Always Praising (USA) Horse
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Always Praising is a 4yo dark bay/brown gelding from the United States, trained by Diley A. Dakin. The horse is by Girvin out of Cause For Praise. It has not yet broken its maiden, having failed to win in eight starts. In its most recent outing at Gulfstream on August 11, 2026, Always Praising, ridden by Heriberto Figueroa, finished fourth behind winner Hello Poochy Lou.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gulfstream 11-Aug-26 1408m FIRM R7 Md $6,739 (of $96,271) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:24.400, SP: 26.00 was off a bit slow, raced off the rail, off the pace, chased four wide on the turn and gained mildly. 1st Hello Poochy Lou ( P Pena 120 , Cd 113 ) 2nd Lady Rockula ( M Vasquez 120 ) 4.00L 3rd Kokomo Kitty ( L Reyes 120 ) 5.75L 4th Always Praising ( H Figueroa 124 ) 7.00L See full results | H Figueroa 56.2kg 7.00L | 4 (6) |
| Gulfstream 28-Jul-26 1609m R4 Md $6,800 (of $97,149) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:38.700, SP: 17.00 was bumped hard at the start and stumbled, then was outrun early, moved up midway on the turn and failed to threaten. 1st Wordondastreet ( M Vasquez 125 ) 2nd Valen Time ( L Reyes 120 ) 1.50L 3rd Marilyn's Mate ( M Gutierrez 120 ) 4.75L 4th Always Praising ( A Thomas 120 ) 11.00L See full results | A Thomas 54.4kg 11.00L | 4 (5) |
| Tampa Bay Downs 03-May-26 1006m FIRM R3 Md $285 (of $31,936) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:56.880, SP: 21.00 hopped up leaving the gate, settled in the middle of the pack on the outside up the backstretch, saved ground around the bend and was outkicked in the lane. 1st Cash Machine ( S Marin 125 ) 2nd April Spun ( I Rodriguez 118 ) 1.00L 3rd Florida Gal ( S Golibrzuch 118 ) 6.00L 5th Always Praising ( C Martinez 125 , Cd 118 ) 6.75L See full results | C Martinez 56.7kg, Cd 53.5kg 6.75L | 5 (8) |
| Tampa Bay Downs 25-Apr-26 1609m FIRM R5 Md $2,253 (of $32,193) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:38.860, SP: 26.00 vied for the early lead with two others from the inside, claimed sole command midway through the first turn, opened up a few lengths in the backstretch before meeting a couple bids in the far turn, met another inside bid rounding the far turn and dueled between foes in the upper stretch, flattened out in the final furlong. 1st Aibell ( S Marin 125 ) 2nd Gallant Runner ( C Gil 125 ) 1.50L 3rd Yammy Yammy Bella ( M Nicholls 125 ) 0.50L 4th Always Praising ( C Martinez 125 , Cd 118 ) 3.75L See full results | C Martinez 56.7kg, Cd 53.5kg 3.75L | 4 (9) |
| Tampa Bay Downs 01-Mar-26 1408m GOOD R2 Md $2,459 (of $35,132) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:25.080, SP: 11.00 raced off the pace up the backstretch, navigated the turn from the three path and made no bid. 1st Bit Of Frost ( S Marin 122 ) 2nd Maggies Brew ( J Castanon 122 ) 2.00L 3rd Con Cautela ( S Leon 122 ) 0.15L 4th Always Praising ( C Marquez 122 ) 21.80L See full results | C Marquez 55.3kg 21.80L | 4 (7) |