Sacred Connection (USA)
About
Sacred Connection is a 4yo chestnut from the United States trained by Ricardo Bailey. The horse is by Connect out of Sacred Luna. So far, Sacred Connection has earned six wins. On 23 April 2025 at Thistledown, the horse captured its biggest triumph, taking the $20,000 Race 7. It has proved a profitable runner for bettors, delivering a 24% return on investment for anyone who backed it throughout its career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Thistledown 10-Sep-25 1609m 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 1609m R6 Race 6 $1,652 (of $23,600) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:38.710, SP: 20.00 trailed into the stretch, swung wide and passed tiring rivals in the middle of the race track. | R A Perez 54kg 15.50L | 4 (6) |
| Thistledown 06-Aug-25 1609m R5 Race 5 $1,400 (of $20,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:39.680, SP: 14.00 unhurried early, passed tiring rivals in the six path through the stretch. | T D Houghton 54kg 7.75L | 4 (8) |
| Thistledown 16-Jul-25 1609m FIRM R7 Race 7 $840 (of $28,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:39.970, SP: 14.00 well placed, failed to respond. | V R Fernandez 54kg 12.00L | 5 (6) |
| Thistledown 03-Jul-25 1609m FIRM R2 Race 2 $1,660 (of $16,600) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:40.590 bobbled at the start and trailed. | R Bowen 55.8kg 6.50L | 3 (3) |
| Thistledown 24-Jun-25 1609m FIRM R1 Race 1 $200 (of $20,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:39.400, SP: 6.00 failed to menace. | V R Fernandez 54kg 13.50L | 5 (9) |
| Thistledown 04-Jun-25 1609m FIRM R1 Race 1 $4,000 (of $20,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:40.250, SP: 9.00 with the second flight two wide, had a mild rallied along the rail into the stretch and finished clear for second. | V Fernandez 54.9kg 3.75L | 2 (7) |
| Thistledown 04-May-25 1609m 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 1609m FIRM R7 Race 7 $12,600 (of $20,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:42.820, SP: 11.00 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 1207m FIRM R6 Race 6 $259 (of $25,900) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:12.740, SP: 7.00 passed tiring rivals. | T D Houghton 56.2kg 6.75L | 6 (8) |
| Mahoning Valley 31-Mar-25 1609m FIRM R6 Race 6 $9,702 (of $15,400) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:42.240, SP: 8.00 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 1609m FIRM R2 Race 2 $9,388 (of $14,900) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:41.830, SP: 7.00 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 1207m FIRM R8 Race 8 $259 (of $25,900) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:14.790 was outrun. | T D Houghton 56.2kg 8.25L | 6 (7) |
| Mahoning Valley 07-Feb-25 1609m FIRM R8 Race 8 $1,840 (of $18,400) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:42.210, SP: 6.00 Clsd well belatedly | T D Houghton 56.2kg 4.75L | 3 (8) |
| Mahoning Valley 25-Jan-25 1609m FIRM R3 Race 3 $2,932 (of $14,663) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:39.930, SP: 5.00 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 1609m R2 Race 2 $7,686 (of $12,199) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:41.790, SP: 5.00 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 1307m 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 1609m 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 1307m 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 1609m 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 1609m 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 1609m 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 1609m 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 Ouzts 53.1kg 7.75L | UPD (10) |
| Turfway Park 16-Feb-24 1609m FIRM R2 Race 2 (of $15,089) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:40.539, SP: 16/1 Off rail run 1st turn | P Ouzts 53.5kg 14.50L | 9 (10) |
| Turfway Park 30-Dec-23 1609m 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 1709m 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 1609m 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) |