Kalahari Dreams (USA) Horse
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The four-year-old chestnut gelding Kalahari Dreams, bred in the United States by Country House out of Georgia Clay, is trained by Philip A. Bauer for Rigney Racing Llc. Across 19 starts he has claimed two wins, placed six times in second and three times in third, earning $518,784. His most recent start came at Keeneland on 5 October 2026, where he finished 5th of 11 runners. His latest victory was at Saratoga on 24 August 2025.
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Churchill Downs • Keeneland • Ellis Park • Oaklawn Park • Saratoga • Fair Grounds • Turfway ParkRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Churchill Downs 14-Nov-26 1609m FIRM R10 Race 10 - Allowance Optional Claiming, SP: 3.75 | Junior Alvarado | 1 (7) |
| Keeneland 05-Oct-26 1106m FIRM R5 Race 5 (of $187,265) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:02.620, SP: 17.00 laid off of the pace in the four path, swung out to the seven path in upper stretch and rallied to miss show. 1st Guy Smiley ( J Velazquez 123 ) 2nd Our Starry Night ( M Gutierrez 121 ) 2.25L 3rd Ortley Avenue ( F Prat 123 ) 3.00L 5th Kalahari Dreams ( J Alvarado 121 ) 3.10L See full results | J Alvarado 54.9kg 3.10L | 5 (11) |
| Churchill Downs 11-Sep-26 1609m R7 Race 7 $13,018 (of $185,965) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:36.110, SP: 10.00 tucked in early and assumed command while pushed along on the front end then contended into the stretch but gave way late. 1st Gearing Up ( C Torres 122 ) 2nd Bold Strength ( F Prat 122 ) 2.75L 3rd Hypnus ( B J Hernandez 122 ) 1.50L 4th Kalahari Dreams ( J Rosario 122 ) 7.75L See full results | J Rosario 55.3kg 7.75L | 4 (6) |
| Ellis Park 02-Aug-26 1207m R8 Race 8 $14,827 (of $148,275) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:09.650, SP: 8.00 pressed the leader from the three path, chased under urging around the turn, bid three wide and between horses at the quarter pole, battled for place through the final furlong but missed. 1st Keep It Easy ( M Garcia 122 ) 2nd Big Boat ( F Arrieta 122 ) 1.50L 3rd Kalahari Dreams ( G Saez 122 ) 2.00L See full results | G Saez 55.3kg 2.00L | 3 (8) |
| Churchill Downs 28-Jun-26 1408m R6 Race 6 $2,322 (of $194,344) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:23.520, SP: 11.00 tracked along the inside, chased turning for home then lacked a bid while put to tight rail quarters in the final furlong. 1st Bring The Smoke ( T Gaffalione 123 ) 2nd Vamos Carlitos ( E Morales 121 ) 0.50L 3rd Keep It Easy ( I O Jr 121 ) 0.20L 8th Kalahari Dreams ( L Saez 121 ) 5.30L See full results | L Saez 54.9kg 5.30L | 8 (12) |
| Churchill Downs 17-May-26 1408m R9 Race 9 $2,262 (of $187,360) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:22.420, SP: 11.00 raced close up along the inside, chased in the two to three path in upper stretch then lacked a bid. 1st Hymn ( B Curtis 123 ) 2nd I Got Game ( A Concepcion 121 ) 1.50L 3rd Dive Bomber ( C Torres 121 ) 0.20L 6th Kalahari Dreams ( D E Sheehy 121 ) 6.85L See full results | D E Sheehy 54.9kg 6.85L | 6 (14) |
| Keeneland 18-Apr-26 1207m Flat, SP: 4/1 | Luis Saez 53.5kg | 3 (5) |
| Oaklawn Park 19-Dec-25 1207m Flat, SP: 3/1 | Luis Saez 55.3kg | 3 (8) |
| Churchill Downs 08-Nov-25 1308m Flat, SP: 11/4 | Irad Ortiz Jr 53.5kg | 2 (8) |
| Churchill Downs 14-Sep-25 1207m GOOD Flat, SP: 2/1 | Luis Saez 54.4kg | 2 (8) |
| Saratoga 24-Aug-25 1308m FAST Flat, SP: 4/1 | Luis Saez 54.4kg | 1 (6) |
| Saratoga 19-Jul-25 1408m Flat, SP: 11/2 | Jose Ortiz 54.4kg | 5 (11) |
| Ellis Park 03-Jul-25 1408m FAST Flat, SP: 13/2 | Martin Garcia 55.3kg | 9 (11) |
| Churchill Downs 01-Jun-25 1408m FAST Flat, SP: 5/2 | Jose Ortiz 53.5kg | 1 (9) |
| Fair Grounds 12-Mar-25 1710m FAST Flat, SP: 15/8 | Axel Concepcion 55.3kg | 4 (10) |
| Fair Grounds 15-Feb-25 1207m FAST Flat, SP: 3/1 | Axel Concepcion 54.4kg | 2 (9) |
| Turfway Park 05-Jan-25 1609m FAST Flat, SP: 5/2 | Gabriel Saez 54.4kg | 11 (12) |
| Churchill Downs 30-Nov-24 1710m FAST Flat, SP: 11/8 | Joel Rosario 54kg | 2 (11) |
| Churchill Downs 01-Nov-24 1207m FAST Flat, SP: 15/8 | Axel Concepcion 54kg | 2 (12) |
| Churchill Downs 13-Sep-24 1207m FAST Flat, SP: 3/1 | Axel Concepcion 54kg | 2 (11) |