakes at Churchill Downs.     The 5-year-old mare bred by Ocala’s Jacks or Better Farm was ridden by Hall of Famer Mike Smith and had to overcome a troubled trip, finishing

Spirit Wind 2nd in Gr. II Stakes at Keeneland; Earnings Reach $619,340

    Bahamian Squall’s leading money-winner, Spirit Wind, added $59,250 to her bank account with a solid second-place finish in the $350,000, Gr. II Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes at Keeneland.      With Mike Smith aboard, the 5-year-old mare bred by Jacks or Better Farm was up on the pace for most of the

Bahama Pearl Romps in Parx Racing Sprint

    Bahama Pearl executed her own best imitation of Secretariat in the Belmont Stakes in a 5 1/2-furlong race at Parx, getting her second victory in eight starts this year.     With apprentice Matilda Burnham in the saddle, the 7-year-old Bahamian Squall mare sat three lengths off the pace early down the backstretch,

Foggy Note Can Clearly See the Finish Line

     The triumvirate of trainer Ron Spatz, breeder SCF Inc. and former Gulfstream and Hialeah Park attorney David Romanik is at it again.     This time it’s with the 4-year-old filly Foggy Note, who made a 5 1/2-furlong come-from-behind test on the Tapeta surface at Gulfstream her second victory in her last three

Spirit Wind Scores in Gr. II Honorable Miss at the Spa

  Spirit Wind went wire-to-wire in the Gr. II, $200,000 Honorable Miss Stakes at Saratoga, winning by three-quarters of a length, clocked in 1:10.36 for the six furlongs and paying $12. As she neared the wire in deep stretch, announcer Frank Mirahmadi brought her home with “It will be Spirit Wind in coast-to-coast fashion.”  The

Like Ol’ Man River, Taino House Just Keeps Rolling Along

    At the tender age of 7, Taino House has already run nine times this season, and he appears to be getting better. The Bahamian Squall gelding bred by Don Dizney left Turf Paradise for Emerald Downs, and in his five races there has compiled a record of 3-1-0, including the last two victories

Dizney-bred Taino House Still Winning at Age 7

    In his 37-race career, Taino House has won at Ruidoso Downs, Zia Park, Turf Paradise, Rillito, and most recently, twice at Emerald Downs. The latest victory for the 7-year-old gelding by Bahamian Squall came in a race at five furlongs with Luis Reyes in the saddle, No. 7 in his career.    

Bahamian Native Game in Hawthorne Score

    Bahamian Native recorded his best Equibase ‘E’ speed figure – an 80 – while winning in his eighth career start, a 1 1/16th-mile race at Hawthorne.   From the No. 4 post, the 3-year-old colt by Bahamian Squall shot out quickly on the inside under Alberto Burgos and was immediately engaged by 2-1

Jacks or Better Farm: 2 Winners, 5 Checks

    Jane Brei, owner of Jacks or Better Farm in Ocala, might have set a record in the past few days for number of checks received while having just two winners. Brei owns Down in the Bayou, a Bahamian Squall filly who won at Gulfstream Park, good for a winner’s check and a 12.5