Ninth Island (USA) Horse
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About
Ninth Island is a 4yo gr/ro from United States trained by W. Bret Calhoun. The horse is by Constitution out of Viva Vegas and has collected four wins so far. Its most notable victory arrived on 25 May 2025 at Lone Star Park, capturing the $34,500 Race 3 and proving lucrative for bettors. Anyone who backed the horse throughout its career would have realized roughly a 17% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Lone Star Park 28-Jun-26 1710m R12 Wasted Tears Stakes (Stakes) $12,500 (of $125,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:40.450, SP: 15.00 broke well, set the pace while very rank into the first turn, continued keen onto the backstretch, dueled through some lively middle fractions, was unable to match the top two the final furlong while running on well to save the place. 1st Sweet Rebecca ( R S Jr 124 ) 2nd La Fantastica ( S Elliott 124 ) 1.75L 3rd Ninth Island ( J L Alvarez 120 ) 4.00L See full results | J L Alvarez 54.4kg 4.00L | 3 (10) |
| Lone Star Park 01-Jun-26 1609m R9 Race 9 $6,700 (of $33,500) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:35.120, SP: 2.25 showed GOOD speed from the outside draw and made the lead into the first turn, because a bit rank as the rider tried to slow the pace, settled down when let loose, maintained a clear lead through the turn, turned for home with the lead, but was unable to last. 1st La Fantastica ( E Asmussen 122 ) 2nd Ninth Island ( J Alvarez 124 ) 2.25L 3rd Maybe Dolcie ( D Parker 122 ) 0.50L See full results | J Alvarez 56.2kg 2.25L | 2 (11) |
| Lone Star Park 04-May-26 1710m R3 Race 3 $18,900 (of $30,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:42.980, SP: 4.33 controlled the early pace along the inside and held well in the drive to be clear under strong handling. 1st Ninth Island ( J Alvarez 124 ) 2nd Moonlight Gambler ( I Diego 124 ) 2.00L 3rd Blood Orange ( I Wiseman 124 ) 1.50L See full results | J Alvarez 56.2kg | 1 (8) |
| Sam Houston Race Park 23-Mar-26 1609m R2 Hcp $1,092 (of $36,500) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:36.460, SP: 5.00 1st Maybe Dolcie ( D Parker 122 ) 2nd Fine Finish ( F J Wethey 120 ) 1.00L 3rd Lucky Speech ( S Elliott 123 ) 1.50L 5th Ninth Island ( J Alvarez 124 ) | J Alvarez 56.2kg | 5 (7) |
| Fair Grounds 28-Dec-25 1710m R9 Pago Hop Stakes (Stakes) $1,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:43.310, SP: 21.00 set an uncontested pace, continued on until coming under pressure in the far turn, gave way at the eighth and faded. 1st Hear The Queen ( M J Pedroza 118 ) 2nd Cheetah Lady ( J Loveberry 116 ) 1.00L 3rd Sea To Sky ( D Cannon 116 ) 0.20L 7th Ninth Island ( I Castillo 116 ) 3.35L See full results | I Castillo 52.6kg 3.35L | 7 (8) |