Silver Slugger (USA)
About
Silver Slugger is a 5yo from the United States trained by Juan Carlos Avila. He is by the stallion Cairo Prince out of the mare One More Wild Ride. To date, Silver Slugger has captured eight victories in his career. On 1 September 2025 at Monmouth Park, he earned his most important win, taking the $100,000 Rumson Stakes. The horse has proved to be a profitable runner for bettors; backing him throughout his career would have yielded a 92% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Monmouth Park 01-Sep-25 1005m R5 Rumson Stakes (Stakes) $63,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:57.980, SP: 1.67 set the pace racing off the inside, showed the way on the turn, came wide into the stretch, responded when asked, drew clear, was ridden out and geared down late. | P Lopez 53.5kg | 1 (5) |
| Colonial Downs 22-Aug-25 1207m R8 Race 8 $10,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:09.200, SP: 10.00 tracked the pace from the three to four path on the turn, came five wide into the upper stretch and vied between rivals in the furlong grounds, was bumped slightly from both sides late and got the place award. | P Lopez 55.3kg 0.50L | 2 (7) |
| Monmouth Park 20-Jul-25 1106m GOOD R9 Wolf Hill Stakes (Stakes) $3,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:02.370, SP: 12.00 steadied between rivals leaving the chute, stalked the pace, chased three wide on the turn and lacked a bid. | S Camacho 53.5kg 3.25L | 5 (7) |
| Monmouth Park 22-Jun-25 1207m FIRM R7 Race 7 $34,650 (of $55,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:09.170, SP: 2.00 dueled two wide for the lead, dueled on the turn, led into the stretch, responded when roused, drew clear under urging and was kept to the task. | P Lopez 54.9kg | 1 (8) |
| Saratoga 08-Jun-25 1408m FIRM R5 Race 5 $4,400 (of $110,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:23.060, SP: 15.00 Vied 2p btw, wknd late | J Alvarado 56.7kg 6.50L | 5 (10) |
| Belmont At The Big A 11-May-25 1207m FIRM R7 John A. Nerud Stakes (Stakes) $35,000 (of $175,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:09.030, SP: 12.00 coaxed from the start, dueled from the two path inside the aforementioned foe down the backstretch, tucked inside into the turn and vied inside a pair coming under urging nearing the quarter pole, spun just off the inside into upper stretch, dug in under a clinging stubbornly to command until headed seventy yards out, then battled on gamely to the finish to preserve the place honors. | J Alvarado 53.5kg 0.10L | 2 (6) |
| Tampa Bay Downs 17-Apr-25 1307m FIRM R8 Race 8 $15,435 (of $24,500) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:16.170, SP: 3.00 set the pace from the inside, pressured on the turn and then shook off that rival leaving the turn and drew off in the final furlong under hand urging to prove much the best. | S Camacho 55.3kg | 1 (7) |
| Tampa Bay Downs 24-Mar-25 1307m FIRM R3 Race 3 $15,435 (of $24,500) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:15.670, SP: 8.00 Pace,2path,held sway | S Marin 55.3kg | 1 (7) |
| Tampa Bay Downs 09-Mar-25 1207m FIRM R8 Race 8 $33,390 (of $53,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:09.430, SP: 2.00 was prominent early just off the leader, moved forward from outside to force the issue taking a narrow lead at the half, went three wide on the turn edging toward a more pronounced command midway on that bend, kicked clear under urging and held safe. | S Leon 53.5kg | 1 (9) |
| Tampa Bay Downs 09-Feb-25 1207m FIRM R5 Pelican Stakes (Stakes) $2,000 (of $125,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:09.470, SP: 9.00 was off slowly, advanced three wide on the turn and was in contention, swung out five wide leaving the turn but had no late kick. | M Meneses 53.5kg 3.35L | 6 (7) |
| Tampa Bay Downs 19-Jan-25 1207m FIRM R4 Race 4 $11,340 (of $18,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:09.590, SP: 5.00 prompted the pace from the outside, made a three wide bid on the turn to take over leaving the turn and was clear by the furlong marker and remained clear to the wire to prove best. | C Gil 53.5kg | 1 (5) |
| Tampa Bay Downs 23-Mar-24 1408m GOOD R9 Race 9 $13,546 (of $21,501) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:23.780 Stalk,4p,in command | C Olivero 53.5kg | 1 (10) |
| Tampa Bay Downs 08-Feb-24 1207m FIRM R3 Md $12,600 (of $20,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:11.190, SP: 17/4 Chase,2p,drew off | C Olivero 55.3kg | 1 (8) |
| Philadelphia Park 05-Dec-22 1207m FIRM (of $41,111), Winning Time: 01:12.070, SP: 40/1 Eased up stretch | F J Gonzalez 53.1kg, Cd 0 14.00L | 5 (6) |