What will you do during the major league baseball break after winning the World Series for the second time? If you’re the Houston Astros’ third cavalryman, Alex Bregman, you’ll be traveling with your family to see one of your racehorses win the historic match. Churchill Downs.
Bregman . family racing yellow blood won underneath the Twin Spiers on her third career outing on November 16, attended by Bregman with his wife, Reagan, their 3-month-old son, Knox and several other family members.
The win wasn’t the first in the race for the great jumper, although he said it was the first time he’d seen one of his horses win. . Rusty Arnold trains the chubby 2-year-old, the boy who made his way through the ring powered by WinStar Racing and RNA’d consignment for $95,000 at Keeneland’s November Race Horse Sale on Thursday.
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“We’ve been doing this for about a year and this is the first time we’ve been able to see one of our horses in person,” Bregman said. “We arrived in town about 45 minutes before the race and got here just in time to see Goldblooded at the paddock. Then we got to watch the race with (coach) Rusty (Arnold), my wife, son, and -law.
“It’s strange to see (Goldblooded) keep winning like that. In the World Series with two goals in the ninth inning, you don’t get nervous like this. Being a player is just what you are. Here you are.” I’m watching your horse run, panicking, sweating and heart pounding. Here’s what it’s all about. This is my first time going to Churchill, and it’s unbelievable.”
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Bregman, wearing a Breeders’ Cup baseball cap with Flight route his name printed on it, lay in the winner’s circle with Fox Sports and posed for pictures with members of Churchill’s in-house television broadcast team.
2x World Series Champions but today…OWNER WIN! congratulations @ABREG_1 about his victory with Goldblooded at @ChurchillDowns! pic.twitter.com/0Ob1uMkhSS
– NYRA bets (@NYRABets) November 16, 2022
Goldblooded officially won by 3.5 minutes against equestrian Martin Garcia in the ironclad in the first $150,000 claim event. She made $40,980 for her win and rewarded bettors with a cashback of $8.74. This is Goldblooded’s first start on dirt road. In her previous two starts, gold coin finished eighth and third on grass at Kentucky Downs and Indianapolis horseshoecorresponding.
Bregman Family Racing is 2-4-2 from nine starts from their horses this year, with a run of $209,290. cadillac candy gave Bregman Face Racing its first win in May in the spring encounter at Churchill Downs.
Bregman family in the winner’s circle after Goldblooded’s victory
It’s not every day that you get to spend time with a two-time World Series champion, especially at the track. Nice to meet you @ABREG_1 and congrats on your win with Goldblooded. pic.twitter.com/FWx3xeCpyx
– Joe Kristufek (@JoeyDaKRacing) November 16, 2022
Bregman and some of his teammates watched the race from afar on television at Minute Maid Park, the Astros’ ballpark.
The Bregman family has ties to horse racing. His father, Sam, was the chairman of the New Mexico Racing Commission, and Reagan grew up riding horses. Sam Bregman’s father, Stan, used to take Alex to The Downs in Albuquerque.
The past four weeks have been fantastic for Bregman after helping the Astros win their second World Series championship in six years. The 28-year-old is contracted with the Astros until 2024.
“It was always the hope of making it to the World Series,” Bregman joked. “We have a good group of people to try to get back there.”
This press release has been edited by BloodHorse Staff for content and style.
