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 …
Gulfstream Park has many named important programs on its Championship Meet schedule – Florida Derby Day, Pegasus World Cup Day, Fountain of Youth Day, and several more. Yesterday could easily have been named Double Diamond Farm Stallions Day. On Gulfstream’s nine-race program, three races were won by runners by Double Diamond …
After headline writers’ nemesis Hoorayhoorayhooray finished second in three of his first four starts at Gulfstream Park, it didn’t appear as though the 3-year-old gelding by Bahamian Squall would remain in the maiden ranks much longer. He resolved that problem in yesterday’s fourth race, a $53,000 maiden special weights test at seven furlongs. …
Bahamian Squall’s quick start in 2022 stretched into Friday, when Bahamian Rhapsody became winner No. 3 in opening week with a record-breaking run at Gulfstream Park under Javier Castellano. The 4-year-old filly bred by Linda S. Pastor scored by a neck racing ‘about’ 5 1/2 furlongs over the Tapeta surface after …
Only five days into the new year, Bahamian Squall already has two winners following the stylish victory of Bahamian Moon in an allowance optional claimer at Tampa Bay Downs yesterday. Antonio Gallardo was aboard the 5-year-old mare bred by Good Beginnings Farm, and the veteran rider saw to it she had …
Emulating First Dude, Bahamian Squall began 2022 on a winning note, with Sierra Diamond going wire-to-wire over a sloppy track at Mahoning Valley. The 4-year-old filly bred by Donald Dizney followed a pair of seconds with her fourth victory, a powerful performance under Luis Gonzalez. Sierra Diamond shot to the lead …