Assertiko’s racing campaign in 2020 ended with a three-race winning streak, the last victory coming on July 3. Then, the Bahamian Squall gelding owned by attorney David Romanik, trainer Ron Spatz and breeder SCF Inc. went to the sidelines until he returned with a fifth-place finish at Gulfstream Park on March 11 of …
Bahamian Squall missed attaining his first million-dollar season in 2021 by about $95,000. Thanks to a pair of very different winners yesterday, the son of Gone West is well on his way to reaching that milestone this year; with less than six months gone, he’s up to $610,836 and is seventh among active …
On May 8 at Gulfstream Park, Don Dizney’s Running Memories faced Miss Auramet in a $60,000 handicap at ‘about’ five furlongs on the grass. Running Memories, a 4-year-old filly by Bahamian Squall, went off at 9/2, while Miss Auramet was the prohibitive favorite at 3/5. The Double Diamond filly won the race by …
The first race at Presque Isle yesterday turned into a two-horse affair right from the gate between 8/5 shot Echo Alpha Six and 6/5 He’s on the Fly, a 5-year-old gelding by Bahamian Squall. The outcome wasn’t determined until the final jump. The duo quickly broke away from the field, and …
Not to be outdone by stablemate First Dude, Bahamian Squall has also added a pair of important winners on Preakness weekend, Bahamian Dude breaking his maiden at Woodbine on Friday and highly-promising Spirit Wind extending her winning streak to three with a smart victory on Saturday in the $65,000 Musical Romance Stakes at …
The filly that Double Diamond Farm owner Donald Dizney purchased as a 2-year-old for $20,000 at the 2020 OBS July sale became Bahamian Squall’s leading money-winner yesterday with a near record-breaking performance at Gulfstream Park. Running Memories first attracted attention when she broke her maiden by 2 1/2 lengths in her …
Bahamian Girl stretched her winning streak to three in a $33,900 allowance race at Charles Town on Saturday, while Bahamian Moon and Lovielee finished 1-3 in a $24,000 starter allowance at Tampa Bay Downs. The result? Bahamian Squall is less than $8,000 from reaching the $2 million mark in career progeny earnings. …
It took Luis Rivera three trips aboard Island Winter at Mahoning Valley before he found the hole card for the 3-year-old Bahamian Squall filly. Then, on March 26, he guided the filly bred by Donald Dizney to a solid second-place finish, beaten only by a 2/5 shot. Island Winter earned an Equibase ‘E’ …
Bahamian Girl continued her march toward the $200,000 mark in earnings via her second straight Charles Town victory at 4 1/2 furlongs, oddly enough, both by 4 3/4 lengths. The 5-year-old daughter of Bahamian Squall flew out of the gate with apprentice Marshall Mendez, opened up a four-length lead in a :21.68 quarter, and nobody …
Bahamian Squall picked up his second stakes-winner of the season yesterday when Jacks or Better Farm’s highly-promising Spirit Wind captured the $100,000 Any Limit Stakes at Gulfstream Park. Spirit Wind started just once as a 2-year-old last year for trainer Ralph Nicks, finishing second back on May 6 in a 4 …