Virgin Island Nice (USA) Horse
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Virgin Island Nice is a 4yo gr/ro horse from the United States trained by Robert Drake. The colt is by The Factor out of Holy Legacy. He remains winless after six starts and has yet to break his maiden. In his latest start at Tampa Bay Downs on 23 Feb 2026, jockey Richard Mitchell guided him to an eighth-place finish, behind the winner Moralito.
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| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Downs 23-Feb-26 1645m FIRM R2 Md (of $23,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:43.960, SP: 41.00 saved ground early, tracked the leader on the inside up the backstretch, dropped back while saving ground around the far turn and continued to tire from there. 1st Moralito ( S Camacho 122 ) 2nd Madcap ( V Lara 122 , Cd 112 ) 1.00L 3rd Senor Money ( S Marin 122 ) 2.00L 8th Virgin Island Nice ( R Mitchell 122 ) 55.35L See full results | R Mitchell 55.3kg 55.4kgL | 8 (8) |
| Tampa Bay Downs 01-Feb-26 1207m FIRM R1 Md $170 (of $18,500) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:11.800, SP: 101.00 was settled back and raced two wide around the turn, angled out into the five path coming into the upper stretch but was no threat. 1st Nyikos ( S Marin 122 ) 2nd Dave Did It ( M Fernandez 122 ) 1.50L 3rd First Act ( S Camacho 122 ) 1.00L 8th Virgin Island Nice ( R Mitchell 122 ) 23.25L See full results | R Mitchell 55.3kg 23.25L | 8 (10) |
| Tampa Bay Downs 08-Jan-26 1710m FIRM R5 Md $190 (of $21,500) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:44.500, SP: 41.00 showed the way along the inside but gave way entering the far turn. 1st Mr Business ( M Meneses 122 ) 2nd Speaker's Lobby ( J Castanon 122 ) 1.25L 3rd Alrasikh ( G Maldonado 122 ) 1.25L 10th Virgin Island Nice ( R Rodriguez 122 , Cd 115 ) 41.50L See full results | R Rodriguez 55.3kg, Cd 52.2kg 41.50L | 10 (10) |
| Tampa Bay Downs 16-Mar-25 1110m FIRM R1 Md $190 (of $20,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:04.020, SP: 41.00 raced off the pace inside but never menaced. 1st Love Hate ( S Marin 120 ) 2nd Hightail Fox ( S Leon 120 ) 0.00L 3rd Highs N Lows ( I Rodriguez 120 ) 0.00L 7th Virgin Island Nice ( W Vasquez 120 ) 27.50L See full results | W Vasquez 54.4kg 27.50L | 7 (7) |
| Tampa Bay Downs 02-Mar-25 1610m GOOD R9 Md $190 (of $20,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:38.590, SP: 41.00 chased the pace and was two wide on the turn and stopped. 1st Country Slew ( S Marin 120 ) 2nd New York Fog ( S Camacho 120 ) 0.20L 3rd Gap To Gap ( M Meneses 120 ) 0.50L 10th Virgin Island Nice ( V Bush 120 , Cd 127 ) 27.35L See full results | V Bush 54.4kg, Cd 57.6kg 27.35L | 10 (10) |
| Tampa Bay Downs 03-Feb-25 1110m FIRM R3 Md $190 (of $20,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:05.210, SP: 34.00 devoid of speed from the break, was distanced early but kept to task and beat one to the wire. 1st K Paz ( S Leon 120 ) 2nd Nervana ( A Gallardo 120 ) 0.75L 3rd Riding A Dream ( A Santos 120 ) 1.10L 9th Virgin Island Nice ( I Rodriguez 120 ) 22.60L See full results | I Rodriguez 54.4kg 22.60L | 9 (10) |