Always Praising (USA) Horse
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Always Praising is a 4yo dk b/br gelding from the United States trained by Bertram C. Manchan. It is by Girvin out of Cause For Praise. The horse has yet to break its maiden, having not won in six starts. In its most recent race at Tampa Bay Downs on May 3, 2026, jockey Carlos Martinez rode Always Praising to a fifth-place finish behind the winner Cash Machine.
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Tampa Bay DownsRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Downs 03-May-26 1006m FIRM R3 Md (of $23,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:56.880, SP: 21.00 hopped up leaving the gate, settled in the middle of the pack on the outside up the backstretch, saved ground around the bend and was outkicked in the lane. 1st Cash Machine ( S Marin 125 ) 2nd April Spun ( I Rodriguez 118 ) 4.75L 3rd Florida Gal ( S Golibrzuch 118 ) 6.00L 5th Always Praising ( C Martinez 125 , Cd 118 ) 6.75L See full results | C Martinez 56.7kg, Cd 53.5kg 6.75L | 5 (8) |
| Tampa Bay Downs 25-Apr-26 1609m FIRM R5 Md $1,610 (of $23,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:38.860, SP: 26.00 vied for the early lead with two others from the inside, claimed sole command midway through the first turn, opened up a few lengths in the backstretch before meeting a couple bids in the far turn, met another inside bid rounding the far turn and dueled between foes in the upper stretch, flattened out in the final furlong. 1st Aibell ( S Marin 125 ) 2nd Gallant Runner ( C Gil 125 ) 1.50L 3rd Yammy Yammy Bella ( M Nicholls 125 ) 0.50L 4th Always Praising ( C Martinez 125 , Cd 118 ) 3.75L See full results | C Martinez 56.7kg, Cd 53.5kg 3.75L | 4 (9) |
| 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 ) 0.15L 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) |