Tortuga Island (USA) Horse
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Tortuga Island is a 5yo dk b/br gelding from the United States trained by Pedro Nazario. He is by Palace Malice out of Tortoiseshell. He has won eight races to date. On 21 February 2026 at Tampa Bay Downs, he captured his most valuable victory, winning the $55,500 Race 6.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Delaware Park 02-Oct-26 1609m FIRM R1 Race 1 (of $30,219) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:39.860, SP: 11.00 stumbled at the start then settled along the inside early and flashed brief foot before tiring into the second turn. 1st Always Angels ( A Cruz 121 , Cd 111 ) 2nd Ariana Valentina ( M Fernandez 121 , Cd 114 ) 5.75L 3rd Ade ( R Rodriguez 121 , Cd 114 ) 6.25L 8th Tortuga Island ( P Luna 121 ) 31.10L See full results | P Luna 54.9kg 31.10L | 8 (8) |
| Delaware Park 04-Sep-26 1609m SOFT R1 Race 1 $2,933 (of $29,327) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:40.660, SP: 4.50 was in tight and bumped on the first turn, raced close to the pace, rallied around the turn, closed steadily and was gaining late. 1st Luminous Secret ( S Hess 121 ) 2nd Lady Arwen ( J Rios 121 ) 0.20L 3rd Tortuga Island ( C Gil 121 ) 0.35L See full results | C Gil 54.9kg 0.35L | 3 (6) |
| Penn National 30-Jul-26 1609m FIRM R4 Hcp $4,611 (of $23,054) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:40.450, SP: 2.63 1st Wink Of An Eye ( A Rodriguez 124 ) 2nd Tortuga Island ( W Ho 125 ) 1.50L 3rd Peach Perfect ( R Chiappe 123 ) 1.75L See full results | W Ho 56.7kg 1.50L | 2 (5) |
| Churchill Downs 15-Jun-26 1710m R3 Race 3 $5,465 (of $78,070) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:46.030, SP: 10.00 ved for the lead with an outer rival, then with an outer pair around the far turn and faded entering the lane. 1st Big Dig ( A Concepcion 118 ) 2nd Cora's Legacy ( A Mendoza 118 ) 0.15L 3rd Little Dixie ( S Pauly 120 ) 2.75L 4th Tortuga Island ( F Arrieta 118 ) 9.05L See full results | F Arrieta 53.5kg 9.05L | 4 (5) |
| Tampa Bay Downs 13-Apr-26 1645m R8 Race 8 $460 (of $78,590) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:40.400, SP: 5.50 raced in the middle of the pack on the inside around the first turn and up the backstretch, came around the far turn in the three path and showed no kick. 1st Le Touche ( W Ho 119 ) 2nd Dyna Soar ( 119 ) 3rd Ariana Valentina ( J Ferrer 119 ) 5.75L 6th Tortuga Island ( S Marin 123 ) 14.00L See full results | S Marin 55.8kg 14.00L | 6 (9) |