Always Praising (USA) Horse
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Always Praising is a 4yo dark bay/brown racehorse from the United States trained by Bertram C. Manchan. Its sire is the stallion Girvin and its dam is Cause For Praise. The horse has yet to break its maiden, remaining winless after four starts. In its most recent start at Tampa Bay Downs on 1st Mar 2026, jockey Charlie Marquez rode Always Praising to a fourth‑place finish behind the winner Bit Of Frost.
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Tampa Bay DownsRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Downs 01-Mar-26 1408m GOOD R2 Md $1,750 (of $25,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:25.080, SP: 11.00 raced off the pace up the backstretch, navigated the turn from the three path and made no bid. 1st Bit Of Frost ( S Marin 122 ) 2nd Maggies Brew ( J Castanon 122 ) 2.00L 3rd Con Cautela ( S Leon 122 ) 2.05L 4th Always Praising ( C Marquez 122 ) 21.80L See full results | C Marquez 55.3kg 21.80L | 4 (7) |
| Tampa Bay Downs 02-Feb-26 1609m FIRM R9 Md $320 (of $55,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:36.320, SP: 51.00 was a step slow at the break and settled in the three path towards the back of the pack, came into the six path entering the lane but was no menace. 1st Calla ( M Meneses 123 ) 2nd Marketplaceofideas ( S Camacho 123 ) 0.20L 3rd Pop Art ( P Morales 123 ) 0.15L 10th Always Praising ( R Mitchell 123 ) 14.95L See full results | R Mitchell 55.8kg 14.95L | 10 (10) |
| Tampa Bay Downs 04-Jan-26 1207m FIRM R6 Md $320 (of $55,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:11.000, SP: 41.00 had an awkward start, rated in the two path but retreated. 1st Mona L ( M Rojas 122 ) 2nd Blazing Affair ( S Leon 122 ) 1.25L 3rd Magala ( G Martinez 122 ) 2.25L 7th Always Praising ( R Mitchell 122 ) 17.00L See full results | R Mitchell 55.3kg 17.00L | 7 (8) |
| Tampa Bay Downs 25-Dec-25 1408m R6 Md $320 (of $55,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:22.500, SP: 41.00 broke slowly, lacked speed in the five path and made little impact. 1st Little Thunder ( C Gil 122 ) 2nd Creed's Vision ( C Marquez 122 ) 1.50L 3rd Start To Win ( S Camacho 122 ) 10.00L 6th Always Praising ( A Gonzalez 119 ) 25.00L See full results | A Gonzalez 54kg 25.00L | 6 (8) |