Cruise The Nile (USA) Horse
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Cruise The Nile is a 4yo dark bay/brown horse bred in the United States and trained by H. Graham Motion. He is by Cairo Prince out of Party Boat and has recorded four wins so far. On 19 Apr 2026 at Laurel Park he captured his most important victory, taking the $100,000 Henry S. Clark Stakes. The runner has proved profitable for bettors, offering a 569% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Laurel Park 17-May-26 1811m R10 Dinner Party Stakes (Stakes) $25,000 (of $250,000) 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) $63,000 (of $100,000) 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 $54,810 (of $87,000) 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) |
| Gulfstream 17-Jan-26 1509m FIRM R8 Race 8 $54,180 (of $86,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:39.280, SP: 8.00 bumped with a rival at the break, went up to prompt the pace three wide throughout, made a three to four wide bid leaving the turn and kicked clear in the final furlong to prove best under a drive. 1st Cruise The Nile ( J Ruiz 121 ) 2nd Quereme Pass ( E Zayas 121 ) 2.25L 3rd Lost And Confused ( L Saez 123 ) 0.75L See full results | J Ruiz 54.9kg | 1 (11) |
| Gulfstream 20-Dec-25 1609m FIRM R1 Md $35,280 (of $56,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:34.940, SP: 26.00 set a rated pace along the rail, shook clear turning for home and widened while ridden out. 1st Cruise The Nile ( J Ruiz 121 ) 2nd Limited Edition ( D Egan 121 ) 0.00L 3rd Make It Make Sense ( R Maragh 121 ) 0.00L See full results | J Ruiz 54.9kg | 1 (12) |
| Laurel Park 23-Nov-25 1210m R9 Md $3,290 (of $47,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:11.530, SP: 4.50 bore in on rivals leaving the starting gate, circled the turn five wide and was no threat. 1st And Sum ( C E Lopez 124 ) 2nd Neverworkedaday ( Y Hazlewood 124 , Cd 129 ) 6.75L 3rd Stanza ( J Toledo 124 ) 7.00L 4th Cruise The Nile ( J Ruiz 124 ) 11.25L See full results | J Ruiz 56.2kg 11.25L | 4 (8) |