Relish The Ride (USA) Horse
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Relish The Ride is a seven-year-old dark bay/brown gelding bred in the United States, by Mobil out of Cryptos' Best. He is trained by Gary L. Johnson and owned by Irish Charm Thoroughbreds LLC. Across 47 starts he has earned eleven wins and fourteen placings, tallying $560,610 in prize money. His most recent start came at Thistledown on August 20, 2026, finishing seventh of seven, while his latest victory was at the same track on May 22, 2026.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Mahoning Valley Race Course 03-Nov-26 1207m FAST R6 Race 6 - Claiming, SP: 26.00 | Jefferson Skerrett | 6 (9) |
| Thistledown 20-Aug-26 1609m FIRM R8 Race 8 Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:39.960, SP: 5.50 was through after half. 1st General Mathis ( A Chavez 119 ) 2nd I Wanna Win ( D L Parker 123 ) 1.25L 3rd Hidden Access ( H Haldar 123 , Cd 118 ) 7.25L 7th Relish The Ride ( J Skerrett 119 , Cd 112 ) 14.10L See full results | J Skerrett 54kg, Cd 50.8kg 14.10L | 7 (7) |
| Thistledown 23-Jul-26 1609m GOOD R6 Race 6 $3,932 (of $39,322) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:41.800, SP: 8.50 unhurried early, rallied determinedly five wide through deep stretch but was too late. 1st I Wanna Win ( L Gonzalez 121 ) 2nd Controller ( 119 ) 3rd Relish The Ride ( J Skerrett 119 , Cd 112 ) 0.15L See full results | J Skerrett 54kg, Cd 50.8kg 0.15L | 3 (6) |
| Thistledown 03-Jul-26 1609m FIRM R6 Race 6 $1,198 (of $39,917) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:41.380, SP: 2.50 vied for the lead while between horses and tired in the lane. 1st Wetzel ( J Bracho 119 ) 2nd Sammy's Smile ( F B Salazar 123 ) 4.25L 3rd Hidden Access ( M Cedillo 119 ) 0.75L 5th Relish The Ride ( J Skerrett 121 , Cd 114 ) 9.10L See full results | J Skerrett 54.9kg, Cd 51.7kg 9.10L | 5 (5) |
| Thistledown 21-Jun-26 1710m FIRM R8 George Lewis Memorial Stakes (Stakes) $3,211 (of $107,021) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:46.820, SP: 21.00 passed tiring rivals. 1st Ronnis Second Wind ( V Fernandez 117 ) 2nd Momma K's Boy ( J Bracho 117 ) 0.75L 3rd Shadowy ( T Gaffalione 117 ) 0.20L 5th Relish The Ride ( J Skerrett 117 ) 9.70L See full results | J Skerrett 53.1kg 9.70L | 5 (10) |
| Thistledown 22-May-26 1609m R1 Race 1 $27,223 (of $43,211) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:40.100, SP: 10.00 settled in the five path early, shifted in to the two path on the far turn, angled back out to the five path entering the stretch, rallied determinedly under right handed urging and was along in time. 1st Relish The Ride ( J Skerrett 123 , Cd 118 ) 2nd Wetzel ( F B Salazar 123 ) 1.50L 3rd I Wanna Win ( L Gonzalez 119 ) 1.25L See full results | J Skerrett 55.8kg, Cd 53.5kg | 1 (7) |
| Thistledown 13-May-26 1609m FAST Flat, SP: 2/1 | Jefferson Skerrett 54kg | 1 (6) |
| Thistledown 02-May-26 1207m SLOPPY Flat, SP: 40/1 | Anthony Rodriguez 53.1kg | 6 (11) |
| Thistledown 22-Apr-26 1609m FAST Flat, SP: 5/1 | Jefferson Skerrett 54.9kg | 3 (5) |
| Mahoning Valley 25-Mar-26 1609m FAST Flat, SP: 9/2 | Anthony Rodriguez 56.2kg | 4 (5) |
| Mahoning Valley 06-Mar-26 1609m Flat, SP: 9/2 | Anthony Rodriguez 56.2kg | 1 (6) |
| Mahoning Valley 12-Feb-26 1609m Flat, SP: 9/1 | Elijah Greenidge 56.2kg | 5 (8) |
| Mahoning Valley 13-Jan-26 1609m SLOPPY Flat, SP: 7/4 | Luis Rivera 57.2kg | 6 (7) |
| Mahoning Valley 20-Dec-25 1673m GOOD Flat, SP: 13/2 | Joshua Radosevich 56.2kg | 1 (5) |
| Mahoning Valley 24-Nov-25 1673m Flat, SP: 33/1 | Luis Rivera 54.4kg | 8 (8) |
| Mahoning Valley 27-Oct-25 1609m Flat, SP: 5/1 | Luis Rivera 56.2kg | 3 (8) |
| Thistledown 10-Oct-25 1207m Flat, SP: 10/3 | Luis Rivera 54kg | 2 (9) |
| Thistledown 25-Sep-25 1710m Flat, SP: 25/1 | Luis Rivera 53.1kg | 6 (9) |
| Thistledown 10-Sep-25 1609m Flat, SP: 10/3 | Luis Rivera 54kg | 2 (6) |
| Thistledown 28-Aug-25 1609m Flat, SP: 6/1 | Luis Rivera 54kg | 5 (6) |
| Thistledown 06-Aug-25 1609m FAST Flat, SP: 5/1 | Luis Rivera 54kg | 6 (9) |
| Thistledown 15-Jul-25 1609m Flat, SP: 9/2 | Luis Rivera 54kg | 3 (7) |
| Thistledown 24-Jun-25 1609m FAST Flat, SP: 13/8 | Luis Rivera 54kg | 3 (5) |
| Thistledown 10-Jun-25 1207m FAST Flat, SP: 15/2 | Luis Rivera 54kg | 3 (7) |
| Thistledown 28-May-25 1207m FAST Flat, SP: 11/2 | Luis Rivera 54kg | 5 (6) |
| Mahoning Valley 30-Nov-23 1673m FAST Flat, SP: 7/2 | Jose Bracho 56.2kg | 3 (12) |
| Thistledown 28-Sep-23 1710m FAST Flat, SP: 7/1 | Jose Bracho 53.1kg | 1 (10) |
| Thistledown 13-Sep-23 1609m FAST Flat, SP: 14/1 | Luis Rivera 54kg | 6 (6) |
| Thistledown 24-Jun-23 1710m FAST Flat, SP: 11/4 | Luis Rivera 53.1kg | 7 (8) |
| Thistledown 31-May-23 1106m FAST Flat, SP: 9/4 | Luis Rivera 54kg | 1 (7) |
| Thistledown 22-Sep-22 1710m FAST Flat, SP: 7/2 | Luis Rivera 52.2kg | 1 (10) |
| Thistledown 06-Sep-22 1609m GOOD Flat, SP: 11/8 | Luis Rivera 52.2kg | 1 (6) |
| Thistledown 25-Jun-22 1710m FAST Flat, SP: 25/1 | Luis Rivera 52.2kg | 2 (12) |
| Thistledown 11-May-22 1106m FAST Flat, SP: 5/2 | Luis Rivera 52.2kg | 1 (7) |
| Belterra Park 24-Sep-21 1207m FAST Flat, SP: 18/1 | Luis Rivera 53.5kg | 3 (6) |
| Thistledown 29-Jul-21 1106m FAST Flat, SP: 15/2 | Luis Rivera 53.5kg | 1 (8) |
| Thistledown 17-Jun-21 1106m FAST Flat, SP: 22/1 | Anthony Salgado 53.5kg | UPL (8) |