Sacred Connection (USA)
About
Sacred Connection is a 4yo ch from the United States trained by Ricardo Bailey. He is by the stallion Connect out of the mare Sacred Luna. To date, Sacred Connection has won six races. On 23 April 2025 at Thistledown, he secured his most important victory, earning the purse in the $20,000 Race 7.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Mahoning Valley 21-Oct-25 1610m R7 Race 7 (of $25,900) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:39.530, SP: 21.00 raced off the pace, made no impact. | T Houghton 56.2kg 22.50L | 6 (7) |
| Thistledown 27-Sep-25 1610m R4 Race 4 $400 (of $20,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:39.650, SP: 7.50 trailed. | T Houghton 54kg 16.00L | 6 (6) |
| Thistledown 10-Sep-25 1610m R1 Race 1 $4,000 (of $20,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:41.420, SP: 15.00 was never far back, rallied three wide in stretch and finished in a dead heat for place. | T Houghton 54kg 0.00L | 2 (4) |
| Thistledown 21-Aug-25 1610m R6 Race 6 $1,652 (of $23,600) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:38.710, SP: 21.00 trailed into the stretch, swung wide and passed tiring rivals in the middle of the race track. | R Perez 54kg 15.50L | 4 (6) |
| Thistledown 06-Aug-25 1610m R5 Race 5 $1,400 (of $20,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:39.680, SP: 15.00 unhurried early, passed tiring rivals in the six path through the stretch. | T Houghton 54kg 7.75L | 4 (8) |
| Thistledown 16-Jul-25 1610m FIRM R7 Race 7 $840 (of $28,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:39.970, SP: 15.00 well placed, failed to respond. | V Fernandez 54kg 12.00L | 5 (6) |
| Thistledown 03-Jul-25 1610m FIRM R2 Race 2 $1,660 (of $16,600) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:40.590, SP: 1.91 bobbled at the start and trailed. | R Bowen 55.8kg 6.50L | 3 (3) |
| Thistledown 24-Jun-25 1610m FIRM R1 Race 1 $200 (of $20,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:39.400, SP: 7.00 failed to menace. | V R Fernandez 54kg 13.50L | 5 (9) |
| Thistledown 04-Jun-25 1610m FIRM R1 Race 1 $4,000 (of $20,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:40.250, SP: 5.50 with the second flight two wide, had a mild rallied along the rail into the stretch and finished clear for second. | V R Fernandez 54.9kg 3.75L | 2 (7) |
| Thistledown 04-May-25 1610m FIRM R8 Race 8 $708 (of $25,200) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:40.280 was no threat. | T D Houghton 55.8kg 11.50L | 5 (7) |
| Thistledown 23-Apr-25 1610m FIRM R7 Race 7 $12,600 (of $20,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:42.820, SP: 6.50 was pinched back at the start, trailed into the far turn, circled her field four wide, made the lead in upper stretch, and drew off under corrective handling while drifting out. | T D Houghton 54.9kg | 1 (7) |
| Mahoning Valley 10-Apr-25 1210m FIRM R6 Race 6 $259 (of $25,900) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:12.740, SP: 8.00 passed tiring rivals. | T D Houghton 56.2kg 6.75L | 6 (8) |
| Mahoning Valley 31-Mar-25 1610m FIRM R6 Race 6 $9,702 (of $15,400) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:42.240, SP: 1.73 pressed the pace three wide for six furlongs, drew on even terms for the lead entering the stretch, rallied under right handed urging to take command near the furlong marker and drew off late under confident handling. | T D Houghton 57.2kg | 1 (4) |
| Mahoning Valley 11-Mar-25 1610m FIRM R2 Race 2 $9,388 (of $14,900) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:41.830, SP: 2.75 veered in at the start, was allowed to settle, stalked the pace through the far turn, rallied four wide under mild right handed urging to gain a narrow advantage in the final stages and proved best under brisk handling. | T D Houghton 56.2kg | 1 (7) |
| Mahoning Valley 02-Mar-25 1210m FIRM R8 Race 8 $259 (of $25,900) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:14.790, SP: 17.00 was outrun. | T D Houghton 56.2kg 8.25L | 6 (7) |
| Mahoning Valley 07-Feb-25 1610m FIRM R8 Race 8 $1,840 (of $18,400) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:42.210, SP: 7.00 Clsd well belatedly | T D Houghton 56.2kg 4.75L | 3 (8) |
| Mahoning Valley 25-Jan-25 1610m FIRM R3 Race 3 $2,932 (of $14,663) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:39.930, SP: 6.00 tracked the leaders through the far turn, angled seven wide for the drive and closed well belatedly. | A Chavez 57.2kg 0.25L | 2 (9) |
| Mahoning Valley 10-Jan-25 1610m R2 Race 2 $7,686 (of $12,199) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:41.790, SP: 3.50 was well in hand into the first turn to be off the pace, moved tp a stalking position down the backside, rallied four wide on the far turn to challenge for the lead at the quarter pole, took control in upper stretch and drew off as clearly the best. | T D Houghton 56.2kg | 1 (7) |
| Belterra Park 04-Oct-24 1310m FIRM (of $5,700), Winning Time: 01:19.460, SP: 18/5 Reserved, wide late | L Sosa 54kg 0.15L | 2 |
| Belterra Park 28-Sep-24 1610m FIRM (of $8,160), Winning Time: 01:44.820, SP: 17/4 Evenly for 3rd spot | L Sosa 53.5kg 0.15L | 3 |
| Belterra Park 13-Sep-24 1310m FIRM (of $6,000), Winning Time: 01:19.320, SP: 19/10 Outside run/best rest | L Sosa 53.5kg 3.50L | 3 |
| Belterra Park 07-Aug-24 1610m FIRM (of $5,700), Winning Time: 01:41.730, SP: 11/2 Shifted out, grinded | L Sosa 54kg 0.15L | 3 |
| Belterra Park 18-Jul-24 1610m FIRM (of $5,890), Winning Time: 01:43.420, SP: 16/10 Grinded along/clear | L Sosa 53.5kg | 1 |
| Belterra Park 29-Jun-24 1610m FIRM (of $6,500), Winning Time: 01:44.070, SP: 6/4 Rallied along outgamed | G Terraza 53.1kg 0.15L | 2 |
| Turfway Park 02-Mar-24 1610m FIRM R2 Race 2 (of $15,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:40.870 raced along evenly with no response from the turn into stretch. | P W Ouzts 53.1kg 7.75L | 5 (10) |
| Turfway Park 16-Feb-24 1610m FIRM R2 Race 2 (of $21,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:40.540 off rail run first turn, backstretch with no response far turn. | P W Ouzts 53.5kg 14.55L | 9 (10) |
| Turfway Park 30-Dec-23 1610m FIRM R2 Md $10,710 (of $17,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:43.510 never far back to the half, rallied through the stretch run to be along in time. | A Beschizza 54kg | 1 (9) |
| Churchill Downs 25-Nov-23 1710m FIRM R1 Md (of $50,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:47.610 bumped with an outer rival twice at the start and was take in hand in the aftermath, trailed in the two path early on and failed to factor. | L Machado 54kg 11.60L | 6 (8) |
| Horseshoe Indianapolis 31-Oct-23 1610m GOOD R7 Md (of $34,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:40.090 vied for the lead from between rivals down the backstretch and was done nearing the far turn. | J Graham 54.9kg 37.75L | 9 (10) |