Cruise The Nile (USA) Horse
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Cruise The Nile is a 4yo dk b/br colt from the United States trained by H. Graham Motion. He is by Cairo Prince out of Party Boat. To date he has captured four victories, the most notable being the $100,000 Henry S. Clark Stakes at Laurel Park on 19 Apr 2026. The horse has been a solid money‑maker for bettors; backing him throughout his career would have yielded a 402% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Monmouth Park 09-Aug-26 1710m GOOD R6 Oceanport Stakes (Stakes) $9,905 (of $141,503) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:44.630, SP: 3.00 raced two wide off the pace, three wide on the far turn, angled out in the stretch, failed to threaten and raillied mildly late. 1st Air Recruit ( C Marquez 118 ) 2nd Running Bee ( E Gonzalez 118 ) 0.05L 3rd Neat ( R Gutierrez 124 ) 0.80L 4th Cruise The Nile ( J Ruiz 124 ) 3.30L See full results | J Ruiz 56.2kg 3.30L | 4 (6) |
| Saratoga 06-Jul-26 1609m FIRM R6 Kelso Stakes (Stakes) $1,945 (of $324,114) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:34.080, SP: 6.50 dropped back between horses at the start, saved ground on the first turn, settled at the rear, went around the far turn in the two then three path and failed to threaten. 1st Zulu Kingdom ( F Prat 124 ) 2nd Mi Bago ( J Ortiz 122 ) 0.00L 3rd Pass The Hat ( J Velazquez 124 ) 2.00L 8th Cruise The Nile ( J Ruiz 122 ) 0.00L See full results | J Ruiz 55.3kg 0.00L | 8 (10) |
| Laurel Park 17-May-26 1811m R10 Dinner Party Stakes (Stakes) $34,955 (of $349,553) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:47.150, SP: 1.73 1st Fort Washington ( J Alvarado 120 ) 2nd A Bourbon For Toby ( I O Jr 120 ) 0.75L 3rd Cruise The Nile ( J Ruiz 120 ) 1.75L See full results | J Ruiz 54.4kg 1.75L | 3 (5) |
| Laurel Park 19-Apr-26 1609m R10 Henry S. Clark Stakes (Stakes) $87,803 (of $139,370) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:33.850, SP: 2.38 drafted back off the pace and settled off the inside, circled four wide with progress into the lane, was floated out a couple paths near the three sixteenths, corrected and responded to left handed asks, closed relentlessly under steady hand encouragement in the final seventy yards and got up nearing the wire. 1st Cruise The Nile ( J Ruiz 122 ) 2nd Horsepower ( E Gonzalez 120 ) 0.25L 3rd Bartlett ( F Pennington 122 ) 2.25L See full results | J Ruiz 55.3kg | 1 (11) |
| Gulfstream 01-Mar-26 1710m FIRM R8 Race 8 $77,024 (of $122,260) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:38.880, SP: 3.75 set the pace in the two path around the first turn, cleared and angled in down the backstretch, edged clear at the rail around the far turn and held clear under a drive. 1st Cruise The Nile ( J Ruiz 121 ) 2nd Burnham Square ( E Zayas 123 ) 2.25L 3rd Chapman's Peak ( I O Jr 121 ) 0.50L See full results | J Ruiz 54.9kg | 1 (12) |