Buckeye Bombshell (USA) Horse
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Buckeye Bombshell is a 4yo dark bay/brown gelding from the United States trained by Valerie Shanyfelt. Sired by Hit It A Bomb and out of Theana, the horse has recorded one victory to date. On 16 May 2026 at Churchill Downs, Buckeye Bombshell earned its biggest triumph, collecting a purse of $67,000.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Thistledown 25-Sep-26 1207m FIRM R1 Race 1 (of $50,797) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:12.440, SP: 3.00 was no factor. 1st Kiddie Cocktail ( F B Salazar 115 ) 2nd Golden Haul ( R Bowen 115 ) 0.25L 3rd Catpuccino ( C Keiser 115 ) 3.25L 7th Buckeye Bombshell ( L Gonzalez 119 ) 11.75L See full results | L Gonzalez 54kg 11.75L | 7 (7) |
| Thistledown 25-Aug-26 1207m FIRM R7 Race 7 $3,502 (of $50,027) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:13.160, SP: 1.91 stalked the pace six then three wide and lacked the needed response. 1st Electric Eden ( B Tapara 119 ) 2nd Golden Haul ( D Haldar 115 ) 6.25L 3rd All Pepped Up ( E Barbaran 115 ) 1.00L 4th Buckeye Bombshell ( D Parker 119 ) 8.50L See full results | D Parker 54kg 8.50L | 4 (6) |
| Churchill Downs 16-May-26 1710m R2 Md $59,042 (of $93,718) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:46.890, SP: 2.38 stalked along the inside, shifted to the two path to take aim along with an outer rival in upper stretch, bid two wide leaving the three sixteenths pole and inched clear. 1st Buckeye Bombshell ( E Esquivel 125 ) 2nd Watershed Moment ( R Bejarano 125 ) 1.75L 3rd River Rise ( W I Antongeorgi 118 ) 0.50L See full results | E Esquivel 56.7kg | 1 (7) |
| Fair Grounds 14-Mar-26 1609m R6 Md $5,367 (of $76,666) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:36.930, SP: 8.50 well placed along the inside, tipped out three wide upper, flattened out in the drive. 1st Sunshine Daydream ( B Curtis 125 ) 2nd Private Property ( B J Hernandez 125 ) 0.50L 3rd Olatz ( S Vives 125 ) 4.25L 4th Buckeye Bombshell ( C Hernandez 125 ) 8.00L See full results | C Hernandez 56.7kg 8.00L | 4 (9) |
| Fair Grounds 14-Feb-26 1710m R5 Md $5,361 (of $76,589) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:44.490, SP: 5.00 broke in at the start, settled to the half, swung widest upper stretch, flattened out in the lane and just missed for third. 1st Awesomesauce ( J Ortiz 125 ) 2nd Sunshine Daydream ( B Curtis 125 ) 2.25L 3rd Galatina ( D Cannon 125 ) 2.50L 4th Buckeye Bombshell ( C Hernandez 125 ) 5.00L See full results | C Hernandez 56.7kg 5.00L | 4 (6) |