Streakindownthebeach, ridden by Luis Luna Diaz, wins the $36,600 Air Born Leader Overnight Stakes on Thursday at Horseshoe Indianapolis.

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By Leann Noguera/StallioneSearch

SHELBYVILLE, IN–AUGUST 7, 2025–Streakindownthebeach redeemed himself in the $36,600 Air Born Leader Overnight Stakes on Thursday at Horseshoe Indianapolis. The 350-yard event for 3-year-olds and up was the same race in which he finished third last year. The gray gelding left no doubt this time, powering home to earn his first career stakes victory.

Tim Eggleston saddled Streakindownthebeach for owner Buddy Presley. Ridden to the win by Luis Luna Diaz, the son of Habits Secret stubbornly held on for a neck victory over Cisco Beach and Nacho Secret who crossed the wire in a dead heat for second. He clocked a 99 speed index in 17.550 seconds, and the effort paid $7.80 for the win on a $2.00 wager.

The winning connections of Streakindownthebeach accept the Air Born Leader Overnight Stakes trophy at Horseshoe Indianapolis on Thursday. © Coady Media

Streakindownthebeach has lit the board in 19 of 27 career starts, posting six wins, six seconds, and seven thirds, with $171,577 in the bank. A 10-time stakes finalist, he has also placed in five other stakes, including the Born Runner Classic Stakes on May 31.

The 5-year-old son gelding was bred in Indiana by Edward Pennington out of the Escondido Beach mare Beach Runner. Streakindownthebeach was purchased for $26,750 at the 2021 QHRAI Speed Sale.

The race for second place ended in a tie. Nachor Secret, a gray 4-year-old gelding sired by Habits Secret, finished strongly to claim the runner-up position after a stumble at the start. He was bred in Indiana by Ricardo Martinez and is out of the Favorite Cartel mare Eyes a Favorite.

Nachor Secret is owned and trained by Martinez, with Martin Munoz as his jockey. His current record stands at 13 starts with 6 wins, 4 second-place finishes, and 2 third-place finishes, earning a total of $224,767. He entered this race after a victory over Streakindownthebeach in the Born Runner Classic Stakes on May 31.

Cisco Beach, a bay 4-year-old gelding by the late Escondido Beach, shared the runner-up spot. He was bred in Indiana by Duane Swingley and is out of Tru Lee Quick, a daughter of La Jollaroid.

Owned by Pamela Brickley Hann and Craig Zeneberg and trained by Anthony Cunningham, he was ridden by Luz Martinez. Cisco Beach has a career record of 6-3-3 from 19 starts with $143,222 in earnings, and most recently finished third in the Easys Night Beat Overnight Stakes on July 4.

Dupont Beach, Tin Knocker, Rock Hard Love El Fulano, and Stone Cold Concept round out the order of finish.

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