MADAGASCAR BREAKS HIS MAIDEN AT FIRST ASKING

October 7, 2025 PRESQUE ISLE DOWNS Case Clay Thoroughbred Management Auction Purchase MADAGASCAR wins a MSW on debut, defeating stakes placed, Inmate in a stretch duel. He was purchased at the OBS June Sale for owner, Dahman and is trained by Miguel Clement.

October 2, 2025 PRESQUE ISLE DOWNS Case Clay Thoroughbred Management Auction Purchase CHASING THE STORM wins a MSW by 2 1/2 lengths on her synthetic debut. She was purchased at the Fasig Tipton Midlantic Sale for owner, Wathnan Racing and is trained by Bill Mott.

October 2, 2025 BELMONT AT THE BIG A Managed for Wathnan Racing,  IMMENSITUDE was much the best in a Belmont at Aqueduct Allowance, setting the pace and leading gate-to-wire, earning an 89 Beyer. She was ridden by Junior Alvarado and is trained by Bill Mott. 

September 27, 2025 Churchill Downs Case Clay Thoroughbred Management Private Purchase TUMBARUMBA wore down heavy favorite Most Wanted (G3W/G2P) to capture Saturday’s $400,000 Ack Ack (G3) at Churchill Downs. Breaking from post 5, Tumbarumba sat off pacesetter Most Wanted, who carved out quick fractions of :22.68 and :45.26 for the opening half-mile. The pair separated themselves from the pack. Turning for home, Tumbarumba applied pressure to Most Wanted and seized command at the sixteenth pole. Indispensable closed into the strong early pace to grab third, while Who Dey advanced into fourth. Most Wanted fought back gamely but came up short as Tumbarumba prevailed by three-quarters of a length. Coming off a better effort than last year, Tumbarumba will head to the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile. He was purchased privately for Wathnan Racing and is trained by Brian Lynch. Article adapted from the Paulick Report (Mike Davey)

September 27, 2025 DELAWARE Case Clay Thoroughbred Management Public Auction Purchase STRIKER HAS DIAL was the gate-to-wire winner of the Endine Stakes as part of a winning weekend for CCTM horses. She broke confidently and led throughout, not letting up when runner up Alani made a late rally. This filly earned a 85 Beyer and has increased her earnings to $363,000+. Striker Has Dial was a Keeneland September Yearling Purchase for Chief Horse Futures and is trained by Horacio De Paz.

September 20, 2025 PARX Clicquot, purchased privately to join original owners X-Men, Madaket and SF Racing, took her spot at the top of the 3YO filly division after wining the G1 Cotillion this weekend. Clicquot was away without incident and was content to take up a position towards the back of the pack, as Ashland and Acorn Stakes winner La Cara showed the way in advance of Dry Powder, easy winner of the local Cathryn Sophia Stakes last out. Irad Ortiz, Jr. had Clicquot (romping winner of the GIII Indiana Oaks) between longshot Indy Bay and Oaks heroine Good Cheer down the back of the track. Clicquot was asked to take the gap between Indy Bay and a scuffling Good Cheer three furlongs down and she tracked into it nicely as La Cara and Dry Powder continued to match motors up front. Pulled off the latter's heels in upper stretch, Clicquot confronted Dry Powder with less than an eighth of a mile and prevailed in a driving finish over Dry Powder. Ourdaydreaminggirl, second in the Cathryn Sophia, closed from last to just miss at 42-1, while Frizette and last-out CCA Oaks winner Scottish Lassie endured a tough trip in fourth. “For her to come and beat these fillies, I thought it was quite an accomplishment for her,” Trainer Brendan Walsh said. “She was a little keen down the back, but Irad gave her a lovely ride. He just let her settle into herself and she traveled beautifully into the straight.

“If she won at Indiana, the plan was to go here and give her a chance, but she's been working well like a top-class horse does. She's all class, she makes our job easy.” - Adapted from the TDN article written by Alan Carasso.

August 23, 2025 SARATOGA Not only did he win his career debut in the $100,000 maiden special weight race for 2-year-olds, he notched the first triumph for the Dahman stable. With a last-to-first run under Flavien Prat, Bottas secured the lead by the sixteenth pole and finished 2 1/4 lengths ahead of Franklin Delano in the 1 1/16 miles on the inner turf course in 1:41.70. He was the 2-1 favorite. “From Day 1 he's been an exciting prospect,” Miguel Clement said. “Case purchased him from Paul Sharp at the 2-year-old sale. He liked him a lot. Thought he would be a nice turf horse for Saratoga, and he was spot-on. “An unbelievably good mind considering he was in the 2-year-old sale,” Clement said. “It's a different class mentally in that regard. Easy to train. Straight forward.. Very sound and very easy to train. We're very lucky.” BOTTAS was purchased at OBS April for Dahman. (Story adapted from the TDN, Mike Kane)

August 24, 2025 Of the 19 August runners thus far purchased or managed by Case Clay Thoroughbred Management, 14 have finished in the money (74%) and 4 have been winners (21%) including HIT SHOW, HEREDIA, TUMBARUMBA and TDN Rising Star BOTTAS. Other runners include: Brooklyn Styles (2yo), Twolatebabydoll, Immensitude, Winnebago, Circle Tap (2yo), Tim and Sam (2yo), Sneakily (2yo), Hypnus, Striker Has Dial and Stormforged. There is plenty more in the pipeline for the remainder of the year.

August 18th, 2025 ELLIS PARK Case Clay Thoroughbred Management private purchase Sneakily was tested on the grass for her debut as a good starting point. She broke towards the back of the field, bumped at the start but gradually gained confidence throughout the race with a late rally to get up for 2nd. This is a 2YO to watch, she is trained by Brad Cox and was purchased for Wathnan Racing.

August 10th, 2025 ELLIS PARK Case Clay Thoroughbred Management private purchase Tumbarumba dug in gamely in deep stretch to outfinish Prince of Power and capture the fourth running of the $200,000 R.A. “Cowboy” Jones Stakes at Ellis Park for Wathnan Racing. In deep stretch, it turned into a two-horse battle between Tumbarumba and Prince of Power with Tumbarumba prevailing. Trained by Brian Lynch and ridden by Tyler Gaffalione, Tumbarumba covered the mile in 1:35.38 over a fast track earning a 93 Beyer. “He’s always willing to fight,”  Gaffalione said. “He is a fun horse to ride and I look forward to riding him every time. Everything played out like we needed. I got him out down the backside and let him come with his best run late.”

(Story by The Press Box, Photo by Jenny Doyle)

August 9th, 2025 DEL MAR Purchased by Richard Brown in the UK and managed by Case Clay Thoroughbred Management in the US, Heredia made her first US win one to remember as she broke sharply, led the whole way and drew away to win by 2 1/4 lengths over Public Assembly earning an 87 Beyer. Heredia returned to the races off the layoff in May and was 3rd in the G3 Beaugay and the De La Rose Stakes in NY before her decisive win in the G2 Yellow Ribbon. She is owned by Wathnan Racing and trained by Graham Motion.

August 3rd, 2025 G1 Dubai World Cup winner, and Case Clay Thoroughbred Management private purchase, HIT SHOW added another win to his resume this weekend when he defeated 3-5 favorite Not This Boy in a stretch dual for a repeat victory in the 1 1/16-mile race. He is trained by Brad Cox,  ridden by Florent Geroux and owned by Wathnan Racing.

July 30th, 2025 REDCAR Case Clay Thoroughbred Management Keeneland September Yearling Purchase CIRCIOS was an easy winner of the Fillies' Novice Stakes at Redcar. She led for over 1 furlong and won comfortably by 2 3/4 lengths. There is plenty to look forward to with this talented filly! Circios is an Irish bred daughter of Kingman (GB), out of a War Front mare, trained by Ralph Beckett and was purchased for Wathnan Racing.

June 19th, 2025 ASCOT Case Clay Thoroughbred Management Private Purchase CRIMSON ADVOCATE earned an impressive victory in the G2 Duke of Cambridge Stakes at Royal Ascot. James McDonald patiently settled her at the back of the pack until the final furlong when in a dominating stretch run, she made her move from last to first, out wide down the center of the track, defeating favored Cinderella's Dream and G1 Irish 1000 Guineas winner, Fallen Angel. This is CRIMSON ADVOCATE'S second consecutive stakes win this year having won the Conqueror Stakes at Goodwood just last month. She is a Kentucky bred daughter of Nyquist, trained by John & Thady Gosden and was purchased for Wathnan Racing.

APRIL 18th, 2025 AQUEDUCT Case Clay Thoroughbred Management Purchased a Percentage of MISS JUSTIFY before she won a Stake, then she went on two Black-Type Races at Saratoga and Churchill Downs. Off a freshening, and favored at even-money off the bench at Aqueduct, she pressed Everyoneloveslinda  from second, gained command at the top of the stretch and ran up the score from there to win by four lengths. 

APRIL 5th, 2025 MEYDAN  Case Clay Thoroughbred Management Private Purchase HIT SHOW won the $12 Million Dollar Dubai World Cup by three-quarters of a length for Wathnan Racing. Hit Show broke well enough and Florent Geroux settled him into eighth position around the first turn and down the backstretch. He traveled comfortably, under cover around the second turn. Geroux bided his time, and eventually steered him to the inside, coming out of the turn, finding a spot to begin his run. Hit Show steadily gained momentum, but with just a furlong remaining still had at least four lengths to make up on Mixto and Walk of Stars. He found another gear, and passed Mixto with a strong final push, while finishing faster than the Saudi Cup Winner and brave warrior, Forever Young. Brilliant ride by Geroux, and brilliant training job by Brad Cox and his team, including Dustin Dugan and E.J. Bowler.

MARCH 22nd, 2025 AQUEDUCT  Case Clay Thoroughbred Management Yearling Purchase Striker Has Dial validated her first-level allowance win on Jan. 25 with a second-level allowance victory Saturday at Aqueduct, highlighting a four-win weekend for trainer Horacio De Paz. Both recent wins for Striker Has Dial have come at six furlongs and with a minimum of six weeks between races. Striker Has Dial earned a 95 Beyer Speed Figure for her win Saturday, following a 97 Beyer for her Jan. 25 victory. “Just keep her three-quarters and she likes to be spaced out, keep it simple,” said De Paz when asked if he learned anything about Striker Has Dial’s most recent win. “Kendrick rode a great race, he knows her, he has a lot of confidence in her,” De Paz said.  If De Paz wants to keep Striker Has Dial at six furlongs and run her in a stakes race next time out, he will likely have to ship her out of town. De Paz mentioned the $125,000 Skipat Stakes at Pimlico on Preakness Day as a possibility. (Story by DRF, Photo by Barbara Livingston)

MARCH 4TH, 2025 FAIR GROUNDS  Purchased Privately by Case Clay Thoroughbred Management for Bal Mar Equine, German-bred filly Gavea showed her blitzing run going last to first capturing the $100,000 Mardi Gras Stakes on Tuesday in New Orleans. Jockey Marcelino Pedroza Jr. said in a post-race interview that an outside move had been planned for the Mardi Gras, a 5 1/2-furlong turf race for older fillies and mares. But when Pedroza turned for home and saw a gaping opening along the rail, where he already was, plans changed. 

“I saw the hole and I said, 'You know what? I’ll go inside,'” Pedroza said.  Gavea took care of the rest, knifing between horses in the final half-furlong to post a three-quarters length victory over another late runner, Big Trouble. (Story by Daily Racing Form, Photo by Amanda Hodges Weir)

MARCH 1ST, 2025 AQUEDUCT  Purchased Privately by Case Clay Thoroughbred Management for Wathnan Racing following a maiden win versus fellow Florida-breds, going 6.5 Furlongs, FLOOD ZONE won  for his new connections in Saturday's GIII Gotham S. going a one-turn mile at the Big A. Sent to the front by Reylu Gutierrez, the blinkered bay was content to slot back into a three-wide and pressing third through an opening quarter in :23.86. He hooked up with unbeaten New York-bred and favored 'TDN Rising Star' Sand Devil on the far turn, and powered past that one in the stretch to win going away by 3 1/4 lengths, earning a 98 Beyer. (Story by the TDN, Photo by Sophie Shore)