Military Cruiser (USA) Horse
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Military Cruiser is a 5yo horse from the United States trained by Nicholas Vaccarezza. He is by Catalina Cruiser out of Vasilisa and has recorded one victory to date. On 13 November 2025 at Churchill Downs, he secured his most notable win, earning $120,000. The gelding has been a profitable choice for bettors, delivering a 14% return on investment for those who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gulfstream 12-Jan-26 1006m FIRM R8 Race 8 (of $86,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:54.750, SP: 17.00 chased the early pace between rivals three wide and then raced three wide on the turn and had no rally. 1st Boat's A Rockin ( E Gonzalez 121 ) 2nd Itza Boss ( J Ruiz 123 ) 0.50L 3rd Front End ( A Thomas 121 ) 2.75L 5th Military Cruiser ( H Karamanos 121 ) 5.25L See full results | H Karamanos 54.9kg 5.25L | 5 (8) |
| Churchill Downs 13-Nov-25 1010m R9 Md $75,600 (of $120,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 00:57.070, SP: 8.00 tracked from the three path, tipped out the five path in upper stretch, rallied to bid at the sixteenth pole and drove past. 1st Military Cruiser ( I O Jr 124 ) 2nd Hogie The Player ( A Concepcion 122 ) 1.00L 3rd Zap D'etat ( C Barbosa 122 ) 0.50L See full results | I O Jr 56.2kg | 1 (11) |
| Colonial Downs 05-Sep-25 1010m R3 Md $7,000 (of $70,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:57.140, SP: 6.50 broke in to bother the runner up, was straightened and raced within striking distance inside, encountered some traffic along the rail into the turn, moved out to the two path, steered out further to be three then four wide for the drive, rallied and finished willingly between the top two while unable to match strides with the winner in the very late going. 1st Virtuosity ( J Ruiz 121 ) 2nd Sam The Sham ( J Briceno 121 ) 0.15L 3rd Military Cruiser ( S J Camacho 124 ) 0.55L See full results | S J Camacho 56.2kg 0.55L | 3 (8) |
| Ellis Park 02-Aug-25 1110m R10 Md $10,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:01.420, SP: 11.00 broke a step slow, tracked from the two to three path, claimed place while chasing the clear leader into the final furlong but was bested by an outer rival late. 1st Its Bourbon Thirty ( L Machado 124 ) 2nd War Legend ( C Torres 119 ) 2.25L 3rd Military Cruiser ( S J Camacho 124 ) 3.25L See full results | S J Camacho 56.2kg 3.25L | 3 (12) |
| Churchill Downs 28-Jun-25 1310m FIRM R11 Md $1,186 (of $120,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:16.020, SP: 21.00 was slow at the start, rushed up four wide early on, raced in the five path into the lane and was empty down the lane. 1st Taylor's Version ( C Lanerie 118 ) 2nd Bold Strength ( F Geroux 118 ) 1.50L 3rd Copp ( J Ortiz 118 ) 1.50L 9th Military Cruiser ( L Machado 124 ) 15.75L See full results | L Machado 56.2kg 15.75L | 9 (11) |
| Churchill Downs 10-May-25 1010m GOOD R3 Md $3,600 (of $120,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:56.100, SP: 10.00 tracked two wide and between horses, then pursued evenly through the lane. 1st Initialize ( L Saez 124 ) 2nd Zapping Strike ( A Burgos 124 ) 1.50L 3rd Outofpi ( R Bejarano 118 ) 0.30L 5th Military Cruiser ( E Morales 124 ) 2.50L See full results | E Morales 56.2kg 2.50L | 5 (10) |
| Churchill Downs 05-May-24 1610m R14 Md $1,273 (of $120,001) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:35.790 broke slowly from the gate and trailed throughout, transported via equine ambulance. 1st Gun Party ( J Rosario 118 ) 2nd Banned For Life ( L Saez 118 ) 1.50L 3rd Timeout ( F Prat 118 ) 1.75L 11th Military Cruiser ( I O Jr 118 ) 35.25L See full results | I O Jr 53.5kg 35.25L | 11 (11) |